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So-called expert golf tips for this week

So-called expert golf tips for this week

It was something of a week to forget for the so-called experts. But undeterred they are back and hopeful of picking a winner in Thailand and the Bahamas, where Tiger plays host. 1 Dec 2021
The Preview: Laguna Phuket Championship

The Preview: Laguna Phuket Championship

For a circuit that has been in the wilderness for the best part of two years it’s been an eventful fortnight for the Asian Tour. 30 Nov 2021
Scott and other stars face fine for Saudi swing

Scott and other stars face fine for Saudi swing

Australian Adam Scott and a host of high-profile golf stars could be fined if they play in next year's lucrative Saudi International – which is not a sanctioned PGA Tour or DP World Tour event. 30 Nov 2021
Big names commit to Saudi International’s Asian Tour debut

Big names commit to Saudi International’s Asian Tour debut

The Asian Tour will present the strongest field in its history when the 2022 Saudi International powered by Softbank Investment Advisers takes place at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club, near Jeddah, from February 3-6. 29 Nov 2021
Morri: The Tiger conundrum

Morri: The Tiger conundrum

Tiger Woods’ three second video last week sent the golf world into a mini meltdown but the most intriguing thing about it wasn’t the swing but what it might mean for the future of the professional game. 29 Nov 2021
Chan wins Asian Tour return as Aussies record top-10s

Chan wins Asian Tour return as Aussies record top-10s

Taiwan's Chan Shih-Chang rolled in a four-foot par putt on the final hole to win the Blue Canyon Phuket Championship as the Asian Tour returned to action for the first time in almost two years. 29 Nov 2021
So-called expert golf tips for this week

So-called expert golf tips for this week

As one season concludes on the now DP World Tour, another immediately begins, while the Asian Tour resumes this week after nearly two years. Fresh off nine top-10s and a win, our so-called experts have made their picks in South Africa and Thailand. 23 Nov 2021
PGA Tour prize money set to soar

PGA Tour prize money set to soar

Australia's top male golfers are set to get even richer with the PGA Tour raising purses in five of its biggest tournaments in a season schedule that pushes prize money up to US$427 million (A$590m). 23 Nov 2021
The Preview: Blue Canyon Phuket Championship

The Preview: Blue Canyon Phuket Championship

It’s been almost 20 months since a shot was struck on the Asian Tour thanks to Covid 19 but that all changes this week in Thailand. 23 Nov 2021
Horschel: Earn big bucks rather than handouts

Horschel: Earn big bucks rather than handouts

Billy Horschel believes the world's top golfers should stop looking for "handouts" and be made to play better to earn the vast amounts of money on offer in the game. 17 Nov 2021
European Tour to become DP World Tour

European Tour to become DP World Tour

The European Tour will be known as the DP World Tour from the start of the 2022 season, its 50th year, with total prize money of more than $200m ($A270m), double that in 2021. 10 Nov 2021
Morri: Golf’s golden egg moment

Morri: Golf’s golden egg moment

Children’s fairytales are often instructive. They use simple stories to teach young ones lessons that can be applied to the more complex situations encountered later in adult life. 8 Nov 2021
Opinion: Sportswashing is a dirty business

Opinion: Sportswashing is a dirty business

Greg Norman’s involvement in a new Asian Tour series backed by the Saudi government, as CEO no less, has received plenty of attention this past week. 4 Nov 2021
Series not an attack on PGA Tour: Norman

Series not an attack on PGA Tour: Norman

Former World No.1 Greg Norman insists the launch of a new 10-tournament series on the Asian Tour is not a "direct attack" on the PGA Tour. 4 Nov 2021
Saudis hire Norman to expand Asian tour

Saudis hire Norman to expand Asian tour

The Asian Tour is set for a major overhaul with the introduction of 10 new marquee events and Greg Norman has been made CEO of the Saudi-backed company behind the plan. 30 Oct 2021
Prom hurries homes for Asian Tour Phuket series

Prom hurries homes for Asian Tour Phuket series

Thailand’s Prom Meesawat, aka the ‘Big Dolphin’, has returned from a taxing few months in Japan in order to make a splash on Phuket Island when the Asian Tour restarts its 2020-21 season there at the end of November. 19 Oct 2021
Asian Tour to resume after 18 month COVID-19 pause

Asian Tour to resume after 18 month COVID-19 pause

The Asian Tour is set to return from an 18-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic with two tournaments in Thailand before the end of the year. 6 Oct 2021
NZ Open date change bolsters Australasian Tour

NZ Open date change bolsters Australasian Tour

A stronger field and a greater certainty of proceeding are the driving forces behind the decision of tournament organisers to delay the 102nd staging of the New Zealand Open at the Millbrook Resort in Queenstown. 23 Sep 2021
Jazz hopes to make waves at Tokyo Olympics

Jazz hopes to make waves at Tokyo Olympics

Thailand’s Jazz Janewattananond grew up with dreams of putting on his goggles and competing for an Olympic medal in a swimming pool. A twist of fate will see him shoot for gold in the men’s golf competition instead later this month. 9 Jul 2021
Mickelson lauds Aussie coach in record win

Mickelson lauds Aussie coach in record win

Phil Mickelson has heaped praise on his Australian coach Andrew Getson after becoming the oldest major championship winner in history. 24 May 2021
Morri: Tough to even get to the top

Morri: Tough to even get to the top

The biggest change in professional golf over the past 40 years may not be in equipment but competitiveness. 19 Apr 2021