The controversial secondary cut used at last year’s Australian Open has been dropped by organisers who are gearing up for another groundbreaking edition of staging the men’s and women’s events concurrently – this time in Sydney.
This is a good reminder to be a little more cautious the next time you retrieve your putt. You probably won’t find a snake at the bottom of the hole, but there’s not a zero-percent chance.
Sources close to the new rival league have told Australian Golf Digest that April, 2023 is being looked at as a month in which an LIV Golf tournament could be held in Australia.
A strategic makeover by respected course architect Harley Kruse has replaced Killara Golf Club’s “botanical garden” looks with Sandbelt feels. And its amenable membership deserves some of the plaudits.
Honesty always prevails in the long run. Just ask popular New South Welshman Dimi Papadatos, who has capped off an eventful month on tour with a start in next year’s British Open at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
For a long time at The Lakes on day two of the Emirates Australian Open, Matt Kuchar and David Micheluzzi had it to themselves. Then along came Byeong Hun An with a hole-in-one, the thunderclap at the 15th that changed everything, and Max McCardle almost trumped them all.
They say timing is everything, and so it proved for South Korea’s Byeong Hun An, who putted out for a 5-under 67 to take the day 1 lead at the 2018 Emirates Australian Open at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney.
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