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Dual-gender Australian Open golf experiment over

Dual-gender Australian Open golf experiment over

The experiment with dual-gender Australian Opens has come to an end, following an annual review by Golf Australia. 8 Feb 2025
Leishman and Luck win Open Championship consolation prize

Leishman and Luck win Open Championship consolation prize

While the Australian Open title remained tantalisingly out of grasp, Marc Leishman can at least celebrate winning a return to The Open for his top-three finish at Kingston Heath. 1 Dec 2024
South Korean Shin claims second Australian Open title

South Korean Shin claims second Australian Open title

South Korean former world No.1 Jiyai Shin has won a second Australian Open crown to deny South African Ashleigh Buhai an unprecedented title hat-trick. 1 Dec 2024
Golf officials ponder divisive dual-gender Open format

Golf officials ponder divisive dual-gender Open format

Golf officials admit all considerations are on the table amid growing criticism of the dual-gender Australian Open format. 1 Dec 2024
Smith no certainty for 2025 Summer of Golf

Smith no certainty for 2025 Summer of Golf

Tournament drawcard Cameron Smith is no certainty to play at next year's Australian Open, with the superstar golfer saying the impending birth of his first baby could influence his decision. 1 Dec 2024
Late magic vaults Shin to top of the Open leaderboard

Late magic vaults Shin to top of the Open leaderboard

Former world No.1 Jiyai Shin conjured some late magic to complement her extraordinary consistency to snatch an improbable two-shot lead at the Australian Open. 30 Nov 2024
Herbert eyes Australian Open crown after hanging tough

Herbert eyes Australian Open crown after hanging tough

Unheralded American Ryggs Johnston has joined home hope and halfway frontrunner Lucas Herbert in the Australian Open lead after a wet and wild third round. 30 Nov 2024
Happy Herbert savouring his stand-out golf year

Happy Herbert savouring his stand-out golf year

Already feeling satisfied after a stellar year, an upbeat Lucas Herbert is positioned to cap 2024 with his first Australian Open golf crown after storming to a commanding halfway lead. 29 Nov 2024
No Smylie face as superstar Smith crashes at the Open

No Smylie face as superstar Smith crashes at the Open

Cameron Smith has suffered a dramatic second-round collapse as his LIV Golf teammate Lucas Herbert surged to a four-stroke Australian Open lead in Melbourne. 29 Nov 2024
Oh my, forgotten golf star roars to life at the Open

Oh my, forgotten golf star roars to life at the Open

Former golf prodigy Su Oh has rebounded from a despairing season in the US to capture a share of the Australian Open first-round lead in Melbourne. 28 Nov 2024
Green pushes for women's Open date change

Green pushes for women's Open date change

Australia's top-ranked golfer Hannah Green has doubled down on her calls for the women's open to revert back to its former February slot in order to lure back the likes of world No.1 Nelly Korda. 28 Nov 2024
Herbert nabs Aust Open lead as Smith also runs hot

Herbert nabs Aust Open lead as Smith also runs hot

In-form Lucas Herbert has snatched the Australian Open lead as smarting pre-tournament favourite Cameron Smith also ran hot in the first round. 28 Nov 2024
Missed putts, no coffee: weary Lee stumbles at the Open

Missed putts, no coffee: weary Lee stumbles at the Open

Sleep-deprived Minjee Lee is staring down the barrel of only her second ever winless professional season with the two-time major champ well off the pace after the Australian Open first round in Melbourne. 28 Nov 2024
In-form Green fires warning to Australian Open field

In-form Green fires warning to Australian Open field

Fresh off a stellar three-title season in the USA, golf ace Hannah Green says she's never been better placed to win an Australian Open. 27 Nov 2024
Cameron Smith slams organisers for set-up

Cameron Smith slams organisers for set-up

Cameron Smith has slammed organisers for their Australian Open course set-up, ruing how the famed Kingston Heath and Victoria sandbelt layouts have been reduced to American-style target golf. 27 Nov 2024
Elvis eyes elite company before Sun City swing

Elvis eyes elite company before Sun City swing

Rising star Elvis Smylie is looking to join an elite club who have completed the golden summer double before chasing a massive pay-day in South Africa. 26 Nov 2024
Mum’s breast cancer fight inspiring Herbert’s Open chase

Mum’s breast cancer fight inspiring Herbert’s Open chase

Lucas Herbert has never lacked the determination required to succeed in professional golf. 29 Nov 2022
Dynamic duo commit to play Australian Open

Dynamic duo commit to play Australian Open

Australian Golf’s dynamic duo, Minjee and Min Woo Lee, are set to light up the ISPS Handa Australian Open in December with their brother-sister act. 12 Oct 2022
Australian Open rescheduled to 2021

Australian Open rescheduled to 2021

The Australian Open will not be played in 2020. 28 Jul 2020
Course Design: Fantastic Fives

Course Design: Fantastic Fives

Par-5s aren’t what they used to be, at least in the way they are played at the top echelons of the game. But as Golf Australia Architecture Editor Mike Clayton explains, Australia still has a bunch of first-class long holes no one would ever describe as ‘nondescripts’. 13 Sep 2019
Travel: Take your clubs to the Presidents Cup

Travel: Take your clubs to the Presidents Cup

The 13th edition of the biennial matches between the Internationals and the United States returns to Royal Melbourne in December. If you’re planning to be there, make sure to take your gear and sample 14 of the best layouts in the sandbelt. 12 Sep 2019