Smith upstaged by protege in Aussie return
Cam Smith lived up to his star billing at the Queensland PGA Championship but was trumped by one of his former scholarship holders.
Cam Smith lived up to his star billing at the Queensland PGA Championship but was trumped by one of his former scholarship holders.
Rising Australian golf star Jeff Guan had the world at his feet. But after making his PGA tour debut, tragedy struck. And now he faces months of rehabilitation before he can think of swinging a club again.
It’s been six weeks since Cameron Smith teed it up in a tournament, but back in his home town there’s something special driving the major champion.
As another round of local stars were locked in for the Australian Open, one of the biggest names in the sport remains absent from the list.
Golf: The 2024 Masters looks set to be a wet one, with the forecast, not looking promising at Augusta.
The Great White Shark has been spotted at Augusta. Controversial Australian golfing great Greg Norman turned heads at the Masters as he strolled the fairways after being snubbed last year.
Golf: Australian Min Woo Lee, Jason Day and Cam Smith are preparing for a big stint ahead of the Masters.
Golf: Tiger Woods is confident he can win the Masters despite not having played a full round tournament in over a year.
Only 13 LIV golfers have made it to Augusta as the world rankings standoff takes its toll. But you only need to cast your eyes across the prizemoney tallies between the two tours to realise LIV is operating at another level.
Cameron Smith is one of the world’s leading golfers set to swing at the Masters, but you wouldn’t know it by his ranking. But, as MICHAEL WARNER reveals, a reunion between LIV and the US PGA isn’t as easy as it may seem.
A former European Ryder Cup captain has declared young-gun Min Woo Lee as a genuine chance of taking home the green jacket from this week’s Masters, saying he is the ‘most exciting young player in the game.’
Tiger Woods hasn’t carded a top 20 finish in a major since his epic Masters win five years ago, but when the banged-up 48-year-old tees it up on Thursday, the biggest galleries and TV minutes will still be reserved for him, writes MICHAEL WARNER.
An outspoken analyst has launched a fresh attack at LIV defector Jon Rahm, and Nick Faldo has served the defending Masters champ a sobering reality check.
A freak gym mishap and a bout of flu have added to a growing list of setbacks for the Australian contingent at Augusta.
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