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PGA and LIV stars go head to head as talks drag on

PGA and LIV stars go head to head as talks drag on

Brooks Koepka feels like he could be stepping into another Ryder Cup environment, match play with bragging rights at stake, even if it's only two-man teams competing in one match instead of 12-man teams in 28 matches. 11 Dec 2024
Norman confirms he's to be replaced as LIV Golf CEO

Norman confirms he's to be replaced as LIV Golf CEO

Greg Norman says he's "fine" with moving aside as LIV Golf CEO, amid reports a successor is close. 8 Dec 2024
Cam Smith pipped for first 2024 win in Saudi playoff

Cam Smith pipped for first 2024 win in Saudi playoff

Cameron Smith made a magnificent final-day charge at the Saudi International but still came up just short, losing in a play-off to Joaquin Niemann. 8 Dec 2024
Niemann shakes off day one blues to fire in Melbourne

Niemann shakes off day one blues to fire in Melbourne

Defending Australian Open champion Joaquin Niemann had a day to forget on Thursday of the Australian Open but rewrote those wrongs with a phenomenal Friday display, carding a five-under-par 66 at Victoria Golf Club this morning. 29 Nov 2024
Leishman says golfers owe Shark for LIV money move

Leishman says golfers owe Shark for LIV money move

Marc Leishman says "love him or hate him" professional men's golfers owe Greg Norman, who is reportedly set to be replaced as chief executive of LIV Golf. 28 Nov 2024
Cleary: Sky's the limit for Elvis but the tale of Jed Morgan is cautionary

Cleary: Sky's the limit for Elvis but the tale of Jed Morgan is cautionary

Elvis Smylie has won the 2024 PGA Championship in super-impressive fashion, holding off his "elders" Cam Smith and Marc Leishman over the closing holes at Royal Queensland. But a tale of another 22-year-old "Next Big Thing" is cautionary. 25 Nov 2024
Elvis ousts Brisbane king Smith for clutch Aust PGA win

Elvis ousts Brisbane king Smith for clutch Aust PGA win

Elvis Smylie has held his nerve down the stretch to defy three-time winner Cameron Smith and claim the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland. 24 Nov 2024
Smith rues blips as title drought continues

Smith rues blips as title drought continues

Cameron Smith will arrive in Melbourne with an itch to scratch after falling short in a final-round shootout for the second time in two weeks. 24 Nov 2024
American Reed equals Asian Tour record low

American Reed equals Asian Tour record low

LIV Golf star Patrick Reed has become just the second player to shoot a 59 on the Asian Tour, the American doing so in the third round at the Hong Kong Open. 23 Nov 2024
Smith and co 'like having Daicos on your team': Herbert

Smith and co 'like having Daicos on your team': Herbert

Lucas Herbert feels like he's in an AFL midfield with Nick Daicos, Christian Petracca and Marcus Bontempelli. 20 Nov 2024
LIV, the PGA, the PIF, and all that: Gav Kirkman on where Australia sits in golf's ecosystem

LIV, the PGA, the PIF, and all that: Gav Kirkman on where Australia sits in golf's ecosystem

In part two of our feature piece with PGA of Australia chief Gavin Kirkman, we discuss Australia's position in the great PGA Tour versus LIV Golf imbroglio, how to attract international players to our 'major' tournaments ("have you heard of the Whitsundays?"), and why Australia has aligned with the 'European' tour when there's a Saudi-funded Asian one on our doorstep. 20 Nov 2024
How best year of Leishman's life could get even better

How best year of Leishman's life could get even better

Marc Leishman has appreciated life on the LIV Golf tour this season but admits he has unfinished business after years of near misses on Australian soil. 20 Nov 2024
It's complicated: the challenges and opportunities for Australia's PGA

It's complicated: the challenges and opportunities for Australia's PGA

Gavin Kirkman, CEO of the PGA of Australia, has to provide the best pathway opportunities for Australia’s players and at the same time try to satisfy local fans and sponsors by luring the biggest names in golf come to support our major tournaments. In part one of Matt Cleary's feature (in our December issue, on shelves now) we discuss his organisation's challenges and opportunities... 19 Nov 2024
Garcia re-joins European Tour with Ryder Cup in sights

Garcia re-joins European Tour with Ryder Cup in sights

While America's golfers are reportedly in line to be paid for playing in the Ryder Cup one of Europe's veterans has just stumped up an estimated Stg 1million to be considered for their team. 19 Nov 2024
Herbert reels in his Ripper GC Skipper to win NSW Open

Herbert reels in his Ripper GC Skipper to win NSW Open

Thirsty Lucas Herbert is savouring his sweetest triumph yet after running down his superstar LIV Golf teammate Cameron Smith to secure a maiden professional win on home soil at the NSW Open on the Murray River. 17 Nov 2024
Herbert upstages Smith to claim NSW Open lead

Herbert upstages Smith to claim NSW Open lead

Lucas Herbert is relishing a weekend shootout with Cameron Smith after upstaging his superstar LIV Golf teammate to seize the NSW Open halfway lead on the Murray River. 15 Nov 2024
Trump presidency could clear the way for golf: McIlroy

Trump presidency could clear the way for golf: McIlroy

Rory McIlroy believes Donald Trump becoming U.S President for the second time could help "clear the way" for a peace deal in golf's civil war. 6 Nov 2024
LIV seeking to replace Greg Norman as CEO: report

LIV seeking to replace Greg Norman as CEO: report

Australian Greg Norman's position as chief executive of LIV Golf may be under review, according to a report from the Sports Business Journal. 16 Oct 2024
Clutch putts guide Aussies to LIV Golf Team Championship title

Clutch putts guide Aussies to LIV Golf Team Championship title

Cameron Smith and Lucas Herbert have delivered late clutch putts to lead all-Australian Ripper GC to their first LIV Golf Team Championship title. 23 Sep 2024
Ripper GC to wait for winners in LIV Team Championship

Ripper GC to wait for winners in LIV Team Championship

The all-Australian Ripper GC have been given a bye into the next round of the lucrative 2024 LIV Golf Team Championship, with the top-three seeds now waiting for their opponents to qualify. 20 Sep 2024
LIV golfers given the all-clear for Ryder Cup and U.S PGA

LIV golfers given the all-clear for Ryder Cup and U.S PGA

LIV Golf players will be eligible for the Ryder Cup and U.S PGA Championship after the PGA of America added the rebel organisation to their list of 'approved tours'. 20 Sep 2024