Ryan Peake’s return to the New Zealand Open and the alpine beauty of Queenstown marks a year on from the start of an inspiring golf story, and he’s hoping to write another chapter.
LIV Golf’s latest smash-hit Elvis Smylie reveals his reasons behind joining Ripper GC, how he’ll deal with the haters and why his major-championship ambitions remain non-negotiable.
The return of the women’s Australian Open as a standalone event and the re-emergence of the WPGA Championship of Australia are central to a huge month in women’s professional golf.
Golf has long been a mainstay for bachelor parties, but now it’s popular for bachelorette parties, too. Any successful bachelorette party starts with a slogan, a catchy little play on words that drives the weekend.
Jared Van Snellenberg, once the bleached blond looper in “Happy Gilmore”, is now (fittingly) a psychiatry professor. He’s a living golf legend, one of the game’s great folk heroes. To golf fans, he might be more recognisable than some recent PGA Tour winners. And yet, he’s never even played a round of golf. It’s been Read more…
Measuring caddie credit in pro golf is a subjective exercise. Few moments are as clearcut as Steve Williams calling Tiger Woods off a bounced-in sand wedge from deep rough in favour of a risky, nuked and spinning lob wedge on the 72nd hole of the 2008 US Open, setting up the most momentous 12-footer ever. Usually, Read more…
With his trademark beard, larger-than-life personality and world-class game, Andrew “Beef” Johnston was once one of golf’s most recognisable figures before seemingly vanishing from the spotlight. So why has the fan-favourite Englishman resurfaced in Western Australia?
While most fans only see the trophies and tee-times, the real work of restoring Australian golf’s professional heartbeat has happened quietly, behind the scenes. The PGA Tour of Australasia’s Nick Dastey and Kim Felton share how a six-year masterplan is bearing fruit, and why the best is yet to come.
Ella Scaysbrook announced to the golf world in 2025 that this Australian talent is going to be around the top echelon of women’s golf for years to come.
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