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: Cameron Smith The 2022 Open champion generated exciting headlines – that even travelled as far as a golf website in the UK – in late August when it was announced he would play in the NSW Open on the Murray River from November 14-17. The biggest star in Australian golf will Read more…
Aussie KIWI of the Month Kia ora, Lydia Ko OK, so this past month’s headline act isn’t an Australian, but as a New Zealander and incredible ambassador for golf overall, it’s hard not to focus on Lydia Ko in this space. You probably didn’t miss the news of Ko’s one-under par 71 in the final Read more…
Aussies Of The Month: Senior PGA Trio You don’t see this too often at a major. Australians Richard Green (runner-up), Greg Chalmers (third) and Scott Hend (equal fourth) filled the three positions on the leaderboard after winner Richard Bland at the recent Senior PGA Championship at Harbor Shores Golf Club in Michigan. Think that’s rare? Read more…
Aussie of the month: Jesse Linden The 12-year-old from Campbelltown in Sydney travels regularly to the US to compete against the best junior golfers in the world. His parents’ investment, and Jesse’s hard work on his game, paid off in April when he became the first Australian to compete in the 10-year history of Augusta Read more…
Aussie of the Month: Lucas Herbert Lucas Herbert. The boy from Bendigo was the subject of intense speculation from mid-December until late January that he was going to join Cam Smith and his Ripper GC team on LIV Golf. The speculation grew so heavily that even News Corp found a leaked photo of Herbert posing 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…