Articles by Tony Webeck

Michael Hendry: Down But Not Out

Kiwi tour pro Michael Hendry is using his cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment regime as inspiration to fuel a return to professional golf.

PGA Pro: A Perfect Fit

The combination of a business degree and PGA training has put Corey Gerrard at the head of one of golf’s most respected brands

Minjee Lee’s major ambition moves to Pebble Beach

The 27-year-old West Australian was asked four weeks ago to return the enormous trophy that she won at Pine Needles last year, the empty space now on the shelf at her Dallas home the motivation to launch yet another trophy hunt.

Aussies Making Headlines: July 2023

Newsmaker of the month: Jason Day Publicly, as his world ranking fell beyond 150, Jason Day said repeatedly that his body and game were in good enough shape to once again reach for the pinnacle of world golf. Privately, the 35-year-old considered the possibility that his storyline would be confined to that of a one-major Read more…

Aussies Making Headlines: June 2023

Newsmakers of the month: Hannah Green and Grace Kim LPGA Tour wins by Grace Kim and Hannah Green just two weeks apart were simultaneously expected and a complete surprise. A graduate of the Epson Tour and playing in just her third tournament as a member of the LPGA Tour, Kim had to produce extraordinary golf Read more…

Red-hot Aussies cruise into Crown semi-finals

Debutants Stephanie Kyriacou and Sarah Kemp have delivered clutch shots under immense pressure to help secure Australia’s spot in the semi-finals of the International Crown in San Francisco.

PGA Pros: Flying The Flag

How next-generation Australians of migrant parents are spreading golf to nationalities and communities where the game was previously foreign

Mapping the way forward

PGA professionals are applying their skills to map a prosperous future for Australian golf

A vision to bolster golf

Tegan Purcell is helping create an environment where golf is set up for long-term success in New South Wales

Aussies making headlines: January 2023

Newsmaker of the month: Cameron Smith When Cameron Smith last played on home soil, he was still considered a baby-faced prodigy of extraordinary promise. After a close-to three-year wait, Smith’s return solidified his new-found status as the pied piper of Australian golf. From the moment he touched down in Brisbane with the claret jug in Read more…

Take your handicap to a new low in the new year

Whatever your golf resolution looks like in 2023, PGA professionals – Australia’s accredited experts in golf – are here to help get you there. We spoke with three, Skye Choueiri, Michael Jones and Nick Bielawski, and put together a guide to help you drop shots like never before in 2023

Aussies Making Headlines: December 2022

Newsmaker of the month: Harrison Crowe As is the modern way, the worldwide awareness of Aussie amateur Harrison Crowe came via a viral video posted by Erik Anders Lang of Random Golf Club Films that at last count boasted 271,000 views. It showed Crowe recreating a shot from the pavement in front of the Dunvegan Read more…

Aussies Making Headlines: November 2022

Newsmaker of the month: Commonwealth Games [Photo from Getty images: David Ramos] An Olympic sport for the past two iterations, golf will make its Commonwealth Games debut in Victoria in 2026. Golf was one of four sports added to the program that will be conducted throughout four regional Victorian centres from March 17-29, 2026, with Read more…