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Portrush crawl felt like 12-hour ordeal for Leishman

Portrush crawl felt like 12-hour ordeal for Leishman

Marc Leishman felt his frustrating day at the British Open, which ended with him bogeying the last hole, seemed to drag on for an eternity at Royal Portrush. 18 Jul 2025
Cleary: Can't split Open and Masters, U.S Open next best, PGA last by length of Flemington Straight

Cleary: Can't split Open and Masters, U.S Open next best, PGA last by length of Flemington Straight

Matt Cleary shouts at a cloud, a President, the PGA Championship, the Scottish Open, Aberdeen, Turnberry, lager beer, the Atlantic Ocean and the Filet-of-Fish. 17 Jul 2025
Fresh and fit Min Woo to unleash weapon in Open tilt

Fresh and fit Min Woo to unleash weapon in Open tilt

Feeling "kind of burnt out" after so many Signature events on the PGA Tour, Min Woo Lee skipped the Scottish Open for tennis at Wimbledon and to play golf with mates in Ireland. And heading into the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush, he says he's happy and fresh - and ready to unleash a weapon off the tee. 16 Jul 2025
Cleary: LIV Golf not to blame for Smith's missed major cuts

Cleary: LIV Golf not to blame for Smith's missed major cuts

With each missed cut in a major, with each mid-field finish in LIV, with each statistical illustration of how far this once-mighty golfer has fallen, the whispers have become murmurs have become outright assertions. And, today, the full-blown Accepted Group Think is that Cam Smith's golf game is cooked because he went to LIV Golf. Matt Cleary requests that you allow him to retort. 15 Jul 2025
R&A check feasibility of Trump's Turnberry as Open site

R&A check feasibility of Trump's Turnberry as Open site

The British Open may return to Donald Trump's Turnberry course after the R&A said the issue was logistics, not politics, and they were checking feasibility. 23 Apr 2025
Big rewards as Smylie wins Aussie golf's order of merit

Big rewards as Smylie wins Aussie golf's order of merit

Elvis Smylie is already eyeing a PGA Tour card after clinching order of merit honours with a golden summer of golf. 23 Mar 2025
Australia's LIV golfers thrown Open Championship lifeline

Australia's LIV golfers thrown Open Championship lifeline

Australia's LIV golfers have been handed another chance of playing the Open Championship following a similar move by the U.S Open last week. 11 Feb 2025
Schauffele targets grand slam after Open success

Schauffele targets grand slam after Open success

Xander Schauffele says the round that brought him an outstanding British Open victory was the best of his life, and is confident more majors will follow. 22 Jul 2024
CLEARY: Tiger Woods isn't done and Monty can eat crow

CLEARY: Tiger Woods isn't done and Monty can eat crow

For reasons known only to the high priests of nomenclature, the collective noun for a group of mongoose is a 'band'. And that's what was stampeding over Tiger Woods' grave as he posted 79-77 to miss the cut at the Open Championship at Royal Troon. 21 Jul 2024
2024 Open Championship Final Round Tee Times

2024 Open Championship Final Round Tee Times

With 18 holes of highly challenging golf still standing between the Claret Jug and its owner for 2024, here are the final round Open Championship tee times, converted to Australian Eastern Standard Time. 21 Jul 2024
Kim hits longest hole-in-one in British Open history

Kim hits longest hole-in-one in British Open history

South Korea's Si Woo Kim has earned a place in the record books after hitting the first British Open hole-in-one on Troon's 238-yard 17th and the longest ace in the major's history. 21 Jul 2024
'Mud-Runner' Day says bring on bad weather at Troon

'Mud-Runner' Day says bring on bad weather at Troon

Open contender Jason Day may not enjoy playing in miserable conditions, but he's good at it and will thrive if the weather gets wild and windy at Royal Troon across the weekend. 20 Jul 2024
2024 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND ROUND TEE TIMES

2024 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP SECOND ROUND TEE TIMES

With most of the field left bruised and battered following a torrid first day out against the Royal Troon layout, here is a listing of round two tee times for The Open, converted to Australian Eastern Standard Time. 19 Jul 2024
Our Experts Tip the Open Championship

Our Experts Tip the Open Championship

Warning bookmakers, punters and the world's greatest golfers: Golf Australia magazine's crack stable of top experts - top stable of crack experts? Now, now, none of your cheek - have submitted their tips for this 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon. And, let's just say, Rory McIlroy may thank us not at all. 17 Jul 2024
Let them cook: the six Aussie chances at Troon

Let them cook: the six Aussie chances at Troon

Australians have won more Open Championships than any other major title. Ten times our nation has supped from the Auld Claret Jug. And, starting Thursday, in the 152nd iteration of the oldest golf tournament in the world, there are another six men with a red hot shot. 17 Jul 2024
Gallery: 2024 Open Championship practice

Gallery: 2024 Open Championship practice

The action has already begun even before the first day of competition at Royal Troon. Here are the best images captured so far at the famous Scottish layout by the best sports photographers in the business. 17 Jul 2024
2024 Open Championship First Round Tee Times

2024 Open Championship First Round Tee Times

The wait is finally over, with the field assembling at Royal Troon in Scotland for the year's last major. Here is when to catch your favourite players starting their rounds (in Australian Eastern Standard Time). 17 Jul 2024
Playing From The Tips Ep.72: The 152nd Open Championship

Playing From The Tips Ep.72: The 152nd Open Championship

Majors season continues with the last men’s Grand Slam event for 2024 taking centre stage at Royal Troon in Scotland for the 152nd Open Championship. 16 Jul 2024
Smylie's goosebump moment after Open qualification

Smylie's goosebump moment after Open qualification

And then there were six: Elvis Smylie will join five other Australians when he makes his major tournament debut at The Open Championship at Royal Troon. 3 Jul 2024
Inside Golf Australia July 2024

Inside Golf Australia July 2024

Our latest issue has hit the news stands and with The Open just around the corner, it's time to take a look at how Jason Day plans on taming this year's host course, Royal Troon. 13 Jun 2024
Age-limit exemption for past Open champions reduced

Age-limit exemption for past Open champions reduced

The age limit for past champions of the Open Championship has been reduced once again from 60 to 55 from this year's edition onwards, organisers the Royal & Ancient have announced. 7 Mar 2024