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LIV Golf eyes switch for Australian event
After staging the most successful event in the short history of Greg Norman’s Saudi-backed tour, the Adelaide tournament could be on the move.
- by Adam Pengilly
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A former North Sydney Bears ballboy earned $3 million in a week ... for carrying a golf bag
Shay Knight once wanted to be the next Bears superstar. But after breaking his cheekbone in a tackle, the former landscaper is now one of Australian sport’s great success stories.
- by Adam Pengilly
Smith to play Australian PGA and Open in 2023
Aussie superstar golfer Cameron Smith is heading back Down Under to play the two major tournaments in 2023.
Golf brass warned ball-change proposals could harm women’s game
The plan is designed to limit the lengths male pros are hitting and would restrict the type of ball used in elite competition, but would not affect recreational players.
- by James Corrigan
Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour’s policy board as player director
The announcement comes nearly two months after the golf world was left stunned by the announcement of a framework agreement between the US-based circuit and LIV Golf.
- by Frank Pingue
Peter Thomson won the 1958 British Open with these clubs. His son found them at an auction
Andrew Thomson also often wondered what became of the club in the picture of his father celebrating his victory at Royal Lytham in 1958. The answer was right in front of him.
- by Mark Tallentire
Is golf’s 47-year-old new cult hero coming to Australia?
Michael Block became an almost overnight sensation at the PGA Championship - and Australian officials have held talks about bringing him Down Under for the summer of golf.
- by Adam Pengilly
Aussies already targeting next major step in sealing legacy
Greg Norman and David Graham were the last Australians to land two major titles, Cameron Smith, Adam Scott and Jason Day are all on the cusp of joining them.
- by Mark Tallentire
‘I get out here and it’s armageddon’: Harman soaks up pressure in rain to win British Open
The American began the tournament as a 90-1 outsider, but held his nerve on the final day to confound almost everyone and secure a career-defining win in wild weather.
- by Mark Tallentire
‘Butcher of Hoylake’ carves a commanding Open lead, Aussies fade
An American left-hander who loves hunting wild pigs in his spare time will take a five-shot lead into the final round at the Open.
- by Mark Tallentire
‘It was a crazy moment’: Australian hits hole in one on British Open debut
Travis Smyth was momentarily the toast of the golfing world after recording an ace on a hole that has proven treacherous for some of the game’s elite players.
- by Adam Pengilly