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SportAustralian Associated PressGreen urging stars to new-look Aussie Open
Hannah Green hopes the equal-pay status of the historic mixed-gender Australian Open will help lure some of world golf's biggest women's stars this summer.7 million will be on offer for both the men's and women's events when the first Australian Open since 2019 is staged at Melbourne's Kingston Heath and Victoria golf clubs from December 1-4.
SportAustralian Associated PressPGA Tour seeks to bar Jones from playoffs
Australia's Matt Jones is one of three golfers against whom the PGA Tour have filed a motion in federal court seeking to bar them from participating in the FedEx Cup playoffs.Jones, Talor Gooch and Hudson Swafford, all suspended from the PGA Tour after joining the rebel Saudi-backed LIV golf circuit, are trying "to have their cake and eat it too," according to the motion filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday.
SportAustralian Associated PressHannah Green commits to Australian Open
Trailblazing former major winner Hannah Green is the latest big name to commit to the first Australian Open golf championship since COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 and 2021 editions.Green announced on Monday she'd be teeing up at Melbourne's famed Kingston Heath layout and the Victoria Golf Club from December 1-4 in what will be an historic event for the sport.
SportAustralian Associated PressKorean train lover Kim makes golf history
South Korea's Joohyung "Tom" Kim has written his name into the record books with an extraordinary first victory on the PGA Tour in the Wyndham Championship.Kim started the week with a quadruple-bogey eight on his opening hole, but rebounded to shoot 67 and added rounds of 64, 68 and 61 to finish 20 under par at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.
SportAustralian Associated PressMinjee Lee wins major player of the year
Minjee Lee has emerged from a day of high drama without the major spoils but with another of golf's most prestigious gongs.Lee fell tantalisingly short of becoming Australia's first female golfer to to capture the world No.
SportAustralian Associated PressBuhai wins dramatic Women's British Open
Two decades after her idol Ernie Els won the Open at Muirfield, South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai has followed in his footsteps after a dramatic finish to the PS6million ($A10m) Women's British Open.Els had to come through a four-man, five-hole play-off to claim his third major title in 2002 and Buhai required four extra holes to win her first by beating South Korea's In Gee Chun after giving up two seemingly commanding leads.
SportAustralian Associated PressShinkwin claims 2nd title with Wales win
England's Callum Shinkwin has clinched a four-shot victory in the Cazoo Open to claim his second DP World Tour title.Shinkwin carded a closing 70 on Sunday to finish 12 under par at Celtic Manor, where he has now finished first, fourth and eighth in his last three visits.
SportAustralian Associated PressLong final day looms on PGA Tour
The largest cut since the PGA Tour went to top 65 and ties and two storm delays have kept the Wyndham Championship from finishing the third round and set up a long final day of the regular season.Only 12 players completed their rounds on Saturday.
SportAustralian Associated PressBuhai blasts to 5-shot Women's Open lead
Australians Minjee Lee and Steph Kyriacou are tied sixth and promising all-out attack after South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai charged to a five-stroke lead in the Women's British Open.Bidding to become only the second South African to win a women's major, Buhai went clear with a wonderful seven-under-par 64 third round at historic Muirfield on Saturday.
SportAustralian Associated PressShinkwin grabs one-shot lead from Guerrier
Callum Shinkwin has wrestled the lead away from Julien Guerrier and will take a one-shot lead into the final round in Wales.The Englishman carded seven birdies and a single bogey in a stunning 65 on Saturday - the joint-lowest round of the week so far - to get to 11 under par and overtake Guerrier at the summit.
NewsAustralian Associated PressDrewitt finds much-needed PGA Tour form
Australia's Brett Drewitt has the chance to give his golf career a huge boost after a timely change of form in the final event of the PGA Tour regular season.Having missed the cut in his last six tournaments, 31-year-old Drewitt is three shots off the lead going into the weekend at the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina after rounds of 67 67.
SportAustralian Associated PressDay pulls out of Wyndham with illness
Australia's Jason Day has been forced to withdraw ahead of Friday's second round of the Wyndham Championship due to an illness.The 34-year-old was tied for 23rd place after carding a 3-under 67 on Thursday at Sedgefield Golf Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.
SportAustralian Associated PressLee, Green, Kyriacou contending at Open
Minjee Lee has been joined by fellow Australians Hannah Green and Steph Kyriacou in contention at the Women's British Open as she chases a third major title and the world No.Green birdied the last three holes at Muirfield as she shot a five-under-par 66 in blustery conditions on Friday to be three shots behind leader In Gee Chun (66) at the halfway point.
SportAustralian Associated PressHuh posts career-best 61 to lead Wyndham
Australia's Cameron Percy has shot one of his best rounds at the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship only to be upstaged by John Huh, whose career-best 61 rocketed him to the lead.Percy's five under 65 included a run of four birdies on Nos.
SportAustralian Associated PressLeaderboard logjam at EPGA's Cazoo Open
There's a three-way tussle at the top of a crowded leaderboard after an exciting opening day at the Cazoo Open in Newport.England's Dale Whitnell and Connor Syme of Scotland ended the opening round four under to join Frenchman Julien Guerrier at Celtic Manor in the event sponsored by former Real Madrid footballer Gareth Bale.
SportAustralian Associated PressLee rallies to chase Open leader Shibuno
Minjee Lee is feeling positive after sinking three priceless birdies in the last seven holes to finish the first round of the Women's British Open three shots off the lead.Chasing her second major of the year and women's golf's top ranking, Lee had initially struggled on Thursday, being one over par after six holes.
SportAustralian Associated PressMin Woo Lee leans on Scott for guidance
Min Woo Lee credits Adam Scott for showing him the ropes as he juggles the twin demands of life on both the PGA Tour and DP World Tour.In trying to gain his full playing card for the lucrative US tour season while retaining his rights to compete on the DP World Tour, Lee is following a path Scott paved early in his career.
SportAustralian Associated PressJones, Mickelson among LIV pros to sue PGA
Australia's Matt Jones and Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson are among 11 players who have filed a lawsuit against the PGA Tour, increasing the tension between the two organisations.The suit, filed in San Francisco's US District Court, alleges the PGA Tour has broken antitrust law by refusing to let them participate on both the tour and the new Saudi-backed rival LIV Golf circuit.
SportAustralian Associated PressMin Woo Lee eyes Aussie PGA Championship
Australian golfing sensation Min Woo Lee is heading to Royal Queensland in November to chase the Australian PGA Championship crown.Lee is one of the most exciting young talents to emerge from Australia in years, already winning twice on the DP World Tour and finishing in the top 15 at the Masters in April in his first appearance at Augusta National.
SportAustralian Associated PressLee out to complete historic golf double
Minjee Lee is eyeing a historic Australian golfing double as the in-form world No.2 chases Women's British Open glory at a happy family hunting ground.
SportAustralian Associated PressWoods not named Presidents Cup assistant
Tiger Woods will not be an assistant at this year's Presidents Cup after US captain Davis Love III named Steve Stricker and Webb Simpson as his final two assistants for the September showdown at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina.Woods, who was a playing captain in 2019 when the United States beat the International team to claim an eighth successive Presidents Cup, has made three competitive appearances since suffering serious leg injuries in a February 2020 car crash.
SportAustralian Associated PressTiger rejected $A1billion offer: Norman
Tiger Woods turned down an offer that Greg Norman says was around $A1 billion to take part in the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series.During an appearance on Fox News in the United States with Tucker Carlson that aired Monday night, Norman confirmed what he told the Washington Post in a story two months ago.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaAussie LIV golfer reveals 'insane' truth behind controversial series
The LIV Golf recruit has shed light on the ugly backlash around the controversial breakaway competition. Details here.
SportAustralian Associated PressPGA Tour bumps prize money for next season
The PGA Tour has announced its schedule for the 2022-23 season, including total prize money that balloons to a record $US415 million ($A590m).Further, the Tour will dole out an additional $US145 million ($A206m) in bonus money, including $US75 million ($A107m) for the FedExCup.
SportYahoo Sport AustraliaStaggering Henrik Stenson details emerge amid LIV Golf furore
The sacked Ryder Cup captain has more than six million reasons to smile after his controversial move. Details here.
