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Nicklaus, Watson cast doubt on any PGA-LIV merger

Nicklaus, Watson cast doubt on any PGA-LIV merger

Masters greats Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson agree there's no sign of a merger between golf's divided tours, but think the PGA Tour will be just fine regardless. 11 Apr 2025
Under-radar Aussies in Masters mix as Scheffler looms

Under-radar Aussies in Masters mix as Scheffler looms

Australians Cameron Smith, Jason Day and Min Woo Lee have enjoyed promising Masters starts alongside imposing defending champion Scottie Scheffler. 11 Apr 2025
Johannes Veerman wins in Sun City from five behind

Johannes Veerman wins in Sun City from five behind

Johannes Veerman has won the Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City after starting the final round from five shots behind. 9 Dec 2024
CLEARY: Underdogs versus Overlords keeps Presidents Cup compelling

CLEARY: Underdogs versus Overlords keeps Presidents Cup compelling

The writer arched an eyebrow, stroked his goat-beard and rested the butt end of a pencil in the groove between his upper lip and lower nose, the area he learned today is called a ‘philtrum’, and wrote off the Presidents Cup. 30 Sep 2024
Open champ gunning for 76-year first this Aussie summer

Open champ gunning for 76-year first this Aussie summer

South African golfer Ashleigh Buhai will return to chase her third successive Australian Open title while men's champion Joaquin Niemann has also signed on. 10 Sep 2024
Travel: Fabulous Fancourt

Travel: Fabulous Fancourt

There are few dates on the calendar as highly anticipated as a golf trip covering multiple courses, intertwined with once in a lifetime experiences and accompanied with great food and wine. 9 Jul 2024
Inside Golf Australia June 2024

Inside Golf Australia June 2024

Amid Scottie Scheffler’s red-hot majors form, in our packed June 2024 issue, Golf Australia magazine has a stab at answering the sport’s burning question: just who is going to stop Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda? 14 May 2024
Huggan: The old boys speak

Huggan: The old boys speak

Plugging a brief gap between traditions here at the Masters, three legends of the game took their places in the interview room on Thursday morning. Having just hit their traditional tee-shots to officially open the 88th playing of golf’s so-called “rite of spring”, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson were primed to answer all the usual questions from the assembled journalists. Hey, it’s tradition... 12 Apr 2024
Morri: Aussie Open’s status according to Rory

Morri: Aussie Open’s status according to Rory

It’s hard to pin down exactly when it happened (and it’s never been close to the truth) but the notion of the Australian Open as some kind of ‘fifth major’ is back in the headlines thanks to Rory McIlroy. 15 Jan 2024
Homa surprised to share early lead in Sun City

Homa surprised to share early lead in Sun City

After his longest break from golf and spending time on a safari, Max Homa felt anxious about the state of his game heading into the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa. 10 Nov 2023
Fleetwood defies illness with drought-breaking win

Fleetwood defies illness with drought-breaking win

An emotional Tommy Fleetwood celebrated a first DP World Tour victory in three years on Sunday as he defied illness to win the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club. 14 Nov 2022
The Preview: Nedbank Golf Challenge

The Preview: Nedbank Golf Challenge

Celebrating its 40th year, the Nedbank Golf Challenge returns this week for the first time since 2019 due to COVID-19. 9 Nov 2022
Major champion and Ryder Cup captain Finsterwald passes away

Major champion and Ryder Cup captain Finsterwald passes away

Major champion and former U.S. Ryder Cup captain Dow Finsterwald has died. He was 93. Finsterwald died on Friday night at his home in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 6 Nov 2022
Gallery: The Open Practice Day One & Champions Challenge

Gallery: The Open Practice Day One & Champions Challenge

Practice for the 150th Open Championship officially started on the Old Course at St. Andrews on Monday, and the day ended with the Champion's Challenge including a special appearance from the legendary Jack Nicklaus. Here are the best images from day one of Open week. 12 Jul 2022
‘That meant a great deal to me’: Watson

‘That meant a great deal to me’: Watson

Tom Watson never thought eight major championships, including two green jackets, would be enough to join the company of Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus on the first tee at Augusta National. 8 Apr 2022
No driver, no worries for co-leader Smyth

No driver, no worries for co-leader Smyth

New South Welshman Travis Smyth and Shankar Das from India carded fine five-under-par 67s to take the lead on day one of The DGC Open presented by Mastercard. 25 Mar 2022
Spieth eyeing career grand slam at Southern Hills

Spieth eyeing career grand slam at Southern Hills

Jordan Spieth believes this year's PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, could well be his best opportunity yet to complete the career grand slam of golf's four majors. 23 Mar 2022
McBride birdie blitz delivers North Coast Open

McBride birdie blitz delivers North Coast Open

Kade McBride put on a final round clinic in conditions which could only be described as a heavy ten to claim the prestigious Geoff King Motors North Coast Open by a shot at Coffs Harbour Golf Club on Wednesday. 24 Feb 2022
Inaugural DGC Open marks Asian Tour return to India

Inaugural DGC Open marks Asian Tour return to India

Tournament golf in India is set to receive a huge boost next year when the inaugural The DGC Open tees-off at The Delhi Golf Club, from March 24-27 – triumphantly signalling the return of the Asian Tour to India for the first time in nearly two-and-a-half years. 5 Jan 2022
Lee Elder, a golf trail blazer, dies

Lee Elder, a golf trail blazer, dies

Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow, has died at the age of 87. 30 Nov 2021
Dubai double to conclude European Tour season

Dubai double to conclude European Tour season

Dubai will host an end-of-season double-header on the European Tour after a second November event at Jumeirah Golf Estates was added to the 2021 schedule. 6 Oct 2021