Australian Open contender Cameron Smith is dreaming of a triumphant comeback win from a highly-publicised “crappy year” having salvaged a place in the last group at Royal Melbourne, where a star-studded leaderboard teases a final round for the ages.
Rory McIlroy’s wildly entertaining week at the 2025 Crown Australian Open delivered yet another first on Saturday – this time involving a rogue banana peel that left the Masters champion in a truly slippery situation.
Wyndham Clark would be the first to admit that wearing his emotions on his sleeve isn’t always the optimal approach in golf. Never was that more clear than this year, when Clark took out his deep frustrations in the U.S. Open at Oakmont and did the unthinkable, smashing up a locker in one of the Read more…
This is a busy time of year for us all, even YouTube golfers. But instead of decking the halls, they’re hitting drivers off the deck. That’s good news for the rest of us as we venture off to our holiday destinations (a crowded airport, the in-laws’ WiFi-less cabin, the community theater for a rousing rendition Read more…
The holiday season is about giving thanks and reconnecting with the people you love, but before you do that, you need to take a hard look at the golf season that just passed. This is the third year of my season-end self-assessment known as the Golf Competence Achievement & Reward Test (aka the Golf CART™), Read more…
Rounds have been stopped (or at least slowed down) by all sorts of animals. Birds? Sure. Bears? But of course. Dogs? It’s ruff, but it happens. And yet, we can’t say we saw this one coming, especially at an official DP World Tour event, as a caterpillar—yes, a caterpillar!—brought play to a halt. A referee Read more…
For most golfers, we’ve officially hit the offseason. It’s a sad time, but it’s also an opportunity to reassess one’s game and figure out what to work on before the next year. And if you’ve been struggling out of bunkers, we have good news. You might be doing it ALL wrong. RELATED: Paige Spiranac’s cheeky Read more…
Scottie Scheffler has his share of equipment quirks, which makes perfect sense when you think about it. Nobody reaches the top of the sport by blindly following the crowd. At some point, every elite player figures out what works, locks it in, and refuses to budge. Scheffler is no different. His quirks range from the Read more…
The Hero World Challenge is sometimes chastised as “not a real event”. Don’t tell that to world No.1 Scottie Scheffler, the two-time defending champion who is using the competition as a proving ground for a new TaylorMade driver.
Elvis Smylie says a breakthrough DP World Tour win and a solid year on the European circuit prepared him to upstage Rory McIlroy and other more experienced stars on day one at the Australian Open at a windy Royal Melbourne.
Enormous crowds greeted Rory McIlroy at Royal Melbourne on Thursday morning as Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee, Cameron Smith and others lived up to their billing with solid starts to the tournament.
Australian Golf Digest
