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Callum Hill: Somewhere this week, a career will change forever
Twelve months ago, few would have predicted J. J Spaun would leave the U.S Open as a major champion. Not because he lacked the game, but because that is how this championship tends to work.
16 Jun 2026
Hill: When tougher golf stops being better golf
Golf courses are getting longer, tougher and more expensive. Whether they are actually getting better is another question entirely.
26 May 2026
Hill: Sometimes nice guys finish first
The strongest fields in golf, in theory, are supposed to reward the strongest players.
20 May 2026
Callum Hill: Why major golf still cuts through in an attention economy
Modern sport is fighting harder than ever for live, sustained attention.
11 May 2026
Hill: Pound for pound, Australia has the best crop of players on the LPGA Tour
The Chevron Championship gets underway this week, and Australia has multiple genuine chances to hoist some silverware come Sunday.
22 Apr 2026
Column: LIV’s star exodus could be catastrophic, except in Adelaide
LIV Golf’s breakaway experiment is arguably losing its shine, as marquee names start to peel off the roster.
11 Feb 2026
Huggan: Is McIlroy the best European golfer of all time?
Greetings from sunny Scotland. Which is my way of justifying – or at least explaining what follows – a shameless descent into what might be termed “parochialism”.
16 Jul 2025
Column: Rory will grab the headlines but Portrush will steal the show
Rory McIlroy arrives at Royal Portrush as the reigning Masters champion and Northern Ireland’s favourite son.
16 Jul 2025
Column: Spread the Scottish Open’s wings once again
The Genesis Scottish Open is on the horizon later this week and has become synonymous with the new Renaissance Club. In all fairness, the last two years have delivered drama.
7 Jul 2025
Ogilvy: U.S Open's toughness means testing limits
It has forever been the most controversial of the four major championships. Especially when the topic of conversation is course set-up.
12 Jun 2025
Ogilvy: All that really matters is what the ball does
Like just about every golfer, I suspect, I have spent my life searching for a better golf swing. It all started when I was very young, at a time when I was lucky enough to receive some vital lessons from great club professionals.
14 May 2025
Huggan: Before too long, Augusta’s mildly amusing rules gravitate to irritating
Especially for the millions of golf fans around the world who have never been fortunate enough to attend a Masters Tournament, this column has the potential to sound a bit weird, but here goes.
10 Apr 2025
Morikawa primed to pounce at the majors again
It happens in sports all over the globe.
9 Apr 2025
Ogilvy: The one time I played well enough at Augusta to actually win
“Eight times” is the response I give to a question I’m often asked: how many times did you play in the Masters? I wish it was more often, because I always felt the Augusta National course and my game were a pretty good fit.
8 Apr 2025
Huggan: Adding-up majors should never be the sole measure of ultimate worth
As recent events in the male professional game have done nothing but escalate an already tasteless emphasis on money, the suspicion here is that the historical significance of golf’s four major championships is only going to increase.
19 Mar 2025
Huggan: Confident tours wouldn't be bothered by LIV Golf
Timing, as someone once said in a moment of clarity, is everything. And rarely has that been more glaringly obvious than at the recent Dubai Desert Classic.
5 Mar 2025
Ogilvy: I’d like to see a series of global swings
This is the time of year when I get asked what I’d like to see happen in golf over the next 12 months.
5 Feb 2025
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
Column: Cinderella Ko scripting her own epilogue
New Zealand's Lydia Ko has always said she won't play much high-level golf past the age of 30 and wants to go out on her own terms while loving what she is doing.
26 Aug 2024
Feature story: Open for the taking
There is no greater opportunity for a golfer to etch their name into folklore than winning a major championship at the Old Course.
21 Aug 2024
Opinion: Creativity and chance make the Open great
There are too many fantastic aspects of the Open Championship to pen in one column.
18 Jul 2024
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