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James Sutherland
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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: 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
Making the Australian Open great again: Part II
In part two of John Huggan's feature piece "Making the Australian Open great again" we delve into the divide between Golf Australia and Golf NSW, the commercial viability of the event, and why the nation's premier tournament hasn't been played at the best course in 33 years.
27 Nov 2024
Making the Australian Open great again
In part one of John Huggan's feature on the Australian Open, we analyse a tournament that had long been considered among the most prestigious non-major events in world golf, celebrated over the decades by legends the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. However, as the tournament grapples with declining interest from elite players, voices from within the elite golf community are calling for a resurgence, emphasising the need to restore the tournament to its former glory and significance on both the national and international stages.
26 Nov 2024
Inside Golf Australia: December 2024
The festive season is upon us, and so is the much-anticipated December issue of Golf Australia magazine.
13 Nov 2024
Cleary: Build it and they will come? No need - the venue for every Australian Open is already here
Every year, about this time of year, ahead of our ‘Summer of Golf’, players, punters and media pundits highlight, bemoan, call-it-what-you-will, the lack of international star power attendant at our showpiece ‘major’ golf tournaments, the Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship.
14 Oct 2024
Aussie clubs backing Women In Golf Charter reaches 100
The number of Australian golf clubs to become signatories of The R&A Women in Golf Charter, fostering change and promoting equal opportunities for women, girls, and families, has officially hit the 100 mark.
19 Jun 2024
There is a war on public golf. Is Golf Australia in the fight?
It wasn’t a ‘gotcha’ moment – wasn’t meant to be. But it was surprising to hear Golf Australia chief executive James Sutherland admit that he hadn’t spoken to NSW Premier Chris Minns since Minns announced that Moore Park Golf Club, the busiest course in Australia, was going to be cut in half.
28 Nov 2023
Australia's love affair with golf continues
Australian golf is celebrating a fourth consecutive year of participation growth, with 17.6 percent of adult Australians hitting a golf ball in 2022-23.
28 Nov 2023
Governing body gets new look
Golf Australia revealed its new-look brand today as it continues to play a role in inspiring more Australians to play more golf.
31 Jul 2023
New numbers show Australia’s golf boom continuing
Golf Australia’s 2021/22 Participation Report has revealed that more than 2.7 million Australians play golf, with each state and territory experiencing another year of significant club membership growth.
24 May 2023
Golf Australia enters new partnership covering digital services for golf clubs
Golf Australia has confirmed its commitment to enriching the digital experience for golfers and golf clubs around the country by announcing a new partnership with golf technology platform, DotGolf.
6 Apr 2023
Outback golf rush strikes gold at tourism awards
The Outback golf rush continues with the Outback Queensland Masters taking out gold at the Australian Tourism Awards in Sydney last night.
20 Mar 2023
Morri: The other side to the Aussie Open debate
What does the future hold for the nation’s two most important golf tournaments?
20 Dec 2022
Late change to Australian Open fields
The historic first concurrently played men’s and women’s national opens that will take place next week on the Melbourne Sandbelt have undergone a late change to field sizes following lower than expected entries for the women’s event.
23 Nov 2022
Golf industry leaves Melbourne full of inspiration
As golfers head to the course for their weekend game there will be some faces that look a little more exhausted than usual in the form of golf professionals, club managers and more this week.
14 Oct 2022
Australian Golf signs BMW Australia as first joint major partner
In a history making moment Golf Australia, the PGA of Australia and the WPGA Tour of Australasia have signed BMW Australia in a multi-year deal as the first joint major partner of Australian Golf.
20 Sep 2022
Joint Australian opens mark world first
In a world-first for golf, the Men’s Australian Open and the Women’s Australian Open are joining forces.
29 Apr 2022
No Queensland Open in 2022
The 2022 Isuzu Qld Open will not be played due to venue and scheduling complications.
14 Apr 2022
Exclusive: New future of the Australian Open
A significant change in Australian golf’s biggest tournament occurred in 2021 without much fanfare or notice. But it has significant repercussions and possibly signals a very different men’s Australian Open in the future.
24 Mar 2022
Aussie golf boom in full swing as newcomers tee off
Golf Australia today announced record growth in club participation and total participation, with a 6.4 percent increase in club members and a 21 percent (210,000) year-on-year rise in round players, according to AusPlay data.
8 Feb 2022
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