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Morri: A more intimate, and arguably better, experience

Morri: A more intimate, and arguably better, experience

It’s true of most things in life that for everything we gain we invariably give up something else. In the world of golf spectating, that thing is intimacy. 4 Sep 2023
Min woos the crowds at Hoylake

Min woos the crowds at Hoylake

Min Woo Lee has captured the imagination of youthful golf followers with his high-profile social media presence, but now he's out to capture the trophy that will identify why he's truly out of the ordinary. 22 Jul 2023
'Sorry, mate': Scott drive fells fan during disastrous final hole

'Sorry, mate': Scott drive fells fan during disastrous final hole

Adam Scott has won a new fan in The Open galleries – despite hitting an unwitting spectator on the head with a wayward drive at Hoylake. 21 Jul 2023
Bryson brushes off booing at PGA

Bryson brushes off booing at PGA

Bryson DeChambeau insists he had "no problem" with being booed by spectators at the PGA Championship. 21 May 2023
Morri: Bizarro world

Morri: Bizarro world

Perhaps it’s just me (in fact I’m sure it is) but I often find parallels between the 90s sitcom Seinfeld and golf. 24 Apr 2023
Frustrated Bryson searching for a time machine and balance

Frustrated Bryson searching for a time machine and balance

To watch Bryson DeChambeau at LIV Golf Adelaide this week is a curious case study. 22 Apr 2023
Crowds flock to see Cam and co. and a shoey or two

Crowds flock to see Cam and co. and a shoey or two

Given the pre-tournament sell out, it was to be expected. 21 Apr 2023
Tours collide as crowds welcome Cam home

Tours collide as crowds welcome Cam home

Three tours collided and Brisbane embraced it. 24 Nov 2022
Boisterous Boston crowd ready to greet golf’s rebels

Boisterous Boston crowd ready to greet golf’s rebels

Every local loudmouth has descended on The Country Club this week, when 14 golfers in the U.S. Open field will face the American public for the first time since defecting to Greg Norman's Saudi Arabian-backed Tour. 16 Jun 2022
The 150th Open at St Andrews to set attendance record

The 150th Open at St Andrews to set attendance record

The 150th Open at St Andrews will be the largest in the Championship’s long history with a record-breaking 290,000 fans set to attend at the world-renowned Old Course from July 10-17. 26 Apr 2022
Morri: Enjoy it or not, Phoenix isn’t attracting new golfers

Morri: Enjoy it or not, Phoenix isn’t attracting new golfers

There’s much I don’t like about the Phoenix Open and its 16th hole but I am aware those misgivings are personal bias and hold no more weight than those who subscribe to the opposing view. 14 Feb 2022
Lowry's wife abused by Ryder Cup fans

Lowry's wife abused by Ryder Cup fans

Shane Lowry has criticised the "drunken idiots" among the Whistling Straits crowd at the Ryder Cup and said his wife was abused. 30 Sep 2021
Morri: Behaviour not just a crowd issue

Morri: Behaviour not just a crowd issue

Imagine, if you can, Peter Thomson chugging beer and inciting the crowd on the first tee of a major international golf event. 27 Sep 2021
Europe’s cheesy strategy to win over Ryder Cup crowd

Europe’s cheesy strategy to win over Ryder Cup crowd

Europe's golfers have launched a charm offensive ahead of the 43rd Ryder Cup, adopting the team colours of the Green Bay Packers and throwing "cheesehead" souvenirs into the crowd. 23 Sep 2021
Postman Poults out to deliver in Ryder Cup

Postman Poults out to deliver in Ryder Cup

Ian Poulter admits it will take "extra special" golf to retain the Ryder Cup in front of a hostile U.S. crowd. 23 Sep 2021
Rory wants rowdy fans held to a higher standard

Rory wants rowdy fans held to a higher standard

Rory McIlroy has expressed sympathy for Bryson DeChambeau as he called for golf fans to be held to the same "high standards" as players. 2 Sep 2021
‘Brooksy’ taunts of Bryson to result in ejection

‘Brooksy’ taunts of Bryson to result in ejection

Spectators who abuse Bryson DeChambeau by shouting the name of his rival Brooks Koepka face being ejected from PGA Tour tournaments. 1 Sep 2021
Opinion: Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud

Opinion: Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud

I have a suggestion for a tune Bryson DeChambeau can play in his trademark ear buds as he walks to the 1st tee for his next tournament start this week in Connecticut. 22 Jun 2021
Angry Koepka 'dinged' in gallery frenzy

Angry Koepka 'dinged' in gallery frenzy

An angry Brooks Koepka has questioned whether he was deliberately buffeted by spectators when officials lost control of the gallery at the final hole of the PGA Championship. 24 May 2021
R&A hopeful of crowds at The Open

R&A hopeful of crowds at The Open

This year's Open Championship could be played out in front of "significant numbers" of spectators, say the R&A. 12 May 2021