This Month
LIV Golf is here to make purists shudder. They like it that way
LIV Golf has brought a party atmosphere to the manicured lawns of Adelaide’s Grange golf links and the tournament’s new global CEO says the sport’s great disruptor is just getting started.
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.
January
DJs, parties, celebs: Cameron Smith on LIV Golf’s wildest event yet
Adelaide is leading the way with the VIP launch of Ripper House as the breakaway league reinvents the sport for the smartphone generation.
Arnold Palmer’s Coachella Valley golf resort home lists for $8m
The late golfing legend’s four-bedroom house is exactly 167 steps from the clubhouse’s men’s locker room.
December 2024
How this Aussie golf pro got the ear of billionaire Masayoshi Son
An injury led Paul Jones to the fairways of country Victoria and on to the upper echelons of Japan’s most intriguing technology investor at SoftBank.
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.
Why screen villains always play golf
Short of kicking a puppy, there’s no more reliable signifier of utter rottenness than a man – and it is always a man – playing golf.
October 2024
It’s time for LIV Golf to fade away
The merger between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf breakaway appears to have stalled, but can’t come soon enough for the sake of the sport.
September 2024
Blackstone’s Crown Resorts mulls sale of luxury Melbourne golf course
The 18-hole Capital is one of the country’s most private and catered exclusively for the casino group’s high rollers. Now wealthy businessmen want to revive it.
August 2024
Why everyone should play this game of integrity
Actuarial recruiter Jas Singh only became serious about mastering golf in the past few years and believes the fairway is a great place for personal growth.
Tax fraudster Li Zhang fights the ATO from jail
The irony of the convicted golf course developer now accusing the Tax Office of doing something untoward is so delicious, you could serve it up at a hatted restaurant.
The Games take the money out of golf, and the players love it
Rory McIlroy calls the divide between the PGA and LIV a “shit-show”, but he and other players have marvelled at the amazing vibe in Paris, even without prize money.
Aussie sport legends bag stake in golf buggy maker MGI
The investment will refresh the family-run retailer’s register for the first time since it was founded in 1993.
July 2024
Want to play the world’s top golf courses? This app could get you there
This avid golfer used his tech background to create an app that lets private club members hit the links together.
Anacacia taps into the golf craze with MGI investment
Street Talk understands Anacacia’s Private Equity IV fund is seeking to acquire 80 per cent of family-run golf motorised buggy retailer MGI Golf.
June 2024
The billionaire sports investor gunning for golf
John Henry turned a commodities fortune into a sporting empire. Now, he’s taking on the sovereign wealth that is rewriting the rules of the game.
April 2024
$26k to watch the Masters? Welcome to the new fan experience
The live sports experience is changing. The experience at the US Masters may be the most lavish example of how teams, leagues and event organisers are pursuing luxury and exclusivity with zeal.
DeChambeau claims early Masters lead with birdie blitz
Rain delayed the start of the Masters meaning Tiger Woods will need to finish his round tomorrow.
March 2024
Developers find easy targets among cash-strapped golf clubs
They take up swaths of land and face big bills to renovate and keep courses in order. Could surplus golfing greens help solve the housing shortage?