American Chandler Blanchet turned trouble off the tee into a birdie on the 18th hole, giving him a four-under 67 and a share of the lead with Japan’s Kensai Hirata heading into what figures to be a windy weekend at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Hirata played bogey-free at Port Royal for a 64 to join Read more…
Chandler Blanchet made a pair of eagles, including a giant from 50 feet, to post his best score of the year to and hold a one-shot lead after the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Blanchet, whose best finish this season was on another island in the Puerto Rico Open, added six birdies to Read more…
An attorney for LIV Golf has told a US federal bankruptcy court judge that a decision on whether the rebel circuit winds down operations or moves forward with a proposed 2.0 model will be made by the end of the month. During the hearing, the attorney made the court aware of the circuit’s concerns regarding Read more…
It was a case of so close yet so far for three Australian golfers as American Vaughn Taylor birdied the second playoff hole to defeat Alex Cejka and win his first PGA Tour Champions title in Florida. Australian Michael Wright finished one shot out of the playoff to claim outright third spot on Sunday (Monday Read more…
Australian veteran Rod Pampling has turned back the clock with a blistering start to the Champions tour tournament in Palm Coast, Florida. The 57-year-old Queenslander fired an eight-under 64 opening round on the Ocean Course at Hammock Beach on Saturday AEDT to be just one shot behind leader Ryan Armour in the Constellation Furyk & Read more…
Mystery surrounds Cam Smith’s LIV Golf future while former world No.1 Jon Rahm is quitting the breakaway league as it scraps for survival. LIV created a huge divide when it launched and lured stars in 2022, but it has endured a tumultuous year after its Saudi investors, who pumped about $A7 billion into the project, Read more…
Jon Rahm will not be participating in LIV Golf 2.0, the vision of CEO Scott O’Neil to keep the league competing in 2027. The news is a body blow to the rebel league which remains publicly bullish about its prospects despite founding backers, the Saudi Public Investment Fund, withdrawing. “Mr Rahm has independently reviewed the Read more…
Thailand ace Jeeno Thitikul has quickly overcome a late double bogey on a windy afternoon to claim her fourth LPGA Tour victory of the season in the LOTTE Championship in Hawaii. World No.2 Thitikul matched world No.1 Nelly Korda for the season victory lead as she posted a four under 68 for a 21-under total Read more…
Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee have helped the Internationals to a shock 7-3 Presidents Cup lead over the USA with an incredible sweep of the foursomes matches. The Australian pair were mighty in giving the Internationals a golden opportunity to win the Cup for the first time since 1998 as Geoff Ogilvy’s underdogs claimed Read more…
At 46, Scott will be making his 12th consecutive appearance against another formidable US outfit and it’s no surprise his teammates are using the former world No.1 and Masters champion as inspiration in Illinois.
The winner of the Australian Open will earn a place in the Masters field after the Augusta tournament confirmed they will again award invitations to winners of six select national opens.
Neal Shipley has hung tough with a six-under 65 to hold onto a one-shot lead from fellow American Ben Kohles going into the final round of the PGA Tour’s inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville. The PGA Tour rookie made an eagle and a birdie on the two back-nine par 5s in his third straight bogey-free round Read more…
Australia’s Cam Davis and Karl Vilips have made the cut at the PGA Tour event in North Carolina, which for Davis ends a run of six successive missed cuts in America. Davis is tied for 38th after he posted an even-par 71 on Friday (Saturday AEST) to go with his first-round 66. Vilips has registered Read more…
Cam Davis has ended the wildest round of his career with a glimmer of hope of snapping a horror run of six straight missed cuts in America. One of only two Australians in the field, Davis opened with a five-under-par 66 at the PGA Tour’s Biltmore Championship in Asheville, North Carolina. Davis had only three Read more…
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