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Zurich Classic of New Orleans April 26-29 TPC Louisiana, Avondale, Louisiana Purse: $7,200,000 ($1,036,800 to each team member) Next Tournament: Wells Fargo Championship (Charlotte, North Carolina, May 3-6) Player Result Earnings FedExCup Standing Notes Robert Allenby DNP Stuart Appleby DNP Aaron Baddeley CUT (-2) — 110 Partnered with Scott Stallings. Made seven […]
The International Federation of PGA Tours announced today that the player eligibility criteria for the 2018 Melbourne World Cup of Golf has been confirmed, as anticipation builds to the unique international teams event return to the famed Melbourne Sandbelt region November 22-25, 2018 at The Metropolitan Golf Club. The Melbourne World Cup of Golf will […]
The PGA TOUR, in partnership with the American Junior Golf Association, announced today that the 2019 Junior Presidents Cup will take place on Sunday, December 8 and Monday, December 9, 2019 at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. The Junior Presidents Cup will precede the 2019 Presidents Cup, which will be contested at The […]
Former World Number 1 and one of Fiji’s greatest sportsmen Vijay Singh has again shown his commitment to his home tournament and signed on for his fifth straight appearance at the Fiji International presented by Fiji Airways. Singh joins good friend and fellow World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els in the field for the […]
Once again, the Mornington Peninsula will be on show to men and women golfers from across the country and overseas as the highly-anticipated Ninth Annual Mornington Peninsula Golf Classic tees off from Monday 29 October to Thursday 1 November 2018. To quote Peter Thomson, golfing legend and internationally renowned golf course architect: “For sheer variety, […]
The Northern Territory PGA Championship is confirmed to be played on the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia for the next two years. The Northern Territory Government confirmed that the professional golf tournament would be played for the next two years with the government committing to provide $150,000 per annum to cover the Northern Territory […]
YEPPOON Golf Club’s Joey Kimbara and Bernie Antcliff won the men’s and women’s (respectively) Central Queensland Sandgreen Open Championships last month. Kimbara defeated Rockhampton Golf Club’s Shaun Antcliff on the second extra hole of a sudden-death playoff after the pair had returned rounds of nine-under par 61s at Mt Morgan golf course. It was Kimbara’s […]
CITY Golf Club at Toowoomba on the Darling Downs is a big believer in the adage share and share alike. As one of the most financially successful clubs in Queensland, City Golf Club for the past five years has been sharing its success with less fortunate golf clubs in the district and even one outside […]
QUEENSLAND’S Boonah Golf Club, affectionately known as the Fairway of the Scenic Rim, celebrated its 90th anniversary in style recently. More than 140 players took part in the two-day event including PGA of Australia CEO and “Boonah boy” Gavin Kirkman. “I felt proud to be involved in this special occasion and cannot wait to come […]
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. Valero Texas Open April 19-22 TPC San Antonio – AT&T Oaks, San Antonio, Texas Purse: $6,200,000 ($1,116,000 to the winner) Next Tournament: Zurich Classic of New Orleans […]
Gold Creek Country Club director Harry Konstantinou has announced plans to shrink the Canberra golf course nearly in half to potentially make way for a new housing development, the Canberra Times has reported. In a fiery community meeting last month, Mr Konstantinou defended stark criticism from residents concerned about the conversion of the green space, […]
The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boast a large roster of Australians as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances. RBC Heritage April 12-15 Harbour Town GL, Hilton Head, South Carolina Purse: $6,700,000 ($1,206,000 to the winner) Player Result Earnings Notes Robert Allenby DNP Stuart Appleby […]
The regular Wednesday’s members’ competition at Wagga Wagga Country Club (in the Riverina region of NSW) saw one of golf’s magical numbers scored on April 4, as Head Professional Kurt Stegbauer, played the best round of his life en route to shooting a 10-under-par 59. Thanks to a morning of meetings at work, Stegbauer didn’t […]
The PGA TOUR, on behalf of the International Federation of PGA Tours, today announced FedEx will become the title sponsor for the newly-named World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, which will move to Memphis, Tennessee, and TPC Southwind beginning with the 2018-19 PGA TOUR Season. FedEx will assume title sponsorship of the event currently known as […]
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. Masters Tournament April 5-8 Augusta National GC, Augusta, Georgia Purse: $11,000,000 ($1,980,000 to the winner) Player Result Earnings Notes Cameron Smith T5 (-9) $386,375 Qualified by […]
Patrick Reed claimed his maiden Major Championship title after holding off the charges of Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler to win the Masters Tournament, becoming the third consecutive European Tour Member to slip on the Green Jacket. The final day was billed as a potential classic, especially as Reed teed off alongside Grand Slam-chasing Rory […]
Four time Major winner and 2019 Presidents Cup International Team Captain Ernie Els will headline the 2018 Fiji International presented by Fiji Airways to be played at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course from 2-5 August. Affectionately known as The Big Easy due to his fluid golf swing, Els will be swinging easy on the […]
PGA TOUR-Affiliated Tours. Australian Player Results for the week of March 26, 2018 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. Houston Open March 29 – April 1 GC of Houston, Humble, Texas Purse: $7,000,000 […]
Bubba Watson claimed a thumping 7 and 6 victory over Kevin Kisner to win a second World Golf Championships title at the WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play. Kisner had beaten Alex Noren in a high-quality semi-final and the championship match looked set to be a tight affair but Watson won the first five holes […]
Tasmania has formally become the first state to join Golf Australia under the One Golf umbrella. Momentum towards the future of Australian golf administration continues to build with several other states and territories expected to soon move towards the more streamlined, cost-effective model. Golf Tasmania chairman Tony Bush is delighted to have committed, already hailing […]
The 2018 Isuzu Queensland Open will once again return to The Brisbane Golf Club this year with the dates set for 1-4 November. The Championship is an integral part of the Australian summer of golf on the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia and will mark the 21st occasion of the tournament at the Yeerongpilly […]
The PGA TOUR and ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia have announced that they have signed a cooperation and golf-development agreement, with the two golf organisations collaborating to strengthen professional tournament golf in both the Australasian region as well as globally. The agreement went into effect on December 4, 2017. The two organisations have long […]
Brett Coletta, Steven Jeffress and Brett Rankin have been declared joint winners of the Qantas Golf Club Gold Coast Challenge. Victorian Brett Coletta made 10 birdies in his second round of 10 – under par 64 to go alongside his opening 3-under-par 69. The impressive 21-year-old began his round on the 4th hole at Links […]
It was 2003, and Tiger Woods and Ernie Els, arguably the best players in the world, were sparring back and forth as the South African sun began to dim. It could be the iconic moment in the storied history of the Presidents Cup, the two titans of golf refusing to acquiesce as they traded […]
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission is proud to announce the release of Equal Opportunity in Golf, a practical guide to preventing unlawful discrimination and harassment in Australia’s golf clubs. The guide, which was developed with the Victorian Equal Opportunity Commission (and supported by Golf Australia and Golf Victoria), reminds clubs they have a positive […]
Sydney’s Michael Pearce shot a 4-under 68 at Luxehills International Country Club to win the Monday qualifier and join James Marchesani and nine other Australians in the field for the RMB 1.5 million Chengdu Championship, the opening event of this year’s PGA TOUR Series-China. After making the turn at 1-over in the 18-hole qualifier, Pearce […]
TOWNSVILLE BMW regional qualifiers excelled at the 2017 BMW Golf Cup final held at Millbrook Resort in Arrowtown, New Zealand last month. Willows Golf Club member Warren Schmitt won the A grade division on a countback from Phil Heissenbuttel (Townsville Golf Club) after both returned 39 points. Warren’s victory was more rewarding due to the […]
THE Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) received a much-needed $6100 financial boost last month thanks to the generosity of the Carbrook Pink Bag Club. Formed in 2006, the “Club” within Carbrook Golf Club in Brisbane’s southeast has grown and now boasts more than 120 members. In the past 12 years it has donated more […]
After two years of planning and eight months in construction, The Range @ Curlewis quietly opened its doors in January. The tagline is ‘Experience Epic’ and everything about The Range @ Curlewis is just that. The ambience and experience encapsulates innovation, excitement and fun. Military-grade technology, indoor/outdoor driving bays, fabulous mini golf, top hospitality, conference […]
The Ranfurlie Golf Club opened its brand-new, state-of-the-art Driving Range to much fanfare last month. Inside Golf was at the launch, which included a live broadcast by SEN Radio, a DJ churning out tunes to a large crowd, prize giveaways, food, and plenty of excitement by local golfers of all ages and abilities. The range, […]
The R&A and the USGA have completed the annual review of driving distance in golf, producing a research report that documents and evaluates important findings from the 2017 season. Introduced in 2015, the annual report examines driving distance data from seven of the major worldwide professional golf tours, based on nearly 300,000 drives per year. […]
A stunning final round 62 has seen Queenslander Daniel Nisbet become the 99th winner of the ISPS HANDA New Zealand Open. Nisbet ran down West Australian Terry Pilkadaris’ five shot overnight lead with an eagle and four straight birdies on the back-9 to finish on 27-under 258 with rounds of 63, 66, 67, 62. Nisbet’s […]
Phil Mickelson eclipsed a moment of magic from Justin Thomas to beat his compatriot in a play-off at the WGC – Mexico Championship and secure his first title since winning the Open in 2013. The American pair finished tied on 16 under par after an enthralling final round at Chapultepec Golf Club. Mickelson saw his […]
A casual observer likely would not have realized the history made solely from the moment alone. A stoic Dustin Johnson, with a short tap-in and a quiet fist pump. It appeared, on the surface, like any other win under his belt. But when Johnson raised the venerable Gene Sarazen Cup in 2017—its classic, yet intricate […]
Ben Campbell is a relieved champion as he claims his first professional victory at the Horizon Golf NZ PGA Championship. Returning to the Manawatu Golf Club, following a runner-up finish in 2017, Campbell made his presence known from the get go, holding a share of the lead after the first and third rounds. Campbell fired […]
French golfer Celine Boutier added a second Ladies European Tour title to her name with a resounding win in the inaugural Australian Ladies Classic Bonville in Coffs Harbour. Despite a rain delay which suspended play for more than three hours, the 24-year-old saw off all challengers to win the Ladies European Tour-sanctioned event in fading […]
It’s easy to say Bubba Watson’s weekend on the golf course went just a little bit better than his weekend on the hardwood. Less than 24 hours after scoring just two points in the NBA’s All-Star Celebrity Game—and going viral with his dubious blocked shot at the hands of Tracy McGrady—Watson flipped the script Sunday, […]
Brilliant Korean Jin Young Ko dominated the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, but it was also a victory of sorts for Australia’s Hannah Green. Ko won by three shots when she rolled in a short par putt at the final hole, with Kooyonga’s 18th green surrounded by thousands of spectators. But the 21-year-old Green secured […]
West Australian Daniel Fox has recorded his second ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia victory, taking out the Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship presented by Wippells Volkswagen. Fox finished his tournament at City Golf Club with a round of 5-under 65 to move to 18-under the card, he faced a nervous wait as Canberra’s Matt Millar, […]
Golf Australia’s plan to redress the game’s greatest imbalance – female participation – was launched in Adelaide today. “Vision 2025: The future of women and girls in golf” was made public during preparations for this week’s ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open at Kooyonga Golf Club in Adelaide. GA chief executive Stephen Pitt, flanked by GA […]
