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.
Grace Kim authored one of the great finishes in major-championship history on her way to winning the Evian Championship. Yet to those who know her, the Sydneysider’s final flourish came as no surprise.
Sadom Kaewkanjana turned heads in July by sitting a stroke off the lead after the first round of the Open Championship. How he got to Portrush is far more interesting