World golf
Talor made a fortune as one poor hole costs Cam Smith LIV Golf cash jackpot
Cam Smith started in the box seat to win an extra $29 million as the overall points winner of the LIV Golf season, but a double-bogey on the 15th hole denied him the chance to add to his tally.
- by Ian Chadband
Latest
Jason Day to skip another Australian summer, but Scott likely to return
The former world No.1 had spoken of his desire to return for the two big events having not played in Australia since 2017. But the wait will go on.
- by Adam Pengilly
Army greens or putting greens? How two millionaire pro golfers avoided 21 months in the military
It doesn’t matter how rich or famous you are as a South Korean athlete, all able-bodied men are expected to serve before the age of 35. But there’s one way to avoid it.
- by Adam Pengilly
Caddy spat: McIlroy’s anger spills from greens to car park at Ryder Cup
The golfer was involved in a heated confrontation in the car park after play at the Ryder Cup in Rome.
- by Rick Maese and Noah Ferguson
LIV Golf eyes switch for Australian event
After staging the most successful event in the short history of Greg Norman’s Saudi-backed tour, the Adelaide tournament could be on the move.
- by Adam Pengilly
A former North Sydney Bears ballboy earned $3 million in a week ... for carrying a golf bag
Shay Knight once wanted to be the next Bears superstar. But after breaking his cheekbone in a tackle, the former landscaper is now one of Australian sport’s great success stories.
- by Adam Pengilly
Golf brass warned ball-change proposals could harm women’s game
The plan is designed to limit the lengths male pros are hitting and would restrict the type of ball used in elite competition, but would not affect recreational players.
- by James Corrigan
Is golf’s 47-year-old new cult hero coming to Australia?
Michael Block became an almost overnight sensation at the PGA Championship - and Australian officials have held talks about bringing him Down Under for the summer of golf.
- by Adam Pengilly
‘It was a crazy moment’: Australian hits hole in one on British Open debut
Travis Smyth was momentarily the toast of the golfing world after recording an ace on a hole that has proven treacherous for some of the game’s elite players.
- by Adam Pengilly
Smith’s pressure play to make British Open cut, Day in the hunt
As the bunkers wreaked havoc at Hoylake, Brian Harman was in the lead and Cameron Smith nailed an eagle to make the cut.
- by Mark Tallentire
Blowing in the wind: Why Open contenders are tinkering for brutal test
Lucas Herbert reckons he’s using a club he’ll only pull out of the closet once a year as treacherous conditions set to take over at Royal Liverpool for the last men’s major of 2023.
- by Mark Tallentire