Australian golf digest

January 21st, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Greg Norman reveals future with LIV Golf and his willingness to bury the hatchet with Tiger and Rory

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British Open 2024: Greg Norman in attendance at Troon with official R&A guest badge

November 28th, 2024

Australian Open 2024: Outspoken Cam Smith says players appreciated his course comments, predicts ’20-under’ could win

A stunning eagle at the last catapulted Lucas Herbert above pre-tournament favourite Cameron Smith, with a sensational first round giving Herbert the clubhouse lead at the Australian Open.

November 27th, 2024

Cameron Smith reveals big news as he readies for Australian Open in Melbourne

[Photo: Getty images] Cameron Smith is going to be a dad. In late March next year, the 2022 British Open winner and his wife Shanel are going to welcome a baby into the world several weeks before the 2025 Masters. “I’m more excited than anything,” Smith told Australian Golf Digest on Wednesday at the Australian Read more…

November 26th, 2024

Australian Open 2024: Open Championship spots a lure for Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert

Marc Leishman and Lucas Herbert are eyeing a trio of spots in the 2025 Open Championship field that are up for grabs in Melbourne as a bonus to their bid to win an Australian Open title.

November 26th, 2024

Australian Open 2024: Frustrating close calls driving Cam Smith’s Melbourne quest

Cameron Smith has arrived in Melbourne with a bee in his competitive bonnet after three close calls in Australian tournaments without securing a first individual victory of the year.

November 24th, 2024

Australian PGA 2024: Elvis Smylie downs Cameron Smith to win Joe Kirkwood Cup

November 24th, 2024

Australian PGA 2024: ‘I definitely see myself coming back,’ says Jason Day

Jason Day has flagged his interest in returning to Australia more often after bagging a top 10 at the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland to cap an “emotional” week in Brisbane.

November 23rd, 2024

Australian PGA 2024: Cam Smith, Elvis Smylie and Marc Leishman book spots in dream final group

Home hero Cameron Smith took the Australian PGA Championship by the scruff of the neck with a blistering second round in Brisbane that set up a final-round showdown with former Smith scholarship winner Elvis Smylie and LIV Golf teammate Marc Leishman.

November 22nd, 2024

Australian PGA 2024: DP World Tour opening event shortened to 54 holes after ‘course flooding’

The second round at the Australian PGA in Brisbane has been delayed due to Royal Queensland Golf Club being flooded.

November 21st, 2024

Australian PGA 2024: Jason Day, Cameron Smith on collision course but leader Elvis Smylie wants to join

Former world No.1 Jason Day has welcomed a Sunday showdown with Cameron Smith at the Australian PGA Championship after the tournament drawcards put themselves on a collision course for a battle in Brisbane.

Lucas Herbert defeats Cam Smith to win NSW Open at Murray Downs

NSW Open: Cam Smith clear as Lucas Herbert falls back

Lucas Herbert grabs NSW Open lead from Cam Smith, sets up thrilling weekend at Murray Downs

Cam Smith welcomes NSW Open showdown with Lucas Herbert, but plenty of golf remains

Cameron Smith, Lucas Herbert light up NSW Open on day one

‘I’m here to win’: Cameron Smith declares intentions to break 2024 drought at Ford NSW Open

November 13th, 2024

Lucas Herbert returns to Ford NSW Open with memories of an event that kickstarted his career

LIV Golf star Lucas Herbert says a runner-up result at a NSW Open early in his career instilled a belief he belonged at the top end of professional golf. Now, he’s back at the Ford NSW Open on the Murray River.

November 12th, 2024

‘Not our duty, but a nice thing to do’: Cam Smith relishing supporting Aussie events like Ford NSW Open

Cameron Smith says there is only upside as he readies for a second state event, the NSW Open, on his whirlwind Australian summer of golf schedule.

October 30th, 2024

More Aussie LPGA Tour players announced for upcoming Australian Open

Three of the best young talents in Australia’s growing contingent on the LPGA Tour will finish 2024 at the ISPS Handa Australian Open, with Steph Kyriacou, Grace Kim and Cassie Porter confirmed today.

October 14th, 2024

Aussie wrap: Min Woo and Minjee bag top-10s

Siblings Minjee and Min Woo Lee earned top-10 results on different tours in Asia last week to lead the Australian golfers who teed up in tournaments around the world.

October 10th, 2024

Lucas Herbert ready for big Aussie summer after debut LIV Golf title with Cam Smith’s Ripper GC

Lucas Herbert says he’s got more weapons in his arsenal to attack leaderboards during the Australian summer of golf after a year spent learning from Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman and Matt Jones on LIV Golf’s Ripper GC team.

October 10th, 2024

Lucas Herbert and Marc Leishman join Cam Smith in heading home for multiple tournaments

Victorians Lucas Herbert and Marc Leishman will return to their home state for the 2024 ISPS HANDA Australian Open as part of multiple Australian appearances to end the year.

Leaderboard

The American Express - 2025

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Sepp Straka	-25	F	4
2	Justin Thomas	-23	F	4
T3	Jason Day	-22	F	4
T3	Justin Lower	-22	F	4
T5	Patrick Cantlay	-20	F	4
T5	Charley Hoffman	-20	F	4
T7	Max Greyserman	-19	F	4
T7	Ben Griffin	-19	F	4
T7	Taylor Moore	-19	F	4
T7	Camilo Villegas	-19	F	4
11	Alex Smalley	-18	F	4
T12	Frankie Capan III	-17	F	4
T12	Beau Hossler	-17	F	4
T12	Mark Hubbard	-17	F	4
T12	J.T. Poston	-17	F	4
T12	Nick Taylor	-17	F	4
T12	Will Zalatoris	-17	F	4
T18	Cam Davis	-16	F	4
T18	Trey Mullinax	-16	F	4
T18	Kevin Roy	-16	F	4
T21	Daniel Berger	-15	F	4
T21	Jacob Bridgeman	-15	F	4
T21	Rickie Fowler	-15	F	4
T21	Doug Ghim	-15	F	4
T21	Harry Hall	-15	F	4
T21	Billy Horschel	-15	F	4
T21	Ben Kohles	-15	F	4
T21	Keith Mitchell	-15	F	4
T29	Sam Burns	-14	F	4
T29	Tom Hoge	-14	F	4
T29	Vincent Norrman	-14	F	4
T29	J.J. Spaun	-14	F	4
T29	Car Young	-14	F	4
T34	Quade Cummins	-13	F	4
T34	Nick Dunlap	-13	F	4
T34	Brice Garnett	-13	F	4
T34	Lanto Griffin	-13	F	4
T34	Harry Higgs	-13	F	4
T34	Lee Hodges	-13	F	4
T34	Chris Kirk	-13	F	4
T34	Ryan Palmer	-13	F	4
T34	Victor Perez	-13	F	4
T43	Ricky Castillo	-12	F	4
T43	Harris English	-12	F	4
T43	Ryo Hisatsune	-12	F	4
T43	Rikuya Hoshino	-12	F	4
T43	Michael Kim	-12	F	4
T43	Matt Kuchar	-12	F	4
T43	Matteo Manassero	-12	F	4
T43	Sam Ryder	-12	F	4
T51	Brian Campbell	-11	F	4
T51	Ryan Gerard	-11	F	4
T51	S.W. Kim	-11	F	4
T51	Matthew Riedel	-11	F	4
T51	Brandt Snedeker	-11	F	4
T51	Sam Stevens	-11	F	4
T51	Davis Thompson	-11	F	4
T58	Rico Hoey	-10	F	4
T58	Mackenzie Hughes	-10	F	4
T58	Kurt Kitayama	-10	F	4
T58	Taylor Montgomery	-10	F	4
T58	Alejandro Tosti	-10	F	4
T58	Kris Ventura	-10	F	4
T64	Jeremy Paul	-9	F	4
T64	Vince Whaley	-9	F	4
T66	Will Gordon	-8	F	4
T66	Joe Highsmith	-8	F	4
T68	Eric Cole	-7	F	4
T68	Mac Meissner	-7	F	4
70	Patrick Rodgers	-6	F	4
71	Chez Reavie	-5	F	4
CUT	Joel Dahmen	-8	F	3
CUT	Nate Lashley	-8	F	3
CUT	Luke List	-8	F	3
CUT	Chandler Phillips	-8	F	3
CUT	Chad Ramey	-8	F	3
CUT	Michael Thorbjornsen	-8	F	3
CUT	Norman Xiong	-8	F	3
CUT	Kevin Yu	-8	F	3
CUT	Tony Finau	-7	F	3
CUT	Chris Gotterup	-7	F	3
CUT	Zach Johnson	-7	F	3
CUT	Takumi Kanaya	-7	F	3
CUT	Patton Kizzire	-7	F	3
CUT	Jake Knapp	-7	F	3
CUT	K.H. Lee	-7	F	3
CUT	Francesco Molinari	-7	F	3
CUT	Andrew Putnam	-7	F	3
CUT	Isaiah Salinda	-7	F	3
CUT	Tim Widing	-7	F	3
CUT	Blades Brown	-6	F	3
CUT	Nico Echavarria	-6	F	3
CUT	Noah Goodwin	-6	F	3
CUT	Adam Hadwin	-6	F	3
CUT	Sungjae Im	-6	F	3
CUT	Chan Kim	-6	F	3
CUT	Tom Kim	-6	F	3
CUT	Peter Malnati	-6	F	3
CUT	Ben Martin	-6	F	3
CUT	Matt McCarty	-6	F	3
CUT	Henrik Norlander	-6	F	3
CUT	John Pak	-6	F	3
CUT	Jesper Svensson	-6	F	3
CUT	Jhonattan Vegas	-6	F	3
CUT	Aaron Baddeley	-5	F	3
CUT	Zac Blair	-5	F	3
CUT	Wyndham Clark	-5	F	3
CUT	Greyson Sigg	-5	F	3
CUT	Emiliano Grillo	-4	F	3
CUT	Nick Hardy	-4	F	3
CUT	Brian Harman	-4	F	3
CUT	Max McGreevy	-4	F	3
CUT	Paul Peterson	-4	F	3
CUT	Aldrich Potgieter	-4	F	3
CUT	Matti Schmid	-4	F	3
CUT	Adam Svensson	-4	F	3
CUT	Danny Walker	-4	F	3
CUT	Anders Albertson	-3	F	3
CUT	Mason Andersen	-3	F	3
CUT	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-3	F	3
CUT	Lucas Glover	-3	F	3
CUT	David Lipsky	-3	F	3
CUT	Jackson Suber	-3	F	3
CUT	Erik van Rooyen	-3	F	3
CUT	Hayden Buckley	-2	F	3
CUT	Bronson Burgoon	-2	F	3
CUT	Rafael Campos	-2	F	3
CUT	Jason Dufner	-2	F	3
CUT	Steven Fisk	-2	F	3
CUT	Kaito Onishi	-2	F	3
CUT	David Skinns	-2	F	3
CUT	Braden Thornberry	-2	F	3
CUT	Will Chandler	-1	F	3
CUT	Trevor Cone	-1	F	3
CUT	Patrick Fishburn	-1	F	3
CUT	Thomas Rosenmueller	-1	F	3
CUT	Sami Valimaki	-1	F	3
CUT	Kevin Velo	-1	F	3
CUT	Taylor Dickson	E	F	3
CUT	William Mouw	E	F	3
CUT	Antoine Rozner	E	F	3
CUT	Wesley Bryan	+1	F	3
CUT	Chesson Hadley	+1	F	3
CUT	Kyle Mendoza	+1	F	3
CUT	Kevin Streelman	+1	F	3
CUT	Danny Willett	+1	F	3
CUT	Bill Haas	+2	F	3
CUT	Kevin Kisner	+2	F	3
CUT	Ben Silverman	+2	F	3
CUT	Cam Young	+2	F	3
CUT	Philip Knowles	+4	F	3
CUT	Davis Riley	+4	F	3
CUT	Andrew Novak	+5	F	3
CUT	Cristobal Del Solar	+13	F	3
WD	Adam Schenk	-	-
WD	Brendon Todd	-	-

Team Finals 2024

Rank	Team Name	Total	Score
1	RIPPER GC	-11	277
T2	4ACES GC	-8	280
T2	IRON HEADS GC	-8	280
4	LEGION XIII	-6	282
5	STINGER GC	-15	273
6	FIREBALLS GC	-14	274
T7	CRUSHERS GC	-2	286
T7	HYFLYERS GC	-2	286
9	MAJESTICKS GC	-5	283
10	TORQUE GC	-4	284
11	CLEEKS GC	-1	287
12	RANGEGOATS GC	+4	292
13	SMASH GC	+12	300