Elvis Smylie stuns mentor Smith to win BMW Australian PGA Championship.
Words: Release Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. Twenty-two-year-old Queenslander Elvis Smylie has stared down idol Cameron Smith to claim a life-changing victory at the BMW Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club. A Cameron Smith Scholarship winner in 2019, Smylie started the final round level with the three-time Joe Kirkwood Cup winner but […]
Much is at stake as the Presidents Cup heads to Royal Montreal.
Words: Paul Prendergast Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. This week’s event, among other things, will mark the 30th anniversary of the launch of the bi-annual Presidents Cup matches between the United States and The Internationals with the U.S. being victorious in all but two. Even the Bledisloe Cup that has been rusted on to […]
Women’s NSW Open, Australian Women’s Classic find new homes in 2025.
Words: Release Photo: WPGA player Danielle Vasquez-Boyd , Golf NSW Women’s State Team Captain Annika Rathbone, Member for Wollongong and Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Paul Scully, Wollongong City Lord Mayor elect, Tania Brown, Lara Thomsen and Mimi Thomsen from Wollongong Golf Club. Get set for a spectacular showcase of women’s golf as two […]
Jason Day coming home – signs on for Australian PGA Championship.
Words: Release Jason Day at the 2017 Australian Open, his last appearance in Australia. Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. Paris Olympian Jason Day will return home to Queensland to play in the 2024 BMW Australian PGA Championship on November 21-24. In a huge boost for the tournament, Day will make his first appearance in […]
Cameron Smith commits to NSW Open at Murray Downs. Who’s next?
Words: Paul Prendergast Image: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. It’s fair to say the Murray River region will be rocking with the news that former (British) Open Champion Cameron Smith has committed to the NSW Open at Murray Downs from 14-17 November. And for his part, it seems the feeling is mutual. “It’s fantastic it […]
Auto qualifiers confirmed for Presidents Cup, Scott to make 11th start.
Words: PGA TOUR Image: Adam Scott – Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada – The top six players for the International Team and U.S. Team set to compete in the 2024 Presidents Cup were determined with the conclusion of the BMW Championship today. With his joint runner up finish, Adam Scott (pictured) has […]
AUSTRALIAN WPGA CHAMPIONSHIP TO HEADLINE FESTIVAL OF GOLF ON THE GOLD COAST.
Words: Release/Paul Prendergast Photo: Karis Davidson and Sarah Hammett. Credit: Australian Golf Media The Australian WPGA Championship will headline the new Gold Coast Festival of Golf launched today at the world-renowned Sanctuary Cove Resort. Locked in for March 6–9 next year as part of a three-week stretch of co-sanctioned events between the WPGA Tour of […]
Lydia Ko – Olympic Gold medalist and soon-to-be Hall of Fame inductee.
Words: LPGA Media Photo: Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR/IGF With her gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Lydia Ko has reached the 27 points necessary for induction into the LPGA Hall of Fame. The 27-year-old New Zealand native achieved this milestone through a stellar career that includes LPGA Hall of Fame points earned for […]
ISPS Australian Open returns to the Melbourne Sandbelt.
Words: Australian Golf Media Photo: Mark Wilson, Golfplus Media The ISPS HANDA Australian Open will return to the famed Melbourne Sandbelt in 2024, Golf Australia announced today. Set to be played from November 28 to December 1, the ISPS HANDA Australian Open will again feature its unique combined format with players in the men’s, women’s […]
BMW to partner with the Australian PGA Championship.
Words and image: Australian Golf Media Photo: Former Australian PGA champion Nick O’Hern, BMW Australia CEO Wolfgang Buechel, PGA of Australia CEO Gavin Kirkman and Tour Professional Anthony Quayle. Globally renowned premium automotive leader BMW will become the title partner of the Australian PGA Championship. The collaboration will see the BMW Australian PGA Championship, one […]
