Articles by Evin Priest

December 30th, 2025

Bryson DeChambeau says LIV Golf renewal progressing, but ‘things have got to change’

Superstar Bryson DeChambeau sounded non-committal, at least not yet, when discussing renewing his contract with LIV Golf in an interview with Flushing It Golf.

December 29th, 2025

Which Australians are already in the 2026 Masters? Augusta National field takes shape

With the 2026 Masters now just over 100 days away, the anticipation for Augusta National is beginning to increase.

December 24th, 2025

LIV Golf unveils huge news about Brooks Koepka

LIV Golf has revealed huge news about its star recruit, Brooks Koepka.

December 23rd, 2025

Aussie Matt Jones among the field for LIV Golf’s qualifying school in January

Ripper GC’s Matt Jones was listed under “players relegated or without a contract for the following season” when LIV Golf released the field and other details for its qualifying school in Florida next month.

December 22nd, 2025

News you may have missed: January 2026

Aussie of the month: Australian Open The Australian Open is back! Modern attendance records were smashed when more than 112,000 fans came through the gates during the week of the Crown Australian Open at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. It reinforces that great tournament venues matter, as the Open returning to Royal Melbourne’s Composite course for Read more…

December 22nd, 2025

2026 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Te Arai Links

How the 2026 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship came to be at Te Arai Links.

December 22nd, 2025

Mile-high mulligans

Six funny travel stories and experiences, as told by Australia’s leading golfers and one highly entertaining Englishman.

December 21st, 2025

Aussie tour pro’s dream is realised with spectacular 7 Mile Beach course in Tasmania

Tasmanian tour pro Mat Goggin was 13 years old in the late 1980s, enjoying his first year of playing golf, when his grandfather insisted he head to 7 Mile Beach in Hobart, Tasmania, to hit balls off the sand.

December 17th, 2025

Cam Smith ‘wishes Australian Open had gone a different way’, but his takeaways are positive

After taking some time to lick his wounds, Cameron Smith said on Wednesday he can see a healthy silver lining to a heartbreaking close call at the recent Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.

December 16th, 2025

Major winner confirmed for 2026 Women’s Australian Open

Grace Kim will bring her rapidly rising star power back to Australian shores in March, with the major winner confirmed as an early marquee player for the 2026 Women’s Australian Open at Kooyonga Golf Course.

December 9th, 2025

Australian Open: Will the Melbourne Sandbelt secure the Stonehaven Cup beyond 2026?

A blockbuster Australian Open at the iconic Royal Melbourne has left golf fans craving more national championships on the Sandbelt, after record crowds and global interest in the TV broadcast sent the national championship back to its glory days.

December 9th, 2025

What does Rory McIlroy think of a 20-event PGA Tour schedule in the bigger picture of global golf?

Rory McIlroy was asked at the Australian Open what he thought of a 20-event PGA Tour schedule in the bigger picture of global golf.

December 7th, 2025

Short missed par putt on final hole cost gutted Cameron Smith chance to win his beloved Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia — With great stages come great heartbreaks. Masters champion Rory McIlroy ended an 11-year absence from the Australian Open, which ended a 34-year absence from the country’s most famous golf course, Royal Melbourne, hosting the historic championship. Augusta National announced the Australian Open winner would be invited to the Masters. Attendance records were Read more…

December 7th, 2025

Australian Open: Rory McIlroy hopes for standalone week as attendance records smashed

Rory McIlroy says carving out a standalone week for the Australian Open is the only hurdle to attracting more of the world’s top golfers after a creditable but rusty performance at Royal Melbourne that showed signs of fatigue after a career-defining year.

December 7th, 2025

Australian Open: Cam Smith narrowly misses putt to force playoff as Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen wins at Royal Melbourne

Cameron Smith missed a short putt to take the Australian Open into a playoff at Royal Melbourne after Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen made a sublime par save to lift the Stonehaven Cup.

December 6th, 2025

Australian Open: Cam Smith eyes comeback win for the ages at Royal Melbourne

Australian Open contender Cameron Smith is dreaming of a triumphant comeback win from a highly-publicised “crappy year” having salvaged a place in the last group at Royal Melbourne, where a star-studded leaderboard teases a final round for the ages.

December 6th, 2025

A whiff. A rally. Rory McIlroy is giving Australian Open fans everything they could ask for at Royal Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Australia — The gallery cheered on the 15th tee at Royal Melbourne’s Composite course when Rory McIlroy put a long iron back in the bag and reached for the driver on the short but tricky par 4. The Crown Australian Open crowds had just witnessed a rare whiff from the Masters champion in some Read more…

December 5th, 2025

Australian Open: Watch Rory McIlroy avoid disaster missed cut as Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott, Cam Smith contend

Masters champion Rory McIlroy praised the massive “potential” of the Australian Open for his inspiration to save a near-nightmare missed cut with a champion finish to his second round at Royal Melbourne.

December 5th, 2025

Australian Open: Eagle specialist Rasmus-Neergaard Petersen co-leads at Royal Melbourne

After a career-changing birdie blitz in the final hour of the DP World Tour season, newly-minted PGA Tour player Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen feels he belongs atop the Australian Open leaderboard at Royal Melbourne.

December 4th, 2025

Australian Open: Elvis Smylie sweeps Rory McIlroy, Cam Smith aside to lead at Royal Melbourne

Elvis Smylie says a breakthrough DP World Tour win and a solid year on the European circuit prepared him to upstage Rory McIlroy and other more experienced stars on day one at the Australian Open at a windy Royal Melbourne.

December 4th, 2025

Australian Open: It’s back! Bumper crowds welcome Rory McIlroy, home stars at Royal Melbourne

Enormous crowds greeted Rory McIlroy at Royal Melbourne on Thursday morning as Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee, Cameron Smith and others lived up to their billing with solid starts to the tournament.

December 3rd, 2025

Rory McIlroy’s goals have shifted from simply winning to creating a lasting career legacy

MELBOURNE, Australia – The challenge is simple, if hefty. Rory McIlroy wants to focus on winning the game’s oldest and most prestigious trophies at golf’s most sacred venues. An Open Championship at St. Andrews, a U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, and, this week, an Australian Open at Royal Melbourne. MORE: Adam Scott is experiecing a Read more…