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Micheluzzi leads in Munich thanks to 'elite short game'

Micheluzzi leads in Munich thanks to 'elite short game'

Australia's David Micheluzzi said he relied on an "elite" short game to claim a narrow lead after the opening round of the BMW International Open, admitting he was "all over the shop" off the tee. 5 Jul 2024
The Thing About Golf: #121 Jane Crafter

The Thing About Golf: #121 Jane Crafter

Few figures in Australian golf boast a better pedigree, or can claim a longer contribution to the game, than 1997 Women’s Australian Open winner and TTAG special guest Jane Crafter. 3 Jul 2024
Cleary: If Trump and Biden are single-figure markers, I am the ghost of Sam Snead

Cleary: If Trump and Biden are single-figure markers, I am the ghost of Sam Snead

And I am not the ghost of Sam Snead. At least far as I know. 1 Jul 2024
Australian co-leader at U.S Senior Open

Australian co-leader at U.S Senior Open

An Aussie three-time European Tour winner and two-time PGA Tour of Australasia winner is the joint first-round leader of the U.S Senior Open after making a brilliant 63. 28 Jun 2024
Cleary: if bunkers are hazards, why do we rake them?

Cleary: if bunkers are hazards, why do we rake them?

The venerable game of golf, according to the noble Scottish weirdos and beardies and old-money dandies who first decided the sandy dunes “linking” the arable land and the sea could be used to to whack feather-filled leather balls about the place and thus fill in the new thing called "leisure time", was never meant to be fair. 24 Jun 2024
CLEARY: PINEHURST NO.2 THE GREAT STAR OF U.S OPEN

CLEARY: PINEHURST NO.2 THE GREAT STAR OF U.S OPEN

The U.S Open had a brilliant and compelling finish as the game's superstars rose and fell until there could be only one. And it was Pinehurst No.2 that made it happen. 17 Jun 2024
2024 U.S Open Fourth Round Tee Times

2024 U.S Open Fourth Round Tee Times

Following Saturday’s enthralling action, the stage is set for an epic finish at Pinehurst No.2. Here is when the field will tee off for Sunday’s play, converted to Australian Eastern Standard Time. 16 Jun 2024
2024 U.S Open Third Round Tee Times

2024 U.S Open Third Round Tee Times

The cut has been missed and made, with a thrilling weekend of action ahead for those who have survived the worst Pinehurst No.2 has dished up. Here are the next round’s tee times converted to Australian Eastern Standard Time. 15 Jun 2024
2024 U.S Open Second Round Tee Times

2024 U.S Open Second Round Tee Times

North Carolina’s Pinehurst No.2 course certainly had its teeth out for this year’s U.S Open combatants for the opening round. Here are the tee times for round two in Australian Eastern Standard Time. 14 Jun 2024
Cam Smith pumped for U.S Open putting challenge

Cam Smith pumped for U.S Open putting challenge

Cameron Smith is licking his lips at the prospect of tackling Pinehurst No.2 and parlaying his obvious US Open potential into a second major championship crown. 13 Jun 2024
2024 U.S Open First Round Tee Times

2024 U.S Open First Round Tee Times

The sport’s biggest stars have arrived in North Carolina and the famed Pinehurst No.2 layout is waiting. Here is when your favourite players will begin their assault on Thursday (in Australian Eastern Standard Time). 12 Jun 2024
Adam Scott to extend record major streak

Adam Scott to extend record major streak

Adam Scott is going to qualify for the 2024 U.S Open after all, keeping his major championships appearance streak alive. 11 Jun 2024
The Thing About Golf #119: Mark James

The Thing About Golf #119: Mark James

A stalwart of the European Tour during the boom years of the 1980s and 90s, Mark James had a ringside seat to some of the most exciting times the men’s professional game has known. 5 Jun 2024
MacIntyre claims Canadian Open for first PGA Tour title

MacIntyre claims Canadian Open for first PGA Tour title

Scotland's Robert MacIntyre has recovered from a shaky start to hold off a host of challengers and win his first PGA Tour title at the RBC Canadian Open. 3 Jun 2024
Cleary: Golf must adapt to climate change because we can't trust the pols

Cleary: Golf must adapt to climate change because we can't trust the pols

And so it was to golf on Saturday at my home track, except there was no golf because it rained as if Moses had thrown open the Tasman Sea. Fairly hosed down, friend. You know those colours on the radar that illustrate rain density? There was a melange of orange, purple and puce. There was Sydney Sixers magenta. There was the rich black of Satan. 3 Jun 2024
Aussies eye glory at richest women's golf event

Aussies eye glory at richest women's golf event

Young guns Gabi Ruffels and Steph Kyriacou are relishing the brutal challenge as they bid to upstage golf's superstars at the $A18 million U.S Women’s Open in Pennsylvania. 29 May 2024
Gallery: 2024 PGA Championship Preview

Gallery: 2024 PGA Championship Preview

Golf's travelling circus has arrived at Valhalla for this year's PGA Championships ... So have some of the world's best sports photographers and they've already captured a stack of truly memorable images. 16 May 2024
Kyriacou upstages big-name Aussies at LPGA Tour event

Kyriacou upstages big-name Aussies at LPGA Tour event

Nelly Korda has made a solid start in her bid for a record sixth straight LPGA Tour victory, while a host of Australians are in the mix to scupper the American's crack at golfing history. 10 May 2024
The Thing About Golf Podcast #118 - Geoff Shackelford

The Thing About Golf Podcast #118 - Geoff Shackelford

There are few writers in golf whose words have appeared in as many publications and on as many different “new media” platforms as the prolific Geoff Shackelford. In this episode he tells Rod Morri what the future holds for the game’s media landscape. 8 May 2024
Second-place finish for Aussie at Saudi Open

Second-place finish for Aussie at Saudi Open

Australian Wade Ormsby registered his best performance since winning the International Series Thailand in March last year by carding a stunning 64 in the final round of the Saudi Open at Riyadh Golf Club at the weekend. 22 Apr 2024
Weather only barrier for red-hot Scheffler

Weather only barrier for red-hot Scheffler

World No.1 and 2024 Masters champion Scottie Scheffler holed a difficult pitch for eagle on his second hole on Sunday and turned the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage into another rout, however a storm system with heavy rain stopped play for two and half hours. 22 Apr 2024