ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia schedule announced.
By Press Release / Australian Golf Media Team Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. The full schedule of the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia has been revealed with 16 tournaments to be played right across Australia and New Zealand. The season is highlighted by back-to-back DP World Tour co-sanctioned tournaments – the Fortinet Australian […]
Lucas Herbert gives back, again.
By Paul Prendergast. Photo: Golf Australia These are certainly interesting times in the game of golf, albeit ‘the game’ is far bigger than what’s playing out at the pointy end of professional circuits each week. Participation in the game at grass root levels has skyrocketed around the world in recent years with many club […]
Linn Grant channels her ‘Inner Green’ with victory in Sweden.
By Paul Prendergast. Photo: Getty Images Linn Grant made history in front of her home fans as she stormed to a stunning nine-shot victory at the Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed to become the first female winner of a DP World Tour event. The 22-year-old Swede produced a nerveless display of frontrunning on Sunday to […]
A sixth Aussie PGA Champion? Don’t bet against it.
By Paul Prendergast. Photo: Golfplus Media Cam Davis, Jason Day, Lucas Herbert, Matt Jones, Min Woo Lee, Marc Leishman, Cameron Smith and Adam Scott form an impressive list seeking to become just the sixth Australian to win the PGA Championship when the year’s second major championship commences at the Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, […]
Desert swing adds to Order of Merit drama.
By Paul Prendergast. Photo: Golfplus Media With just two events remaining on the PGA Tour of Australasia season, predictions of who will fill the all-important top 3 postions on the final Order of Merit race continue to be cloaked in undertainty following the completion of the WA PGA Championship in Kalgoorlie. OOM leader Jed Morgan […]
Ogilvy returns as Immelman names Captain’s Assistants for Presidents Cup.
By Paul Prendergast. Photo: Golfplus Media It may hopefully be the case that it’s ‘Third time lucky’ for Internationals Captain Trevor Immelman when he announced Korea’s K.J. Choi, Canada’s Mike Weir and Australia’s Geoff Ogilvy as returning as Captain’s Assistants for the 2022 Presidents Cup matches to be played at the Quail Hollow Club in […]
Felton claims TPS Sydney as the Order of Merit race tightens.
By Paul Prendergast. Photo: PGA of Australia. WA’s Jarryd Felton might still be feeling like he has three quarters of his round to play over a sodden Bonnie Doon Golf Club but if he blinks a few times, the reality that he is the 2022 TPS Sydney champion will no doubt dawn on him in […]
One for the amateurs as ‘K Rudge’ lifts The Athena trophy.
By Paul Prendergast. Photo: WPGA Tour of Australasia. Australia’s number one ranked women’s amateur Kirstin Rudgeley introduced herself to the broader Australia golfing public with a memorable playoff victory in The Athena at Melbourne’s Sandy Golf Links. The WA amateur was able to take home the $5000 on offer for winning the most cumulative points in Saturday’s […]
New venue, same exciting talent pool on show at The Athena.
By Paul Prendergast. Photo: WPGA Tour of Australasia. The WPGA Tour of Australasia will resume for one of its most interesting ‘standalone’ tournaments this week when The Athena returns to our screens from Melbourne’s Sandy Golf Links from 26-27 February. The two-day tournament is back for a second year after unveiling a unique format – […]
Much to look forward to at TPS Victoria Hosted by Geoff Ogilvy.
By Paul Prendergast. Photo: PGA of Australia. It’s been a while since we’ve been able to say ‘Gee, it’s been a while since we’ve had a tournament on our shores’, flush as the calendar has been for professional events these past few weeks. By the time a now familiar mixed field of amateurs and professionals, […]
