Australian No.1 Min Woo Lee has confirmed for the BMW Australian PGA Championship at The Lakes and the Capital.com Australian Open at Kingston Heath, chasing a second Joe Kirkwood Cup and a first Stonehaven Cup.
The Ripper GC star will be part of the Australian Summer of Golf for three consecutive weeks before Christmas, including defending his Victorian PGA Championship title at Moonah Links.
Ryan Fox is promising to bring the Claret Jug for comfort as he strives to pen another chapter in New Zealand golf history with a hoodoo-busting Australian Open triumph. Less than five months after becoming the first Kiwi in 63 years to win the British Open, Fox will arrive in Melbourne bidding to become the Read more…
Smylie will make his return from a rib injury in this week’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth in London, but with the two big home tournaments on his mind.
Adam Scott is set to renew his Australian Open rivalry with Rory McIlroy after confirming he’ll tee up in both the national championship and the Australian PGA.. Loyal to his home tour throughout his long career, former world No.1 Scott will seek to win the Joe Kirkwood Cup for a third time when the Australian Read more…
Australian superstar Cam Smith will return home this summer with unfinished business on his mind, confirmed for the Capital.com Australian Open as he looks to add the Stonehaven Cup to his list of career achievements, as well as the BMW Australian PGA Championship the week prior.
News that Royal Queensland Golf Club has received government approval to use its returned parcel of land to develop a new short course continues a welcome trend in course architecture.
As is so often the case, last week’s Australian Open delivered multiple storylines and more than a few talking points. From Cam Smith’s controversial pre-event course setup comments to inclement weather and the multi-championship field, there were numerous avenues for a post-tournament analysis to venture emanating from Kingston Heath and Victoria golf clubs.
Jiyai Shin has won a second Women’s Australian Open title 11 years after her first with a two-shot triumph over defending champion Ash Buhai on Sunday at Kingston Heath.
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.
The future of the Australian Open remains unclear with player frustrations boiling over in Melbourne this week after three years of the mixed men’s and women’s format.
Australian Golf Digest
