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Marcus Fraser

Fraser tops Asian Tour Order of Merit

Australian Marcus Fraser has jumped into the top spot on the Asian Tour’s Order of Merit after finishing tied second in the Omega European Masters in Switzerland. Fraser earned US$174,354 at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club to increase his season’s tally to US$448,710, some US$8,500 ahead of previous leader Jbe Kruger of South Africa who missed the halfway cut last week.

September 3, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Charl Schwartzel (©Getty Images)

Dufner and Schwartzel join Perth lineup

2011 Masters Tournament champion Charl Schwartzel and World Number Nine Jason Dufner are the first global stars to be announced for the Perth International, to be played at Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Perth, Western Australia, from October 18-21.

August 18, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Rory McIlroy (Photo courtesy of The PGA of America)

Red King Reigns: McIlroy wins US PGA Championship

Rory McIlroy held off a brave challenge from Ryder Cup teammate Ian Poulter to win the US PGA Championship in record-breaking fashion at Kiawah Island. The 23 year old Northern Irishman claimed his second Major Championship, like his first, by eight shots, although the final margin of victory did not do justice to the extraordinary [...]

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Chris Wood (Picture by Paul Lakatos/World Sport Group)

Wood claims maiden win at Thailand Open

Englishman Chris Wood scored the first win of his professional career on Sunday with a two-shot victory in a rain-interrupted U.S. $1 million Thailand Open, breaking the hearts of home fans seeking a first Thai champion in eight years.

August 13, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Ian Poulter

Scott, McDowell and Poulter to head Down Under for Masters

Australian #1 and World #7 Adam Scott has confirmed that he will play in the 2012 Australian Masters to be played at Kingston Heath Golf Club from 15-18 November. he will be joined by 2010 US Open Champion (World #12) Graeme McDowell and the defending Champion Ian Poulter.

August 9, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Chalmers aims to repeat down-under double

Chalmers aims to repeat down-under double

Aussie Greg Chalmers says he is determined to defend the unique “down-under double” he recorded last year in winning the Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship.. Chalmers said the two Australian tournaments were the first things he entered into his schedule every year. “For most Australians, its on their list of events that they [...]

August 1, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Inside Golf ‘bucking the trend’ of Australia’s subscription golf magazines

Inside Golf ‘bucking the trend’ of Australia’s subscription golf magazines

A recent media release by Roy Morgan Research shows that Australia’s Newsstand/Subscription golf magazines are seeing significant drops in readership. Contrary to this trend, Inside Golf, which is monitored by Circulations Audit Board (CAB), saw a 4.5 per cent increase in circulation over the same period.

July 30, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Palmer Gold Coast (formerly Robina Woods Golf Course)

The Colonial, Robina Woods to be renamed

TWO of the Gold Coast’s more popular golf courses will have new names, almost eight months after being plucked from receivership by Queensland businessman, Professor Clive Palmer. The Colonial will now be known as Palmer Colonial with Robina Woods switching to Palmer Gold Coast.

July 26, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Video: Els captures Claret Jug; Scott stumbles

Video: Els captures Claret Jug; Scott stumbles

SOUTH African Ernie Els fired a final-round two-under 68 to capture his second Claret Jug and fourth Major championship, following a final round collapse by Adam Scott.
With a four-shot cushion and four holes to play, it was Scott’s tournament to lose. But a few critical mistakes – including a costly missed green on the 17th – saw him bogey the last four holes and hand the championship to Els via a five-over-par 75.

July 23, 2012 | 1 Comment More
Adam Scott

Video: Scott on top after Day 3 at The Open Championship

Adam Scott pounced back on top of the Open Championship leaderboard, following a brilliant third round 68, which now sees him four shots ahead of the pack, with Graeme McDowell and Brandt Snedeker in second, and a steady (but quiet) Tiger Woods in third. Highlights below:

July 22, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Minjee Lee (Photo courtesy USGA/Steve Gibbons)

Aussie Minjee Lee wins U.S. Girls’ Junior Final

Golf Australia National Squad member Minjee Lee (WA) became the first Australian to win the U.S Girls’ Junior Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City, near San Francisco. The 16 year-old Royal Fremantle Golf Club member and World Number 8 amateur defeated Southern California’s Alison Lee 1up after a remarkable comeback in the 36-hole Match Play final to win her first USGA event on debut.

July 22, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Adam Scott

Video: Highlights of Day 2 at The Open Championship

Day 2 of The Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes saw a flurry of action on the leaderboard, with Aussie Adam Scott holding firm near the top of the leaderboard. Now sitting in second place behind American Brandt Snedeker, Adam is joined by 5 other Aussies to make the cut: Greg Chalmers (T15), Geoff Ogilvy (T28), John Senden (T40), Aaron Baddeley (T51) and Brendan Jones making it “on the number” with +3 total (T68).

July 21, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Adam Scott

Scott leads Open Championship; Aussies steady (Video)

Adam Scott had a chance to record the lowest score in Major Championship history when he stood on the 18th tee at Royal Lytham St Annes, needing a birdie for a 62 at The Open Championship. Instead he pulled his tee shot into the rough and bogeyed, but his 64 was still a fine effort. [...]

July 20, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Marcus Fraser

Marcus Fraser expects ‘Good Test’ at the Open

Australia’s Marcus Fraser returns to the Open Championship this week, marking his third appearance in the event. Here are his thoughts on playing in what is arguably THE Major in world golf:

July 19, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Nick Cullen

Aussie trio make Open Championship debut

Three Australians playing in their first Major this week are making the most of the experience. But for Nick Cullen, Ashley Hall and Aaron Townsend, they’re trying not to be too awestruck along the way.

July 19, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Aaron Townsend

Townsend hopes to shine at Open

Aaron Townsend’s chief memory of winning International Final Qualifying for Britain’s 2012 Open Championship earlier this year was heavy rain and gale-force winds that forced play to be suspended for hours at Melbourne’s Kingston Heath golf course. The Australian OneAsia player may well have to draw deep on that memory if he is to shine in his first-ever Major this week.

July 19, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Ashley Hall (Photo courtesy of OneAsia)

Hall ready for Open Championship

Australian Ashley Hall embarks on the biggest mission of his professional career when he tees it up in the 2012 Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes next week. After trying at least half-a-dozen times in the past, Hall finally made it to the world’s oldest Major with fellow OneAsia members Aaron Townsend and [...]

July 13, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Andre Stolz

Stolz zeroes in on Thailand Open defence

Reigning OneAsia number one Andre Stolz aims to kick-start a flagging season by successfully defending the Thailand Open title he won in some style last year.

July 13, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Marcel Siem (Photo: Alexis Orloff/ASO)

Super Siem overcomes Molinari magic

Marcel Siem held off a stunning final round charge from Francesco Molinari to claim his second European Tour title at the Alstom Open de France.

July 9, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Greg Norman will make a return to Turnberry (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Norman, Watson to return to Turnberry

Greg Norman will make a sentimental return to the scene of his career-defining first Major Championship victory after confirming he will play in The Senior Open Championship Presented by Rolex at Turnberry from July 26-29.

June 29, 2012 | 1 Comment More
Ryan Bulloch (Photo: www.sportsimages.com.my)

Bulloch goes wire-to-wire at PGM Terengganu Masters

Australia’s Ryan Bulloch cruised to a comfortable wire-to-wire victory at the PGM Terengganu Masters for his first Asian Development Tour (ADT) title on Thursday.

June 28, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Marc Leishman

Leishman, Kennedy and Fraser make for big Aussie golf weekend

In one of the bigger weekends for Australian golf, a trio of our home-grown heroes have made headlines on three different tours around the world. Sydney’s Brad Kennedy was the first Aussie off the rank, carding a a final-round six-under 66 at the Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open to claim his maiden Japan Golf Tour [...]

June 25, 2012 | 0 Comments More
The 18th at Olympic

US Open Facts and Figures

Here are some interesting facts and figures from the 112th U.S. Open at the Olympic Club: The Players Among the 156 golfers in the 2012 U.S. Open there are 10 former champions who between them have won the Major 14 times. They are:  Angel Cabrera (2007), Michael Campbell (2005), Ernie Els (1994, ’97), Jim Furyk [...]

June 16, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Anthony Summers

Summers’ U.S. Open diary: The excitement

Australia’s Anthony Summers will be playing in the U.S. Open beginning Thursday. He will share his thoughts on the experience with the OneAsia website. Here are some snippets

June 11, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Anthony Summers (Photo: USGA/Joel Kowsky)

Sizzling Summers qualifies for US Open

OneAsia stalwart Anthony Summers found the form he’d been seeking all season to win the gruelling sectional qualifying in Chicago and make it into next week’s U.S. Open Championship at The Olympic Club in San Francisco.

June 5, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Inside Golf named Australia’s Most Read Golf Magazine for 3rd straight year

Inside Golf named Australia’s Most Read Golf Magazine for 3rd straight year

A recent independent survey by Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) has revealed that Inside Golf has retained its spot as the most regularly read golf magazine in Australia, beating the popular newsstand and subscription magazines for the third straight year. SMS’ February/March 2012 Golf Consumer Survey asked 2000 random golfers at courses across Australia to name [...]

June 5, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Whitney Hillier

Hillier storms home to win Malaysian Amateur

Western Australia’s Whitney Hillier lived up to her top billing as she usurped defending champion and hot favourite Kelly Tan to clinch the 29th Malaysian Ladies Amateur Open in dramatic fashion.

June 1, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Golf Australia outlines components of new handicapping system

Golf Australia outlines components of new handicapping system

GOLF AUSTRALIA has released a list of the major components comprising the national golf handicapping system. In a letter to Club captains on June 1, Golf Australia Chairman John Hopkins summarised the work done to date on the new GA Handicap System, and outlined the components of what is yet to be implemented. No firm [...]

June 1, 2012 | 10 Comments More
Melbourne golfers: Take the TaylorMade R11s Challenge

Melbourne golfers: Take the TaylorMade R11s Challenge

THIS COMPETITION IS CLOSED. TaylorMade and Inside Golf are giving three lucky Melbourne readers the chance to tee it up in the new TaylorMade Performance Lab (TMPL), and compare their own drivers to the new and exciting TaylorMade R11s.

May 31, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Kim Bi-o

Brilliant Bi-o claims back-to-back OneAsia titles

Kim Bi-o secured his second OneAsia victory in a row and leapt to the top of the Order of Merit on Sunday with a three-shot victory in the SK Telecom Open at Pinx Golf Club on the Korean holiday island of Jeju. The 21-year-old home favourite fired rounds of 68-68-67-67 for an 18-under-par total of [...]

May 21, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Golf Access Australia undergoing radical shift

Golf Access Australia undergoing radical shift

GOLF social clubs and social golfers who get their handicaps via the Golf Access Australia program will be facing an important decision in the following months, as the GAA Handicapping program is undergoing a major transition, starting in Victoria.

May 21, 2012 | 2 Comments More
Aussie Laycock scores 15th ace of career

Aussie Laycock scores 15th ace of career

Australian Scott Laycock scored the 15th hole-in-one of his career recentlywhen he aced the sixth hole at Namseoul Country Club in the final round of the GS Caltex Maekyung Open Golf Championship. A sweetly struck four iron landed on the front of the 235 yard (215 metre) par three green and rolled into the hole. [...]

May 15, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Greg Norman

Norman to play in Omega European Masters

Australian legend and two-time Major champion Greg Norman will make his seventh appearance at the Omega European Masters in August. Norman will headline an elite cast at the €2,000,000 (approximately U$2,600,000) event staged at the beautiful Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland from August 30 to September 2. The former world number one, who won the British Open [...]

May 10, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Bernd Wiesberger (Picture by Paul Lakatos/PMG)

Weisberger in paradise; Fraser comes up short

Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger marched to victory with a closing four-under-par 68 to claim the Ballantine’s Championship in South Korea. Australia’s Marcus Fraser battled valiantly to the end, but came up agonisingly short.

April 30, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Inside Golf launches iPad App; boosts print circulation

Inside Golf launches iPad App; boosts print circulation

Australia’s most read golf magazine, Inside Golf, continues to break new ground in the Australian Golf Publishing industry while maintaining their unparalleled growth in both the print and digital arenas. With the launch of the new Inside Golf iPad app, readers can now access Interactive Replicas of each issue on their mobile devices, including iPads [...]

April 27, 2012 | 2 Comments More
Branden Grace (Photo courtesy of Volvo in Golf)

Grace fires at Volvo China Open; Fraser top Aussie

South African Branden Grace secured his third win of the year and the biggest of his career when he beat defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts of Belgium by three strokes in the U.S. $3 million Volvo China Open, co-sanctioned by OneAsia and the European Tour.

April 22, 2012 | 0 Comments More
PGA Australia News for: April 17, 2012

PGA Australia News for: April 17, 2012

Piranha Golf back on board Piranha Golf will continue their involvement with the development of Australian golf as the naming rights sponsor of the NSW/ACT Pro-Am Order of Merit. Scott still pick of the Aussies Englishman Luke Donald has surrendered the world number one ranking to Rory McIlroy after struggling at the RBC Heritage on [...]

April 17, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Scott Hend (Photo by Paul Lakatos/Asian Tour)

Hend victorious in Singapore

Australia’s Scott Hend described his week in Singapore as one of the most amazing in his life after he closed with a six-under-par 64 to win the weather-shortened ISPS Handa Singapore Classic.

April 15, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Inside Golf Issue 81: The Masters Preview

Inside Golf Issue 81: The Masters Preview

In the April issue of Inside Golf, we chat with Australia’s Aaron Baddeley about his chances at Augusta, and rate the other Aussie hopefuls in the field, including young amateur Bryden Macpherson. We play 18 holes with Jarrod Moseley and discuss his return to golf, while we also get Karrie Webb’s insight into designing an [...]

April 4, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Six of OneAsia’s best set for the Masters

Six of OneAsia’s best set for the Masters

Six winners of tournaments on OneAsia will compete in the Masters at storied Augusta National this weekend. The Korean trio of Y.E. Yang, Bae Sang-moon and Kim Kyung-tae, Australians Adam Scott and Geoff Ogilvy and Rickie Fowler of the United States will vie for the Green Jacket from April 5-8. Yang, the first Asian to [...]

April 4, 2012 | 0 Comments More
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