OPINION: The sad consequence of the PGA Tour–PIF negotiations stalemate

At the moment, it seems negotiations between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s PIF and its governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, are enmeshed in anti-trust regulation hell, forcing a harrowing holding pattern in which all of golf’s lawyers and all the kingdom’s men can’t seem to put what’s left of the tour back together again.

Global pathways accelerating new Asian talents to the fore

The stars truly aligned for Asian golf during one glorious Sunday in October as three young talents, Kevin Yu of Chinese Taipei, China’s Wenyi Ding and Kaito Onishi of Japan [above], put an exclamation mark on the importance of the various global pathways that lead to the sport’s ultimate destination, the PGA Tour.

Editor’s Letter: The Next 100 Years, Mk II

How far has the Australian Open come in the past two decades? Nostalgia can be a funny thing – sometimes pointless, other times enlightening and occasionally helpful. I’ll let those behind the running of our national championship this month decide which category this falls into. Exactly 20 years ago, I penned a column [above] in Read more…

The Worst Thing For Your Kid’s Golf Game

Q: My kiddo recently took up golf. Can I just cut down a set of adult clubs? A lot of parents believe that cutting down adult clubs provides their kids with “quality equipment”, but veteran club designer Tom Wishon, author of 12 Myths That Could Wreck Your Golf Game, doesn’t mince words about this approach: Read more…