World golf
Golf brass warned ball-change proposals could harm women’s game
The plan is designed to limit the lengths male pros are hitting and would restrict the type of ball used in elite competition, but would not affect recreational players.
- by James Corrigan
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Is golf’s 47-year-old new cult hero coming to Australia?
Michael Block became an almost overnight sensation at the PGA Championship - and Australian officials have held talks about bringing him Down Under for the summer of golf.
- by Adam Pengilly
‘It was a crazy moment’: Australian hits hole in one on British Open debut
Travis Smyth was momentarily the toast of the golfing world after recording an ace on a hole that has proven treacherous for some of the game’s elite players.
- by Adam Pengilly
Smith’s pressure play to make British Open cut, Day in the hunt
As the bunkers wreaked havoc at Hoylake, Brian Harman was in the lead and Cameron Smith nailed an eagle to make the cut.
- by Mark Tallentire
Blowing in the wind: Why Open contenders are tinkering for brutal test
Lucas Herbert reckons he’s using a club he’ll only pull out of the closet once a year as treacherous conditions set to take over at Royal Liverpool for the last men’s major of 2023.
- by Mark Tallentire
How a Greg Norman rev-up inspired Australia’s latest major championship debutant
Travis Smyth might not have crossed paths with Norman if it wasn’t for the controversial LIV Golf league. But the day Norman pressed his finger against the young Australia’s heart has helped inspire a shot at The Open.
- by Adam Pengilly
Why Smith is in better shape for British Open than when he won it
The world No.7, who won his first event of 2023 in London last week, is putting the final touches to his preparation for the last men’s major of the year.
- by Adam Pengilly
Plot to sack Greg Norman as part of LIV Golf peace deal
The deliberations reflect an enmity forged over decades between the tour and Norman, one of golf’s most talented players, who often chafed at the sport’s economic structure.
- by Alan Blinder and Kevin Draper
‘Hopefully it opens the floodgates’: Cameron Smith seals $6m LIV Golf triumph
The world No.7, in his final event before defending his British Open title in less than two weeks, survived a nervy finish involving compatriot Marc Leishman.
- by Adam Pengilly
Greg Norman steps out as Adam Scott takes swipe at ‘about-face’
The LIV Golf boss drove Saudi Arabian businessman Yasir al-Rumayyan around in a buggy at an event in Spain, but his future remains clouded.
- by Adam Pengilly
Scott produces birdie blitz at Travelers Championship
Adam Scott produced a stunning birdie blitz to be tied for second after the opening round of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship in Connecticut.