For the first time since the FedEx Cup era began in 2007, there will be no Australians at the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake this week.
Min Woo Lee may have been rubbing shoulders recently with Justin Bieber and fellow music royalty in Los Angeles, but come November in “Brisneyland” the Australian golfer will be the celebrity when he tees up at the BMW Australian PGA at Royal Queensland.
While Sebastian Munoz and Jon Rahm split the spotlight at LIV Golf Indianapolis, the former winning the tournament and the latter clinching the overall season-long individual championship, Australia’s contingent experienced a mixed bag.
Jon Rahm was locked in an unlikely battle with five-time winner this year, Joaquin Niemann, for LIV Golf’s season-long individual title during its Indianapolis finale that concluded Sunday (Monday AEST).
There was drama until the very end, but one of LIV Golf’s foundation players, Henrik Stenson, was relegated from the league at LIV Golf Indianapolis along with Anthony Kim.
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When South Africa’s Dean Burmester holed a six-foot birdie putt to defeat Jon Rahm and his fellow Spaniard Josele Ballester in a playoff at LIV Golf Chicago, the double-fist pump was noticeable.
It was a mixed bag for Ripper GC’s four Australian stars as the LIV Golf season nears a close, with Marc Leishman the top Australian at LIV Golf Chicago in a share of 13th.
The entire FedEx Cup playoffs should be overhauled, reduced in tournaments but increased in total players and re-imagined using a match play format with a twist – where top seeds compete in the first round to earn a bye or face a second chance saloon.
In the week leading up to Rory McIlroy’s emotional green jacket victory at Augusta National in April, the Northern Irishman was wearing another green garment—an ancient and sacred stone gifted to him in New Zealand late last year.
Geez, we’re a forgetful bunch. It was only three years ago – almost to the week – that Australian sports fans and mainstream media were shouting from the rooftops, on breakfast television and on back pages that “our” Cameron Smith was a major winner and an Open champion at St Andrews.
Niemann has two more individual LIV events to close out the season, for which all signs point towards him winning the season-long points race. He holds a huge lead over Jon Rahm.
Cameron Smith is rejuvenated after strong showing at LIV Golf UK that was only held back by rustiness in his usually elite short game, but the major winner is hungry to finish off the LIV season strong before making his way back to the Australian summer of golf.
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Australia’s Ripper GC has kept itself within striking distance of a team podium heading into the final round of LIV Golf UK, although team members Marc Leishman, Cameron Smith, Matt Jones and Lucas Herbert likely left themselves too far back of runaway leader Joaquin Niemann at JCB Golf and Country Club in England.
Just days after LIV Golf confirmed its return to Adelaide for February 13–15, 2026, the league has announced a new event will join the 2026 schedule from March 20–22.
Cameron Smith says a thoroughly disappointing campaign at the majors has fired him up to finish the second half of the year with a bang, starting at this week’s LIV Golf UK tournament.
Aussie of the month: Minjee Lee We’ll get to Grace Kim, believe us, but late June belonged to Minjee Lee, who secured her place in Australian golf history by winning her third major championship: the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. At PGA Frisco in Texas, Lee overcame fierce winds, brutally fast greens and high final-round pressure Read more…
It’s almost a philosophical debate: should a playoff be obliged to provide an advantage to the most consistent performer all season, or should the closing act be a totally level playing field?
Australian Golf Digest
