Articles by Tony Webeck

Changes announced to PGA Tour of Australasia schedule

After last week’s announcement that both the Australian Open and Australian PGA Championship would be pushed back to dates in early 2022, the PGA Tour of Australasia has made further adjustments to give the summer schedule the best chance of going ahead with quality fields.

Aussie young gun Min Woo Lee on top at Italian Open

A confident Min Woo Lee has earned a share of the lead with a brilliant round of seven-under 64 on the opening day of the European Tour’s DS Automobiles Italian Open at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome.

Aussies making headlines: September 2021

The eve of the Amundi Evian Championship marked the nine-year anniversary of Minjee Lee’s historic triumph at the US Junior Girls Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club in San Francisco.

Journeys: Blake Windred

Why turning professional pre-COVID was a blessing and how he came to be signed by music megastar Niall Horan’s management company, Modest! Golf Honestly, signing with my management company when I did, if I didn’t take that leap – make that decision – I wouldn’t have been given these opportunities to play off invites on Read more…

Time to reflect

On September 11, 2001, the world changed forever. Twenty years on, seven Australian golfers reflect on where they were when New York’s World Trade Center was attacked and how it affected their careers and their lives.

A constant learning curve

hris Crocker’s continual education and a subtle shift paved the way to become director of golf at Royal Adelaide Golf Club.

Minjee Lee’s Major breakthrough the perfect Olympic prep

Minjee Lee’s 2016 Olympic teammate Su Oh believes the manner of her recent Major breakthrough at the Evian Championship will serve as the ideal Olympic preparation ahead of the start of the women’s golf competition tomorrow.

OPINION: Against the odds, golf once again finds a way

“The format is flawed.” “Men and women should compete together.”“Professionals who play for millions of dollars every week have no place at the Olympic Games.“ For three-and-a-half days everything that is wrong with golf at the Olympics was bandied about yet late on Sunday – to paraphrase Jeff Goldblum’s character in “Jurassic Park” â€“ golf once again Read more…