Why food poisoning and a freak gym accident have dented Australia’s Masters dream

Why food poisoning and a freak gym accident have dented Australia’s Masters dream

For a tournament unlike any other,this year has one worrying theme:few high-profile stars seem to be in form apart from the world No.1.

  • byAdam Pengilly

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Very few can hit a shot like Cameron Smith did at The Masters. But he has one major problem

Very few can hit a shot like Cameron Smith did at The Masters. But he has one major problem

Australia’s best hope at The Masters went and played the course last month with his dad. He walked away feeling conditions will suit him.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Smith warms up for Masters with $6 million LIV Golf play-off heartbreak

Smith warms up for Masters with $6 million LIV Golf play-off heartbreak

The Australian has had a lacklustre start to the new year,but showed he will be a force at Augusta after narrowly missing a place in LIV Golf history.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Norman’s LIV Golf turns former star into multi-millionaire … 12 years after he last played professionally

Norman’s LIV Golf turns former star into multi-millionaire … 12 years after he last played professionally

Once dubbed one of the most talented American golfers to emerge since Tiger Woods,Anthony Kim has been the sport’s long-held mystery after vanishing from the professional game.

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘I’m not a dirty little secret now’:Money a factor in Aussie’s LIV move

‘I’m not a dirty little secret now’:Money a factor in Aussie’s LIV move

Lucas Herbert couldn’t deny his signing bonus helped him decide to join Greg Norman’s league. But he stresses it wasn’t the main reason for his stunning defection.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Top Australian to join Cameron Smith’s LIV Golf team

Top Australian to join Cameron Smith’s LIV Golf team

Smith had been searching for a fourth member for his all-Australian franchise - and he has made another significant signing for the Saudi-backed league after Jon Rahm’s defection.

  • byAdam Pengilly
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More valuable than Messi? Why a Japanese baseballer is worth $1 billion

More valuable than Messi? Why a Japanese baseballer is worth $1 billion

If you tallied up the salaries of every men’s NRL player for the next four years,it still wouldn’t match what Shohei Ohtani will earn from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Why is he so valuable?

  • byAdam Pengilly
Why Australia’s original LIV rebel is sweating over his future

Why Australia’s original LIV rebel is sweating over his future

Matt Jones was Greg Norman’s first Australian scalp for the Saudi-funded league. But his fate on the tour next year is in the hands of Cameron Smith.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Internationals love Sydney,but Australian Open is set to head south. Here’s why

Internationals love Sydney,but Australian Open is set to head south. Here’s why

Sydney has drawn rave reviews for the condition of its courses for the national championship - but it faces a fight to retain the event beyond this year.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Niemann wins Australian Open after Scott surge ends with one wayward swing

Niemann wins Australian Open after Scott surge ends with one wayward swing

Australia’s favourite golfing son spent more than three hours conjuring up the most unlikely drought-breaking win. Then it all came undone in three seconds.

  • byAdam Pengilly
As it happened:Niemann,Buhai win Australian Open on dramatic final day

As it happened:Niemann,Buhai win Australian Open on dramatic final day

Follow the action as a host of the leading men’s and women’s golfers from Australia and overseas do battle at The Australian Golf Club.

  • byAdam Pengilly andPaul Zalunardo