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From Kabul to Kinderlou: US Army veteran chases Australian card at Q School

From Kabul to Kinderlou: US Army veteran chases Australian card at Q School

Fresh off making the cut in his first Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, former US Army officer Marcus Plunkett heads straight to Georgia in pursuit of a Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia card joining a horde of Americans on an exciting new path. 21 Jul 2026
Great Scott: ageless star still a major top-10 gun

Great Scott: ageless star still a major top-10 gun

At the age of 46, Adam Scott showed he's not ready to become a 'ceremonial' golfer as he pulled off another top-10 finish at the Open Championship. 20 Jul 2026
Russell Gould: While golf lost its head, Fox kept his and won The Open

Russell Gould: While golf lost its head, Fox kept his and won The Open

Ryan Fox's maiden major came with none of the fuss that defined the rest of the week at Royal Birkdale, where rules officials, penalty shots and pointed words put the discipline of the modern game under the microscope. 20 Jul 2026
Lewis Hamilton asked ... can Min Woo Lee answer at Royal Birkdale?

Lewis Hamilton asked ... can Min Woo Lee answer at Royal Birkdale?

After telling Lewis Hamilton, and his 900,000 Instagram followers, he needed to improve his mental game, Min Woo Lee did just that in Scotland last week and arrives at Royal Birkdale as Australia's leading Open Championship hope. 16 Jul 2026
Six-irons over drivers: the strategy battle shaping The Open

Six-irons over drivers: the strategy battle shaping The Open

The temptation to attack will be everywhere at Royal Birkdale, but the game's biggest names, including a couple of Australian stars, believe patience and precision will determine who lifts the Claret Jug. 15 Jul 2026
Forget the postcode ... is sports betting driving golf's crowd troubles?

Forget the postcode ... is sports betting driving golf's crowd troubles?

Ugly crowd behaviour has marred big golfing events recently, but the reasons have been broadened beyond just geography, and Open Championship officials have acted as fans flock to Royal Birkdale. 14 Jul 2026
New holes, changes aplenty bring Royal Birkdale to life

New holes, changes aplenty bring Royal Birkdale to life

The world's oldest golf tournament will throw something new at players during the Open Championship, with the 11th staging at Royal Birkdale presenting as a different beast entirely. 14 Jul 2026
No fear, just fun: Cam John's mindset ahead of major debut

No fear, just fun: Cam John's mindset ahead of major debut

After a brilliant Australian summer full of wins, Cam John will make his major championship debut at Royal Birkdale armed with key information to make it memorable. 14 Jul 2026
Genesis Scottish Open – Round 1 Tee Times (AEST)

Genesis Scottish Open – Round 1 Tee Times (AEST)

Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and local favourite Robert MacIntyre headline a stacked Genesis Scottish Open field at The Renaissance Club, with four Australians in action as they make their final preparations for next week's Open Championship. 8 Jul 2026
Heartbreak for Aussies at history-making Asia-Pacific Amateur

Heartbreak for Aussies at history-making Asia-Pacific Amateur

The spark Harry Takis had been searching for came too late as the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship crowned its first Thai winner in a drama-charged finale in Dubai. 27 Oct 2025
Cleary: Scottie Scheffler and the beige shades of New Tiger

Cleary: Scottie Scheffler and the beige shades of New Tiger

Scottie Scheffler isn't the Next Tiger Woods and doesn't have to be. Yet it's clear he's in a period of Woods-like dominance and may, one day, ascend into the pantheon with the Great Ones of golf and of sport. Why it's a bit of a snooze is vexing indeed. 21 Jul 2025
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