February
Aussie history as Eagles thump Chiefs for Super Bowl win
Australian Jordan Mailata helped his Philadelphia Eagles obliterate the Kansas City Chiefs in the annual NFL clash watched by millions.
Adam Scott meets Trump in Oval Office to end golf civil war
The Australian player was part of a delegation to the White House to ask the US president to broker a deal to reunite international golf’s rivals.
December 2024
ASX rebounds; News Corp sells Foxtel; Packer’s $400m Toorak project
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Watch Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son hit his first hole-in-one
“It was a perfect seven-iron,” Charlie Woods told the Golf Channel. “It was awesome. I didn’t think it went in … until I go up there and see it.”
November 2024
‘Messy stuff is over’: LIV Golf dumps Greg Norman
The Great White Shark will be replaced by Scott O’Neil, who is CEO of Merlin Entertainments in the UK and former president of the NBA’s New York Knicks.
May 2024
Sizzling Schauffele grabs early PGA Championship lead
Not even the two hottest golfers on the planet, world number one Scottie Scheffler and number two Rory McIlroy, could muster a challenge to Xander Schauffele.
April 2024
Surfing’s GOAT, Kelly Slater, hangs up his wetsuit
While the 11-time world champion did not officially announce his retirement, Slater said he was heading into a new chapter of his life.
Tiger Woods melts down as Scheffler takes Masters lead
Tiger Woods shot his worst round in a major championship in the third round of the Masters, while Rory McIlroy also failed to step up at Augusta.
Aussies Davis, Smith raise hopes of elusive Masters triumph
Cam Davis has held his nerve to upstage his more-fancied Australian compatriots and surge into contention during the windswept Masters at Augusta National.
Tiger Woods has not given up hope of adding another Masters green jacket
Never mind he is 48 and had more surgeries than his 15 major titles; or in his 10 rounds at the Masters since he won in 2019, he has broken par only three times.
January 2024
Nike races to keep up with more nimble rivals
The athletic footwear maker’s competition goes beyond traditional rivals like Adidas as newer, more nimble shoe companies take market share.
Retail sales jump; Not all boom in mining; Spotlight on consultants
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Tiger Woods ends near three-decade partnership with Nike
The 15-times major champion said he has parted ways with Nike, ending one of the most lucrative endorsement deals in sports history.
July 2023
‘No longer required’: Greg Norman sacked if LIV golf deal sealed
Saudi Arabia has also agreed to invest more than $1.5 billion if the new golf tie-up goes ahead, US Congress has been told in testimony to a subcommittee.
June 2023
Who are the world’s highest-paid golfers?
Tiger Woods has earned roughly $US1.8 billion during his professional golf career.
April 2023
Tiger Woods’ Masters limps to an end with withdrawal
The golf legend has withdrawn from the tournament with 28-plus holes still to play, citing his lingering right foot injury from a 2021 car crash.
Tiger Woods’ painful Masters walk results in opening 74
“Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be a little bit better, a little bit sharper,” Woods said after his worst opening round at the tournament since 2005. He won that year.
February 2023
Tiger Woods goes viral for all the wrong reasons at Riviera
In his return to elite competition for the first time in seven months after a car crash, the golfer caused quite a buzz in the opening round, for the wrong reasons,
November 2022
Woods says Greg Norman ‘has to go’ in golf’s mounting feud
The 15-time major champion took aim at the Australian over the legal fight between the controversial Saudi-funded LIV tour and the PGA Tour.
August 2022
As golf finds its cool, fashion brands get in on the game
Golf Australia says a further 210,000 people took up the sport last year. It’s a trend that’s pressuring private clubs everywhere to relax their dress codes.