World golf
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.
- by Darren Walton
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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.
- by Jonathan Drennan
‘Unbearable pain’: Prodigy opens up after nearly losing eye in freak golf accident
Rising Australian golf star Jeff Guan has spoken about the moment he was struck in the eye during a pro-am, and vowed to return to the game.
- by Iain Payten
‘It’s devastating’: Golfing prodigy awaits further eye surgery after freak accident
The young Australian, who some consider is the country’s best prospect since Cameron Smith, is fighting to save his career after being hit in the face by a ball.
- by Adam Pengilly
Australian golfing prodigy suffers career-threatening injury in freak accident
Jeff Guan, considered one of the country’s most exciting young golfers, made his PGA Tour debut last week. But back in Australia he was badly hurt in a horror incident on course.
- by Adam Pengilly
Does anybody beat Adam Scott 10 times in a row at the Presidents Cup?
The non-European answer to the Ryder Cup has been an American whitewash despite all of Adam Scott’s efforts. Is he down to his last chance?
- by Adam Pengilly
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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.
- by Adam Pengilly
Olympic golf began as a doubtful proposition. It’s in no danger of missing the cut
Picture-perfect conditions and a large crowd made the first day of the women’s golf a triumph, but the Australians had mixed fortunes.
- by Greg Baum
Paris Olympics 2024 day 9 as it happened: Opals into quarter-finals; Lyles wins thrilling 100m gold; Olyslagers, Patterson on high jump podium; Djokovic completes golden slam
Australia have advanced to the last eight of the women’s basketball after a stirring win over the host nation American. Follow all the action from Paris as it happens.
- by Claire Siracusa, Marnie Vinall, Roy Ward, Billie Eder, Dan Walsh and James Polson
Minjee and Min Woo Lee might not see each other in Paris. Why aren’t they playing together?
The star golfers will be the 16th set of siblings to compete for Australia at the Olympic Games in the same sport but admit their paths might not cross. Why isn’t golf moving to team events?
- by Adam Pengilly
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PGA Tour
His wife begged him to try hypnosis. It turned Cameron Davis’ career around in two weeks
The Australian golfer turned to therapy after months of underwhelming form. Now he’s ended an Australian drought on the PGA Tour.
- by Adam Pengilly
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