LIV Golf Series
Last year’s tournament attracted record crowds, but Victoria won’t commit to hosting Australian Open
Australia’s best golfers are happy with a return to the traditional format for the Australian Open but whether the tournament is played in Victoria this year remains uncertain.
- Peter Ryan
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The Trump card: US president has Bubba’s backing to resolve golf’s war
LIV golfer Bubba Watson wants the Saudi-backed league’s long-running feud with the PGA to come to an end – but not for the reason you might think.
- Peter Ryan
Greg Norman lured some of golf’s biggest stars to LIV. Now he’s been replaced
Australian great Greg Norman, so long the public face of the golf league that disrupted the game, is no longer the chief executive of LIV Golf.
Shot down: Smith in the thick of drama as Golf Australia hits back at course critics
Australian Lucas Herbert has a four-shot lead after two rounds, but the Friday focus was on the battle between Cameron Smith and playing partner Elvis Smylie.
- Peter Ryan
- Golf
- Greg Norman
‘The messy stuff is over’: Greg Norman replaced by Legoland chief as LIV Golf boss
The combative Australian has led the rebel tour in its rocky first two years, but his replacement is cast as a relationship builder and could oversee a merger with the PGA Tour.
- James Corrigan
Cam Smith was the NSW Open’s star attraction. His LIV Golf teammate stole the show
Smith, the 2022 British Open champion, led through the first three rounds – but a three-over 74 on Sunday allowed Lucas Herbert to lift the Kel Nagle Cup.
- Darren Walton
He’s an amateur working in a Pymble pro shop. On Thursday, he tees off with Cameron Smith
Declan O’Donovan only took up golf properly six years ago. Now the 21-year-old from Roseville is preparing to play alongside his hero in the NSW Open.
- Jonathan Drennan
- Exclusive
- Cameron Smith
From LIV Golf’s million-dollar paydays to the Murray River: Cameron Smith’s big call
Australia’s most recent major champion is used to playing in some of the world’s biggest cities. But he’ll trade that for an event on the NSW-Victoria border this year.
- Adam Pengilly
Ninety-two and counting: Tragic twist keeps Adam Scott’s majors streak alive
The passing of Grayson Murray has opened the door for Scott to earn a spot in the US Open, keeping intact his record of having competed in every major since the 2001 Open.
- Adam Pengilly
The Australian Open has a dilemma: can men and women keep playing together?
Five months out from this year’s event, there is still no official venue. Is the viability of one of the most historic golf tournaments under threat?
- Adam Pengilly
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