COVID-19

PGA Tour targets June return without fans

PGA Tour targets June return without fans

The PGA Tour has announced plans to resume in June, with the first four golf tournaments being closed to spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic. 17 Apr 2020
Opinion: Loving golf in the age of COVID-19

Opinion: Loving golf in the age of COVID-19

The above image might not mean much to others. Personally, however, it is a sign of renewed enjoyment of a game that has been a lifelong fixture, bizarrely when not playing golf. 16 Apr 2020
Bernhard Langer: Playing the waiting game

Bernhard Langer: Playing the waiting game

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many aspects of everyday life to an eerie standstill, including Tour golf. Bernhard Langer, current money leader on the PGA Tour Champions and Mercedes-Benz brand ambassador, speaks about putting his prolific career on pause. 16 Apr 2020
Ogilvy: “What should a world Tour look like?”

Ogilvy: “What should a world Tour look like?”

The world’s professional golf Tours may be suspended right now due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak – but that doesn’t mean the concept of a world Tour has lost any traction. Here, Geoff Ogilvy discusses his “dream Tour”. 16 Apr 2020
Professional golf’s return most likely to be without fans

Professional golf’s return most likely to be without fans

The US PGA Championship plans to be at Harding Park in San Francisco in early August as the first major on the reconfigured golf calendar. 15 Apr 2020
McIlroy hopes delayed Masters delivers win

McIlroy hopes delayed Masters delivers win

World No.1 Rory McIlroy expects this year's Masters to feel a bit different and says the tournament being pushed back to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic could help him win the coveted green jacket. 15 Apr 2020
Senior Open could happen later in year

Senior Open could happen later in year

The Senior Open was postponed on Tuesday amid the coronavirus outbreak, with organisers still hoping the last senior major of the year can be played in 2020. 15 Apr 2020
10 of golf’s best: Twitter accounts

10 of golf’s best: Twitter accounts

The coronavirus pandemic has effectively forced golf’s professional circuits into hibernation. But the game’s analysts, players and impressionists continue to utilise other platforms to entertain members of the golfing world – one of which includes Twitter. Here are 10 of the best golf accounts in the Twittersphere. 14 Apr 2020
Aussie duo retain Open spots

Aussie duo retain Open spots

Dual Australian Open winner Matt Jones and Aaron Pike will retain their places in the field for the Open Championship despite the major being delayed a year. 14 Apr 2020
Virus won't stop Aussie women: Green

Virus won't stop Aussie women: Green

Young Australian golf star Hannah Green says uncertainty about the LPGA Tour resumption is proving harder to deal with than the break itself as she prepares for her major title defence. 14 Apr 2020
Leishman donating masks and meals

Leishman donating masks and meals

Marc Leishman is doing all he can to make a difference to the coronavirus battle in his adopted US home while the PGA Tour is on shutdown. 14 Apr 2020
The players who will benefit from golf’s blackout

The players who will benefit from golf’s blackout

“As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.” – Ben Hogan. 8 Apr 2020
Statement from the R&A on the 149th Open

Statement from the R&A on the 149th Open

The R&A has decided to cancel The Open in 2020 due to the current Covid-19 pandemic and the Championship will next be played at Royal St George’s in 2021. 7 Apr 2020
Fred Ridley’s Masters memorandum

Fred Ridley’s Masters memorandum

On March 13, we announced the postponement of the Masters Tournament and the Augusta National Women’s Amateur based upon the risks associated with the Coronavirus COVID-19, a pandemic that continues to impact lives everywhere. 7 Apr 2020
Open cancelled & US majors rescheduled

Open cancelled & US majors rescheduled

Three of the four golf majors have announced new dates for 2020 amid the coronavirus crisis while the oldest of the lot, the Open Championship confirmed it would cancel its event for the year. 7 Apr 2020
Optus sports boss on A-League, Covid-19 – and streaming sport when there's no live football

Optus sports boss on A-League, Covid-19 – and streaming sport when there's no live football

What does a sports broadcaster show when there’s no sport? 7 Apr 2020
Leishman's picture-perfect Masters moment

Leishman's picture-perfect Masters moment

Marc Leishman's favourite golf photo is making him feel nostalgic in what should have been Masters week. 6 Apr 2020
US PGA reportedly rescheduled for August

US PGA reportedly rescheduled for August

The US PGA Championship, one of golf's four majors, has reportedly been rescheduled for August 6-9 after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. 6 Apr 2020
Peace in our time? A-League clubs and players negotiate

Peace in our time? A-League clubs and players negotiate

A ceasefire between A-League clubs and player’s union Professional Footballer’s Australia (PFA) has been called, with the two groups agreeing on Friday to talks aimed at addressing the COVID-19 shaped crisis that has befallen Australian football. 3 Apr 2020
A comprehensive guide to coronavirus' impact on Australian football

A comprehensive guide to coronavirus' impact on Australian football

Australian football at all levels has been brought to a halt by the coronavirus outbreak, putting strain on the FFA and the A-League in particular. 3 Apr 2020
Season length? Expansion? A-League planning for uncertain future

Season length? Expansion? A-League planning for uncertain future

A-league decision-makers are battling to plan for the future of the competition against an uncertain backdrop, with numerous factors still up in the air and a COVID-19 situation that has been changing by the day. 3 Apr 2020