Aussies Of The Month: Seniors’ Moment The Australian contingent on senior tours around the world continues to be a force. There are quite a few recognisable names – Cam Percy, Michael Wright, Steve Allan, Mark Hensby and Richard Green – performing well on the PGA Tour Champions, while Scott Hend has been excellent on the Read more…
Aussie of the Month: Australian Open After a tough three years of player and fan frustration over the dual-gender format, the Australian Open has put itself back on the map. Firstly, by returning the men’s and women’s events to their own deserved stages and, secondly, by signing the Masters champion, and arguably the biggest golf Read more…
Aussie Of The Month: Win Woo Lee Lee fulfilled the promise he’d shown to Australian golf fans for the best part of 10 years – since becoming the first from Down Under to win the US Boys Junior Amateur – when he broke through for a maiden PGA Tour victory at the Texas Children’s Houston Read more…
Aussie of the month: Karl Vilips The choice between sublimely talented rookie Karl Vilips and the redemption story of Ryan Peake wasn’t easy. But Vilips won the gong for this column, given he signed on as the first brand ambassador for Tiger Woods’ Sun Day Red apparel line and, in his second start wearing the Read more…
Aussies of the month: Minjee and Min Woo Lee Australian golf power siblings Minjee and Min Woo Lee deserve a huge congratulations for hosting a tournament at their beloved childhood home course, Royal Fremantle Golf Club, while back in Australia in January. The Webex Players Series Perth was a great success at Royal Fremantle, where Read more…
Aussie of the month: Elvis Smylie Smylie broke through on the professional stage in October by winning the WA Open on the PGA Tour of Australasia – the left-hander’s maiden victory as a pro. He then stepped up on the DP World Tour at the co-sanctioned Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane. He stared down 2022 Read more…
Aussie Of The Month: Cameron Smith And it’s Smith by a literal country mile. For a major champion to go to places like Swan Hill on the Murray River for the New South Wales Open, two weeks after finishing T-3 at the Queensland PGA Championship at Nudgee Golf Club in Brisbane, speaks volumes of his Read more…
Aussie Of The Month: ‘Koala’ Karl All hail Australia’s newest star on the PGA Tour, Karl Vilips. Fans acutely dialled into Australian golf might have known his name for years, given his rise has been documented on social media, where he is known as “Koala Karl”. Vilips climbed through the junior ranks in Perth before Read more…
Aussie of the month: Jason Day The Sentry, as it’s called now after formerly being known as the Tournament of Champions, never fails to attract a wide variety of headlines. That is particularly true for the equipment and apparel corners of the golf industry, as PGA Tour pros use the relaxed nature of the Maui Read more…
Aussie of the month: Min Woo Lee We let him cook. Now, we let him rest. Lee had a huge year; he finished 10th on the DP World Tour ranking after a T-15 at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai right before his return to Australia. He secured a PGA Tour card for 2024, Read more…