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Olympics a family matter for Pan

Olympics a family matter for Pan

Chinese Taipei golfer C.T. Pan thinks he has a secret weapon to push him towards Olympic glory in the men’s golf competition – his wife, Michelle. 28 Jul 2021
First & Second Round Men's Olympic Tee Times (AEST)

First & Second Round Men's Olympic Tee Times (AEST)

The men’s Olympic competition gets underway on Thursday morning in Tokyo. Here is every player’s tee times for the first two days converted to Australian Eastern Standard Time for your viewing convenience. 28 Jul 2021
Yuan hopes sacrifice leads Chinese golf revolution

Yuan hopes sacrifice leads Chinese golf revolution

China’s Carl Yuan believes winning an Olympic Games medal in the men’s golf competition will be “revolutionary” for the game’s growth and development in the Middle Kingdom. 28 Jul 2021
So-called expert golf tips for this week

So-called expert golf tips for this week

The steady diet of big event golf continues this week, as the men take to Kasumigaseki Country Club at the Olympics and a tri-sanctioned event plays out in Europe. Here are our winner and outsider Games tips, plus a men’s and women’s winner in Northern Ireland. 27 Jul 2021
The Preview: Men’s Olympic Golf Competition

The Preview: Men’s Olympic Golf Competition

The men get things started in golf at the Tokyo Olympics this Thursday. Here is all you need to know about the competition, including course details, players to watch and TV times. 27 Jul 2021
After green jacket and COVID Hideki has medal in sights

After green jacket and COVID Hideki has medal in sights

Home hero Hideki Matsuyama was not sure he would be able to compete at the Tokyo Olympics when he tested positive for COVID-19, but now he has recovered he hopes to add another medal for Team Japan. 27 Jul 2021
Japan's Hoshino to strike first at Tokyo Olympics

Japan's Hoshino to strike first at Tokyo Olympics

As a boy, Rikuya Hoshino had visions of competing in the Olympics and challenging for a medal for his country, Japan. 27 Jul 2021
Jazz and Gunn ready to fire for Thailand

Jazz and Gunn ready to fire for Thailand

Thai golf duo Jazz Janewattananond and Gunn Charoenkul have found added motivation ahead of the men’s golf competition at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 after finding inspiration from compatriot Panipak Wongpattanakit, who won gold in the women's taekwondo 49kg event. 26 Jul 2021
Pan prepared to challenge for Olympic medal

Pan prepared to challenge for Olympic medal

C.T. Pan vividly recalls the nerves and butterflies in his stomach when his name was announced on the first tee in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro five years ago. 20 Jul 2021
Koreans Im & Kim have clear Olympic mission for Tokyo

Koreans Im & Kim have clear Olympic mission for Tokyo

Korean golf star Sungjae Im is treating his debut appearance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this month as his “last chance,” saying it would be a memory of a lifetime if he can secure a medal of any colour. 15 Jul 2021
Leish & Cam laud mateship ahead of Open

Leish & Cam laud mateship ahead of Open

They cut an unlikely pair – the young petrol head with the magnificent mullet who looks like a surfer dude, and the lawn curator who looks as if he could be his solid whiskery uncle. 15 Jul 2021
Scott questions if Olympics should go ahead

Scott questions if Olympics should go ahead

Australian star Adam Scott has questioned whether it's a responsible decision to let the Olympics go ahead, saying some people don't understand the fear that the Japanese people are currently experiencing in the build-up to the Games. 14 Jul 2021
Aussies locked in for Tokyo Olympics

Aussies locked in for Tokyo Olympics

The Australian Olympic Committee has announced the four-person Golf Team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, with Rio Olympian Minjee Lee named for her second Games, and Hannah Green, Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith to make their Olympic debuts. 2 Jul 2021
Hannah Green's major Olympic sacrifice

Hannah Green's major Olympic sacrifice

It's one of the more maligned Olympic sports but try telling Australian gold-medal hopeful Hannah Green that golf doesn't belong in the Games. 25 Jun 2021
Olympic golf is missing some stars

Olympic golf is missing some stars

Four of the top 10 men in the world golf ranking are not going to Japan for the Olympics, only one of them by choice. 23 Jun 2021
Smith & Leishman go for gold in Tokyo

Smith & Leishman go for gold in Tokyo

Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman will shift their target to Olympic gold next month after their qualification as Australia's men's representatives in Tokyo was confirmed. 23 Jun 2021
Smith and Leishman eye Olympics

Smith and Leishman eye Olympics

Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman are eyeing Olympic gold after winning the PGA Tour's lone team event in dramatic fashion in New Orleans. 27 Apr 2021
Adam Scott opts out of Tokyo Olympics

Adam Scott opts out of Tokyo Olympics

Adam Scott has decided to skip the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics this year to spend time with his family. 23 Apr 2021
Matsuyama open to lighting Tokyo cauldron

Matsuyama open to lighting Tokyo cauldron

Hideki Matsuyama cut a solitary figure as he walked alone to the clubhouse to sign his card after winning the Masters, even if all of Japan was with him in spirit. 13 Apr 2021
Morri: Players and Olympics common fix

Morri: Players and Olympics common fix

In a funny way The Players Championship and the Olympics face polar opposite problems which – ironically – share the same solution. 15 Mar 2021
Sorenstam elected new President of IGF

Sorenstam elected new President of IGF

The International Golf Federation Board convened a virtual meeting yesterday focused on long-term strategic planning and progress toward next summer’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. 4 Dec 2020