Cancer

August 2nd, 2023

WARNING: New research confirms golfers are more than TWICE AS LIKELY to get skin cancer

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July 19th, 2023

Open Championship 2023: The goal driving Kiwi Michael Hendry’s cancer battle

The 43-year-old New Zealander was one of 13 Australasian players to earn a place in golf’s most feted major championship, yet in a heartbreaking Instagram post on May 15, he announced publicly for the first time that he had withdrawn after being diagnosed with leukaemia.

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February 5th, 2023

‘OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN’: Caddie of Kiwi star Steven Alker diagnosed with cancer

The pair have grown close since they started working together in 2019, which is what made Alker’s announcement on Instagram last week about his 55-year-old friend both shocking and painful.

November 29th, 2022

2022 Australian Open: Lucas Herbert driven to win by multiple motivations

Lucas Herbert, by nature, is not one to be short on competitive motivation, yet at this week’s ISPS Handa Australian Open, the Bendigo professional has numerous sources from which to draw inspiration.

November 10th, 2022

Watch the reaction to Glenn Joyner’s emotional victory at The Australian Legends Pro-Am

In a season of more than 50 events, Glenn Joyner’s victory at The Australian Legends Pro-Am will live longer in the memory than most.

August 22nd, 2022

TRIBUTE: Remembering Tom Weiskopf

October 30th, 2021

Pro with terminal cancer misses cut in PGA Tour debut, returns focus to ‘just trying to live as long as I can’

No matter how his PGA Tour debut went this week, Brian Morris faced a sobering reality: Come Monday, he’d be back at the hospital.

October 27th, 2021

Pro with terminal cancer will make his PGA Tour debut in Bermuda, becomes easiest player to cheer for all year

Already ahead of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, we’ve learned that the field for the PGA Tour event isn’t particularly strong and that players have had a tough time even getting there.

August 19th, 2021

Gary Player’s wife dies after battle with cancer

Vivienne Player, wife of Gary Player, died on Wednesday after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer.

November 20th, 2020

Apologies to the rest of the RSM field, but the whole golf world is cheering for Camilo Villegas

Welp, it could be a tissue-box-by-your-side weekend on the PGA Tour, folks.

Gary Player celebrates his 85th birthday and rallies golf stars to raise money to fight cancer

Amid his cancer battle, John Daly shoots a career-low 64 on senior tour

REPORT: John Daly reveals he has cancer

VIDEO: Brave Briony Lyle speaks at Emirates Australian Open

Heartbreak as Jarrod Lyle goes into palliative care

Bruce Lietzke, 67, succumbs to brain cancer

May 4th, 2018

How golf might be the next best medicine in fighting cancer

The benefits aren’t just emotional. Research documented in the medical journal Trends in Cancer suggests that physical activity can reduce the risk of some cancers by as much as 24 percent

January 13th, 2018

Lyle gets positive news in cancer fight

Just when you think Jarrod Lyle can’t be any more inspirational, he announces he is winning his THIRD fight against leukemia

November 28th, 2017

Robert Allenby pleads with golf world to get behind mate Jarrod Lyle

Aussie veteran Robert Allenby has urged golf fans around the world to flood Jarrod Lyle’s Facebook and Instagram with positive messages as the popular Victorian prepares for the toughest battle of his life.

August 25th, 2017

BREAKING: Lyle in remission

It’s the news we were all hoping for – and a lot sooner than we thought.

December 9th, 2015

Golf Saved My Life

After being advised by doctors to consider making funeral plans, Club Car chief Kevin Gates refused to let cancer win.