Royal Queensland – Ready and waiting.
By Paul Prendergast. ‘Do we or don’t we?’ Writing a piece hinting at a preview of a major golf event in recent times has been a fraught exercise. I only need think back to an article prepared, researched and with player comments sought ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic event that went to print just […]
Sandbelt Invitational – Reflections from afar.
By Paul Prendergast. The Format. From all reporting that was able to be shared from within the event, the mixture of youth and experience, amateur and professional, across four brilliant courses was a breath of fresh air and a pleasure to watch for those able to be present on any given day. The fact we […]
The Sandbelt Invitational – the finest multi-course tournament in the world?
By Paul Prendergast. Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. Turning our visions into reality is a challenge most of us face on a regular, if not daily, basis. For long-time friends and former course design colleagues, Geoff Ogilvy and Mike Clayton, next week’s inaugural Sandbelt Invitational will be a realisation of such a dream borne […]
Season opener goes to Windred at Vic PGA
New South Welshman Blake Windred showed a touch of class on the 72nd hole to claim his maiden professional victory at the Victorian PGA Championship at Moonah Links yesterday. The 24-year-old shot a three-under par final round of 69 on the Open Course to finish twelve-under for the tournament and one stroke clear of playing partner […]
Blum takes out inaugural ‘The Athena’ at Coolangatta-Tweed.
Home favourite Becky Kay at the Coolangatta-Tweed Heads Golf Club. South Australia’s Kristalle Blum took out the WPGA Tour’s innovative new event ‘The Athena’ at the Coolangatta-Tweed Heads Golf Club in February. She and her fellow competitors stunned onlookers with their skills, the back story as to how the Tour and their partners got the […]
Four-eagle blitz earns Martin TPS Sydney title
Victorian Andrew Martin has broken through for the biggest win of his professional career but it took a world record four eagles and his lowest score in 15 years on tour to do it. Beginning the final round of The Players Series Sydney – presented by Braith Anasta; eight shots from the top of the […]
European Tour and PGA TOUR announce landmark Strategic Alliance
The European Tour and PGA TOUR today heralded a significant new era for global golf with an historic announcement of a Strategic Alliance. The landmark agreement will see golf’s two major Tours explore all facets of collaboration, working together on strategic commercial opportunities including collaborating on global media rights in certain territories. This will come […]
US$5.5 million raised for COVID-19 relief at Seminole
Historic Seminole Golf Club in South Florida was a fitting host to an event that raised valuable funds for COVID-19 relief, whilst also helping to sate the appetites of a golf-starved audience. Playing in their first professional event since THE PLAYERS was cancelled in March due to the fast unfolding pandemic, Rory McIlroy and Dustin […]
U.S. Open next to succumb to the COVID-19 spread
Although the USGA have yet to officially confirm the seemingly inevitable, it’s almost guaranteed that the men’s U.S. Open Championship scheduled for Winged Foot Golf Club in June will become the third men’s major championship of 2020 to be postponed or delayed. With the PGA Championship and Masters Tournament having already announced postponements, the New […]
Australian PGA goes back to Royal Queensland in 2020
After seven years on the Gold Coast, the Australian PGA Championship will return to Brisbane in 2020 to celebrate Royal Queensland Golf Club’s centenary year. The time-honoured tournament, one of the feature events on the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia, will be played in Queensland’s capital for the first time since Robert Allenby edged […]
