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The R&A and USGA have proposed a Model Local Rule (MLR) that gives competition organisers the option to require use of golf balls that are tested under modified launch conditions to address the impacts of hitting distance in golf.

The Champion Golfer of the Year, Cameron Smith, has added to his glittering list of accomplishments in 2022 by being named the Male Athlete of the Year at the AIS Sport Performance Awards in Sydney on Thursday night.

The PGA of Australia has made changes to its board with long-term director James Erskine stepping down after a significant contribution to the Board of Directors.

Australia’s best golfers and a sprinkling of the elite of the DP World Tour have converged on Brisbane for the 2022 Fortinet Australian PGA Championship.

Karen Lunn has made history by becoming the first-ever woman to chair the Australian Golf Industry Council.

Australian Golf has welcomed the exciting news that golf will appear in a Commonwealth Games for the first time when the Games come to Victoria in 2026.

Golf Australia today announced record growth in club participation and total participation, with a 6.4 per cent increase in club members and a 21 per cent (210,000) year-on-year rise in round players, according to AusPlay data.

The Foxtel Group has announced an agreement with the PGA Tour of Australasia which will see the 2021/22 golf season live and exclusive on Foxtel and Kayo.

It was an historic moment today for Australian golf as the industry’s milestone national strategy was launched following many months of collaboration and alignment.

Applications for media accreditation are being accepted for the Australasian summer of golf. Australian Golf Media is delighted to see 18 tournaments on the 2021/22 ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia and WPGA Tour of Australasia

Ground-breaking research marks Australian golf’s new direction as it sets its sights on a solid path for post-pandemic growth.

Golf Australia and the PGA have today reached out to the Victorian Government advocating for the covid-safe reopening of golf courses in Victoria, the only state yet to do so.

The most daring hairdo in world golf has taken Tokyo by storm and now Cameron Smith’s mullet has received an Olympic endorsement.

The senior leadership structure of the PGA of Australia has been confirmed through until 2024 with Australian golf legend Rodger Davis to remain on as Chair and Gavin Kirkman to continue as Chief Executive Officer.

Golf’s popularity explosion is set to get an Olympic-sized boost following the announcement that Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic Games.

Scottish Open champion Min Woo Lee will have the honour of being the first Australian to tee off at the 149th Open Championship starting Thursday afternoon AEST from Royal St George’s Golf Club in England.

Episode #211: On the eve of the US Open, we chat with the super-chilled Matt Jones about his prospects and then catch up with another Sydneysider, Grace Kim, as she continues her dream tour of the USA.

Episode 210 is in the can with Alison Whitaker and Martin Blake on deck.

As a 17-year-old from Brisbane, Cameron Smith couldn’t imagine winning a more important tournament than the 2010 Greg Norman Junior Masters.

There’s one shot in particular he would like back but Sydney’s Justin Warren says he will take a great deal of pride from the way he fought back to finish second at the Moonah Links PGA Classic on Thursday.

Bryden Macpherson has spent the past decade roaming the globe searching for the moment that would come 30 minutes from his childhood home on the Mornington Peninsula in winning the 2021 Moonah Links PGA Classic.

John Lyras on his happy return to the Open Course at Moonah Links, Maverick Antcliff’s equipment upgrade pays off and Justin Warren finds himself in contention yet again.

An unexpected birdie at 17 and a clutch putt from three feet at the 72nd hole has carried Queenslander Chris Wood to a one-stroke victory at the Victorian PGA Championship at Moonah Links.

Two eagles and a birdie at the 72nd-hole have propelled Brad Kennedy to a one-stroke win after a pulsating final day of The Players Series Victoria at Rosebud Country Club.

Brad Kennedy’s rare albatross and thirst for victory, Nathan Barbieri’s impressive bounce-back and how young stars Elvis Smylie and Su Oh plan to attack Sunday at The Players Series.

Brad Kennedy will call on the memories of his New Zealand Open triumph last March to convert a two-stroke lead into victory at The Players Series at Rosebud Country Club on Sunday.

Tournament host Geoff Ogilvy takes the 36-hole lead for the first time since the 2010 Australian Open, two veterans make a move in the morning wave and two rookie prospects prepare to feature prominently over the weekend.

A course record that confounded former US Open Geoff Ogilvy has given New South Wales rookie Nathan Barbieri a three-shot lead following the opening round of The Players Series Victoria Hosted by Geoff Ogilvy at Rosebud Country Club.

Veteran Marcus Fraser has survived a major scare in the second round of match play to claim the 2021 Gippsland Super 6 crown at Yallourn Golf Club.

The leaders and major movers share their thoughts on round three and preparing for Sunday’s match play knockout conclusion.

Leader Deyen Lawson, 18-year-old amateur Levi Sclater, Geoff Ogilvy and Jason Norris share their thoughts after the second round of the Gippsland Super 6.

A self-imposed booze ban and blissful ignorance of the birdie barrage he was unleashing has given Gold Coast-based Deyen Lawson a two-stroke advantage after the opening round of the Gippsland Super 6 at Yallourn Golf Club east of Melbourne.

The PGA of Australia will launch a national campaign from next week celebrating the invaluable role of PGA Professionals in the industry.

One of New Zealand’s pre-eminent sporting events, the New Zealand Golf Open, scheduled to be played at Millbrook Resort and The Hills in February 2021 has been cancelled.

It took a playoff and a stroke of good fortune but Aaron Pike has claimed a popular home-town win at the Tailor-Made Building Services NT PGA Championship at Palmerston Golf and Country Club.

Jarryd Felton has used a run of five straight birdies and survived a late scare from veteran Brett Rumford to claim the 2020 TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship at Kalgoorlie Golf Course and bury the demons of 12 months ago.

Eighteen-year-old amateur Hayden Hopewell is plotting a final-round magic act after a late Brett Rumford stumble tightened up the top of the leaderboard heading into the final round of the TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship at Kalgoorlie Golf Course.

Veteran Brett Rumford and prolific pro-am winner Braden Becker have defied seven months of tournament rust to share a three-stroke lead after posting scores of 7-under 65 in the opening round of the TX Civil & Logistics WA PGA Championship at Kalgoorlie Golf Course.

Following discussions with the Queensland government and key stakeholders, the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia will postpone the Australian PGA Championship to 18-21 February 2021.

The Australian golf community is calling on golf clubs around Australia to dedicate a members’ day to the memory of Jarrod Lyle and help raise much-needed funds for Challenge, a charity devoted to supporting children and families living with cancer.

This year’s Australian Open has been postponed due to uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship will take place from 22-25 October in 2020.

The Morobe Open and Papua New Guinea Open have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jordan Zunic and Brett Rankin have been crowned joint winners of the inaugural X-Golf Challenge, the world-first indoor national golf tournament.

Australian golf will find a new home in the heart of Melbourne’s Sandbelt with a new state-of-the-art facility to be built.

The mantle as Australia’s Greatest Golfer will be put in the hands of the public as the PGA of Australia launches a head-to-head battle of Australia’s 64 most accomplished professionals.

It was a parade of global golf talent rarely seen on Australian shores yet golf’s revised 2020 schedule has put Australia in position to once again draw the best of the best to two iconic tournament venues this summer.

The PGA of Australia has confirmed it will extend the current postponement period of all sanctioned events from Friday 1 May to Monday 1 June as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve.

The PGA of Australia will postpone all sanctioned events from Friday as a precautionary measure to help tackle the spread of the coronavirus.

The PGA of Australia will postpone the Morobe Open and Papua New Guinea Open as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

Brad Kennedy has become a two-time New Zealand Open champion after winning the 101st edition of the tournament at Millbrook Resort.

Warwick Golf Club Head Professional Sam Eaves has made a hole-in-one at the 213 meter par-3 13th at Millbrook Resort in an exciting final round at the 101st New Zealand Open.

Lucas Herbert is within reach of a second professional title in the space of two months after a stunning 6-under par third round at the 101st New Zealand Open presented by Sky Sport.

South Korean teenager Joohyung Kim has shown maturity beyond his 17 years as he battled against increasing winds and a challenging The Hills layout to reclaim the lead of the 101st New Zealand Open.

An early eagle has put Victorian Ben Eccles in the lead of the 101st New Zealand Open presented by Sky Sport following what was a perfect start to round two at The Hills.

Korean teenage superstar Joohyung Kim has shot 7-under 64 in round one of the 101st New Zealand Open, presented by Sky Sport, to lead by one shot over Australians Wade Ormsby, Brad Kennedy and Ben Eccles.

Swirling winds and ever-changing conditions were unable to slow Brad Kennedy’s charge in the opening round of the 101st New Zealand Open presented by Sky Sport.

Leading Kiwi golfer Ryan Fox will have Steve Williams on his bag and Shane Warne alongside him as he chases a New Zealand Open title in Queenstown this week.

Major winners Michael Campbell and Geoff Ogilvy believe the professional game needs to change as they prepare to play together for the 101st New Zealand Open, presented by Sky Sport, starting near Queenstown on Thursday.

Forty-eight hours ago Zach Murray was still in Mexico having just played in perhaps one of the biggest tournaments of his career.

The European Tour Qualifying School will make its first appearance outside of Europe when Rosebud Country Club hosts a First Stage event in 2020.

Twelve months ago Denzel Ieremia entered the 100th New Zealand Open as a new pro with just one professional tournament under his belt.

Australia’s best young talent will have the opportunity to play their way into more of this country’s top tournaments after the announcement of an expanded Junior 6s Invitational series in 2020.

Warwick Golf Club Head Professional Sam Eaves has continued a pre-qualifying streak that has this week secured him a place in the field at the 101st New Zealand Open, presented by Sky Sport.

The top honour at this week's Victorian Sport Awards will be given to golf legend Peter Thomson.

Victorian Will Heffernan can shed the pain of recent Q School heartbreak after leading a group of five Australians to earn their 2020 Asian Tour cards at Qualifying School in Thailand on Sunday.

The malaise that has plagued Cameron Smith since his breakthrough individual win at the Sony Open has been shrugged free in the final round of the WGC-Mexico Championship at Club De Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City.