Defending champion and tournament drawcard Lucas Herbert was ecstatic to have squeaked out a solid first round to be in NSW Open contention despite competitive rust coming off a three-month tournament break.
Jesse Linden may be 14 years of age but teeing up at Augusta National in competition and being exposed regularly to the top juniors in the US has the rising Australian golf star feeling ready to tackle the biggest professional tournament he’s played in, the Ford NSW Open.
Lucas Herbert will kick off his Australian summer of golf calendar by attempting to defend his title at the Ford NSW Open at The Vintage Golf Club, marking one of the feature stops of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia.
The Hunter Valley wine region of New South Wales lacks few attractions, but until 2003 it was missing a top-shelf golf course. Cypress Lakes had opened 11 years earlier but wasn’t yet in the elite class. That changed when Greg Norman and Bob Harrison weaved fairways between the grapevines at The Vintage. With both the Read more…
Located in the heart of the Hunter Valley, The Vintage Golf Club features an 18-hole, Greg Norman co-designed golf course that has been ranked among the best in Australia.
The coronavirus pandemic has displayed the sickening side effect of exposing – even highlighting – the fractured nature of administration of the sport in Australia.