Defending champion Min Woo Lee will have to fend off a field full of Australia’s best talent and an array of international raiders when the BMW Australian PGA Championship tees off at Royal Queensland Golf Club on Thursday.
After a massive celebration for his NSW Open victory last week, LIV Golf star Lucas Herbert has targeted the Australian PGA and Open as a launchpad back into the major championships next year.
Cameron Smith has lamented a day in which his hottest weapon turned cold, with a poor putter relegating him to a share of second behind NSW Open winner Lucas Herbert.
Lucas Herbert held off superstar Cameron Smith to win the Ford NSW Open at Murray Downs Golf & Country Club, his first title on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia.
A stunning eagle highlighted a brilliant round that catapulted Lucas Herbert into the lead while major champion Cameron Smith was left trailing by two shots on an exciting second day at the Ford NSW Open.
In playing this week’s NSW Open, Cam Smith and Lucas Herbert have simply been moved by the charming, country-town reminders that meaningful golf isn’t only played when there are millions of dollars on the line.
After taking the clubhouse lead after the morning wave of the NSW Open with Lucas Herbert snapping at his heels, Cameron Smith has welcomed a potential shootout with his good friend and LIV Golf teammate at Murray Downs Golf and Country Club.
Cameron Smith has lived up to his billing as the superstar golfer on the Murray River, and grabbing the first round lead at the NSW Open with a sensational start at Murray Downs Golf and Country Club.
He’s statistically one of the best putters on the planet so moments like what you’re about to watch shouldn’t come as a surprise. But even Lucas Herbert was happy with his work during the opening round of LIV Golf UK.
There was no complaining, no bitterness. Carlos Ortiz stood over a pitch shot on the final hole of LIV Golf Houston confident he would win, and certain he would be asked later about the fact he will not be playing in this week’s US Open at Pinehurst.
An early stumble from Lucas Herbert opened the door for Min Woo Lee to finish the PGA Championship as the leading Australian in a lacklustre week for the Australian contingent.
Welcome to the the 106th PGA at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. The horse-racing town will welcome the world’s best golfers as the second men’s major of 2024 gets underway. Here are some of the storylines you should be watching for.
Receiving invites were Australia’s Lucas Herbert, Dean Burmester, Adrian Meronk and David Puig. Two of those players – Herbert and Meronk – are also inside the top 100 of the OWGR.