It’s early doors but Open Championship winner Cameron Smith has welcomed a weekend showdown with Australian PGA Championship clubhouse leader Adam Scott after the pair lived up to their billing with solid opening rounds at Royal Queensland.
Ryan Fox’s form probably didn’t garner the attention it likely warranted with the focus of the golf world fixed firmly on the divide between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, but he’s in a marquee group for the Australian PGA with Cam Smith and Adam Scott.
Australia’s Adam Scott knows he will have to make a number of adjustments over the coming days, weeks and months as he gears up for a new-look and condensed PGA Tour schedule in 2023.
Lucas Herbert has revealed his disappointment in not being selected for a captain’s pick at the recent Presidents Cup in the US, but says he’s moved on and is eager to use the Australian summer of golf to shoot up the world rankings in time to receive a Masters invitation.
While we don’t know the exact distance the hole will play in April, we do know that the work is finished thanks to more overhead shots from Eureka Earth that have hit social media.
Also victorious in 2020, Smith claimed Australian golf’s highest honour ahead of a stellar field, including the 2021 winner and 2022 US Women’s Open champion, Minjee Lee.
Min Woo Lee might be tired and up against a star-studded at the Australian PGA Championship, but after signing off on his DP World Tour season with a string of hot finishes the Perth native is ready to take on the big boys.
Cameron Smith wants two things to happen in the not-too-distant future: win another major championship to go with his 150th Open Championship triumph; and for a LIV Golf event to come to his home state of Queensland.
PGA of Australia chief executive Gavin Kirkman says homegrown stars like Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman will always be welcome at future Australian PGA Championships and Opens, regardless of whether major tours around the world continue to ban LIV golf recruits.
To the victor of the Ryder Cup go the spoils—and the drinks. And the Presidents Cup is no different. If you’ve ever witnessed one of these wild victorious press conferences, you’ve seen the best golfers on the planet getting pretty loose. And guys like Kevin Kisner completely in their element.
PGA Tour winner Lucas Herbert says he’s over the constant discussions about LIV Golf and wants the topic to take a backseat, ahead of what promises to be a thrilling Australian summer of golf.
Australian Golf Digest
