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Australasians looking to improve Japan Open record

The Japan Tour heads to the Gifuseki Country Club’s East Course in Gifu to the north of Nagoya for the ¥200 million Japan Open an event which Australians have won on only two occasions. Craig Parry in 1997 and Paul Sheehan in 2006 are…

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The 2017 PGA Championship Form Guide

The final men’s golfing major of the year, the PGA Championship begins on August 10th at the Quail Club in Charlotte in North Carolina, a venue that has previously held PGA Tour events over a long period of time but now the outstanding…

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The need for diligence when signing scorecards

There has been a lot of talk of late about rules and the signing of scorecards and the impact both are having on the game, several high profile incidents ensuring discussion on these issues and possible remedies continues. While the incident…

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Norman Von Nida ten years gone but long remembered

Yesterday was Valentine's Day and while that is important for obvious reasons, 103 years ago on this day one of the great trailblazers of Australian Golf was born. Several years ago, before he had left this world, I had the opportunity to…

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Caddying – then and now

I had my first caddying gig at the inaugural Otago Charity Classic in Dunedin in New Zealand when I managed to get the bag of New Zealand’s then rising star, John Lister as a result of my sister being a good friend of John’s sister. In…

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Is Japan’s first male major title close at hand?

The likelihood of Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama becoming the first male golfer from that country to win a major championship looms large, the 24 year old already with three PGA Tour titles to his name in addition to his eight Japan Tour victories…

Race Against Time Ahead of Masters for Scott and DayOctober 23, 2020
Adam Scott and Jason Day have injury and health issues to overcome ahead of the Masters beginning on November 12th, but the pair who enjoy fine records in the event appear on track to extend their love affair with Augusta National. Scott’s recent diagnosis when testing positive for Covid 19 will mean a disrupted preparation […]
Chalk and Cheese for Hannah GreenOctober 10, 2020
Hannah Green – file photo Defending champion Hannah Green improved 13 shots on her opening round of 79 at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at the Aronimink Golf Club in Philadelphia, adding a 4 under 66 to jump a massive 79 places, the West Australian now tied for 46th in the third major championship of […]
Hannah Green Defends at AroniminkOctober 7, 2020
Hannah Green – awarded the Greg Norman Medal in 2019 for her major breakthrough The LPGA Tour will this week play the third of its four 2020 major championships when the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is contested at the Aronimink Golf Club in Newton Square in Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Only the US Women’s Open in […]