Coronavirus

McIlroy OK with return of fans

McIlroy OK with return of fans

Rory McIlroy has missed golf fans at events and said he was ready to see them back out on the course. 22 Oct 2020
U.S Women’s Open to be conducted without spectators

U.S Women’s Open to be conducted without spectators

The USGA announced today that due to ongoing health and safety concerns from the COVID-19 pandemic, the 75th US Women’s Open Championship, scheduled for December 10-13 at Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas, will be conducted without spectators on-site. 22 Oct 2020
Vic Open cancelled for 2021

Vic Open cancelled for 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting border closures along with international travel restrictions have forced the cancellation of the Vic Open scheduled for February, 2021. 22 Oct 2020
Adam Scott tests positive for coronavirus

Adam Scott tests positive for coronavirus

Australia's former Masters champion Adam Scott has tested positive for the coronavirus and has withdrawn from the ZOZO Championship at Sherwood. 22 Oct 2020
Morri: Learning to share

Morri: Learning to share

We’ve known for a couple of months that COVID has given golf a major participation boost but what is less obvious is how the game (or more precisely, the industry) intends to harness this new-found interest. 19 Oct 2020
Australian summer of golf cancelled

Australian summer of golf cancelled

It is with regret that the Australian golf industry announces this summer’s premier events – the Australian PGA Championship, Australian Open and Women’s Australian Open – have been cancelled. 16 Oct 2020
Koepka to return next week for CJ Cup

Koepka to return next week for CJ Cup

Brooks Koepka is ready to get back to golf, announcing Wednesday he will play next week in the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. 8 Oct 2020
Reed makes late move for BMW PGA

Reed makes late move for BMW PGA

The chance to finish the year as Europe's No.1 has motivated Race to Dubai leader Patrick Reed to make a late entry into the BMW PGA Championship starting on Thursday. 8 Oct 2020
Course Design: Beyond COVID

Course Design: Beyond COVID

From the golf courses played on the game’s biggest pro Tours to interesting short courses and the public layouts in our biggest urban centres, the architectural quality of those layouts in a post-COVID golfing world will be important for the game and the environment. 7 Oct 2020
Australian golf rounds boom, report reveals

Australian golf rounds boom, report reveals

Golf is experiencing a pandemic-inspired boom, a new report has confirmed. 30 Sep 2020
Saudi Arabia to host LET events

Saudi Arabia to host LET events

Saudi Arabia is to host two women's golf tournaments in November, the first sports events to be held in the kingdom since it imposed restrictions due to the pandemic. 29 Sep 2020
The Preview: Dubai Duty Free Irish Open

The Preview: Dubai Duty Free Irish Open

The European Tour travels to Northern Ireland this week as Galgorm Castle Golf Club welcomes the Irish Open for the first time. Only two players – fan favourite Shane Lowry and Thai youngster Jazz Janewattananond – will feature from the world’s top-65 players, as the event feels the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. 22 Sep 2020
McIlroy stunned by DeChambeau power play

McIlroy stunned by DeChambeau power play

Rory McIlroy admitted he struggles to understand how Bryson DeChambeau's power game had translated into such a commanding victory in the 120th US Open. 21 Sep 2020
Michel’s Major Leap

Michel’s Major Leap

Lukas Michel will make his long-awaited major debut at Winged Foot Golf Club this week, courtesy of his historic victory at the US Mid-Amateur last September. 17 Sep 2020
Hend: Euro bubble ideal US Open prep

Hend: Euro bubble ideal US Open prep

Queenslander Scott Hend says the mental challenges of spending five weeks inside the European Tour's biosecure bubble recently have prepared him for the savagery of a US Open at Winged Foot. 17 Sep 2020
Australian PGA Championship postponed until February 2021

Australian PGA Championship postponed until February 2021

Following discussions with the Queensland government and key stakeholders, the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia will postpone the Australian PGA Championship to February 18-21, 2021. 16 Sep 2020
Amateur Michel eyes major debut at Winged Foot

Amateur Michel eyes major debut at Winged Foot

Australian amateur Lukas Michel hopes rolling his sleeves up and digging trenches on golf courses in Detroit has toughened him up for a US Open debut at New York's notoriously brutal Winged Foot course. 15 Sep 2020
US Open: Horsfield withdraws after positive COVID test

US Open: Horsfield withdraws after positive COVID test

Sam Horsfield, who has played in 14 USGA championships, including three US Opens, has withdrawn from the 120th US Open Championship following a positive COVID-19 test. 15 Sep 2020
Scheffler tests positive for COVID-19, withdraws from US Open

Scheffler tests positive for COVID-19, withdraws from US Open

Scottie Scheffler, the 2013 US Junior Amateur champion and a member of the victorious 2017 USA Walker Cup team, has withdrawn from the 120th US Open Championship. 14 Sep 2020
First international Thank a Superintendent Day

First international Thank a Superintendent Day

As a healthy outdoor activity that can adhere to social distancing requirements, golf has seen a worldwide resurgence in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 10 Sep 2020
Feature film to promote mental health benefits of golf

Feature film to promote mental health benefits of golf

Today Australian Golf debuts Tee Your Mind, a three-hour-long slow TV experience simulating the mental health benefits of golf. 4 Sep 2020