Jiyai Shin has won a second Women’s Australian Open title 11 years after her first with a two-shot triumph over defending champion Ash Buhai on Sunday at Kingston Heath.
Splitting up the men and women from a mixed Australian Open after three years would not be easy nor a good move financially, Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland said Sunday in Melbourne.
The future of the Australian Open remains unclear with player frustrations boiling over in Melbourne this week after three years of the mixed men’s and women’s format.
Cameron Smith has blasted a soft and slow course setup across Kingston Heath and Victoria golf clubs as “disappointing,” and added the idea heavy rain was responsible was “bulls–t.”
Overall he gives himself a B as a grade for his on-course performances this year, although Min Woo Lee’s end-of-year report card still has room for an upgrade at this Australian Open.
This week at Kingston Heath Golf Club, a much-loved member of the Heath ‘family’ will be simultaneously present and absent: the stunning par-3 10th hole.
Golf NSW chairman Michael Medway is rightfully proud of what Golf NSW has achieved, not just in elevating the status of the NSW Open but across its dominion.
The governing golf bodies of Australia and New South Wales have provided an update on rising star tour pro Jeffrey Guan, who has been released from hospital after being struck in the eye socket by a stray golf ball in Batemans Bay on September 21.
The winner of two tournaments on the LPGA Tour this year, the West Australian rose to a career-high of No.5 on the world ranking and will start as one of the favourites to win the Patricia Bridges Bowl.
Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland talks everything to do with the Australian Open, plus the War on Golf, the role LIV Golf plays in the current landscape and more.
Set to be played from November 28 to December 1, the Australian Open will again feature its unique combined format with players in the men’s, women’s and all abilities tournaments over two courses, showcasing the best of Australian golf.