From a reluctant beginner to Australia’s first Wollongong-born Australian Junior champion since Adam Scott and Jason Day’s era, Sam Cascio is quietly building one of the country’s most promising amateur careers.
A management shift for a small, nine-hole golf course in suburban Sydney could signal an opportunity for more New South Wales golf clubs to secure their futures.
From July, Lynwood’s existing junior golf academy will be rebranded as the Jack Newton Junior Golf Academy at Lynwood, with JNJG taking full operational responsibility for all junior programs at the venue. The organisation will also relocate its operational office to Lynwood, with staff based on-site full-time.
Golf NSW has announced the acquisition of Bingara Gorge Golf Course from Metro Property Development, fulfilling a long-term strategic objective to establish a flagship ‘Home of Golf’ in New South Wales and marking a significant step forward in establishing Wilton as one of the state’s premier golf and lifestyle destinations.
Just two years after turning professional, the 23-year-old Iowa State University product delivered a final round of seven birdies to seal the title at five-under-par and two shots clear, although the margin was anything but comfortable when it mattered most.
Golf NSW mourns the passing of Bruce Nairn OAM, a life member whose contribution to golf in New South Wales and Australia spans more than seven decades and whose influence helped shape the modern amateur game.
Three-time major champion Jan Stephenson expresses her joy over the strength of Australian women’s golf, supporting rising stars like Hannah Reeves ahead of the 2026 Australian Women’s Classic at Magenta Shores.
Jesse Linden may be 14 years of age but teeing up at Augusta National in competition and being exposed regularly to the top juniors in the US has the rising Australian golf star feeling ready to tackle the biggest professional tournament he’s played in, the Ford NSW Open.
The record books will forever show Mat Goggin as a one-stroke winner of the New South Wales Senior Open. What they won’t capture is one of the most frenetic final rounds imaginable at Thurgoona Country Club Resort.
After the Ford Women’s NSW Open at Wollongong Golf Club a week earlier, the Australian Women’s Classic gives fans the rare opportunity to witness back-to-back marquee tournaments, showcasing the very best of the women’s game.
The great Australian golfer Peter Lonard has enjoyed a full-circle win at the site of his first ever pro-am start, capturing the Mollymook NSW Senior Masters at Mollymook Golf Club’s Hilltop Course.
The Ford Women’s NSW Open is set to shine brighter than ever in 2026, returning to Wollongong Golf Club from February 26 to March 1 with the largest prize purse in the tournament’s history.
Australian Golf Digest
