Adam Scott shot his way into Open Championship contention after a brilliant hole-out birdie from a greenside bunker set up a hot first round at Royal Troon.
Welcome to the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon, where six Australians will tee off – three of whom are chasing a second major championship win. Our reporter, Evin Priest, is on the ground and we also have a photographer on site in Ross Flannigan. We’ll answer a few questions you might have as you get ready to watch the coverage back in Australia.
[Photo: Ross Flannigan/Australian Golf Digest] Adam Scott and Cameron Smith played a practice on a balmy Tuesday evening at Royal Troon. The two Queenslanders might be 14 years apart in age, but they’re both chasing the same thing: major championship win No.2. And both hope it comes at this week’s 152nd Open Championship. Fresh off Read more…
One year from watching Rory McIlroy hit what proved to be the “shot of the season” on the DP World Tour onto the 18th green at the Renaissance Club, then make that clinching putt, Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre repeated the feat to make off with the $US1.62 million first-place cheque and the undying admiration of a grateful nation.
Australia’s two biggest stars in women’s golf, Hannah Green and Minjee Lee, fittingly shared the top Australian honours at the Women’s PGA Championship one day before they were set to be confirmed as the country’s Olympic golf team.
Boston Common Golf today announced that Masters and nine-time PGA Tour winner Hideki Matsuyama will join the team and play alongside Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley and Adam Scott in the new, tech-infused, prime-time golf league, TGL presented by SoFi.
At four-over par and in a tie for 25th, Lee is the best of the three Aussies who made the cut, his third round of two-over 72 comprised of five bogeys and three birdies.
As predicted by many, Pinehurst No.2 played tougher during the second round of the US Open, where three Australians are through to the weekend and ultra-impressive Swede Ludvig Åberg leads.
This week marks Matsuyama’s 10th anniversary of his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Memorial Tournament in 2014, an event hosted by golf legend Nicklaus. From the breakthrough a decade ago, Matsuyama has since cemented his stature as Asia’s most decorated golfer.
Cameron Davis defeated childhood hero Adam Scott in a sudden-death playoff at US Open final qualifying, potentially denying his fellow Australian a chance to keep his 23-year majors streak alive.
Adam Scott has edged ever so slightly towards his goal of sneaking back inside the world’s top 60 with a solid result at the PGA Tour event at Colonial in Fort Worth, Texas.
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