Kiwis eyeing drought-busting Australian Open title
The Australian Open is to Kiwi golf players what Eden Park is to the Wallabies, with Ryan Fox and Daniel Hillier hopeful of making history at Royal Melbourne.
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Smith back to form in big Australian Open title bid
Cameron Smith feels there's no place like home with the former world No.2 finding some timely form to challenge for his first Australian Open title.
Aussie golf stars praise Open’s return to traditions
Cameron Smith and Adam Scott feel the Australian Open has regained its lustre after dumping the dual-gender format in favour of a traditional tournament.
Frustrated Smith feels on the cusp of golf breakthrough
Cameron Smith believes he still has the game to win his first Australian Open title, but needs to tame his mental demons to overcome his current form slump.
Herbert hopeful practice makes for perfect Open
Leading into the final round in 2024, Lucas Herbert feels like the Australian Open is the one that got away with the LIV Golf star single-focused this year.
McIlroy sets cat among birdies at Royal Melbourne
Golf superstar Rory McIlroy loves playing in Australia but isn't sure about Royal Melbourne, the venue for the Australian Open, rating another course over it.
Let him cook – and eat: Lee hoping to feast at Open
Ahead of this year's Australian Open, Min Woo Lee has bulked up, saying he needed to become stronger after suffering a bizarre injury in last year's lead-up.
Two years without a win, Smith shifts to cruise control
After wincing his way through another winless year, Cameron Smith will attempt to recapture the "cruisy" mindset that originally catapulted him to the top.
‘I’m relevant’: landmark ton awaits title-hungry Scott
Adam Scott is set to notch 100 consecutive major appearances next year but says, at 45, he doesn't feel like the "old pro" even if he looks like it.
Lee sets new Aussie golf mark with fourth Norman medal
Minjee Lee's resurgent season, accentuated by a third major title, has been recognised with a record-extending fourth Greg Normal Medal.
Off the Leish: near misses fuel crack at elusive title
Marc Leishman doesn't want you to mistake his laid-back manner for indifference as the Australian favourite seeks to end his hometown title drought.
Kiwi’s aim to out-Fox the Americans and break Cup hold
Ryan Fox is firming for a Presidents Cup debut and Adam Scott wants to be there for a 12th time as the Internationals, under Geoff Ogilvy, plot an upset.
Garcia storms to PGA lead before rain lashes Brisbane
In-form Spaniard Sebastian Garcia shot two strokes clear of a big-name leaderboard before Brisbane's storms halted his first-round charge.
‘Let’s do it’: master caddie clears Quayle’s mind
Anthony Quayle's first day on the job with master caddie Steve Williams at the Australian PGA Championship wasn't quite what he expected.
‘This baby’s mine’: how Gale manifested $300k ace
Daniel Gale was a grateful winner of a car worth nearly $300,000 thanks to an ace that helped him to outright second to begin the Australian PGA Championship.
Rain clogs Aussie PGA field as stars wait to chase
Adam Scott, Cameron Smith and Min Woo Lee are among those likely to chase early pace-setter Sebastian Garcia in second-round Australian PGA action.
‘Confused’ Smith’s 75 seals seventh straight missed cut
Cameron Smith crumbled in a second-round 75 to miss a seventh straight cut as Min Woo Lee and Marc Leishman made moves at the Australian PGA Championship.
Lee cooking with company as ’23 repeat beckons
Min Woo Lee has made just his second bogey of the tournament to sit two back from outright leader Kazuma Korobi, while childhood mate Marco Penge made his move.
‘Like job’s on line every week’: Davis in Tour reset
Cam Davis's realisation that he'd been "playing not to lose his card" prompted a mindset shift that has him in contention for another major Australian title.
Old Master offers hope as Smith searches for old self
Adam Scott has attempted to chart a path out of the hole that Cameron Smith finds himself in after the former major winner missed a seventh-straight cut.
‘In my hands’: Leishman confident in stacked PGA finish
A riveting final round awaits at Royal Queensland's Australian PGA Championship, with a host of big names among 31 players within six shots of the lead.
Scott fires but needs ‘beauty’ to end title drought
Adam Scott has mixed eight birdies with three bogeys in a third-round 66 to get himself in the picture for a third Australian PGA title.
Best yet to come as Lee eyes second Kirkwood Cup
Min Woo Lee will challenge for another Australian PGA Championship, sure he can find another gear to shoot clear of a stacked final-round leaderboard.
‘Make sure you tune in’: Aussie PGA contenders queue up
With a caddying great in his corner, Anthony Quayle has welcomed the challenge as a star-studded Australian PGA field attempt to chase the co-leader down.
Scott’s sentimental option with Australian PGA on move
The Australian PGA Championship could leave Queensland for the first time since the turn of the century, but Adam Scott has a solution to keep it close to home.
Puig joins Seve as Spaniard bests Aussies for PGA crown
Spaniard David Puig has defied the chasing pack in Brisbane to become just the second international winner of the Australian PGA Championship in 27 years.
Leishman turning back clock as McIlroy-mania awaits
Rory McIlroy's much-hyped Australian Open return will allow Marc Leishman, in the form of his life, some respite as he chases an elusive home-soil title.
Moneybags Minjee eyes monster pot at Tour Championship
Four Australians are chasing the biggest prize in women's golf history at the LPGA Tour's $17 million Tour Championship in Florida.
‘Pro golf’s tough’: two-time champ’s chastening year
There are reasons for Phoenix Campbell's run of 10-straight missed cuts as the two-time defending champion prepares for another QLD PGA Championship tilt.
‘Something had to happen’: Min Woo reveals swing change
The other half of golf's greatest sibling double act has detailed a significant swing change ahead of the Australian summer.
Minjee Lee leads Aussie push at rich Tour Championship
Australians Minjee Lee, Grace Kim and Steph Kyriacou are all in the mix for a record $6.2 million pay day at women's golf's Tour Championship in Florida.