The festivities were exactly how Smith wanted: beers flowing, Australian bands like Cold Chisel and INXS blasting pub classics on speakers and caddies far outnumbering tour players.
Ask an AFL grand-final winning player how many beers fit inside the premiership cup and they’ll likely know the answer right away. As for golf’s version of the trophy, the claret jug, the answer is a bit more unclear.
Viktor Hovland smiles an awful lot for a villain. He didn’t ask for that label. He hasn’t done a single thing to deserve it – apart from having the audacity to match Rory McIlroy shot-for-shot on Saturday at the Old Course.
last-ditch effort to play the 150th Open at St Andrews has been rejected by the R&A, with a spokesman confirming to Australian Golf Digest the governing body had not changed its position on denying exemptions to former champions over the age of 60.
Members of the PGA Tour of Australasia have been given a golden opportunity to play their way into the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews next July following the announcement of The Open Qualifying sites by the R&A.
Australian Golf Digest
