What seemed like only an outside chance of a win for the Queenslander, who finished equal second on debut at Augusta National in 2011, quickly turned into a real opportunity for his second major.
Defending champion Rory McIlroy seized control of the 90th Masters as the leading Australian chance, Jason Day, dropped back into the chasing pack on Friday afternoon at Augusta National.
Australia’s Jason Day soared to a share of third place after the opening round of the 90th Masters and is determined to stay patient on what is threatening to become a very challenging firm and fast Augusta National over the next three days.
There is an overwhelming feeling of optimism in the four-man Australian contingent who will contest the 90th Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club.
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A sensational late Saturday afternoon surge from New Zealand’s Daniel Hiller has handed him a golden opportunity to claim the 105th New Zealand Open at Millbrook Resort.
Defending NZ Open champion Ryan Peake is not normally one to get too emotional, but he admits his return this week to Millbrook Resort, the scene of his life-changing win 12 months ago, has provoked plenty of feelings.
A wet Queenstown summer has produced juicier than normal rough for the New Zealand Open at Millbrook Resort this week and it’s already forced hometown favourite Ben Campbell into a strategy change as he tries to win his national title for the first time.
It’s a huge week in the Order of Merit race with 760 points going to the winner – four times the points on offer most weeks on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia season.
Sure to attract plenty of support from the local fans, the contingent includes Kazuma Kobori, Michael Hendry, Nick Voke, Kerry Mountcastle, Josh Geary and Tyler Hodge – all established winners on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia.
Haydn Barron became a champion on the PGA Tour of Australasia for the first time by holding off a surging Jimmy Zheng to win the Webex Players Series Murray River in honour of Jarrod Lyle on Sunday.
In-form Cameron John is moving closer to his goal of winning the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit, but is determined to not let the chase for the No.1 spot become a distraction across the remainder of the season.
Winning the Vic Open has been on Cameron John’s bucket list for 20 years and he ticked off the target after some late final-round drama in the 2026 event at 13th Beach Golf Links.
Wales’ Lydia Hall secured a fourth WPGA Tour of Australasia title with her steady golf and vast experience in the wind leading to a four-shot victory at the Vic Open at 13th Beach Golf Links.
After having a huge impact on the final day of the Vic Open last year, the round-busting winds are forecast to be back for more at 13th Beach Golf Links for the 2026 edition, starting on Thursday.
Professional golf will make a major return to New Zealand’s largest city in March 2026 with the launch of the ISPS HANDA Japan-Australasia Championship, a landmark new event set for March 5-8 at the prestigious Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club.
Pre-tournament favourite Marc Leishman will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Vic PGA as he tries to secure his first Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia title since winning the same event in 2008.
Leishman will team up with his 13-year-old son Harvey in the tournament’s pro-am format – the final event on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia schedule before a short Christmas-New Year break.
Among the latest starters are Denmark’s Rasmus Neergard-Petersen, Korea’s Jungwhan Lee, Japan’s Yuto Katsuragawa, English trio Alex Fitzpatrick, Eddie Pepperell and Andrew “Beef” Johnston, Italy’s Renato Paratore, Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger, Spaniard Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Thailand’s Kiradech Aphibarnrat and China’s Wenyi Ding.
Unheralded Kiwis Mako Thompson and Jared Edwards lead the Nexus Advisernet Bowra & O’Dea WA Open – but the tournament’s biggest drawcard, Marc Leishman, is poised to strike this weekend.
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