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Herbert to defend NSW Open and signs on for Australian Open
The NSW Open has received a significant boost with defending champion Lucas Herbert to contest the tournament, which will be held at The Vintage in the Hunter Valley from November 13-16.
19 Sep 2025
Davis headed for Aussie summer double
Cameron Davis will end 2025 at home when the New South Welshman tees it up at BMW Australian PGA Championship in Queensland and men’s Australian Open in Victoria later this year.
16 Sep 2025
Leishman to play WA Open ahead of Australian Open, PGA
He won on the LIV Tour in Miami and contested two major championships in 2025, and now Marc Leishman has turned his attention to Australia where he will compete in the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland, the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne, and the WA Open at Mount Lawley.
12 Sep 2025
"Definitely want to": PGA confirmed, Australian Open likely, Smith now thinking NSW Open, Queensland PGA
It would have surprised had he said otherwise, but Cameron Smith has given a strong indication that, following the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland, he will take on Rory McIlroy at Royal Melbourne in December's Australian Open. Smith further revealed that he will likely be home in October and would love to compete in the NSW Open at The Vintage and the Queensland PGA at Nudgee.
9 Sep 2025
The Australian Open Ready For the Moments That Make Us
The Australian Open is entering a bold new era, unveiling a refreshed brand identity ahead of the 2025 men’s and 2026 women’s events.
8 Sep 2025
Cleary: America! Gift fourth major to the world
With news that Augusta National will confer Masters-qualification status on the winners of several national Opens, including our Australian Open, Matt Cleary argues that the governing bodies of world golf should spread the love further and convince the PGA of America to relinquish Major status of its U.S PGA Championship, and each year grant a different country's national Open the title of Major.
27 Aug 2025
Australian Open winner will receive invite to The Masters
The winner of this year's Australian Open will be able to celebrate the added golden ticket of an invite to the 2026 Masters at Augusta in a move that further strengthens the international lustre of the nation's biggest golf event.
27 Aug 2025
Feature Story: Moving the Needle
The last time Rory McIlroy played competitive golf in Australia was in 2014 at The Australian in Sydney.
11 Aug 2025
Scott headed home for Australian majors
One of Australia’s most decorated golfers, and fan favourite, Adam Scott has today confirmed he will return home in 2025 as one of the headliners of both the BMW Australian PGA Championship from November 27-30 and men’s Australian Open from December 4-7.
30 Jul 2025
'Big test': Minjee Lee leads strong Aussie Open assault
After capturing the third leg of women's golf's fabled slam with victory at last month's PGA Championship, Lee needs an Open triumph and a Chevron Championship to complete the set.
30 Jul 2025
Nebraska-based Pennant Hills amateur among eight to earn Tour of Australasia status
On a drama-filled final day at the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Qualifying School in Georgia, New Yorker Chris Malec prevailed in unfortunate circumstances, while an Aussie amateur will also tee it up alongside Rory McIlroy at the Australian Open in December.
22 Jul 2025
Women’s Australian Open returning to Adelaide from 2026
The women’s Australian Open will feature on both the WPGA Tour of Australasia and Ladies European Tour (LET) schedules in March when it returns to Adelaide, with Kooyonga Golf Club to host the first of at least three years in the South Australian capital from March 12-15, 2026.
27 Jun 2025
McIlroy confirmed to headline the 2025 and 2026 Australian Open
Five-time major champion, and career grand slam winner, Rory McIlroy will headline the men’s Australian Open for the next two years, including when it returns to The Royal Melbourne Golf Club on the Melbourne Sandbelt in 2025.
14 May 2025
Rory rumours circle of Masters champ eyeing Australian return
Speculation is spreading across the golfing world that recently minted Masters champion Rory McIlroy will be making a competitive return to Australia for the first time in 11 years.
9 May 2025
Video interview: Drinks With ... Matt Millar
Veteran tour pro Matt Millar on LIV Golf, the Australian Open and playing with Rory, Ernie and cranky Colin Montgomerie.
19 Feb 2025
Australian Open can again dream big: Cam Smith
Cam Smith says the Australian Open can again dream big as he welcomes the scrapping of the dual gender format of the tournament.
13 Feb 2025
Dual-gender Australian Open golf experiment over
The experiment with dual-gender Australian Opens has come to an end, following an annual review by Golf Australia.
8 Feb 2025
Korean golf gun star attraction at upcoming Vic Open
South Korean Jiyai Shin will feel right at home as the red-hot favourite to win a second Vic Open title this weekend at 13th Beach.
4 Feb 2025
Smith fears for Australian Open future
Cameron Smith fears for the future of the Australian Open, saying it risks entirely losing any status among golf tournaments without format changes.
9 Jan 2025
English player Penge suspended for gambling on golf
Golfer Marco Penge has been suspended by the European tour after the Englishman was found to have placed bets on multiple events.
19 Dec 2024
Cleary: February beckons for standalone Australian Opens
Running the men's and women's Australian Opens concurrently has benefits for sponsors, television and fans. But, overall, interpreting the greater hive-mind of sports-loving Australians, it feels like the time has come to pull the pin on a bold experiment. And, with a blank slate and nothing set in stone contractually, our governing bodies should climax Australia's "Summer of Golf" in February with four world-class tournaments.
9 Dec 2024
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