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The Open Championship
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The Open: Age is just a number
At the 2021 PGA Championship in May, Phil Mickelson was 50 years old and he hadn’t won on Tour for two years, yet he won on the longest golf course in the history of the majors, with the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island measuring 7,876 yards.
13 Jul 2021
The Open's list of withdrawals grows
Former champion Zach Johnson is the latest to withdraw from The Open because he tested positive for the coronavirus.
13 Jul 2021
The Open: Langer’s bitter-sweet taste of Sandwich
Golf is a sport of the unexpected. Take Bernhard Langer and The Open: six times the German legend finished in the top-three yet never lifted the Claret Jug. Three of those near misses were at Royal St. George’s, where the championship returns this week. Here, he talks to Robin Barwick about the Claret Jug he never won
12 Jul 2021
DeChambeau hires instructor as new caddie
Bryson DeChambeau made quite the splash while announcing the identity of his new caddie.
12 Jul 2021
The Open to welcome up to 32,000 fans per day
Following the UK Government’s announcement to delay the planned easing of restrictions, we are now actively working with the government and public health authorities, including those in Kent, in the next phase of the Events Research Programme, which will enable a number of events to take place with higher capacities than the current Step 3 guidance.
20 Jun 2021
Inside Golf Australia July 2021
After 24 months of waiting, golf’s original major championship has finally returned to the calendar.
18 Jun 2021
WATCH: Five of the best … Greg Norman victories
Greg Norman won 91 professional titles between 1976 and 2001. Here, in chronological order, are five of The Shark’s most memorable victories.
25 May 2020
Round to forget: The day ‘Carnasty’ put Sergio Garcia on the canvas
The 1999 Open has been written into the championship’s folklore for Jean Van de Velde’s 72nd hole meltdown. But for the 156 players who teed up at Carnoustie, it is the difficulty of the course in the first round they’ll remember above all else.
18 May 2020
Free crossword: Jack Nicklaus' Brilliant Career
Jack Nicklaus is the greatest golfer of all time, with more major titles than any player to swing a club.
6 May 2020
Free crossword: The life & times of Greg Norman
How well do you know Greg Norman?
29 Apr 2020
Morri: Remembering the incredible Dan Cullen
Golf is full of remarkable stories but to this day few can match the feat of Australia’s Dan Cullen, a lifelong club professional who qualified for The Open Championship in 1977 – at the age of 64.
20 Apr 2020
R&A ponders Open Championship postponement
The Open Championship could become the latest major sporting event to be postponed because of the coronavirus crisis, but a final decision has not yet been taken, organisers say.
3 Apr 2020
Top Aussie Open trio earn place into The 149th Open Championship
Matt Jones, Aaron Pike and World No.1 amateur Takumi Kanaya have secured their places in The 149th Open Championship after qualifying at the Emirates Australian Open.
8 Dec 2019
Profile: Meet “Bob from Oban”
Robert MacIntyre is not a name you might readily recognise. But this down-to-earth greenkeeper’s son might just be Scotland’s next golfing superstar.
20 Nov 2019
Royal Portrush bares its teeth as McIlroy cards “inexcusable” 79
It was quite a day at Royal Portrush in the opening round of the 148th Open Championship. Much that hardly ever happens actually did. And much that was expected to occur eventually didn’t.
19 Jul 2019
Morri: Links golf … Now that’s entertainment
For many golf fans – this writer included – the next few weeks represent the best time of year to be a spectator of the professional game.
4 Jul 2019
R&A to allow shorts for Open practise
The world's top golfers will be permitted to wear shorts as they practise for this year’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush, the R&A has announced.
3 Apr 2019
European Vocation: Jake McLeod
A twenty-something planning a year travelling around Europe is nothing new. Jake McLeod’s arrival in the Old World in 2019 won’t be any holiday as he takes his place as a European Tour rookie.
27 Mar 2019
Profile: Eddie Pepperell
He’s well aware that his jokey persona has led some circles of the golfing media to christen him a party-boy, but Eddie Pepperell insists he’s nothing of the sort. Here he talks exclusively to Golf Australia about courting controversy, career ambitions, and his willingness to accept his flaws.
24 Feb 2019
A Golfing Life: Tom Watson
Even after five decades of playing professional golf, Tom Watson is still searching for that next great round. Here, he talks about the competitive fire within and shares his views on the current state of the game.
30 Dec 2018
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
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