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THE OPEN: Beastly ‘Railway’ hole bares its teeth
The 156 players that took to the Royal Troon course for the first round played the brutal 11th – The Railway Hole – in a combined total of 108 over par, writes Brendan James
15 Jul 2016
THE OPEN: Five players to follow & five to forget
Golf Australia Editor Brendan James has been keeping a close eye on practice for The Open Championship starting later today. Here, he provides his tips from Royal Troon.
14 Jul 2016
THE OPEN: Chalmers hopes for “sliding door” moment
Two weeks ago Greg Chalmers was resigned to the fact his days on the PGA Tour might be numbered. Now he's a Tour winner playing the Open Championship.
13 Jul 2016
THE OPEN: Remembering the first champion
Remembering the inaugural Champion Golfer of the Year, Willie Park Snr – a former caddie and clubmaker, who overcame the legendary Old Tom Morris to win the Open belt.
13 Jul 2016
THE OPEN: Honest Rory’s blunt drug claim
Rory McIlroy says drug testing in golf is so bad he could take human growth hormone and "get away with it", which compromises the game as an Olympic sport. Brendan James reports.
13 Jul 2016
THE OPEN: Postage Stamp set to cause carnage
Some of the locals call it the 'Wee Beastie', but the rest of the golfing world know it as the Postage Stamp – a short par-3 that strikes fear into the game's best players, writes Brendan James.
13 Jul 2016
THE OPEN: The final Monty
At 53, Colin Montgomerie is a 500-1 shot to win The Open Championship. But he's playing on his home course and the fire to succeed still burns strong, writes Brendan James
12 Jul 2016
THE OPEN: Aussie first round tee times
There are 11 Australians in action this week at Royal Troon. Here are the first round tee times.
12 Jul 2016
THE OPEN: Failures driving Day’s motivation
World No.1 Jason Day says his biggest worry at this week's Open Championship is beating himself, which is why he's drawing on some failures as motivation, writes Brendan James
12 Jul 2016
Golf Australia July issue
We celebrate the first calendar month in nearly 50 years to contain two majors by previewing both The Open and US PGA Championships, with insights from Adam Scott and defending PGA champion Jason Day.
29 Jun 2016
TIGER WOODS TO PLAY AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Tiger Woods will play in Sydney for the first time in 15 years after confirming he will start in Australian Open golf championship in November.
1 Aug 2011
Personal Lesson: Controlling The Putter Face
There are many and varied ways to putt.
27 Jul 2011
Golf Boys - Oh Oh Oh (Official Video)
Golf Boys - Oh Oh Oh (Official Video) featuring PGA TOUR Players Ben Crane, Rickie Fowler, Bubba Watson & Hunter Mahan.
14 Jun 2011
The Gunpowder Golf Shot
Can any of these top pro golfers hit a ball directly into a barrel of 'gunpowder' that's moored on a boat out at sea?
3 Jun 2011
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