Each of the nine items listed below had its moment of newsiness, and each had the potential to be even more memorable (for better or worse) with even the slightest additional twist of fate.
The PGA Tour sent out a memo to its players on Monday evening (Tuesday afternoon, AEDT) announcing that world No.3 Jon Rahm, who signed a deal last week to play for LIV Golf, has been suspended, an expected move that will have a positive domino effect for numerous players.
A devastated Cameron Smith has choked back tears after enduring his “worst day as a professional” golfer having missed the cut as the defending champion at the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland.
Australia’s Harrison Endycott isn’t treating the RSM Classic as a last-chance saloon even though he’s in a group of pros fighting for their cards at the PGA Tour’s last official event of the 2023 season.
Adam Scott has put the finishing touches on his preparation for the Australian summer of golf by earning a top-five result at the PGA Tour’s Bermuda Championship.
Odyssey borrows some of the variable face thickness ideas generated by artificial intelligence that have fuelled the driver designs of parent company Callaway in recent years to re-imagine how its putterfaces might work.
If you accept the invitation, should you expect them to pay the greens fees for you? Is the invite payment enough, since it’s a private club, and the onus is on you to pay for yourself? Should they pay, but you buy drinks afterwards?
In one lifetime, Craig Hocknull has performed the roles of travelling trick shot artist, club builder, club pro, tour player and even once the fast-thinking hero of an armed hold-up.
Australian star Cameron Smith is in the driver’s seat to collect a $US18 million ($A28 million) payday if can hold onto the season-long individual points lead through the end of this week’s LIV Golf Jeddah event in Saudi Arabia.
Tyrrell Hatton can’t help but be entertaining, regardless of time or location. Sometimes he’s expressing strong opposition to a golf course setup, or an errant shot.
It’s only Tuesday at the Ryder Cup, which doesn’t start until Friday, and already this week Shane Lowry has cried and thrown a golf ball in the water. The two aren’t related at all but are an indication of the emotional wave the Irishman is prepared to ride in Rome. OK, so the crying. Lowry, Read more…
Australian Golf Digest
