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Aussie Min Woo Lee charges into Houston Open lead

Aussie Min Woo Lee charges into Houston Open lead

Australian Min Woo Lee's clinical third round 63 gave him a four-shot lead at the Houston Open at Memorial Park, with world No.1 Scott Scheffler another shot adrift. 30 Mar 2025
Huggan: Adding-up majors should never be the sole measure of ultimate worth

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
McIlroy supreme in St Patrick's Day Players play-off

McIlroy supreme in St Patrick's Day Players play-off

Rory McIlroy has cruised to the Players Championship title, winning a three-hole aggregate play-off over JJ Spaun after the American found water at the 17th. 18 Mar 2025
Monday shootout will decide The Players

Monday shootout will decide The Players

A weather delay culled four hours out of the pointy end of the Players Championship. Once returning, Rory McIlroy and unheralded American JJ Spaun couldn't be separated after the 72 holes at TPC Sawgrass. 17 Mar 2025
Min Woo Lee one off the pace at Players' Championship

Min Woo Lee one off the pace at Players' Championship

Australian golf star Min Woo Lee is just one stroke off the lead after his opening round of the PGA Tour's flagship Players' Championship at TPC Sawgrass. 14 Mar 2025
"More pointless than Pokémon": Tomorrow's Golf League critiqued, and roughly

"More pointless than Pokémon": Tomorrow's Golf League critiqued, and roughly

Matt Cleary has seen enough of Tomorrow's Golf League (TGL), the hybrid, indoor-outdoor, digital-actual, teams-based golf league in Florida to know that it's not for him. Indeed he wonders if it has any point at all. 10 Mar 2025
Davis in the mix at Arnold Palmer Invitational

Davis in the mix at Arnold Palmer Invitational

Wyndham Clark birdied three of his last six holes to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida, with Cam Davis the best of the Australians in a tie for sixth. 7 Mar 2025
PGA Tour deal with Saudis not close nor necessary: McIlroy

PGA Tour deal with Saudis not close nor necessary: McIlroy

Rory McIlroy believes the PGA Tour completing a deal with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf would be the ideal scenario because it would bring back together all the best players in the world. 6 Mar 2025
McIlroy triumphs at Pebble Beach as Aussies fall short

McIlroy triumphs at Pebble Beach as Aussies fall short

Rory McIlroy has triumphed at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for his 27th career victory on the PGA Tour. 3 Feb 2025
Australia's Davis tames Pebble Beach with superb round

Australia's Davis tames Pebble Beach with superb round

Australian golfer Cam Davis has tamed the famous Pebble Beach course with a stunning seven-under opening round at the PGA Tour's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. 31 Jan 2025
Golf gun McKibbin ignores McIlroy advice, signs for LIV

Golf gun McKibbin ignores McIlroy advice, signs for LIV

Northern Ireland's rising star Tom McKibbin has ignored the advice of his compatriot Rory McIlroy and officially signed with the LIV Golf tour. 30 Jan 2025
Norman dares golf megastars Woods, McIlroy to debate

Norman dares golf megastars Woods, McIlroy to debate

Greg Norman wants to debate golf megastars Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy and explain how LIV Golf has made them even richer. 22 Jan 2025
Hatton wins Dubai Desert Classic on big pay-day for Micheluzzi

Hatton wins Dubai Desert Classic on big pay-day for Micheluzzi

Tyrrell Hatton has broken the bank in Dubai, pocketing a massive 1.49million Euro ($A2.47million) winner's cheque at the Desert Classic while Australian David Micheluzzi was also richly rewarded for his best week yet on the DP World Tour. 20 Jan 2025
McIlroy believes LIV replacing Greg Norman is good move

McIlroy believes LIV replacing Greg Norman is good move

Rory McIlroy believes that Greg Norman being replaced as LIV Golf's chief executive officer is "probably a good move" for the Saudi-funded breakaway which he believes is here to stay. 17 Jan 2025
Aussie Micheluzzi sets hot pace in Dubai Desert Classic

Aussie Micheluzzi sets hot pace in Dubai Desert Classic

Australian David Micheluzzi has enjoyed a blistering start to the Dubai Desert Classic, sharing the lead after the first round with his seven-under-par 65. 17 Jan 2025
McIlroy disappointed in young star's move to LIV Golf

McIlroy disappointed in young star's move to LIV Golf

Golfing superstar Rory McIlroy has expressed his disappointment about a rising star and fellow Northern Ireland golfer's projected move to LIV Golf. 16 Jan 2025
Cleary: Tomorrow's Golf League starts today, and almost anything goes

Cleary: Tomorrow's Golf League starts today, and almost anything goes

Tomorrow's Golf League (TGL), the hybrid "real" and digital golf experience contested by teams in a tech-infused warehouse in Florida will kick off imminently, and, maybe, it will enamour Generation Next. Senior Writer Matt Cleary remains a tad sceptical, you could say. 8 Jan 2025
Rory McIlroy says TGL is 'golf reimagined'

Rory McIlroy says TGL is 'golf reimagined'

Rory McIlroy believes the new Tomorrow's Golf League (TGL) is "golf reimagined for the 21st century". 6 Jan 2025
U.S players will be paid for competing at 2025 Ryder Cup

U.S players will be paid for competing at 2025 Ryder Cup

American players are to receive half-a-million dollars ($A790,000) for playing at the Ryder Cup with the proviso at least 60 per cent goes to charity. 17 Dec 2024
PGA and LIV stars go head to head as talks drag on

PGA and LIV stars go head to head as talks drag on

Brooks Koepka feels like he could be stepping into another Ryder Cup environment, match play with bragging rights at stake, even if it's only two-man teams competing in one match instead of 12-man teams in 28 matches. 11 Dec 2024
Making the Australian Open great again

Making the Australian Open great again

In part one of John Huggan's feature on the Australian Open, we analyse a tournament that had long been considered among the most prestigious non-major events in world golf, celebrated over the decades by legends the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. However, as the tournament grapples with declining interest from elite players, voices from within the elite golf community are calling for a resurgence, emphasising the need to restore the tournament to its former glory and significance on both the national and international stages. 26 Nov 2024