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Playing From The Tips Ep.83: Dunhill Links, Sanderson Farms, Asia-Pacific Am & more

Playing From The Tips Ep.83: Dunhill Links, Sanderson Farms, Asia-Pacific Am & more

The DP World Tour continues to hold centre stage with this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. 1 Oct 2024
Winner’s Bag: Jasper Stubbs – Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

Winner’s Bag: Jasper Stubbs – Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

Coming from behind, Jasper Stubbs claimed the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship on Sunday at Royal Melbourne. Here's what the fourth Aussie winner, who is bound for Augusta National and The Open, had in the bag. 30 Oct 2023
Stubbs charges to brilliant win in Asia-Pac Amateur at Royal Melbourne

Stubbs charges to brilliant win in Asia-Pac Amateur at Royal Melbourne

Jasper Stubbs has become the fourth Australian and the second in two years to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship after a barnstorming play-off win over China's Wenyi Ding and Yunhe 'Sampson' Zheng. 29 Oct 2023
Sampson tames Goliath and breaks 55-year-old RM record

Sampson tames Goliath and breaks 55-year-old RM record

Yunhe Zheng is shaped like a barrel of beer, goes by the nickname of "Sampson" and put on a clinic of ball-striking in strong winds to lead the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne and break a 55-year-old course record. 28 Oct 2023
Wildcard from Surfers Paradise bolts into frame at Asia-Pac Amateur

Wildcard from Surfers Paradise bolts into frame at Asia-Pac Amateur

Billy Dowling of Queensland had never been to Melbourne's famous Sandbelt much less played at Royal Melbourne before his late call-up into the Australian team to play in the 2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. After one round the 18-year-old bolter leads the Aussie charge. 26 Oct 2023
"We haven't used a rangefinder": Lukas Michel on a Royal Melbourne mission

"We haven't used a rangefinder": Lukas Michel on a Royal Melbourne mission

Yuta Sugiara of Japan is the top-ranked player, China’s Bo Jin was second to Harrison Crowe in Thailand last year, and Australia’s Jeffrey Guan will go into the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne after a five-hour chipping lesson with Cameron Smith. 26 Oct 2023
Nerves fray as wind howls for Asia-Pacific Amateur

Nerves fray as wind howls for Asia-Pacific Amateur

The wind was strong enough to shake the press tent while bunker sand specked against the windows with such force that visiting media wondered if Melbourne was under attack by hail-storm. That it was a sunny day confounded further. 25 Oct 2023
Buchanan vying for major berths at Asia-Pacific Amateur

Buchanan vying for major berths at Asia-Pacific Amateur

Having watched his good pal Harrison Crowe book a start in the Masters and Open last year, Jack Buchanan fancies his chances of back-to-back Australian victories in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. 24 Oct 2023
How to watch this week’s golf

How to watch this week’s golf

Elite amateur golf ventures to the Sandbelt this week when the Asia-Pacific Amateur gets underway at Royal Melbourne on Thursday. 24 Oct 2023
Playing From The Tips Ep.37: Asia-Pacific Am, Maybank Champs & Qatar Masters

Playing From The Tips Ep.37: Asia-Pacific Am, Maybank Champs & Qatar Masters

After a couple of very heavy tournament weeks, it is time to catch our breath a little with just three events to look at this week. 24 Oct 2023
Gun Aussie amateurs eye Masters & Open starts

Gun Aussie amateurs eye Masters & Open starts

Ten Australian golfers will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Harrison Crowe after accepting invitations to compete in the 2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne next month. 12 Sep 2023
Christmas comes early for Crowe

Christmas comes early for Crowe

Christmas has arrived early for Harrison Crowe, with the courier dropping his much-anticipated invitation to the 2023 Masters at Augusta, Georgia, on his doorstep just after lunch yesterday. 24 Dec 2022
Morri: Genuinely growing the game

Morri: Genuinely growing the game

The wheels of change turn slowly in golf, especially in a digital age where we demand – and receive – so much instant gratification. 31 Oct 2022
Winner’s Bag: Harrison Crowe – Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

Winner’s Bag: Harrison Crowe – Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

Harrison Crowe has become the third Australia to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, securing starts at The Masters and Open Championship. Take a look inside his winning bag from on the ground in Thailand. 30 Oct 2022
Masters and Open bound Harrison makes it an Aussie AAC hat-trick

Masters and Open bound Harrison makes it an Aussie AAC hat-trick

The wheels that had been turning so smoothly all week for Harrison Crowe at the Asia-Pacific Amateur in Thailand appeared to be coming off on Sunday morning as the New South Welshman made bogey at the 1st. 30 Oct 2022
Greer the best of the (Aussie) rest on Saturday at AAC

Greer the best of the (Aussie) rest on Saturday at AAC

The story for not only Australia but the entire Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship on Saturday was New South Welshman Harrison Crowe jumping to a two shot lead with 18 holes to play in Thailand. 29 Oct 2022
Following Scott’s advice, Crowe in control in Thailand

Following Scott’s advice, Crowe in control in Thailand

Harrison Crowe admitted to something of a ‘fan boy’ moment last week in Japan when he had the chance to meet his golfing hero Adam Scott when both teed it up at the Japan Open. 29 Oct 2022
Confident Crowe and powerful Vilips lead Aussie AAC hopes

Confident Crowe and powerful Vilips lead Aussie AAC hopes

After alluding to a drop in confidence this year, Harrison Crowe confirmed it was back after a second round 67 that has him on eight-under-par for the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Thailand. 28 Oct 2022
Jin just in front of Chantananuwat, Aussies and chasing pack

Jin just in front of Chantananuwat, Aussies and chasing pack

China’s Bo Jin didn’t do much wrong on Friday morning of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship to sit at 10-under and lead alone. But most eyes and attention were elsewhere as home hope Ratchanon Chantananuwat made a late run to sit one back. 28 Oct 2022
Big names come to play on opening day of Asia-Pacific Am

Big names come to play on opening day of Asia-Pacific Am

It was no surprise to anyone at Amata Spring Country Club that Ratchanon Chantananuwat was right in the thick of things on day one, but the home hope wasn’t too pleased with his opening 67 that has him tied with Singapore’s James Leow and Japan’s Ryuta Suzuki. The trio two shots adrift of leader Bo Jin. 27 Oct 2022
Aussie spirits high after solid start to Asia-Pacific Amateur

Aussie spirits high after solid start to Asia-Pacific Amateur

China’s Bo Jin will sleep on the round one lead of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Thailand, but three of Australia’s seven starters are four back of his leading seven-under score. 27 Oct 2022