American Harold Varner III has vowed to return to the play the Australian PGA Championship for a third straight year in 2017 after claiming the Joe Kirkwood Cup with a scintillating final round at RACV Royal Pines on Sunday.
Englishman Ian Poulter has urged RACV Royal Pines greens staff to ‘go low’ on the weekend so that the ‘old Ian’ can make a charge at a maiden Australian PGA Championship and break a four-year winless drought.
We’ll never beat Arnie and Jack for pure competitive drama, but Jack and Tiger as historical theater has been pretty good, too. Now, after a layoff of 466 days from competition by Tiger Woods, we may see interest pick up again in his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus’ majors record.
The 1934 Australian Open at Royal Sydney was a pivotal moment in Australian golf, with local hero Billy Bolger shooting a world-record score to beat Gene Sarazen – arguably the game’s best player at the time.