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Leishman to play WA Open ahead of Australian Open, PGA
He won on the LIV Tour in Miami and contested two major championships in 2025, and now Marc Leishman has turned his attention to Australia where he will compete in the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland, the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne, and the WA Open at Mount Lawley.
12 Sep 2025
Governing bodies to unify digital experience "for the first time in the sport’s history"
A joint initiative by the PGA of Australia and Golf Australia will amalgamate several websites to form GOLF.com.au, a “centralised, modern and mobile-friendly platform delivering a unified digital experience for the first time in the sport’s history,” according to a press release by the governing bodies.
23 Jul 2025
Greatest trophy in world sport returns to Australasian Tour
The Northern Territory PGA Championship will return to the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia schedule in 2025.
4 Apr 2025
How to follow the Heritage Classic
The Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia returns to Australian shores this week for the Heritage Classic, the penultimate tournament of the 2024/25 season and a crucial week in the chase for positions on the Order of Merit.
19 Mar 2025
PGA Personal Lesson: Six-Ball Putting Drill To Hone Feel For Speed
Tom Corker, Head of Instruction at Kingston Heath, demonstrates this very nice distance control putting drill to practise at any time, but particularly before your round or if you’re playing a golf course that’s unfamiliar.
12 Feb 2025
Three tied at the top on the Murray
Michael Hendry, Ryan Peake and Cholcheva Wongras have got their Webex Players Series Murray River campaigns off to a perfect start, all posting 7-under around the Old Course at Cobram Barooga to share the lead after day one.
30 Jan 2025
PGA Personal Lesson: Stop Hitting It Fat (and Thin)
PGA of Australia member and head teaching professional at Commonwealth Golf Club, Marcus Hakkinen, has a simple and effective drill for improving the quality of your ball-striking and eliminating the dreaded fat chunk
16 Jan 2025
Crawford clings on to win Vic PGA by a stroke
Queenslander Cory Crawford has produced a comeback for the ages to score a one-shot victory in the Vic PGA Championship at Moonah Links.
8 Dec 2024
We flocked to see them in our Summer of Golf, but are the Rippers Australia's golf team?
In the film Master And Commander, Russell Crowe says of HMS Surprise, “Though we be on the far side of the world, this ship is our home. This ship, is England.” At Royal Queensland and Kingston Heath, Ripper GC merchandise was about. But whether captain Cam Smith and his team is "Australia", floating around the world, taking prizes, representative of we the greater Australian sports-watching punterati, remains to be seen.
2 Dec 2024
What would Australian golf do if the Saudis turned up with a big bag of money?
In part three of our feature with Gavin Kirkman, the PGA of Australia chief expands on our local tour, his hopes that LIV and PGA Inc. will find common ground, and what he'd say if Saudi PIF executives turned up with a big bag of money.
21 Nov 2024
LIV, the PGA, the PIF, and all that: Gav Kirkman on where Australia sits in golf's ecosystem
In part two of our feature piece with PGA of Australia chief Gavin Kirkman, we discuss Australia's position in the great PGA Tour versus LIV Golf imbroglio, how to attract international players to our 'major' tournaments ("have you heard of the Whitsundays?"), and why Australia has aligned with the 'European' tour when there's a Saudi-funded Asian one on our doorstep.
20 Nov 2024
It's complicated: the challenges and opportunities for Australia's PGA
Gavin Kirkman, CEO of the PGA of Australia, has to provide the best pathway opportunities for Australia’s players and at the same time try to satisfy local fans and sponsors by luring the biggest names in golf come to support our major tournaments. In part one of Matt Cleary's feature (in our December issue, on shelves now) we discuss his organisation's challenges and opportunities...
19 Nov 2024
PGA Personal Lesson - Andrew Cooper, Victoria GC
You’ve hit the back of the green and are now faced with a long, big-breaking, downhill putt which is well within three-putt territory. The keys from here are process, touch and feel, according to Head Teaching Professional at Victoria GC, Andrew Cooper
19 Nov 2024
Moore Park Golf Collective unveils alternative proposal
Moore Park Golf Collective, comprising Golf Australia, PGA of Australia, Golf NSW and Moore Park Golf Club, today announced an ambitious initiative to transform Moore Park South into a vibrant, world-class recreational and golf facility.
11 Nov 2024
Cleary: Moore Park fires salvo in War on Golf
The Save Moore Park Movement has fired its first salvo in the War On Golf, and come up with a plan to assuage the NSW government's desire for "green space" while still maintaining Moore Park as an 18-holer. Our man Matt Cleary nods along but reckons the movement needs bolder, grander, shorter-form vision...
11 Nov 2024
Open Champ Smith Confirmed For Murray Downs
2022 Open champion and Captain of Ripper GC, Cameron Smith, has officially confirmed his participation in the 2024 NSW Open Golf Championship.
30 Aug 2024
Video Lesson: Make putts with money
Keep your head down, the putter head square, and putt for dough with dough using these two simple drills performed by Cypress Lakes' Head Golf Professional and PGA of Australia member, Scott Cubis.
17 Jul 2024
Cleary: Australian golf right to play Switzerland in game's civil war
As critiqued on social media by his excellency, the Great White Shark Greg Norman, the PGA of Australia didn’t use the names ‘LIV Golf’ or ‘Ripper GC’ when congratulating the all-Aussie team that had won back-to-back LIV tournaments in Adelaide and Singapore.
13 May 2024
Video Lesson: Hit your flop shots stone dead
You're faced with a tough up and down ... with very little green to work with between a bunker and the flag. What do you do?
19 Apr 2024
Video lesson: Maximise your driving power with a pitch
Have you ever considered that driving a golf ball off the tee is similar to throwing a ball?
26 Mar 2024
Video lesson: The key to perfect alignment
Proper alignment is vital for a good golf swing.
26 Mar 2024
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