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Four Australians aiming for LPGA Tour status

Stephanie Kyriacou - one of Australian golf's brightest prospects A field of 110 players will take to the fairways of the Crossings and Falls Courses in Mobile in Alabama beginning on December 2nd as part of a two-step process to establish…

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New Zealand Open organisers determined for event to proceed

Brad Kennedy being presented the 2020 NZ Open trophy by four time winner Sir Bob Charles The New Zealand Open, one of the few remaining Tier One events on the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule for 2021 / 2022, announced today that in…

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Return to Asia sparks Scott Hend’s return to form

Scott Hend with his 2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit trophy - file photo Asian Tour Australia’s Scott Hend has not played an event on the Asian Tour since the Hong Kong Open in early 2020 but today he gave another indication as to…

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New Covid variant has immediate impact on world golf

The emergence of a new variant of the Covid 19 virus has had an immediate impact on the opening few events of the 2021/2022 European (now known as the DP World) Tour in South Africa. The move follows international travel restrictions…

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Minjee Lee completes season with 5th place at Tour Championship

Minjee Lee - completes a breakthrough year - photo Getty Images Doug DeFelice Minjee Lee has staged a late rally at the final event of the 2021 LPGA season, two birdies and an eagle in the last four holes of her final round at the CME…

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Collin Morikawa completes remarkable 15 months with Dubai win

Collin Morikawa - photo Getty Images What a special period the last 15 months have been for 24 year old American, Collin Morikawa. In that time, Morikawa has won the PGA Championship, the Open Championship, a World Golf Championship…

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Greater self belief assisting Minjee Lee

Minjee Lee - photo Douglas De Felice Getty Images Australian Minjee Lee is in a share of second place at the halfway stage of the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples in Florida, following up her opening round of 66 with 68 today but…

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Australians off the pace at DP World Tour Championship

Rory McIlroy - still the man to beat - Getty Images The three Australians to have made the field for the season ending event on this year’s European Tour, the DP World Tour Championship, find themselves well off the pace through the…

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Lee, Scrivener and Herbert make elite Dubai field

Min Woo Lee's Scottish Open win the catalyst for his brilliant season to date - photo Getty Images The European Tour’s final event of the season, the DP World Tour Championship is played this week at the Earth Course at Jumeirah Estates…

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Lydia Ko and Steve Alker lift New Zealand’s sporting spirits

Lydia Ko file photo Sam Greenwood Getty Images New Zealand sport might have experienced a disappointing weekend from their two world class teams, The All Blacks and the Black Caps, but their two most successful golfers in 2021 provided…

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Min Woo Lee’s highest world ranking after 4th place in Dubai

Min Woo Lee - file photo courtesy of European Tour / Getty Images Min Woo Lee’s share of 4th place in the penultimate European Tour event of the season, the AVIV Dubai Championship has moved him to 5th place in the Race to Dubai standings…

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Kelsey Bennett’s valiant attempt in Abu Dhabi falls just short

Kelsey Bennett begins her final round today - photo Paul LakatosR&A Media via Getty Images New South Wales golfer Kelsey Bennett today produced a valiant attempt to become Australia’s first Women’s Amateur Asia Pacific Champion,…

Four Australians aiming for LPGA Tour statusNovember 30, 2021
Stephanie Kyriacou – one of Australian golf’s brightest prospects A field of 110 players will take to the fairways of the Crossings and Falls Courses in Mobile in Alabama beginning on December 2nd as part of a two-step process to establish their right or otherwise to play the LPGA Tour in 2022. The low 70 […]
New Zealand Open organisers determined for event to proceedNovember 29, 2021
Brad Kennedy being presented the 2020 NZ Open trophy by four time winner Sir Bob Charles The New Zealand Open, one of the few remaining Tier One events on the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule for 2021 / 2022, announced today that in all likelihood the event will proceed as scheduled on March 31st 2022, […]
Return to Asia sparks Scott Hend’s return to formNovember 28, 2021
Scott Hend with his 2016 Asian Tour Order of Merit trophy – file photo Asian Tour Australia’s Scott Hend has not played an event on the Asian Tour since the Hong Kong Open in early 2020 but today he gave another indication as to why he has been such a dominant force in Asia since […]