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Column: You never tire of watching excellence in the flesh

Column: You never tire of watching excellence in the flesh

On a bleak Melbourne afternoon, your resident writer saw a gap in the torrential downpour attempting to drown a resilient Kingston Heath on moving day at the Australian Open. 30 Nov 2024
Thitikul surges to $6 million record women's golf prize

Thitikul surges to $6 million record women's golf prize

Down by two with two holes to play, Jeeno Thitikul knew exactly what was needed to capture the biggest prize in women's golf history. 25 Nov 2024
Aussie golfers make strong start to Tour Championship

Aussie golfers make strong start to Tour Championship

Minjee Lee and Grace Kim are the leading Australians, four shots off the pace after the first round of the LPGA's season-ending Tour Championship in Florida. 22 Nov 2024
Korda takes top honours in LPGA Awards

Korda takes top honours in LPGA Awards

Nelly Korda has capped her best season by capturing the top two honours at the LPGA Awards in Naples. 21 Nov 2024
LPGA to offer stars record prize money for 2025

LPGA to offer stars record prize money for 2025

An all-time high of $US 131million ($A201 million) in purse money will be up for grabs at 35 events as the LPGA Tour celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2025. 21 Nov 2024
How to watch this week’s golf

How to watch this week’s golf

The BMW Australian PGA Championship headlines this week’s golf, getting underway from Royal Queensland on Thursday. 20 Nov 2024
Korda storms to her seventh LPGA title of year

Korda storms to her seventh LPGA title of year

World No.1 Nelly Korda has ripped off five straight birdies down the stretch to claim her seventh LPGA Tour title of the year, winning The Annika by three shots in Florida. 18 Nov 2024
Minjee boosts her Tour Championship prospects

Minjee boosts her Tour Championship prospects

Minjee Lee has enhanced her chances of featuring in the LPGA Tour's prestigious season-ending championship with a promising start to The Annika in Florida. 15 Nov 2024
How to watch this week’s golf

How to watch this week’s golf

Some of Australia’s finest players head to Murray Downs for the NSW Open as the Summer of Golf starts to ramp up. 13 Nov 2024
Guseva's shot at LPGA Tour history falls just short

Guseva's shot at LPGA Tour history falls just short

Nataliya Guseva has come just short in her bold bid to become the first Russian to win on the LPGA Tour. 10 Nov 2024
A Lim Kim starts strong in Hawaii, crunch time for Choi

A Lim Kim starts strong in Hawaii, crunch time for Choi

Former U.S Women's Open champion A Lim Kim opened with an eagle and piled up birdies on her way to a six-under 66 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Lotte Championship. 7 Nov 2024
Naveed the top Australian at TOTO Japan Classic

Naveed the top Australian at TOTO Japan Classic

Hira Naveed has upstaged her more celebrated fellow West Australian Minjee Lee to power into contention at the LPGA Tour's TOTO Japan Classic. 1 Nov 2024
Local LPGA Tour players preparing Australian Open challenge

Local LPGA Tour players preparing Australian Open challenge

Three of the best young talents in Australia’s ever-growing presence on the LPGA Tour will finish 2024 at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open, with Steph Kyriacou, Grace Kim and Cassie Porter confirmed today. 30 Oct 2024
Green continues hot run as Yin wins in Malaysia

Green continues hot run as Yin wins in Malaysia

Australian golf star Hannah Green has fallen short in an audacious bid to secure back-to-back victories on the LPGA Tour's lucrative Asian swing. 27 Oct 2024
Green tied for lead in BMW Ladies Championship

Green tied for lead in BMW Ladies Championship

Hannah Green is off to a flying start as she chases a third LPGA Tour victory of the season, sharing the first-round lead at the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea. 18 Oct 2024
Neck injury stops world's top-ranked golfer Nelly Korda

Neck injury stops world's top-ranked golfer Nelly Korda

Nelly Korda has withdrawn from the next two tournaments on the LPGA Tour's Asia swing after hurting her neck during practice. 15 Oct 2024
Yin wins in Shanghai as Lee falls to eighth

Yin wins in Shanghai as Lee falls to eighth

China's Yin Ruoning has completed a sensational weekend by scoring a popular home country victory in the LPGA Shanghai tournament, with Australia's Minjee Lee finishing eighth. 13 Oct 2024
Vilips and Porter earn spots in golf's big time

Vilips and Porter earn spots in golf's big time

Two of Australia's most promising golfing talents have arrived on the sport's biggest tours, earning promotion on the same day. 8 Oct 2024
Suwannapura triumphs in Walmart NW Arkansas play-off

Suwannapura triumphs in Walmart NW Arkansas play-off

Jasmine Suwannapura has overcome a monumental final round from Lucy Li, sinking an eagle putt on the second play-off hole to emerge victorious at the LPGA Tour's Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. 30 Sep 2024
Lydia does it again with dazzling LPGA Tour win

Lydia does it again with dazzling LPGA Tour win

Lydia Ko has extended her amazing summer run, turning a two-shot deficit into a rout by closing with a nine-under 63 to win the Kroger Queen City Championship for her third LPGA Tour title of the season. 23 Sep 2024
Buhai leads Kroger Queen City Championship, Korda in pursuit

Buhai leads Kroger Queen City Championship, Korda in pursuit

Nelly Korda had a tough time getting out of bed but didn't show any signs of Solheim Cup fatigue in a bogey-free 67 in the Kroger Queen City Championship, sitting two behind leader Ashleigh Buhai. 20 Sep 2024