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Feature Story: Moving the Needle
The last time Rory McIlroy played competitive golf in Australia was in 2014 at The Australian in Sydney.
11 Aug 2025
Scott headed home for Australian majors
One of Australia’s most decorated golfers, and fan favourite, Adam Scott has today confirmed he will return home in 2025 as one of the headliners of both the BMW Australian PGA Championship from November 27-30 and men’s Australian Open from December 4-7.
30 Jul 2025
'Big test': Minjee Lee leads strong Aussie Open assault
After capturing the third leg of women's golf's fabled slam with victory at last month's PGA Championship, Lee needs an Open triumph and a Chevron Championship to complete the set.
30 Jul 2025
Nebraska-based Pennant Hills amateur among eight to earn Tour of Australasia status
On a drama-filled final day at the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Qualifying School in Georgia, New Yorker Chris Malec prevailed in unfortunate circumstances, while an Aussie amateur will also tee it up alongside Rory McIlroy at the Australian Open in December.
22 Jul 2025
Women’s Australian Open returning to Adelaide from 2026
The women’s Australian Open will feature on both the WPGA Tour of Australasia and Ladies European Tour (LET) schedules in March when it returns to Adelaide, with Kooyonga Golf Club to host the first of at least three years in the South Australian capital from March 12-15, 2026.
27 Jun 2025
McIlroy confirmed to headline the 2025 and 2026 Australian Open
Five-time major champion, and career grand slam winner, Rory McIlroy will headline the men’s Australian Open for the next two years, including when it returns to The Royal Melbourne Golf Club on the Melbourne Sandbelt in 2025.
14 May 2025
Cleary: America! Gift fourth major to the world
With news that Augusta National will confer Masters-qualification status on the winners of several national Opens, including our Australian Open, Matt Cleary argues that the governing bodies of world golf should spread the love further and convince the PGA of America to relinquish Major status of its U.S PGA Championship, and each year grant a different country's national Open the title of Major.
14 May 2025
Rory rumours circle of Masters champ eyeing Australian return
Speculation is spreading across the golfing world that recently minted Masters champion Rory McIlroy will be making a competitive return to Australia for the first time in 11 years.
9 May 2025
Video interview: Drinks With ... Matt Millar
Veteran tour pro Matt Millar on LIV Golf, the Australian Open and playing with Rory, Ernie and cranky Colin Montgomerie.
19 Feb 2025
Australian Open can again dream big: Cam Smith
Cam Smith says the Australian Open can again dream big as he welcomes the scrapping of the dual gender format of the tournament.
13 Feb 2025
Dual-gender Australian Open golf experiment over
The experiment with dual-gender Australian Opens has come to an end, following an annual review by Golf Australia.
8 Feb 2025
Korean golf gun star attraction at upcoming Vic Open
South Korean Jiyai Shin will feel right at home as the red-hot favourite to win a second Vic Open title this weekend at 13th Beach.
4 Feb 2025
Smith fears for Australian Open future
Cameron Smith fears for the future of the Australian Open, saying it risks entirely losing any status among golf tournaments without format changes.
9 Jan 2025
English player Penge suspended for gambling on golf
Golfer Marco Penge has been suspended by the European tour after the Englishman was found to have placed bets on multiple events.
19 Dec 2024
Cleary: February beckons for standalone Australian Opens
Running the men's and women's Australian Opens concurrently has benefits for sponsors, television and fans. But, overall, interpreting the greater hive-mind of sports-loving Australians, it feels like the time has come to pull the pin on a bold experiment. And, with a blank slate and nothing set in stone contractually, our governing bodies should climax Australia's "Summer of Golf" in February with four world-class tournaments.
9 Dec 2024
Smith leads Saudi International
Cameron Smith has shaken off the jet lag to nab a share of the halfway lead at the multi-million-dollar Saudi International.
6 Dec 2024
We flocked to see them in our Summer of Golf, but are the Rippers Australia's golf team?
In the film Master And Commander, Russell Crowe says of HMS Surprise, “Though we be on the far side of the world, this ship is our home. This ship, is England.” At Royal Queensland and Kingston Heath, Ripper GC merchandise was about. But whether captain Cam Smith and his team is "Australia", floating around the world, taking prizes, representative of we the greater Australian sports-watching punterati, remains to be seen.
2 Dec 2024
World No.954 Johnston stunned to win Australian Open
Ranked No.954, unheralded American Ryggs Johnston has shocked the golfing world with a remarkable Australian Open victory at Kingston Heath.
1 Dec 2024
Leishman and Luck win Open Championship consolation prize
While the Australian Open title remained tantalisingly out of grasp, Marc Leishman can at least celebrate winning a return to The Open for his top-three finish at Kingston Heath.
1 Dec 2024
Disappointing day doesn’t define Hannah’s year
There was no fairytale finish to a brilliant year for Hannah Green, the West Australian carding a disappointing 79 to finish fourth in the Australian Women's Open.
1 Dec 2024
South Korean Shin claims second Australian Open title
South Korean former world No.1 Jiyai Shin has won a second Australian Open crown to deny South African Ashleigh Buhai an unprecedented title hat-trick.
1 Dec 2024
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