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Koreans Im & Kim have clear Olympic mission for Tokyo

Koreans Im & Kim have clear Olympic mission for Tokyo

Korean golf star Sungjae Im is treating his debut appearance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this month as his “last chance,” saying it would be a memory of a lifetime if he can secure a medal of any colour. 15 Jul 2021
Leish & Cam laud mateship ahead of Open

Leish & Cam laud mateship ahead of Open

They cut an unlikely pair – the young petrol head with the magnificent mullet who looks like a surfer dude, and the lawn curator who looks as if he could be his solid whiskery uncle. 15 Jul 2021
Scott questions if Olympics should go ahead

Scott questions if Olympics should go ahead

Australian star Adam Scott has questioned whether it's a responsible decision to let the Olympics go ahead, saying some people don't understand the fear that the Japanese people are currently experiencing in the build-up to the Games. 14 Jul 2021
Matsuyama, Watson & Duval pull out of The Open Championship

Matsuyama, Watson & Duval pull out of The Open Championship

The Open Championship field has taken another hit after David Duval became the latest to withdraw, joining Masters champions Hideki Matsuyama and Bubba Watson. 12 Jul 2021
Aussies locked in for Tokyo Olympics

Aussies locked in for Tokyo Olympics

The Australian Olympic Committee has announced the four-person Golf Team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with Rio Olympian Minjee Lee named for her second Games, and Hannah Green, Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith to make their Olympic debuts. 2 Jul 2021
Final Women's Olympic Golf Rankings

Final Women's Olympic Golf Rankings

The qualification process for the women’s golf competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has been completed with today’s publication of the Final Olympic Golf Rankings. 30 Jun 2021
Hannah Green's major Olympic sacrifice

Hannah Green's major Olympic sacrifice

It's one of the more maligned Olympic sports but try telling Australian gold-medal hopeful Hannah Green that golf doesn't belong in the Games. 25 Jun 2021
Lahiri qualifies for second Olympic Games

Lahiri qualifies for second Olympic Games

India’s Anirban Lahiri has accepted with open arms a second opportunity – or a gift as he called it – to compete in the Olympic Games men’s golf competition in Tokyo next month, saying it was his duty to represent the sport and his nation. 24 Jun 2021
Olympic golf is missing some stars

Olympic golf is missing some stars

Four of the top 10 men in the world golf ranking are not going to Japan for the Olympics, only one of them by choice. 23 Jun 2021
Smith & Leishman go for gold in Tokyo

Smith & Leishman go for gold in Tokyo

Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman will shift their target to Olympic gold next month after their qualification as Australia's men's representatives in Tokyo was confirmed. 23 Jun 2021
In-form Lee hopes to challenge at PGA

In-form Lee hopes to challenge at PGA

The last man in at the PGA Championship hopes to be the last man standing again come Sunday. 19 May 2021
Yuan continues to impress as he nears PGA Tour and Olympic dreams

Yuan continues to impress as he nears PGA Tour and Olympic dreams

China’s Carl Yuan took a massive step towards achieving two career goals with his third runner-up finish on the Korn Ferry Tour on Sunday. 10 May 2021
Smith and Leishman eye Olympics

Smith and Leishman eye Olympics

Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman are eyeing Olympic gold after winning the PGA Tour's lone team event in dramatic fashion in New Orleans. 27 Apr 2021
Adam Scott opts out of Tokyo Olympics

Adam Scott opts out of Tokyo Olympics

Adam Scott has decided to skip the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics this year to spend time with his family. 23 Apr 2021
Baddeley exclusive: “My best golf is still in front of me”

Baddeley exclusive: “My best golf is still in front of me”

Aaron Baddeley turned 40 last month … his Australian Open triumph over Greg Norman and Colin Montgomerie now more than 20 years in the rear view mirror. It was a victory that anointed ‘Badds’ as golf’s next superstar, the man to beat Tiger Woods. His career over the past two decades never lived up to the hype but the now married father-of-six says his best golf is still to come. 20 Apr 2021
Matsuyama open to lighting Tokyo cauldron

Matsuyama open to lighting Tokyo cauldron

Hideki Matsuyama cut a solitary figure as he walked alone to the clubhouse to sign his card after winning the Masters, even if all of Japan was with him in spirit. 13 Apr 2021
Late-blooming Jones eyes Olympics berth

Late-blooming Jones eyes Olympics berth

Eyeing the Olympics, the Masters and generally the best years of his golfing career, Matt Jones is a true believer that life begins at 40. 23 Mar 2021
Morri: Players and Olympics common fix

Morri: Players and Olympics common fix

In a funny way The Players Championship and the Olympics face polar opposite problems which – ironically – share the same solution. 15 Mar 2021
Sorenstam back on LPGA Tour after 13 years

Sorenstam back on LPGA Tour after 13 years

More than a decade after Annika Sorenstam won her last LPGA Tour event, the player felt by many to be the best woman golfer of them all is ready to tee it up again. 10 Feb 2021
Sorenstam elected new President of IGF

Sorenstam elected new President of IGF

The International Golf Federation Board convened a virtual meeting yesterday focused on long-term strategic planning and progress toward next summer’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. 4 Dec 2020
Burning Questions: Hannah Green

Burning Questions: Hannah Green

Hannah Green became the second consecutive woman from Western Australia to win the Greg Norman Medal following her stellar 2019 season, which included her maiden major victory at the Women’s US PGA Championship. 19 Aug 2020