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Sarah Kemp Gains Surprise Start At Tour Championship

A great opportunity for Sarah Kemp - file photo Bruce Young A horror year for international golf finally comes to an end this weekend when the final event of the LPGA Tour season is completed at the CME Group Tour Championship at the Tiburon…

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A Lim Kim Provides Korea’s 11th US Women’s Open Winner

Photo USGA Robert Beck South Korea has unearthed yet another golfing superstar with the success of A Lim Kim in today’s final round of the US Women’s Open at the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas. Kim’s final round of 67, which…

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US Women’s Open to be decided on Monday

The dismal scene at the Champions Golf Club this morning - photo USGA Jeff Haynes The final round of the 2020 US Women’s Open at the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas, has been delayed 24 hours following the suspension of play due…

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Hopes Alive for Lydia Ko in Houston

Ko escapes from a bunker today - photo Chris Keane USGA An impressive third round of 1 over 72 over the increasingly demanding Crystal Creek layout at the Champions Golf Club in Houston has given New Zealand’s Lydia Ko a realistic chance…

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Lydia Ko Contending at US Women’s Open

Ko in full flight today - photo USGA Simon Bruty Lydia Ko has taken over as the leading Australasian at the US Women’s Open at the Champions Golf Club in Houston and while six shots from the halfway leader, Hinako Shibuno, she is tied in…

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NZ’s Amelia Garvey Impresses at US Women’s Open

Amelia Garvey lines up a shot today - Photo USGA Jeff Haynes New Zealand’s 20 year old amateur, Amelia Garvey, leads the Australasian contingent after the opening round of the US Women’s Open at the Champions Golf Club in Houston in…

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Australasians Face Last Major Challenge of 2020

Minjee Lee during practice in Houston on Monday - USGA Simon Bruty Although few would have thought such would be the case when the 2020 golfing year began, it has taken until the second week of December for the final major championship…

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The Rise and Rise of Stephanie Kyriacou

Kyriacou - photo Ladies European Tour 2020 has been a tough one for professional golfers generally, and Australian golfers in particular, because of the tyranny of distance they have faced in trying to ply their trade. There have been…

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Parallels Between Kanaya and Matsuyama Continue

Kanaya during his successful amateur career - photo Asia Pacific Amateur Japan’s Takumi Kanaya looks set to follow in the footsteps of his fellow Japanese star, Hideki Matsuyama, following his victory in this week’s Dunlop Phoenix Tournament…

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Jason Day Bounces Back After Horror Masters

Jason Day - file photo Henry Peters Jason Day has bounced back from a horror second round at last week’s Masters Tournament, adding a second round of 67 at the RSM Classic at Sea Island Resort in Sea island in Georgia and although eight…

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Cameron Smith Joint Runner-up to Johnson at Masters

Smith file photo- a brilliant week In one of the more clinical golfing displays in recent times, 36-year-old Dustin Johnson has won the 2020 Masters, producing a tournament record winning score of 20 under in the process. Johnson won by…

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Cameron Smith’s Gutsy Finish Keeps Hopes Alive

Cameron Smith - file photo Queensland’s Cameron Smith heads into tomorrow’s final round of the 2020 Masters in a share of second position and although four shots behind the world number one, Dustin Johnson, the 27 year old is not yet…

Close But No Cigar for Marc LeishmanJanuary 18, 2021
Marc Leishman at the 7th hole today – photo Getty Images Marc Leishman headed into today’s final round of the Sony Open at the Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, knowing he needed something special if he was to challenge for the title. He did just that by producing a third consecutive round of 65 but, […]
Australians Not Without Hope at Sony OpenJanuary 17, 2021
Tournament leader, Brendan Steele looking to go one better then last year – Getty Images Marc Leishman remains within touch of the lead at the Sony Open in Honolulu although he is now four shots from the leader, Brendan Steele. Leishman began the day three behind the 36-hole leader, Nick Taylor but appeared to be […]
Marc Leishman Contending at Sony OpenJanuary 16, 2021
Marc Leishman finds himself just three from the lead at the halfway stage of the Sony Open in Honolulu, his bogey free second round of 65 having him in a share of 7th as the event heads into the weekend. After his solid start yesterday, Leishman began well today with two early birdies in his […]