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Kuwaki claims Women's Open title after playoff thriller

Kuwaki claims Women's Open title after playoff thriller

Japan's Shiho Kuwaki has claimed her first major title by defeating Germany's Esther Henseleit in a playoff to win the Women's Open at ‌Royal Lytham. 3 Aug 2026
Perfect Fox hole powers Kiwi to Open glory at Birkdale

Perfect Fox hole powers Kiwi to Open glory at Birkdale

Golf is saluting tough New Zealander Ryan Fox after the son of an All Black gun delivered the round of his life, growing ever stronger as his rivals crumbled, to lift the Claret Jug as a rock-hard Open champion. 20 Jul 2026
Callum Hill: Phenomenal Foxy and the pride of New Zealand

Callum Hill: Phenomenal Foxy and the pride of New Zealand

There are days when covering sport feels like work, and there are days when you are granted the highest privilege of standing in the right place at the right time. 20 Jul 2026
Herbert fights to stay in Open hunt at Birkdale

Herbert fights to stay in Open hunt at Birkdale

The hunted has become the hunter, as Lucas Herbert scratched and clawed his way to a one-over 71 to keep his hopes alive of a maiden major victory at The Open Championship. 19 Jul 2026
Playing his own game: Kobori's pro education continues at Royal Birkdale

Playing his own game: Kobori's pro education continues at Royal Birkdale

There comes a point in every young professional's career where the pursuit of improvement shifts. 17 Jul 2026
Scott ready for stiff challenges of Royal Birkdale

Scott ready for stiff challenges of Royal Birkdale

Australian golfing great Adam Scott feels the shortest and straightest hitters will have an advantage at Royal Birkdale as the 154th British Open gets underway. 16 Jul 2026
Callum Hill: The great anticipation and Birkdale’s brilliance

Callum Hill: The great anticipation and Birkdale’s brilliance

The alarm went off long before sunrise, and by 6am, Golf Australia magazine was aboard a train leaving Sheffield, bound for Liverpool and, ultimately, Royal Birkdale. 15 Jul 2026
Smyth ready to seize Open opportunity after breakthrough season

Smyth ready to seize Open opportunity after breakthrough season

Travis Smyth says he has a lot to prove as the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner prepares to tee it up at The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale this week. 14 Jul 2026
Scheffler 'rested, ready' to fire again as Playoffs kick off

Scheffler 'rested, ready' to fire again as Playoffs kick off

Scottie Scheffler is ready to put his victory at The Open in the rear view mirror when he tees off at the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis. 7 Aug 2025
Cleary: Scottie Scheffler and the beige shades of New Tiger

Cleary: Scottie Scheffler and the beige shades of New Tiger

Scottie Scheffler isn't the Next Tiger Woods and doesn't have to be. Yet it's clear he's in a period of Woods-like dominance and may, one day, ascend into the pantheon with the Great Ones of golf and of sport. Why it's a bit of a snooze is vexing indeed. 21 Jul 2025
Winner’s Bag: Scottie Scheffler – The Open Championship

Winner’s Bag: Scottie Scheffler – The Open Championship

World No.1, Scottie Scheffler, blew the competition away at The Open Championship, winning by four shots to claim his fourth major. Here is what the American had in the bag on his way to victory. 21 Jul 2025
McIlroy's Open inspiration: British Lions, Oppenheimer

McIlroy's Open inspiration: British Lions, Oppenheimer

Rory McIlroy plans to watch the last part of Oppenheimer on Sunday morning before going to Royal Portrush with the intention of blowing all the predictions about the destination of the British Open's Claret Jug sky high. 20 Jul 2025
Tee Times: 2025 Open Championship Final Round (AEST)

Tee Times: 2025 Open Championship Final Round (AEST)

Scottie Scheffler is odds-on to claim his fourth major championship crown. But Rory McIlroy will not go down without a fight in front of a chocka home crowd. Here are the tee times for the final round of The Open, converted to AEST for your viewing convenience. 20 Jul 2025
Leishman a long shot with plenty more to play for

Leishman a long shot with plenty more to play for

As the only Australian left at Royal Portrush, Marc Leishman has low Aussie honours wrapped up but the Victorian is aiming for more major starts after another strong performance on the Northern Irish links in the third round of The 153rd Open. 20 Jul 2025
Tee Times: 2025 Open Championship Third Round (AEST)

Tee Times: 2025 Open Championship Third Round (AEST)

One Aussie remains at The Open, and the World No.1 has entered the weekend at Royal Portrush on top by one. Here are the tee times for the third round of the 2025 Open Championship, converted to Australian Eastern Standard Time. 19 Jul 2025
Portrush crawl felt like 12-hour ordeal for Leishman

Portrush crawl felt like 12-hour ordeal for Leishman

Marc Leishman felt his frustrating day at the British Open, which ended with him bogeying the last hole, seemed to drag on for an eternity at Royal Portrush. 18 Jul 2025
Smith recovers from horror start to share Top Aussie honours

Smith recovers from horror start to share Top Aussie honours

The first day of the 153rd Open Championship got off to an inauspicious start for the nine strong Australian contingent when the first out at Royal Portrush, Cam Smith, “almost missed” his opening tee shot, before ultimately finishing on 1-over-par and equal best of his countrymen alongside Adam Scott. 18 Jul 2025
The Aussies at The Open

The Aussies at The Open

Nine Aussies take on Royal Portrush at this week's 153rd Open Championship. Paul Prendergast reports on the Australians' chances in Northern Ireland. 16 Jul 2025
Cleary: LIV Golf not to blame for Smith's missed major cuts

Cleary: LIV Golf not to blame for Smith's missed major cuts

With each missed cut in a major, with each mid-field finish in LIV, with each statistical illustration of how far this once-mighty golfer has fallen, the whispers have become murmurs have become outright assertions. And, today, the full-blown Accepted Group Think is that Cam Smith's golf game is cooked because he went to LIV Golf. Matt Cleary requests that you allow him to retort. 15 Jul 2025
The Open Preview: Back Again

The Open Preview: Back Again

Royal Portrush will provide a stirring conclusion to a tumultuous major season. 15 Jul 2025
Column: Cinderella Ko scripting her own epilogue

Column: Cinderella Ko scripting her own epilogue

New Zealand's Lydia Ko has always said she won't play much high-level golf past the age of 30 and wants to go out on her own terms while loving what she is doing. 26 Aug 2024