Articles by Evin Priest

Course Review: Commonwealth Golf Club, VIC

Commonwealth Golf Club refuses to rest on its laurels, despite producing elite tour players such as Marc Leishman and Lucas Herbert. The Melbourne Sandbelt gem is on a mission to get the most out of its heavenly canvas.

Warnie’s big idea for a Melbourne celebrity pro-am

Imagine a celebrity pro-am with rounds at Victoria Golf Club, Metropolitan, Royal Melbourne and Kingston Heath. It’s an idea Shane Warne believes could rival the Pebble Beach Pro Am on the US PGA Tour or the Dunhill Links Championship on the European Tour. And if you think about the former sports stars, actors and business Read more…

Adam Scott Exclusive: Why I’m A No-Show This Summer

In an interview with Australian Golf Digest’s PGA Tour editor Evin Priest, Adam Scott grades his 2018 season, talks through his plans for 2019 and details why he is skipping the Australian summer of golf this year.

Five things you need to know about Aussie pro Grant Booth

By Evin Priest – US PGA Tour editor Australian youngster Grant Booth is putting the finishing touches on preparation ahead of his US PGA Tour debut at next week’s Barracuda Championship in Reno, Nevada. The 22-year-old has flown under the radar relative to other star amateurs based in Australia, but don’t worry – he was Read more…

British Open 2018: Adam The Scot

Adam Scott has made a habit of arriving early ahead of the British Open every year. But this year he’s taking it up a notch.

VIDEO: Tiger holes pitch shot, in the mix at Quicken Loans

By Evin Priest A holed pitch shot for birdie from 30 yards was the highlight of Tiger Woods’ second round as he moved into weekend contention at the US PGA Tour’s Quicken Loans National in Maryland. Woods carded a 5-under-par 65 at TPC Potomac which left him at five-under-par and four shots back of clubhouse Read more…

Dynamic Duo

Marc Leishman’s caddie and close mate Matt Kelly opens up on where it all began for one of the US PGA Tour’s most respected partnerships.

What Cam Davis’ Web.com Tour win means for his 2018/19 PGA Tour hopes

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…

Leishman takes a liking to new Byron Nelson host venue

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…

A former Aussie rules player is helping Luke List?

By Evin Priest – US PGA Tour editor World No.67 Luke List is a name you should now be accustomed to seeing on leaderboards if you watch the US PGA Tour regularly. He’s even high on a leaderboard at the moment – one shot back of 54-hole leader Ian Poulter at the RBC Heritage at Read more…

Five things you may not know about Cameron Smith

By Evin Priest – US PGA Tour editor Cameron Smith has spent the past 12 months quietly cementing his status as the next big thing in Australian golf. The softly spoken 24-year-old from Brisbane notched his maiden US PGA Tour victory at the Zurich Classic in May last year, and added to his professional trophy Read more…

C’mon Aussie!

A trio of Aussies – including one who had a ‘front-row seat’ – reflects on our nation’s greatest Masters moment.

Adam Scott: 5 Years On

Adam Scott on the five-year anniversary of his 2013 Masters triumph – and the letters he received from Jack, Arnie, Gary and tennis legend Roger Federer.