Though golf calls its crowds “galleries”, implying culture and sophistication, it isn’t always the case at New York-area Majors. And yet there’s one golfer that New York fans love unconditionally.
Australian Golf Digest will be on the ground at Shinnecock Hills in New York for the US Open. To get you up to speed, here is a guide to the year’s second major. First round tee times, Aussies Thursday AEST 8:56pm – Trey Mullinax, Gardendale, Ala.; (a) Matt Parziale, Brockton, Mass.; Jason Scrivener, Australia 9:07pm – Read more…
Sure Shinnecock Hills is wonderful, but it has plenty of company and for those with access, golf is the antidote, not the apotheosis, of the fevered Hamptons vibe.
Despite its tranquil nature, golf can be a contact sport. Here we present stories from readers on the latent dangers of the game – from the self-inflicted to the unforeseen – and advice for playing it safe.
Reigning Australian Open champ Cam Davis is poised to snare a US PGA Tour card for next year courtesy of his victory at the Web.com Tour’s Nashville Open. The 23-year-old from Sydney made light work of a six-shot deficit he faced teeing off on Sunday, firing a seven-under-par 65. At 18 under, Davis bagged a one-shot Read more…
By Evin Priest – US PGA Tour editor Adam Scott’s US Open predicament has dominated recent coverage of players who aren’t, or weren’t, eligible for Shinnecock Hills. And that’s fair enough – he is Adam Scott. He is a former world No.1 and a winner of the Masters among 13 US PGA Tour titles. Scott Read more…
A bogey-free round of six-under-par 65 on day two at the US PGA Tour’s AT&T Byron Nelson is enough for Adam Scott fans to be excited about his turnaround in form. The 37-year-old Australian sits at 10 under and five shots back of 36-hole leader and fellow Australian Marc Leishman (61, 66) at rookie host Read more…
New venue, same old good results for Marc Leishman at the AT&T Byron Nelson Championship. Leishman was a big fan of previous host TPC Four Seasons, which held the Dallas event for 35 years. In nine starts at Las Colinas, he recorded six top-15 finishes, including a couple of third-place ties. But with the US PGA Read more…
Sydney entrepreneur Craig Perkins loves the Players so much, he built a replica of TPC Sawgrass’ famous 17th hole in the backyard of his New South Wales Southern Highlands retreat. Very soon you can play it too.
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