Articles by Tony Webeck

Aussies making headlines: January 2022

Newsmaker of the month: Mick McLoughlin Reports and statistical analyses continue to show that Aussies have played a lot more golf in the past 12 to 18 months; Brisbane’s Mick McLoughlin took it to a whole new level. The 58-year-old philanthropist set out to break the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of golf Read more…

New Zealand Open added to St Andrews qualifying

Members of the PGA Tour of Australasia have been given a golden opportunity to play their way into the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews next July following the announcement of The Open Qualifying sites by the R&A.

ON A ROLL: Day, Leishman extend their lead at QBE Shootout

A third Marc Leishman hole-out for eagle in two days has helped the Aussie team of Leishman and Jason Day open up a three-stroke lead at the QBE Shootout in Florida. A day after coming within one shot of setting a new 18-hole record for the lowest scramble round in the event’s history, Leishman and Read more…

Hannah Green backs Aussie foursome’s Q-School quest

For the first time in the history of the LPGA Tour, the Q-Series will be conducted over two weeks with Robyn Choi, Karis Davidson, Stephanie Kyriacou and Sarah Jane Smith earning exemptions in a variety of different ways.

NZ PGA returns to Auckland in 2022

New Zealand will host consecutive events on the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule for the first time since 2019 after the announcement of the host venue for the 2022 New Zealand PGA Championship.

PGA News: On the hunt for golf’s next big thing

For the past 30 years Gungahlin Lakes PGA Professional Murray Blair has been at the cutting edge of golf and innovation. Here he reflects on tech start-ups, becoming a TV presenter in Malaysia and his big hope for Big Hole Golf.

New Zealand Open date change bolsters Australasian Tour

A stronger field and a greater certainty of proceeding are the driving forces behind the decision of tournament organisers to delay the 102nd staging of the New Zealand Open at the Millbrook Resort near Queenstown.

Aussies Making Headlines: October 2021

Newsmaker of the month: Rod Pampling (pictured) It pales in comparison to the 43-year premiership wait for his beloved South Sydney Rabbitohs, yet Rod Pampling broke an Australian golf drought of his own with his breakthrough PGA Tour Champions victory at the Boeing Classic. Australians had gone winless on the American senior circuit since Rodger Read more…