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<\/p>\nA month in France, barely a golf club in hand and the Monash golfer still walked away with a national title.<\/p>\n
Four weeks away from the game. For most golfers, that\u2019s a recipe for rust, doubt and perhaps even a little dread walking back onto the first tee. For Jacqui Morgan, it turned out to be the recipe for a national title.<\/p>\n
Morgan arrived at the 2026 AVGA National Championship on the Gold Coast fresh off a month-long trip to France with her husband, having barely swung a club the entire time she was away. She came home with the women\u2019s gross title.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had no expectations,\u201d Morgan says. \u201cI had never played the AVGC before and it was a nice break with my husband after being away for four weeks with the girls. I just tried to think my way round the two courses and limit the really bad holes.\u201d<\/p>\n
That no fuss, no grand narrative approach about overcoming the odds carried her through a week where sharper preparation might have meant more pressure, not less.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou always cherish a win,\u201d she says, \u201cthis was very pleasing after a break.\u201d<\/p>\n
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FORGED AT MONASH<\/p>\n
Morgan\u2019s game has been shaped by decades at the same club. She joined Monash Country Club in 1987, having come through Bayview beforehand and credits the demands of the layout for keeping her sharp.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlaying regularly on such a tough course with good practice facilities certainly helps to keep you on your toes,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
Nearly 40 years on, she\u2019s still logging serious hours. A typical week includes three rounds of golf, a couple of games
of bowls, at least one short-game practice session and three trips to the gym in a schedule that would test golfers half her age.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure what a normal month is,\u201d she laughs. \u201cI haven\u2019t been home for a month this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Tournament champions Jacqui Morgan (Monash Country Club, NSW) and Shayne Walker (Launceston Golf Club, Tasmania) at the 2026 AVGA National Championship on the Gold Coast.<\/p>\n
A FAMILY GAME<\/p>\n
Much of Morgan\u2019s competitive fire traces back to her family. Her son, Spencer, plays off scratch and is, by her account, a formidable foursomes partner. It was Spencer who pushed her towards coach David Saunders two decades ago, a relationship that\u2019s lasted ever since.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a rivalry with our son Spencer,\u201d she says. \u201cHe convinced me 20 years ago to go to his coach David Saunders and I\u2019ve been with him ever since. Of course, travelling to many events over the years would not have been possible without the wonderful support of my husband and a band of fun friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ask her what\u2019s actually changed in her game over that time and Morgan points to something less technical.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy coach has helped enormously, but one thing that has changed is my fitness and strength training, which I continually work on. Also, self-belief.\u201d<\/p>\n
Decades at the top of Australian senior women\u2019s golf and Morgan still isn\u2019t coasting. In October, she pulled on the green and gold for the Trans-Tasman Seniors clash against New Zealand at Brisbane Golf Club, a selection that clearly still meant something. But true to form, she doesn\u2019t make too much fuss about it, more focused on what she can pass on than what she\u2019s achieved.<\/p>\n
\u201cI like encouraging new golfers to reach their potential,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
For anyone hesitant to pick up a club or return to one, Morgan\u2019s advice is simple.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet out there and give it a crack,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s a game for all ages which allows us to have a lovely walk with a goal in mind while meeting new people.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A month in France, barely a golf club in hand and the Monash golfer still walked away with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":954387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,521951,85,521873],"class_list":["post-954386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-jacqui-morgan","tag-sports","tag-womens-edition-summer-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=954386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/954386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/954387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=954386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=954386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=954386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}