Ben Henkel started the week wondering whether he should wear a glove for the first time in almost seven years – and the decision would land him his first win on the PGA Tour of Australasia.
For almost seven years, Ben Henkel, who tries to make a living from golf has refused to wear a glove during play. He put that superstition aside, and now leads the Gippsland Super 6.
The biggest question in golf over the past 12 months has also been the most repetitive: What’s taking them so long?
There are golfing dads – and then there’s Karl Vilips’ dad, Paul. Vilips’ rise to the PGA Tour has been documented by Paul from a young age – a professional golfing career carved out from inside the Big Brother house.
Anthony Quayle’s bid for one of the greatest comebacks in Australian professional golf history has fallen agonisingly short, with Cory Crawford crowned the Victorian PGA champion. Go inside Quayle’s incredible final round surge.
Despite a ‘rookie mistake’ that cost him a staggering seven shots in the opening round, Anthony Quayle is closing in on one of greatest comebacks in Australian golf history at the Victorian PGA.
Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland has hit back at criticism of the dual gender format, revealing the previous stand-alone women’s Australian Open had losses of close to $1 million per year.
Meet Ryggs Johnston, the next best thing to come from Montana since Yellowstone. It’s a name that spurs the imagination, but it’s his form on-course at the Australian Open which turned heads.
What’s happening off the course at the Australian Open is as fascinating as what’s happening on it, and with the national tournament at a crossroads, the players are calling for change.
A year after their marriage Cameron Smith has announced his wife Shanel Naoum is pregnant with their first child, which may clash with one of the world’s biggest tournaments he has always wanted to win.
Australia’s LIV Golf stars have paid tribute to Greg Norman for his role in revolutionising the men’s professional game as the Saudi-backed circuit prepares to replace him as the league’s top official.
A tired Minjee Lee fought through the 18 holes to open her Australian Open campaign, in a round which raised more questions about her putter and also the new dual gender format.
Bryson DeChambeau’s round with president elect Donald Trump sent the online world into raptures, but the two-time US Open champion has now gone one next level.
Australia’s two main national championships hopefuls Hannah Green and Minjee Lee will come in to the Open blind and jet-lagged after a tight turnaround between tournaments.
Rising talent Josiah Gilbert could be lost to Australian golf, with the budding superstar at the centre of an international tug-of-war with the USA. And West Australia’s brutal COVID lockdowns are at the heart of it.
Elvis Smylie is taking Australian golf by storm. Let’s get to the most pertinent matters. Can this Elvis hold a tune? What’s his warm-up music?
Elvis Smylie, the son of tennis royalty lived up to his rock star name, trumping Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman to win the Australian PGA. But the origin of his famous name – and his journey to PGA winner – is a story in itself.
A seminal moment during the Australian PGA sent hearts aflutter across the wider golfing world, leading to the likes of Aussie star Cameron Davis weighing in on one of the sport’s biggest ongoing debates.
When you’re trying to beat the best, it helps when you’ve had a behind-the-curtain look at what makes Cameron Smith tick. Can the learner trump the teacher?
Australian golfer Cameron Davis has become the latest in a list of players to show his discontent towards a contentious move by the US PGA Tour announced recently.
One of Australia’s most accomplished golfers, having played on the US PGA tour, 33-year-old Brett Drewitt had to battle sleeping in airport lounges in a ‘crazy’ story of how he qualified for the Australian PGA.
Jason Day is not your typical Aussie athlete. He’s a gentle soul with a complex mind. And that’s what made him a little different to his two playing partners on day one of the Australian PGA Championship.
In another world, Darcy Brereton might have just finished the Spring Carnival – but for a harrowing moment that resulted in the near-death of his father Danny and changed their lives forever.
In another sign of tension between the PGA and DP tours and LIV Golf easing, Lucas Herbert’s circuit membership has been given the green light for 2025.
No Australian golfer won like Hannah Green did in 2024 and she has been duly rewarded for her stunning efforts.
Lucas Herbert wins the NSW Open and says his Bendigo mates may not make it to work on Monday.
The most recent Australian to reach number one in the world golf rankings is convinced there’s another Aussie on the horizon with all the talent and ambition to get there.
Lucas Herbert says Cam Smith is a mentor. The student leads his teacher after two blistering rounds at the NSW Open.
There are all types of golfers Cameron Smith would have crossed paths with, but maybe none like Corey Lamb. Find out why the man known as “Chops” is turning heads at the NSW Open.
Cam Smith shot the lights out at the NSW Open — then revealed the story behind one of the low points of his career.
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