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Enjoy Walton Heath for the Women’s Open, because it’s a true classic course made obsolete by men’s distance
Wherever one stands on the debate over how far leading professionals should be able to hit modern golf balls, one aspect is undeniable: the biggest victims of the distance explosion have been so many of the game’s truly great courses, including Walton Heath, the venue for this week’s AIG Women’s Open.
The 2024 Olympics are a year away. Here are the current teams
The connection between golf and the Olympics is growing as the sport prepares to be part of a third straight Summer Games next year in Paris. One year from today, the first round of the 72-hole men’s competition gets underway at the Albatros course at Le Golf National (August 1-4), site of the 2018 Ryder Read more…
Vic Open at 13th Beach to hit 11 years next February
The Beach and Creek courses at the superb seaside facility near the town of Barwon Heads will host men and women competing for equal prizemoney on the same courses at the same time, with $420,000 on offer for each event.
Allisen Corpuz makes history by winning the first US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach
It was her first victory as a professional and came on one of golf’s grandest stages, earning her a payday of $US2 million, the largest in women’s golf.
Minjee Lee eyeing record comeback at US Women’s Open
West Australian Minjee Lee will need to break her own major championship record to complete a successful defence of her US Women’s Open crown at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Karrie Webb’s advice timely ahead of US Women’s Open
A week spent shadowing seven-time major winner Karrie Webb is already paying off for Maddison Hinson-Tolchard ahead of her major championship debut at this week’s US Women’s Open at Pebble Beach.
Gabi Ruffels draws on Tiger heroics for US Women’s Open tilt
She was barely two months old when it happened but Gabriela Ruffels has pored over YouTube highlights of Tiger Woods’ epic US Open win at Pebble Beach in preparation for this week’s US Women’s Open.
US Women’s Open: Aussie tee-times for Pebble Beach
Five Australians will tee up at the US Women’s Open at the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links, led by defending champion Minjee Lee. Here are their tee times for the first two rounds.
Minjee Lee’s major ambition moves to Pebble Beach
The 27-year-old West Australian was asked four weeks ago to return the enormous trophy that she won at Pine Needles last year, the empty space now on the shelf at her Dallas home the motivation to launch yet another trophy hunt.
Women’s PGA: Eight Aussies vying for record-breaking prizemoney payout
The reward for the eight Australians competing at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship just got more rewarding.
Jan in Full
Forty years on from her US Women’s Open victory, Jan Stephenson reminisces about her greatest victory, her extraordinary career and provides an update on her latest battle: breast cancer.
Controversial aspect dropped as Australian Open announces dates, venue and first batch of stars
The controversial secondary cut used at last year’s Australian Open has been dropped by organisers who are gearing up for another groundbreaking edition of staging the men’s and women’s events concurrently – this time in Sydney.
2023 Australian Open dates and venues announced
The 2023 event will feature the continuation of the joint tournament format that will allow fans to see some of the best men and women golfers playing for different titles on the same course at the same time.
Aussies Making Headlines: June 2023
Newsmakers of the month: Hannah Green and Grace Kim LPGA Tour wins by Grace Kim and Hannah Green just two weeks apart were simultaneously expected and a complete surprise. A graduate of the Epson Tour and playing in just her third tournament as a member of the LPGA Tour, Kim had to produce extraordinary golf Read more…
Journeys: Hayden Hopewell
Golf runs deep in the family lineage of one of Western Australia’s brightest prospects
Thailand sweeps Australia to claim the International Crown, convincingly outclassing the eight-team field
The foursome of Atthaya Thitikul, Patty Tavatanakit and sisters Moriya and Ariya Jutanugarn made a litany of history as the team matchplay event returned to the LPGA schedule for the first time in five years.
Red-hot Aussies cruise into Crown semi-finals
Debutants Stephanie Kyriacou and Sarah Kemp have delivered clutch shots under immense pressure to help secure Australia’s spot in the semi-finals of the International Crown in San Francisco.
‘IT’S PRETTY AWESOME’: Aussies take down No.2-seeded Koreans at International Crown
Team Australia is positioned for a shock semi-final appearance following a Round 1 clean sweep of No.2 seed Korea at the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown in San Francisco.
Pebble Beach is hosting the US Women’s Open, so the USGA predictably breaks record for number of entries
The USGA announced overnight it had accepted a record 2,107, breaking the previous mark of 1,874 set a year ago and eclipsing the 2,000 threshold for the first time.
The return of the International Crown: Everything you need to know about the LPGA’s unique team matchplay event
The four-day teams matchplay event, being held for the first time at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, pits multiple countries against each other in a tournament format unlike what you’ll find in the Ryder Cup or Solheim Cup… or any other in professional golf.
