More than two million Australians played golf on a course during the past year while memberships have also increased, according to a new report commissioned by the Golf Australia body.
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.
Dual major championship winner Minjee Lee has today confirmed she will join an already-strong LPGA Tour contingent that will tee it up at the 2024 ISPS Handa Australian Open on the Melbourne Sandbelt.
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.
After lifting the trophies in front of record crowds in 2023, Chile’s Joaquin Niemann and South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai have today confirmed they will defend their titles at the 2024 ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Melbourne.
A rising star of the golf world who is popular the world over, Lee is the first player to formally commit to the ISPS HANDA Australian Open, which begins in 100 days on November 28, 2024.
Australian golf is celebrating a fourth consecutive year of participation growth, with 17.6 percent of adult Australians hitting a golf ball in 2022-2023.
In a great coup for the ISPS Handa Australian Open, and show of support for the world-first format, all three champions from 2022 will return to defend their titles in Sydney from November 30 to December 3.
After becoming one of the biggest stories in golf in 2023, Michael Block has today been confirmed as part of the field for the ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Sydney, beginning November 30.
Australia’s most recent women’s major championship winners, Minjee Lee and Hannah Green, have today announced they will return home to contest the ISPS Handa Australian Open at The Australian Golf Club and The Lakes Golf Club from November 30.
Australian Golf Digest
