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The Thing About Golf: #134 David Rickman

The Thing About Golf: #134 David Rickman

We have a special treat for the true rules nerds of the game among you, with our latest guest non other than recently retired R&A rules guru David Rickman. 13 Feb 2025
The R&A announces Karrie Webb as Honorary Member

The R&A announces Karrie Webb as Honorary Member

Karrie Webb AO, one of golf’s great champions, has accepted an invitation to become an Honorary Member of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. 6 Dec 2024
Aussie world No.1007 John has dream day on the links

Aussie world No.1007 John has dream day on the links

Australian journeyman Cameron John isn't among the world's top 1000 golfers - but it hasn't stopped the rising Melbourne player roaring to second on the leaderboard after a dream opening round at Scotland's prestigious Dunhill Links Championship. 4 Oct 2024
Playing From The Tips Ep.83: Dunhill Links, Sanderson Farms, Asia-Pacific Am & more

Playing From The Tips Ep.83: Dunhill Links, Sanderson Farms, Asia-Pacific Am & more

The DP World Tour continues to hold centre stage with this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. 1 Oct 2024
Lydia Ko continues golden summer with Open triumph

Lydia Ko continues golden summer with Open triumph

Lydia Ko has added a third major title to her glittering resume, winning the Women's Open Championship at St Andrews a fortnight after striking Olympic gold in another landmark day for New Zealand sport. 26 Aug 2024
Aussie Open challenge disappears in the St Andrews wind

Aussie Open challenge disappears in the St Andrews wind

On a day when Australia's top women golfers may have found their AIG Women's Open hopes gone with the wind at the home of golf, American world No.1 Nelly Korda was among the few showing them the way at St Andrews. 23 Aug 2024
Korda out to rediscover unbeatable form at St Andrews

Korda out to rediscover unbeatable form at St Andrews

Nelly Korda was playing such good golf in the first half of 2024 that her rivals were starting to hope she wouldn't turn up for tournaments. 22 Aug 2024
Feature story: Open for the taking

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
Feature story: Welcome home to St Andrews

Feature story: Welcome home to St Andrews

The Women’s Open returns to the Old Course for 2024. We are talking the home of golf. Where the game began. Simple as. The best stage in the world for the best players in the world. It is how it’s meant to be. 21 Aug 2024
Playing From The Tips Ep.77: AIG Women's Open, BMW Championship & more

Playing From The Tips Ep.77: AIG Women's Open, BMW Championship & more

All eyes are on St Andrews this week as the best women golfers in the world head to the home of golf for the AIG Women’s Open. 20 Aug 2024
Our experts agree: Aussie chances abound in wide open Women's Open

Our experts agree: Aussie chances abound in wide open Women's Open

The vagaries of Scottish weather, the experience and form of the players, and simple luck of the draw have all made for a particularly open field at the Women's Open Championship which tees off on Thursday at the Old Course at St Andrews. 20 Aug 2024
Minjee snares lead at wet and windy Scottish Open

Minjee snares lead at wet and windy Scottish Open

Two-time major champion Minjee Lee managed a strong wind and caught a break with rare sunshine in a wet Scottish summer to shoot a five-under 67 for a one-shot lead in the Women's Scottish Open. 16 Aug 2024
Ogilvy: Holes that have always struck a positive chord with me

Ogilvy: Holes that have always struck a positive chord with me

We all have favourites. I know I do when it comes to golf holes. They are not necessarily the best par-3s, par-4s and par-5s — although I would argue that they are right up there. 16 Jul 2024
Inside Golf Australia August 2024

Inside Golf Australia August 2024

If you've been thinking about planning a golfing great escape but are unsure of where to start, the latest issue of Golf Australia magazine has come along at the perfect time. 10 Jul 2024
Smith dreaming of more major glory at Augusta

Smith dreaming of more major glory at Augusta

Steeling himself for "the best week of the year", Cameron Smith can't disguise his desperation to join golf royalty with a career-defining Masters triumph. 3 Apr 2024
More rain means Monday finish for Alfred Dunhill Links

More rain means Monday finish for Alfred Dunhill Links

Heavy rain in Scotland and waterlogged courses caused play at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship to be abandoned again on Sunday. 9 Oct 2023
Morri: A more intimate, and arguably better, experience

Morri: A more intimate, and arguably better, experience

It’s true of most things in life that for everything we gain we invariably give up something else. In the world of golf spectating, that thing is intimacy. 4 Sep 2023
Jones goes down in epic 10-hole play-off

Jones goes down in epic 10-hole play-off

The Asian Tour sensationally witnessed the longest sudden-death play-off in its history Sunday, when young Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra defeated veteran Matt Jones from Australia on the 10th extra hole at the inaugural St Andrews Bay Championship. 28 Aug 2023
Garcia desperate to break 25-year Scottish drought

Garcia desperate to break 25-year Scottish drought

Sergio Garcia’s illustrious career has been highlighted by six victories on the Asian Tour but this week his relationship with the Tour takes a new turn when he competes in the circuit’s first-ever event on Scottish soil – the St Andrew Bay Championship. 24 Aug 2023
Same old Smith experiences unexpected emotions

Same old Smith experiences unexpected emotions

Cameron Smith has had to hold back the tears as he handed back the Claret Jug as Open Champion at Hoylake – before revealing just how desperate he is to grab the famous old trophy back on Sunday. 18 Jul 2023
Cam trending to drink from Claret Jug once again

Cam trending to drink from Claret Jug once again

Cam Smith has revealed what a wrench it will be for him to hand back the Claret Jug, but he believes he's in the sort of form to have it in his clutches again by the end of next week. 17 Jul 2023