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December 11th, 2025

Golf’s Brisbane 2032 Paralympic bid tees off as Australian All Abilities Championship named first IGF counting event

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December 1st, 2025

‘A thrill for the club’: Kingston Heath lands 2026 Crown Australian Open

On the eve of the 2025 Crown Australian Open, Golf Australia has today confirmed that the 2026 event will be held from Thursday, December 3 to Sunday, December 6 at Kingston Heath Golf Club.

December 1st, 2025

Golf participation in Australia surges past four million adults

With participation up 5.2 percent and social memberships growing more than four times faster than traditional club memberships, Golf Australia today announced the launch of Golf Australia Club, a flexible handicap subscription designed to support the growing number of regular golfers who are not yet part of a club.

November 3rd, 2025

New date, same venue for Vic Open in 2026

The 2026 tournament will be played from January 15-18, giving school holidaymakers the chance to watch Australia’s best players in action, and will be part of both the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and WPGA Tour of Australasia.

October 17th, 2025

‘It’s going to be awesome’: Another Aussie PGA Tour winner confirmed for Australian Open

Fresh off a winning season on the PGA Tour in the United States, rising Australian golfer Karl Vilips will compete in this year’s men’s Australian Open at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in December.

October 7th, 2025

Joaquin Niemann heads international stars for men’s Australian Open

September 30th, 2025

Abraham Ancer to return for Australian PGA and Open

Mexico’s Abraham Ancer will return to Australia in 2025, with the former winner on our shores set to tee it up at the BMW Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane and men’s Australian Open in Melbourne.

September 22nd, 2025

Australian rules of handicapping updated with the launch of Golf Australia’s new digital platform

The updates taking effect from October 2, enabled by Golf Australia’s new digital platform and advanced scoring technology, will deliver fairer, more consistent and globally aligned handicaps for all Australian golfers.

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September 16th, 2025

Cameron Davis to head home for Aussie championship double

Cameron Davis will end 2025 at home when the Sydneysider tees it up at the BMW Australian PGA Championship in Queensland and men’s Australian Open in Victoria later this year.

September 12th, 2025

HE’S BACK: Marc Leishman locked in for Aus Open, PGA Championship and a state Open no one saw coming

Having already enjoyed a win and playing in two major championships in 2025, Marc Leishman is about to turn his attention to Australia and three tournaments in three states.

New digital home for golfers and fans in Australia to launch in October

Transition to Golf Australia’s new digital system announced

Adam Scott hopes Australian Open is ‘starting its glory years again’ as organisers predict enormous crowds

Junior golf participation set to soar with new Ripper GC partnership

Women’s Australian Open returns in style with new dates, home in Adelaide

Community: Your Questions Answered

April 17th, 2025

Member Tee: Your Questions Answered

In a new series with Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland, our readers get clarity on golf’s most pertinent issues.

February 8th, 2025

HUGE news about the mixed Australian Open golf

Australian Open organisers have scrapped the mixed format of the historic championship after a summer of scorching criticism from top players.

December 18th, 2024

Rounds, memberships up as Golf Australia releases 2023-2024 participation report

More than two million Australians played golf on a course during the past year while memberships have also increased, according to a new report commissioned by the Golf Australia body.

December 1st, 2024

Returning to separate Australian Opens for men, women ‘not quite that easy’: James Sutherland

Splitting up the men and women from a mixed Australian Open after three years would not be easy nor a good move financially, Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland said Sunday in Melbourne.

November 8th, 2024

Minjee Lee making her way to Melbourne for the Australian Open

Dual major championship winner Minjee Lee has today confirmed she will join an already-strong LPGA Tour contingent that will tee it up at the 2024 ISPS Handa Australian Open on the Melbourne Sandbelt.

October 8th, 2024

Cameron Smith joins the Australian Open field, making it four tournament starts in November

Major-championship winner Cameron Smith will complete a four-week stretch of Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia tournaments by confirming his place in the field at the 2024 Australian Open.

Leaderboard

Grant Thornton Invitational - 2025

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Coughlin / Novak	-19	F	2
2	Hull / Brennan	-18	F	2
3	Thompson / Clark	-17	F	2
T4	Henderson / Conners	-16	F	2
T4	Kupcho / Gotterup	-16	F	2
T4	Korda / McCarthy	-16	F	2
T4	Zhang / Kim	-16	F	2
8	Yin / Hoge	-14	F	2
T9	Woad / Clanton	-12	F	2
T9	Ko / Day	-12	F	2
T11	Khang / Mitchell	-11	F	2
T11	Vu / Finau	-11	F	2
T11	Tavatanakit / Knapp	-11	F	2
T14	Stark / Shipley	-10	F	2
T14	Lee / Horschel	-10	F	2
16	Korda / Cauley	-8	F	2