OWGR Board Announces Decision on LIV Golf Application
Words: Release Image: LIV Golf’s David Puig – Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media The Governing Board of the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) today announced its decision on the application from LIV Golf. After conducting an exhaustive and collaborative process, and in an effort to reflect the changing landscape of the men’s professional game, […]
Brian Rolapp pens letter to fans around PGA TOUR’s launch of Returning Member Program.
Words: Release Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media Brooks Koepka is the first big name to announce his return to the PGA TOUR from LIV, subject to a range of conditions outlined in Tour Commissioner Brian Rolapp’s recent open letter to fans (below). Koepka’s will return to the Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open at […]
ISPS HANDA Japan-Australasia Championship joins the Tour schedule in March 2026.
Words: Release Photo: Golfplus Media Professional golf will make a major return to New Zealand’s largest city next March with the launch of the ISPS HANDA Japan-Australasia Championship, a landmark new event set for March 5-8 at the prestigious Royal Auckland & Grange Golf Club. Co-sanctioned by two of the world’s most renowned and respected […]
‘The first since Seve’ – Spaniard David Puig claims Australian PGA title in emphatic style.
Words: Release/Paul Prendergast Photo: PGA of Australia. 23-year-old David Puig has followed in the footsteps of his countryman, the great Seve Ballesteros, becoming just the second Spanish winner of the BMW Australian PGA Championship with a stunning two-shot victory. The 23-year-old fired a flawless 66 on Sunday to finish the tournament on 18-under par and […]
Winner of Australian Open, and other historic national Opens, to earn direct Masters, Open Championship invitations.
Words: Release Photo: Mark Wilson – Golfplus Media. The spoils of victory for the Australian Open champion from here forward will include more than a winner’s cheque and the Stonehaven Cup, with Masters and Open Championship invitations now assured following the announcement by the Augusta National Golf Club and The R&A that they will align […]
Royal Auckland & Grange GC – Auckland, New Zealand.
Royal Auckland & Grange GC – Auckland, New Zealand.
Sydney’s Grace Kim achieves major championship glory at the Evian Championship.
Words: Release Photo: Getty Images. Grace Kim has produced two of the most extraordinary shots witnessed in major championship history to win a thrilling Amundi Evian Championship in France. Trailing Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul by two strokes standing on the 72nd tee, the 24-year-old from Sydney hit a brilliant second shot with her 4-hybrid to just […]
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 […]
