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Lydia Ko cruises to 16th LPGA Tour title

Lydia Ko - back to her brilliant best - file photo New Zealand's Lydia Ko has today won her 16th LPGA Tour title but her first since the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship in 2018 and just her second in nearly five years with a seven-shot…

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Stewart Cink races clear at RBC Heritage

Stewart Cink a five shot leader - photo Getty Images Sam Greenwood Cameron Smith was unable to repeat his opening day brilliance at the RBC Heritage Classic in South Carolina but his second round of even par 71 has him at 9 under par…

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Tour hopefuls complete qualifying school

Former Hong Kong Open champion, Sam Brazel, comfortably through The PGA Tour of Australasia has just completed its Final Stage of Qualifying School for the 2021 / 2022 season, 72 holes having been used to determine those who gain the…

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Cameron Smith takes lead at RBC Heritage

Smith in action today - photo Patrick Smith Getty Cameron Smith, fresh from his top ten finish at last week’s Masters, leads after day one of the RBC Heritage Classic at Harbour Town Links on Hilton Head Island, the 27-year old’s…

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Can Smith or Davis add to Australia’s record at Harbour Town?

Cameron Davis - plays his first RBC Heritage This week’s RBC Heritage Classic at the famed Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island might have only two Australians in the field but this is an event which has been very good to Australians…

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Matsuyama holds on for historic Masters’ win

A huge day for Hideki Matsuyama and Japan - Photo Getty Images It would be hard to quantify the impact on Japanese and Asian golf today’s one shot Masters’ victory by Hideki Matsuyama will have but to say the least it will be significant. He…

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Does Japan’s big golfing moment await?

Hideki Matsuyama in action this week - photo Getty Images Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama put together a simply brilliant final nine of 30 on day three of The Masters and tomorrow faces the prospect of becoming the first Japanese male to…

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Marc Leishman two behind Rose at Augusta National

Marc Leishman - file photo Marc Leishman heads the Australians at the halfway stage of The Masters, a second round of 67 having him just two behind the leader, Justin Rose, and in a share of 4th place as the first men’s major of 2021…

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Australian hopes at the Masters

Adam Scott not far from where he needs to be to do well - photo Getty Images Reverting back to its traditional date after being played for the first time, last year, in November, the anticipation of an April Masters is building quickly…

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Tavatanakit withstands Lydia Ko’s brilliance at ANA

Lydia Ko - file photo Henry Peters New Zealand’s Lydia Ko has staged a remarkable bid for a third major championship with a final round of 62 at the ANA Inspiration at Rancho Mirage in California and although falling two shots shy of…

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Spieth’s back with Home State Victory

Jordan Spieth - holds the trophy for his 12th PGA Tour title - photo Getty Images Steve Dykes It took 27-year- old Jordan Spieth four years to win his first 11 titles on the PGA Tour and nearly as long again to win his 12th. Today…

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Lydia Ko heads Australasians at ANA Inspiration

Lydia Ko - File photo Bruce Young New Zealand’s Lydia Ko heads the seven Australasians through 36 holes of the ANA Inspiration Championship, the first major of the year in world golf. Ko finds herself four shots from Thailand’s…

Lydia Ko cruises to 16th LPGA Tour titleApril 18, 2021
Lydia Ko – back to her brilliant best – file photo New Zealand’s Lydia Ko has today won her 16th LPGA Tour title but her first since the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship in 2018 and just her second in nearly five years with a seven-shot victory at the Lotte Championship in Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii. Ko’s final […]
Stewart Cink races clear at RBC HeritageApril 17, 2021
Stewart Cink a five shot leader – photo Getty Images Sam Greenwood Cameron Smith was unable to repeat his opening day brilliance at the RBC Heritage Classic in South Carolina but his second round of even par 71 has him at 9 under par and tied for 4th, although now seven shots from the lead […]
Tour hopefuls complete qualifying schoolApril 16, 2021
Former Hong Kong Open champion, Sam Brazel, comfortably through The PGA Tour of Australasia has just completed its Final Stage of Qualifying School for the 2021 / 2022 season, 72 holes having been used to determine those who gain the right to play the Australasian Tour in the new season. With Covid 19 having impacted […]