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Justice Bosio into match play at US Women’s Amateur

The prestigious US Women's Amateur trophy - image USGA Queensland’s Justice Bosio, the only Australian in the field at the US Women's Amateur in Tulsa Oklahoma, has made it into the top 64 to advance to the match play phase. Bosio,…

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Australian Karl Vilips makes immediate impact in professional golf

Karl Vilips with his Southern Amateur trophy earlier in his career - file photo The victory by US-based Perth golfer, Karl Vilips in last week’s Korn Ferry Tour event in Utah could well spell the start of a significant professional…

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Hannah Green a medal prospect in Paris

Hannah Green - during practice this week - image PGA Tour / IGF Perth’s Hannah Green enters tomorrow’s opening round of the Women’s Olympic competition as Australasia’s highest world-ranked golfer (6th) following a year that has…

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Lydia Ko Chasing trio of Olympic Medals

Lydia Ko - with her Silver Medal in Rio - can she make it three Lydia Ko is, this week, playing her third Olympic golf competition at Le Golf National, one of 16 players in this week’s event to have played all three Olympics since the…

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Lee, Ko and Green Australasian reps at Women’s Olympics

Minjee Lee - in action at Tokyo Olympics - image IGF With the Men’s Olympic competition now done and dusted, attention turns to this week’s 72 hole event for the women where Nelly Korda will defend the title she won in Tokyo. Like…

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Scheffler adds another title to his list in Paris

Fleetwood (Silver) Scheffler (Gold) and Matsuyama (Bronze) - image PGA Tour / IGF It was going to take something very special from the world’s undisputed number one golfer Scottie Scheffler if he was going to chase down the leaders heading…

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Disappointing finish costly for Jason Day in Paris

Jason Day - in action this week - image PGA Tour / IGF At one stage during round three of the Olympic Golf’s men’s competition, Australia's Jason Day had moved into second position and just two shots off the then leader Tommy Fleetwood…

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Jason Day improves through 36 holes in Paris

Hideki Matsuyama - one of three leaders at the halfway stage - image PGA Tour IGF Jason Day added a second round of 3 under 68 at the Olympic Men’s competition at Le Golf National in Paris and at 5 under par through 36 holes he shares…

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Australians off early pace in Paris

Ryan Fox gets his Olympic campaign underway.- photo PGA of America Jason Day has opened his Olympic campaign with a round of 70 on day one of the men’s competition at Le Golf National in Paris. He finds himself in a share of 21st place…

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Le Golf National awaits Olympic start

Le Golf National - file photo PGA of America The 2024 Olympic Golf competition begins on Thursday, Australia’s men’s team comprises Jason Day and Min Woo Lee while Minjee Lee and Hannah Green will compete in next week’s women’s…

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Richard Green runner-up to K.J. Choi at Senior Open

K.J. Choi - image Getty Images Australia's Richard Green has finished runner-up to South Korea's K.J. Choi at the Senior Open Championship at Carnoustie, two late birdies moving him clear of England's Paul Broadhurst who finished alone…

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Hannah Green and Lydia Ko contending in Canada

Hannah Green - file photo - image Getty Images / LPGA Hannah Green is just one shot from the lead at the CPKC Canadian Women’s Open in Calgary, her second round of 70 leaving her behind only Lauren Coughlin in her final event before…

Outweighed Europeans chase another David vs Goliath Solheim victorySeptember 13, 2024
Captains Stacey Lewis (left) and Suzanne Pettersen – image Ladies European Tour This week’s Solheim Cup in Gainesville, Virginia, will again highlight one of the more fascinating David and Goliath battles in world sport never mind just women’s golf. Of the 18 encounters between the USA and Europe since the event’s inception in 1990, the […]
Jason Norris joins large Australian line-up on PGA Tour ChampionsSeptember 11, 2024
Jason Norris – file photo 2024 has seen a great increase in the amount of Australians playing the USPGA Tour Champions and this week’s field for the Sanford International is a great example of just that. The event, being played at the Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls in South Dakota, will see 12 Australians […]
Important finish for Jason Scrivener in SwitzerlandSeptember 9, 2024
Jason Scrievenr – file photo courtesy of Golf NSW Perth’s Jason Scrivener has made an important leap in the Race to Dubai rankings following his share of 4th place at the European Masters in Crans Sur Sierre this weekend. In 123rd place in the ranking heading into the event held high above the Rhone Valley […]