Victoria oust Queensland to claim Interstate Series title.
Words: Australian Golf Media Photo: Candice High An undefeated week from co-captain Jazy Roberts has lifted Victoria to a second Australian Interstate Teams Matches victory in three years at Southport Golf Club. Victoria and Queensland met in the eight-match final on Wednesday afternoon, the home state ending the round robin matches as No.1 with 4.5 […]
RIPPERS BEAT STINGER IN FIRST TEAM PLAYOFF; HYFLYERS’ STEELE TAKES INDIVIDUAL TITLE
Words: LIV Golf Photo: LIV Golf LIV Golf’s first team playoff has been long overdue. But after 2-1/2 seasons and 28 tournaments, it finally happened Sunday at LIV Golf Adelaide – and it resulted in an epic storybook ending for the hometown Ripper GC. The all-Australian team, captained by Cameron Smith, beat the all-South African Stinger […]
Another record for Tiger Woods – 24th consecutive Masters cut.
Words: Golfplus Media Photo: The Masters. He has five-green jackets in his closet and guaranteed his annual return to Augusta with his first victory in 1997 but, this might have been a record most didn’t see coming and/or would not have put their house on leading into the 2024 Masters. At age 48 and having […]
Kelsey Bennett dominates at The Athena.
Words: Release. Photo: Australian Golf Media. NSW’s Kelsey Bennett has blitzed her way through the Sunday match-play finals to be crowned – literally – The Athena champion. The 24-year-old, who celebrated her birthday only weeks ago, played consistently in Saturday’s Combine skills challenges, plotting her way around without any stand-out shots, before a clinical Sunday […]
Lucas Herbert, Meronk, confirmed as latest LIV signings.
Words: Release. Photo: Mark Wilson, Golfplus Media. LIV Golf have announced new player signings and promoted player team assignments ahead of the season-opening event, LIV Golf Mayakoba, hosted at El Camaleon Golf Course in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Following yesterday’s unveiling of Legion XIII, three other teams – Cleeks GC, Iron Heads GC, and Ripper […]
Peninsula Kingswood to play host to The Athena in 2024.
Words: Release Photo: Mark Wilson, Golfplus Media. The Athena is returning for its fourth iteration in 2024 and will have a spectacular new host venue, with Peninsula Kingwood Country Golf Club on Melbourne’s famed Sandbelt hosting the unique two-day event on February 24-25. Going from strength to strength as a way to showcase the country’s […]
Day and Davis looking to capitalise on a happy hunting ground in Kapalua.
Words: Paul Prendergast Photo: Mark Wilson, Golfplus Media. 2024 is a matter of just a few hours’ old in most parts of the world but for two Australians, it’s only hours from being ‘back to work’ on the island of Maui at what has proven to be a happy hunting ground for Australians over the […]
Short is king at the 2023 Sandbelt Invitational.
Words: Paul Prendergast Photo: Golfplus Media. The third staging of the Sandbelt Invitational provides so many avenues for discussion beyond just the scores being logged over four of the best golf courses in the world. ‘Who’s playing’ this week is an exercise unlike tournament coverage at other times, when you have such refreshing diversity in […]
Adam Scott wins, ahead of a summer of tinkering and Legends Tour support.
Words: Paul Prendergast Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. It was a somewhat cruel but still satisfying end to official tournament golf in 2023 for Queenslander Adam Scott, following the completion of the recent ISPS HANDA Australian Open at The Australian Golf Club. A recent surge of form included a tied 5th placing on the […]
History has been kind to final day chasers at The Australian.
Words: Paul Prendergast Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. With a round to play, there’s a stark difference in the makeup of the leaderboard for each of the men’s and women’s fields at the 2023 ISPS HANDA Australian Open. On the men’s side of the ledger, overnight leader Min Woo Lee has reminded the field […]
