Golf News

Shane Lowry has been left smiling that the constant noise of Delhi traffic is much easier to handle than an abusive New York Ryder Cup crowd as he rattled off eight birdies to take the lead on the opening day of the India Championship.

Australia’s best will have to play catch up to contend at the prestigious BMW Ladies Championship after failing to keep up on an opening day of scorching hot scoring in South Korea.

For Zach Ion, this season on the PGA Tour of Australasia is about riding the wave, and relishing every opportunity that comes his way. The 27-year-old from Coffs Harbour isn’t playing with any rigid goals in mind.

In a professional golf career that’s spanned 22 years, Clint Rice followed in the footsteps of Mat Goggin, shared a dressing room with Greg Norman, and road-tested Barnbougle when it was a donger and a dream. Today he’s known by a whole other strata of society as an “intruder” on a TV show about getting married without having met one’s wife. All of which makes him good fodder for our “19 Holes With” treatment, and fine company for golf and a bottle of pinot noir, according to Deputy Editor, Matt Cleary.

A resurgent Marc Leishman hopes Perth’s sandbelt-like conditions at this week’s WA Open will be perfect preparation for the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.

The Ford Women’s NSW Open is set to shine brighter than ever in 2026, returning to Wollongong Golf Club from 26 February – 1 March with the largest prize purse in the tournament’s history.

Planes, trains and drains.

This rhyming tagline is passed on with a wry smile by people who have experienced Omanu Golf Club in New Zealand’s picturesque Bay of Plenty.

Smokin’ Joe Stanley and Julie Coney are heading to the Coromandel to be part of the
Paradise Coast Golf Classic.

Jon Rahm has announced he is taking a break from competition and will return for the LIV Golf season opener in February.

Queenslander Hannah Reeves joined an elite group to have won at their first professional start, fighting against a sapping, gusty wind to win the Women’s NSW Open Regional Qualifier at Mollymook Golf Club’s Hilltop course on Saturday.

England’s Marco Penge has claimed his third DP World Tour victory of the season, edging compatriot Daniel Brown in a tense playoff to win the Open de España presented by Madrid.

Atthaya “Jeeno” Thitikul won over the weekend in spectacular fashion at the Buick LPGA Shanghai. Jeeno carded a final round 63 to reach a sudden death playoff, where she came out on top on the 5th extra hole.