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Ogilvy: My perfect course
It hasn’t been built yet. And it probably never will be; the perfect golf course, that is.
20 Apr 2020
Statement from the R&A on the 149th Open
The R&A has decided to cancel The Open in 2020 due to the current Covid-19 pandemic and the Championship will next be played at Royal St George’s in 2021.
7 Apr 2020
Q&A: What’s it like to play Augusta National
Playing Augusta National is top of most golfers’ bucket list. Here, Editor Brendan James, answers questions on what that experience is like having done so on the Monday after the 2014 Masters, via the tournament’s media ballot.
6 Apr 2020
Statement from the R&A on the COVID-19 pandemic
We are closely monitoring the constantly-moving situation in the COVID-19 pandemic and carefully following the advice issued to us by the UK Government, relevant health authorities and our medical consultants.
20 Mar 2020
The Huggan Interview: R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers
The R&A chief sits down to talk about the biggest issues facing golf, from grass roots participation numbers to the distance debate, gender equality, slow play and the Home of Golf, St Andrews.
11 Mar 2020
Morri: Why Royal Melbourne could host the PGA Championship
The starring role of Royal Melbourne at the Presidents Cup has brought three ideas into sharp focus and perhaps offered up a solution to some of the professional game’s nagging issues.
16 Dec 2019
McIlroy criticises ‘easy’ Euro Tour courses
Rory McIlroy slammed the European Tour after the final round at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St. Andrews on Sunday, saying courses were often too easy to properly test the world's best players.
30 Sep 2019
Walters shoots 63 to lead Dunhill Links
South African Justin Walters has shot nine-under 63 for his lowest score on the European Tour in six years, giving him a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
27 Sep 2019
Course Design: Short Fours
Golf Australia Architecture Editor Mike Clayton dissects the qualities of what makes a great short par-4 and reveals some of the best in the game can be found here in Australia.
4 Jul 2019
Morri: Savour the shot, not the score
Australia has one of the best golf cultures in the world and, for the most part, an approach to the game that is the envy of many outside these shores.
8 May 2019
Travel: A Scottish Pilgrimage
Golf’s spiritual home has never been more popular, with golfers from around the globe descending on its world-class courses. Our correspondent joined the throng for a once-in-a-lifetime experience on and off the course.
26 Apr 2019
The Greatest Showman: Miguel Ángel Jiménez
There’s no denying Miguel Ángel Jiménez is a born entertainer; the Spaniard has proven to be one of golf’s most endearing individuals on and off the course. Here, he talks about career memories, fast cars, and finding the Fountain of Youth.
23 Apr 2019
CLAYTON: Brown is good
If you are living in a part of Australia that is drought-affected or under water restrictions, chances are you could be playing on firm, fast-running brown fairways this summer.
6 Nov 2018
Huggan: Why the Hall needs a proper home
Greetings from St. Andrews and the Senior Open Championship. Looking out from the media centre to the right of the 1st fairway on the Old Course, I can see a small tent. On the front it reads “World Golf Hall of Fame.” The actual hall is nowhere near the East Neuk of Fife of course. It is in St. Augustine, Florida, not coincidentally close to the headquarters of the PGA Tour along the road in Ponte Vedra.
1 Nov 2018
Clayton: Bunkers 101
Believe it or not, bunkers are not scattered across a golf course simply to make your life a misery. The great designers used them to improve the strategy of their creations, but, as Mike Clayton points out here, not all bunkering is good and often it can be misplaced to make a hole more difficult.
26 Jul 2018
St Andrews to host 2021 Open Championship
The R&A have confirmed that the 150th Open Championship will be played at St Andrews in 2021.
13 Feb 2018
THE OPEN: Day leads final Aussie assault
Jason Day is the co-leader of The Open Championship after 54 holes, with five more Australians also with genuine chances of winning the Claret Jug. Brendan James reports from St Andrews.
20 Jul 2015
THE OPEN: Woe is Tiger
Tiger Woods' slump has extended into The Open where he shot a first round 76. But he says he can still fight his way back to contend, despite being 11 shots off the lead. Brendan James reports from St Andrews.
17 Jul 2015
THE OPEN: Tiger warns his critics, and Spieth
Tiger Woods has warned his critics he is not dead and buried yet as he prepares for this week's Open. He also had some words of wisdom for Jordan Spieth. Brendan James reports
15 Jul 2015
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