Here’s to hoping these wholehearted endorsements of Olympic Golf – and an eventual return to normalcy – result in a more star-studded field in Paris 2024.
“The format is flawed.” “Men and women should compete together.”“Professionals who play for millions of dollars every week have no place at the Olympic Games.“ For three-and-a-half days everything that is wrong with golf at the Olympics was bandied about yet late on Sunday – to paraphrase Jeff Goldblum’s character in “Jurassic Park” – golf once again Read more…
Sungjae Im and Si Woo Kim both didn’t medal at the Olympics and thus failed to exempt themselves from South Korea’s mandatory military service requirement.
Of course, Xander Schauffele wanted to win an Olympic gold medal for himself. But he really, really wanted to win one for his dad, Stefan, whose own Olympic decathlon aspirations died when his car was struck by a drunk driver.
Cameron Smith (-9) has given himself an outside chance of winning Australia’s first Olympic medal, while compatriot Marc Leishman (E) slipped further down the leaderboard in the third round at Kasumigaseki Country Club.
His last name gives the wrong idea. Jhared Hack went absolutely bonkers during a skins game at Las Vegas Golf Club on Thursday, making 10 birdies, three eagles and a bogey for a preposterous round of 15-under par 57.
The Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC), the Masters Tournament and The R&A have confirmed the 12th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) is set to be held November 3-6 2021 at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club (Championship Course) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Imagine for a moment that you turn on the news next week and hear that Rohan Browning has qualified fastest for the semi-finals of the men’s 100-metre sprint.
When the parents of an Olympic athlete look at a child competing on the world’s biggest stage, they’re usually overtaken with pride. When Cameron Smith’s mum looks at him this week, though, she’ll be feeling something else as well.
The eyes of the sporting world are squarely focused on Tokyo right now and golf fans have waited patiently as other Olympic sports have taken the spotlight. That wait is now over.
Tommy Fleetwood, the man whose flowing locks have earned him the nickname ‘Fairway Jesus’, has conceded that the mulleted Cam Smith would beat him to gold if the Olympics was awarding medals for hairstyles at the Tokyo Games.
It’s the tournament that they never imagined contesting let alone winning but the prospect of Olympic gold is now hitting home for Australian pair Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman.
The serenity of the Evian Resort Golf Club, nestled in the mountains overlooking Lake Geneva, masked the mayhem that unfolded Sunday for Lee to join Hall of Famers Patty Sheehan and Karrie Webb as the three to come from seven shots behind to win an LPGA Major.
Bryson DeChambeau has tested positive for COVID-19 as part of the final testing protocol before he left the United States for the Olympics 2020 in Japan. He will be unable to compete for Team USA.
The senior leadership structure of the PGA of Australia has been confirmed through until 2024 with Australian golf legend Rodger Davis to remain on as Chair and Gavin Kirkman to continue as Chief Executive Officer.