Women’s Australian Open returning to Adelaide from 2026.
Words: Release Photo: Australia’s three-time major winner, Minjee Lee. Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. The women’s Australian Open will feature on both the WPGA Tour of Australasia and Ladies European Tour (LET) schedules in March when it returns to Adelaide, with Kooyonga Golf Club to host the first of at least three years in the […]
The Kinloch Club – Lake Taupo, New Zealand.
Opened in 2007, Jack Nicklaus’ lone Signature Design in New Zealand retains a lofty position in the growing list of world class layouts in the country. Few inland courses are blessed with an environment that features the glittering expanse of Lake Taupo, mountains and wooded hillsides, not to mention the crumpled landscape that Nicklaus’ design […]
Grand Slam champion Rory McIlroy to headline 2025 & 2026 Australian Opens – 11 years since his last appearance in the championship.
Words: Release Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. Five-time major champion, and career grand slam winner, Rory McIlroy will headline the men’s Australian Open for the next two years, including when it returns to The Royal Melbourne Golf Club on the Melbourne Sandbelt in 2025. McIlroy’s return to Australia comes off the back of his […]
Min Woo Lee in PGA TOUR breakthrough in Houston.
Words: Release/Paul Prendergast Photo: Getty Images Western Australia’s Min Woo Lee has ticked off one of his career ambitions with a breakthrough win on the PGA TOUR at the Texas Children’s Hospital Houston Open. Needing to get up and down from behind the green on the final hole, Lee chose a putter from off the […]
Crowe wins at The National, Aussie DP World Tour contingent grows.
Words: Release/Paul Prendergast Photo: Australian Golf Media Sydney’s Harrison Crowe believes he is now ready to take his game to the world after taking out The National Tournament in impressive style at The National Golf Club on Sunday. Harnessing the thousands of rounds he has played at Michael’s Golf Club on Sydney’s southern coastline, Crowe […]
Mimi Rhodes claims Women’s NSW Open for maiden LET victory in Wollongong.
Words: Release/Paul Prendergast Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. English rookie Mimi Rhodes put together an impressive display of front running golf, including a run of 14 consecutive pars on a breezy final day at the Wollongong Golf Club, to triumph at the Ford Women’s NSW Open. Starting the day with a one-shot lead over Italy’s […]
Destination Greece – Costa Navarino.
Compared to other nations, there’s not a lot of golf to be had in Greece but what they have in Costa Navarino – on the south-west coast of the Peleponnese – is gorgeous and a world class experience. Golf courses designed by Robert Trent Jones Jnr, Bernhard Langer and Jose Maria Olazabal take full […]
London Calling – A treasure trove of heathland golf.
‘Often overlooked by many making haste for a date with more prominent ‘bucket list’ courses around the UK, astute golfers with a sense of history and an appreciation for golf course architecture are not among those making the same mistake.’ The quality of golf around London is staggering and historically significant. You’re doing yourself a disservice […]
Elvis Smylie stuns mentor Smith to win BMW Australian PGA Championship.
Words: Release Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. Twenty-two-year-old Queenslander Elvis Smylie has stared down idol Cameron Smith to claim a life-changing victory at the BMW Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club. A Cameron Smith Scholarship winner in 2019, Smylie started the final round level with the three-time Joe Kirkwood Cup winner but […]
Much is at stake as the Presidents Cup heads to Royal Montreal.
Words: Paul Prendergast Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. This week’s event, among other things, will mark the 30th anniversary of the launch of the bi-annual Presidents Cup matches between the United States and The Internationals with the U.S. being victorious in all but two. Even the Bledisloe Cup that has been rusted on to […]
