The sun was out, the wind was down and the field was away.
Yet the 2002 Australian Open stopped not long after play started. Two decades on, we revisit the day Australian golf made world headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Call it the innocence of youth or the misplaced bravado of the naïve but a younger Stuart Appleby had no intention of ever joining the Champions Tour.
A host of our most accomplished tour players turn 50 in 2021. Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Richard Green, Nick O’Hern and John Senden reflect on the pivotal moments in their careers and the role golf will play in their futures.Â
After raising eyebrows at his choice of hairstyle during an appearance on Golf Channel over the weekend, Appleby is now making snow angels while half-naked.
The new head of the PGA of Australia, Gavin Kirkman, on leadership, attracting more young people to the game, his pet peeves, and who really is Australia’s greatest ever golfer.
With a phenomenal amateur golf record, and a quirky ponytail and beard combination to match, Aussie golf fans can get used to seeing Curtis Luck on their screens.
Australian Golf Digest
