Greg Norman has welcomed the PGA Tour’s landmark partnership with Golf Australia, describing the move as a “big step” that is “long overdue by decades” as Australia’s national championship enters a new era.
Golf Australia has confirmed Victoria will host the Capital.com Australian Open in 2027, 2029 and 2030, strengthening the tournament’s future on the Melbourne Sandbelt and bringing the championship to Peninsula Kingswood for the first time.
The agreement represents one of the largest commercial partnerships in Australian golf history, connecting Capital.com with both the country’s premier championship, the club members and GA Handicap holders that underpin the game.
Golf Australia has today taken another important step in securing the long-term future of the Australian Opens, partnering with the South Australian Government to secure the redeveloped North Adelaide Golf Course as a long-term host of the national championships.
The talks form part of LIV’s broader strategy to explore partnerships with national federations worldwide, with the stated aim of injecting significant funding into traditional national championships and elevating their commercial and broadcast profiles.
A blockbuster Australian Open at the iconic Royal Melbourne has left golf fans craving more national championships on the Sandbelt, after record crowds and global interest in the TV broadcast sent the national championship back to its glory days.
“HE’S MISSED IT!” So said a member of the gallery late on Day 2 at the 2025 Crown Australian Open. Tournament drawcard Rory McIlroy had hearts in mouths as he flirted with disaster at Royal Melbourne’s par-5 14th hole, spraying his tee-shot before a swing-and-a-miss in the shrubs led to a rare par-5 bogey and Read more…
Min Woo Lee delivered the moment of the day in the second round of the Crown Australian Open, holing out for a spectacular eagle on the par-4 10th of Royal Melbourne’s famed composite course.
Adam Scott says there’s no denying an Australian Open victory at Royal Melbourne sits in its own league of career accomplishments as he eyes the first opportunity of his long career to hoist the Stonehaven Cup at the famed Sandbelt course.
With the start of the 2025 Crown Australian Open just 13 days away, the field is taking its final form with a late dash of international flavour added this week from the DP World Tour.
The Australian Open has landed a new major naming rights sponsor in Crown Resorts ahead of the 121-year-old event being held at Royal Melbourne Golf Club from December 4–7.
Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley said a surge in the percentage of international players competing in the Masters in recent years was the inspiration to award the winners of the Australian Open and five other national opens a spot into the April major in the future.
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