world tour

Smylie to defend Australian PGA Championship crown

Smylie to defend Australian PGA Championship crown

Emerging star Elvis Smylie has locked in the defence of his Australian PGA Championship crown in Brisbane. 1 Jul 2025
Cleary: Fear, loathing and exceptionalism - why the PGA Tour is bad for world golf

Cleary: Fear, loathing and exceptionalism - why the PGA Tour is bad for world golf

There’s a theory, a term, you could call it a Thing, called ‘American exceptionalism’, in which many of our dear, sweet and slightly left-field cousins in America believe to their star-spangled bootstraps that they live in the greatest land of liberty in the history of humankind. 4 Mar 2024
Morri: Aussie Open’s status according to Rory

Morri: Aussie Open’s status according to Rory

It’s hard to pin down exactly when it happened (and it’s never been close to the truth) but the notion of the Australian Open as some kind of ‘fifth major’ is back in the headlines thanks to Rory McIlroy. 15 Jan 2024
Australian Open 'should be golf's fifth major': McIlroy

Australian Open 'should be golf's fifth major': McIlroy

As the PGA Tour and LIV Golf continue to negotiate the sport's future, Rory McIlroy says he has a "dream scenario" with a global approach that would include making the Australian Open equivalent to the sport's "fifth major". 10 Jan 2024
Morri: In a perfect world

Morri: In a perfect world

Like daydreaming about winning the lottery and what one would do with the money, the following is an unrealistic, poorly thought through and shallow view of how a perfect golf world might look. 11 Sep 2023
‘Trying to get this off the ground for three decades’: Norman

‘Trying to get this off the ground for three decades’: Norman

Greg Norman has declared the launch of his Saudi-backed golf series to be the culmination of his three-decade dream. 10 Jun 2022
Morri: The rich get richer

Morri: The rich get richer

There’s a saying in business that it is one’s competitors who actually determines one’s pricing. It’s quite a simple concept when you think about it and explains to some extent the announcement last week of the PGA Tour’s Player Impact Program. 27 Apr 2021
Ogilvy: “What should a world Tour look like?”

Ogilvy: “What should a world Tour look like?”

The world’s professional golf Tours may be suspended right now due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak – but that doesn’t mean the concept of a world Tour has lost any traction. Here, Geoff Ogilvy discusses his “dream Tour”. 16 Apr 2020
McIlroy speaks out against rich world tour

McIlroy speaks out against rich world tour

Rory McIlroy has further distanced himself from a cashed-up world golf tour, with the World No.1 declaring he "didn't like where the money was coming from." 6 Mar 2020
World tour concept is not dead yet: Scott

World tour concept is not dead yet: Scott

Adam Scott still believes a cashed-up world golf tour could still work despite several top players including Rory McIlroy pouring cold water on the rival Premier Golf League. 5 Mar 2020
Koepka backs players over money in PGL call

Koepka backs players over money in PGL call

Four-time major winner Brooks Koepka says competition rather than cash will decide whether he leaves the PGA Tour to join the lucrative Premier Golf League. 27 Feb 2020
MORRI: PGA Tour’s laundry list of drama

MORRI: PGA Tour’s laundry list of drama

There was a time in the not too distant past when the job of PGA Tour Commissioner was one of the most sought after in golf. That might be a tougher sell early in 2020. 24 Feb 2020