The latest Australian golf news
The ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth is set for its third staging in 2019 when it is played from 14-17 February at Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Perth, Western Australia. In the inaugural ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth, local hero Brett Rumford dominated in front of his home crowd while Thai superstar Kiradech […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and ALPG member performances. RICOH WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN, ROYAL LYTHAM ST ANNES, LANCASHIRE, AUGUST 02-05 Purse: US$3,250,000 ($490,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings Race to CME Standing Notes Rebecca Artis T61 US$7977 123 Hannah Green MC US$9702 68 Katherine Kirk MC 66 Minjee […]
The R&A and the USGA are proposing regulations regarding the use of green-reading materials, reaffirming the need for a player to read greens based on their own judgement, skill and ability. Following a six-week period of feedback and consultation with interested parties that begins today, the regulations will be finalised in a published “interpretation” of […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action on the PGA Tour, and the Australians’ performances. PGA TOUR RBC Canadian Open Glen Abbey GC, Oakville, Ontario, Canada Purse: $6,200,000 ($1,116,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby DNP — 246 Stuart Appleby DNP — 197 Aaron Baddeley T65 (-6) $12,958 […]
The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boasts a large roster of Australians as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. The Open Championship Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus, Scotland Purse: $10,500,000 ($1,890,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Cameron Davis* T39 (+2) $41,375 N/A In his […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and our ALPG member performances. LPGA Tour No event this past week Next Tournament: ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS LADIES SCOTTISH OPEN EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND JULY 26-29 Purse: US$1,500,000 Symetra Tour DANIELLE DOWNEY CREDIT UNION CLASSIC ROCHESTER, NEW YORK JUL 19-22 Prizemoney: US$225,000 Next Tournament: Fuccillo […]
The ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia will be well represented at the 147th Open Championship with eight Australians and two New Zealanders teeing it up. Among them is 2017 ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner Brett Rumford, current Australian Open champion Cameron Davis who makes his Major debut and Matt Jones who […]
Golf Australia has released the 2017 National Golf Club Participation Report, which provides annual figures and trends on membership, competition rounds, general participation and specific program participation. The report breaks data into states/territories, districts, gender and age. The 2017 report also includes participation data recorded from AusPlay and comparison trends with other sports. The 2017 report […]
The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boasts a large roster of Australians as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. PGA TOUR John Deere Classic TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois Purse: $5,800,000 ($1,044,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby* CUT (+4) — […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and our ALPG member performances. MARATHON CLASSIC PRESENTED BY OWENS CORNING AND O-I SYLVANIA, OH JUL 12-15 Purse: $1,600,000 ($240,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings Race to CME Notes Rebecca Artis MC Sarah Kemp MC Next Tournament: Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open East […]
Canberra 17-year-old Adam Thorp has pulled off a remarkable victory in the IMG Junior World Championships at the Torrey Pines Golf Resort near San Diego, California. Thorp, who will turn 18 on July 22nd, has finished with a final round 73 for a four-round total of four under par 284 to win the coveted prize […]
PGA TOUR has unveiled a revamped tournament schedule for next season, providing an exciting change for players and fans as they are able to engage in – and better follow – a cadence of events highlighted by significant championships every month and culminating with the FedExCup Playoffs in August. Highlights from the new 46-tournament schedule: […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier The Old White TPC, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Purse: $7,300,000 ($1,314,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby CUT (+4) — 239 Missed the cut for the third time, in his fifth […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and our ALPG member performances. THORNBERRY CREEK LPGA CLASSIC ONEIDA, WISCONSIN JULY 05-08 Purse: $2,000,000 ($300,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings Race to CME Standing Notes Rebecca Artis T72 US$3,823 120 Hannah Green DNP 63 Katherine Kirk T20 US$22,186 61 Minjee Lee T23 US$18,755 […]
Two of Australia’s most famous tournament venues have won the rights to host the 2020 and 2022 editions of the Australian Open. A strong field of contenders from Melbourne’s famous Sandbelt put their credentials to Golf Australia to fill the “release years” from the current eight-year contract with Sydney. GA chief executive Stephen Pitt was […]
The world of golf is coming to Melbourne and fans will be able to catch the action as tournament officials have announced that Nine Australia will broadcast the 59th edition of the Melbourne World Cup of Golf at The Metropolitan Golf Club on 21-25, November 2018. The PGA TOUR and Nine agreed on the one-year […]
Minjee Lee, Katherine Kirk, Sarah Jane Smith and Su Oh will represent Australia at the UL International Crown, an international biennial team competition to be held from October 4-7 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon City. Team Australia will be the fifth seed for the event, while the remaining seven countries that have […]
PGA Tour Quicken Loans National TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Potomac, Maryland Purse: $7,100,000 ($1,278,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby DNP — Stuart Appleby DNP — Aaron Baddeley CUT (+2) — 123 Second consecutive missed cut this season. Steven Bowditch DNP — Greg Chalmers DNP — Jason Day DNP — […]
LPGA KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP KEMPER LAKES GOLF CLUB, KILDEER, ILLINOIS JUNE 26 – JULY 01 Purse: US$3,650,000 ($547,500 to winner) Player Result Earnings Race to CME Standing Notes Rebecca Artis MC 116 Hannah Green MC 61 Katherine Kirk MC 63 Minjee Lee T25 US$33,958 3 Su Oh MC 48 Sarah Jane Smith T11 US$62,792 […]
The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boasts a large roster of Australians as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. PGA Tour Travelers Championship TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut Purse: $7,000,000 ($1,260,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby DNP — Stuart Appleby […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and Australia’s ALPG member performances. LPGA WALMART NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY P&G PINNACLE COUNTRY CLUB, ROGERS, ARKANSAS JUNE 22-24 Purse: $2,000,000 ($300,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings Race to CME Standing Notes Rebecca Artis T27 US$14,855 112 Best LPGA finish Hannah Green MC […]
The Australian golf industry lost a legend and icon this week, as the family of Australian golfing great Peter Thomson AO, CBE, announced his passing on Wednesday, 20 June. He was 88. Thomson had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease for more than four years and lost his battle at home in Melbourne surrounded by family. […]
The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boasts a large roster of Australians as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. U.S. Open Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York Purse: $12,000,000 ($2,160,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby DNP Stuart Appleby DNP […]
The Vic Open will become Australian golf’s richest week in 2019 with the combined prize pool surging to an unprecedented $3 million. That’s more than double the $1.3 million on offer in 2018 and means since moving to 13th Beach Golf Links in 2013, the prize pool has increased ten-fold – from $300,000 to $3 […]
The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boasts a large roster of Australians as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. FedEx St. Jude Classic TPC Southwind, Memphis Tennessee Purse: $6,600,000 ($1,188,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby CUT (+3) — 237 Made […]
The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boasts a large roster of Australians as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. PGA Tour The Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Muirfield Village GC, Dublin, Ohio Purse: $8,900,000 ($1,602,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby DNP […]
IT started out as a “let’s see how the other half live” golfing exercise, and has turned into an annual extravaganza between four interstate golf clubs. Members from Muirfield (NSW), Amstel (Vic), Tea Tree Gully (SA) and Nudgee (Qld) golf clubs have, for the past 48 years, met on a rotational basis to challenge each […]
The Queensland Men’s and Women’s Champion of Champions is set to be a stand-alone event once again after six years played in conjunction with the Men’s and Women’s Stroke Play. Golf Queensland is pleased to announce that the Queensland Men’s and Women’s Champion of Champions will be played over 36 holes at Pelican Waters, Sunshine […]
PGA TOUR Commissioner Jay Monahan has had a front-row seat to watch Australia take over the sport of golf. Jason Day and Marc Leishman themselves in contention week after week, and 21-year-old Curtis Luck—the former amateur world No. 1—will soon be knocking on the door. Golf, now more than ever, is an international sport. […]
The 2019 ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open will be played at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide from 14-17 February. Golf Australia chief executive Stephen Pitt, in conjunction with the South Australian Government, is also thrilled to announce venues for the following two national championships. “We have had tremendous support from all in South Australia, […]
The R&A has unveiled a new Women in Golf Charter as part of the organisation’s drive to increase the number of women and girls participating in golf and to encourage more opportunities for women to work within the golf industry. The Women in Golf Charter aims to inspire an industry-wide commitment to developing a more […]
Seeking his first Web.com Tour title, Cameron Davis rolled in a 3-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win the third annual Nashville Golf Open Benefitting the Snedeker Foundation by one stroke over Kevin Dougherty, Josh Teater and Lanto Griffin. Davis essentially came out of nowhere to earn his maiden Tour win, in just […]
The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boasts a large roster of Australians as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. Fort Worth Invitational Colonial CC, Fort Worth, Texas Purse: $7,100,000 ($1,278,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby DNP Stuart Appleby […]
Inside Golf regularly encourages club managers and members to send us news to be featured in these highly-read Club News pages. Whether it’s a new clubhouse, hole-in-one, new hire, special event or even just a success story of a local junior or member, we want to hear it all. Starting this month, we will be […]
Tiger Woods has confirmed his entry for The 147th Open at Carnoustie. Woods has conquered the one true test to become Champion Golfer of the Year on three occasions having lifted the iconic Claret Jug twice at St Andrews (2000, 2005) and once at Royal Liverpool (2006). In 2005, the American became only the sixth […]
The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boasts a large roster of Australians as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. AT&T Byron Nelson May 17-13 Trinity Forest Golf Club, Dallas, Texas Purse: $7,700,000 ($1,386,000 to winner) Next Tournament: Fort Worth Invitational (Fort Worth, Texas, May 24-27) […]
TPC Sawgrass is home to arguably the finest collection of challenging holes on the PGA TOUR schedule, and the assemblage of PLAYERS Championship winners over the last decade or so is reflective of how much of a difficult test the golf course can be, as it’s produced victors from all over the world. The list […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances on The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours. Wells Fargo Championship May 3-6 Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina Purse: $7,700,000 ($1,386,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby DNP — Stuart Appleby DNP — Aaron Baddeley CUT […]
Jason Day has captured his second win on tour this year, courtesy of a two-shot victory over Americans Nick Watney and Aaron Wise at The Wells Fargo Championship, played at Quail Hollow Golf Course, Charlotte, North Carolina. Despite carding four bogeys in his final round (on a day when he admitted his game wasn’t his […]
World Number 16 Marc Leishman has pledged his continued support of the Australian PGA Championship as the first player to sign on to the 2018 tournament to be held from 29 November -2 December. Leishman, who last year won the Greg Norman Medal, will return to RACV Royal Pines Resort with one thing on his […]
