Articles by Tony Webeck

Aussies Making Headlines: December 2023

Newsmaker of the Month: Jasper Stubbs It is unique achievement that has undoubtedly been done before but perhaps never with as much significance. Victorian Jasper Stubbs had the honour of hitting the first tee shot at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne Golf Club; four rounds later his putt for par at the second Read more…

Aussies Making Headlines: November 2023

Newsmakers of the Month: Minjee and Min Woo Lee They remain focused on winning golf’s biggest tournaments, but the superstar siblings have now put their name to a tournament of their own. The Webex Players Series Perth hosted by Minjee and Min Woo Lee will be played in January 2025 at Royal Fremantle Golf Club, Read more…

PGA Pros: What Women Want

Janine Barney understands that women want something different from their introduction to golf.

Aussies Making Headlines: October 2023

Newsmaker of the Month: Minjee Lee Coaches of sporting teams around the world will tell you that there’s nothing harder than having to win agame twice. When she led the Kroger Queen City Championship by five strokes with eight holes to play, West Australian Minjee Lee was at unbackable odds to win a ninth LPGA Read more…

Nate Bargatze: Stand Up & Swing

American stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze shares his thoughts on Pebble Beach nerves, becoming mates with Jason Day and why golf is the funniest sport of all time.

PGA Pros: Point Of Entry

PGA professional Craig Stickling dispelled one of golf’s greatest myths for participants at the Get Into Golf program he conducted at Forster-Tuncurry Golf Club.

PGA Pros: A Perfect Fit

Joanne Mills’ life in golf made her the ideal candidate as Goulburn Golf Club’s new club manager.

Larger Than Life

The lives and careers of two very different but much-loved characters in Australian golf ended just days apart during the last days of winter.

PGA Pros: Ready Or Not

A fellow PGA professional convinced Mark Lazenby that he had the skills required to move into management

Michael Hendry: Down But Not Out

Kiwi tour pro Michael Hendry is using his cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment regime as inspiration to fuel a return to professional golf.

PGA Pro: A Perfect Fit

The combination of a business degree and PGA training has put Corey Gerrard at the head of one of golf’s most respected brands

Minjee Lee’s major ambition moves to Pebble Beach

The 27-year-old West Australian was asked four weeks ago to return the enormous trophy that she won at Pine Needles last year, the empty space now on the shelf at her Dallas home the motivation to launch yet another trophy hunt.

Aussies Making Headlines: July 2023

Newsmaker of the month: Jason Day Publicly, as his world ranking fell beyond 150, Jason Day said repeatedly that his body and game were in good enough shape to once again reach for the pinnacle of world golf. Privately, the 35-year-old considered the possibility that his storyline would be confined to that of a one-major Read more…

Aussies Making Headlines: June 2023

Newsmakers of the month: Hannah Green and Grace Kim LPGA Tour wins by Grace Kim and Hannah Green just two weeks apart were simultaneously expected and a complete surprise. A graduate of the Epson Tour and playing in just her third tournament as a member of the LPGA Tour, Kim had to produce extraordinary golf Read more…

Red-hot Aussies cruise into Crown semi-finals

Debutants Stephanie Kyriacou and Sarah Kemp have delivered clutch shots under immense pressure to help secure Australia’s spot in the semi-finals of the International Crown in San Francisco.