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championship, yet in a heartbreaking Instagram post on May 15, he announced publicly for the first time that he had withdrawn after being diagnosed with leukaemia.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.