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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
Cleary: PGA Championship is generic, beefed-up Tour event not befitting major status
It is the mangiest of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. It is the drummer in Spinal Tap. It is the character “Mike” – the not very funny one – in The Young Ones. It is a fifth wheel in a four-event swing. It is, of course, the United States PGA Championship, known as a “major” championship. And its time should be up, reckons Matt Cleary.
12 May 2025
Rahm: ‘Why change what's working?’
A rule proposal by golf's governing bodies to limit the distance balls can travel in professional tournaments would only hurt players who hit it shorter off the tee, World No.2 Jon Rahm says.
22 Mar 2023
Morri: Rollback could test power of ruling bodies
Leaving aside the golf specific elements, the most important development from last week’s rollback proposal might end up being the first real test of the legitimacy of the game’s governing bodies in living memory.
20 Mar 2023
Srixon updates Z-STAR range for 2023
SRIXON have announced the eighth generation Z-STAR Series golf ball.
30 Jan 2023
Rules of Golf updated for 2023
The R&A and the USGA have unveiled a regular update to the Rules of Golf as they continue to make the Rules easier to understand and apply. The new Rules will go into effect on 1 January 2023.
8 Nov 2022
Cam comfortable despite gear change at The Country Club
Aussie No.1 Cameron Smith has made a slight adjustment to his driver to enhance his chances of a breakthrough major title at this week’s U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
16 Jun 2022
Winner’s Bag: Collin Morikawa – The 149th Open Championship
Making his debut at The Open, Collin Morikawa fired a clinical Sunday 66 to claim the Claret Jug by two shots from Jordan Spieth. Take a look inside the Champion Golfer of Year’s bag, including the iron change he made this week.
19 Jul 2021
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