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SportAustralian Associated PressSeven Australian starters in US Open golf
Adam Scott is among five Australians who have been added to next month's US Open field, with Victorian golfer Todd Sinnott set for his first start.The seven-strong Australian contingent at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts from June 16-19 will be led by world No.
SportAustralian Associated PressJustin Thomas claims US PGA Championship
Justin Thomas is a major champion when he least expected it.Thomas matched a PGA Championship record when he rallied from a seven-shot deficit at Southern Hills, and then saved his most exquisite shot-making for a three-hole play-off to defeat Will Zalatoris.
SportAustralian Associated PressSmith, Herbert share Aussie honours at PGA
Cameron Smith has posted his best finish at a US PGA Championship after closing with a one-under-par final round in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Smith ended the tournament level with the card in a tie for 13th with fellow Australian Lucas Herbert, whose challenge faltered down the stretch.
SportAustralian Associated PressUnfancied Chilean leads PGA Championship
Unheralded Mito Pereira skidded out of control just like so many other contenders in the wind and cold of Southern Hills before getting back on course at just the right time in the US PGA Championship.Pereira steadied himself with three birdies over the last six holes, the final one from just outside 25 feet for a one-under 69.
SportAustralian Associated PressAussie hopes evaporate at PGA Championship
Australia's hopes of landing the Wanamaker Trophy have perished during the third round of the US PGA Championship in Oklahoma.Cameron Smith's challenged ended as Lucas Herbert emerged as the leading Australian at Southern Hills Country Club.
SportAustralian Associated PressHillier beaten in playoff in Evian
Australian Whitney Hillier has lost out to Tiia Koivisto of Finland in a playoff finale to the Evian Championship.Hillier carded a 69 to be six-under-par in the 54-holes Ladies European Tour event.
SportAustralian Associated PressWoods withdraws from final round of PGA
There will be no Sunday red for Tiger Woods in the US PGA Championship.The PGA of America said Woods had withdrawn from the tournament after he had a career-high 79 in the third round at Southern Hills.
SportAustralian Associated PressTiger makes cut, keeps PGA hopes alive
Tiger Woods has set his sights on claiming an improbable fifth US PGA Championship after making the halfway cut at Southern Hills.Woods looked set for an early exit following a double bogey on the 11th hole of his second round, but played the last seven holes in two under to qualify for the weekend.
SportAustralian Associated PressHole-in one leaves Aussie Hillier in front
In-form Whitney Hillier has snatched the lead in the second round of the Jabra Open as she chases her maiden victory on the Ladies European Tour.Fresh from a team win at the Aramco Series event in Bangkok, Hillier posted a level par round of 71 for a 36-hole total of four-under-par for a one-stroke lead heading into the final round.
SportAustralian Associated PressSmith's PGA Championship hopes fade away
Cameron Smith has let the leaders slip away in an opportunity lost at the US PGA Championship in Oklahoma.Smith remains an outside chance but will need to defy history after labouring to a second-round even-par 70 at Southern Hills Country Club.
SportAustralian Associated PressZalatoris shows Will power to lead US PGA
The wind finally relented on Friday in the US PGA Championship but Will Zalatoris never did to take the lead at the Southern Hills Country Club.From the fairway or the rough, Zalatoris kept hitting the golf ball on the button during the second round to take advantage of gentler conditions late in the afternoon for a four-under 66.
SportAustralian Associated PressMcIlroy enjoys flying start in US PGA
Rory McIlroy finally found the fast start he has been craving in a major to leave playing partner Tiger Woods trailing in his wake in the 104th US PGA Championship.Since winning the last of his four majors in the 2014 US PGA, McIlroy had been a combined 35 over par in the first round of golf's four biggest tournaments, his latest effort being a one-over-par 73 in April's Masters.
SportAustralian Associated PressHillier in joint second at Jabra Open
Australia's in-form Whitney Hillier is in joint second place after the first round of the Jabra Ladies Open in France.Hillier is one shot behind Spanish leader Carmen Alonso and level with Scotland's Gabrielle Macdonald, a rookie on the Ladies European Tour.
SportAustralian Associated PressWincing Tiger struggles to shoot 74 in PGA
Tiger Woods has ended up wincing and admitting his leg 'has felt better' as a promising round turned into a struggle for the 15-time major winner at the PGA Championship.A promising two-under-par start to Woods' first round turned sour with seven bogeys the rest of the way as he carded a four-over 74 on Thursday at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
SportAustralian Associated PressSmith's stylish start to PGA Championship
Cameron Smith will continue birdie hunting after delivering a ball-striking masterclass to live up to his billing as one of the favourites for the US PGA Championship in Oklahoma.Smith and Lucas Herbert are the best-placed Australians, in a tie for seventh, three shots behind pace-setting two-time champion Rory McIlroy, after an eventful first round at Southern Hills Country Club.
SportYahoo Sport Australia'Not able to hold up': Fans saddened by Bryson DeChambeau news
The big-hitting American dropped the unfortunate news on the eve of the year's second major.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaGolf world erupts over Jordan Spieth's big Tiger Woods admission
The American's comments came in response to a grouping that has the golfing world talking.
SportAustralian Associated PressSmith ready for Tigermania at US PGA
Cameron Smith is bracing for the roars as Tigermania adds another layer of difficulty to winning the US PGA Championship in Oklahoma.Smith has been thrust into a featured group behind superstars Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy for the opening two rounds at Southern Hills Country Club.
SportYahoo Sport Australia'Treat fans better': Golf star lets rip over 'ridiculous' PGA farce
The American fan-favourite let rip at the tournament. Find out why here.
SportAustralian Associated PressThe club driving Smith's PGA Championship
Taming his recalcitrant driver will be crucial as Cameron Smith bids to win an elusive maiden major title at the 104th US PGA Championship in Oklahoma.Smith enters the year's second major starting on Thursday night (AEST) at a career-high world No.
SportYahoo Sport Australia'Earn it': Tiger Woods rips Phil Mickelson over $3 billion golf saga
The legendary golfer took a swipe at the defending champion. Find out more here.
SportAustralian Associated PressScheffler targeting second major success
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler has vowed not to get carried away with his recent run of success as he seeks a second major title in the US PGA Championship.Scheffler had not won a PGA Tour event until claiming the Phoenix Open title on February 13, but followed that breakthrough win with further victories in the Arnold Palmer Invitational and WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.
SportAustralian Associated PressMcIlroy: I underestimated Saudi breakaway
Rory McIlroy has admitted he spoke too soon when declaring the Saudi-backed breakaway was "dead in the water", as he lamented the related absence of defending champion Phil Mickelson at the US PGA Championship.Instead he feels it will 'shape the future of professional golf one way or another'.
SportAustralian Associated PressMinjee's win spurs on Min Woo Lee at PGA
Minjee Lee predicts her sibling rivalry will come to the fore when younger brother Min Woo chases major glory at this week's US PGA Championship in Oklahoma.Min Woo will tee up at the PGA Championship for the first time on Friday buoyed by a record-setting Masters debut at Augusta National last month.
