With his Australian Summer of Golf campaign over, Cam Smith has expressed his desire to repeat the visit back home on the 2025-2026 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia.
Jiyai Shin has won a second Women’s Australian Open title 11 years after her first with a two-shot triumph over defending champion Ash Buhai on Sunday at Kingston Heath.
Splitting up the men and women from a mixed Australian Open after three years would not be easy nor a good move financially, Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland said Sunday in Melbourne.
The future of the Australian Open remains unclear with player frustrations boiling over in Melbourne this week after three years of the mixed men’s and women’s format.
A jet-lagged Hannah Green and rookie Justice Bosio threw their hats into the ring for a maiden Australian Open title and both are chasing surprise halfway leader, amateur Hyojin Yang. Yang shot rounds of 65, 71 at co-hosts Victoria Golf Club and Kingston Heath, respectively, to surge to nine-under-par and one shot ahead of 2013 Read more…
Marc Leishman and Lucas Herbert are eyeing a trio of spots in the 2025 Open Championship field that are up for grabs in Melbourne as a bonus to their bid to win an Australian Open title.
Cameron Smith has arrived in Melbourne with a bee in his competitive bonnet after three close calls in Australian tournaments without securing a first individual victory of the year.
A message from the Victorian Government Welcome to Melbourne for the 2024 Australian Open! When we say we’re the sporting capital, visitors tend to think of the MCG. But what makes us the centre for sporting and major events in Australia is the diversity of our world-class venues. The Melbourne Sandbelt is home to some Read more…
CAMERON SMITH AGE: 31 FROM: Brisbane, Queensland TOUR: LIV Golf/majors WORLD RANKING: 119 2024 FORM: HIS STORY: After a 2023 LIV Golf season that featured wins in London and New Jersey, as well as personal-best finishes at two majors – a T-9 at the PGA and a fourth at the US Open – Smith has Read more…
SIMON LEE AGE: 27 FROM: Yongin, South Korea WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Korean professional golfer will make his debut at the Australian All Abilities Championship, bringing an impressive résumé. Lee, who is autistic, won the men’s intellectual impairment category at both the 2022 and 2023 US Adaptive Opens and earned the Read more…
SAM CASCIO AGE: 17 FROM: Corrimal, New South Wales WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Cascio has an impressive record for a 17-year-old. A member of the NSW Junior Team, Cascio won the 2024 Australian Junior Amateur as well as a sentimental win at the Wollongong Golf Club Championship. With a career-low round of Read more…