In golf’s endless cash wars,Australia is suffering. But it plans to fight back

In golf’s endless cash wars,Australia is suffering. But it plans to fight back

Rory McIlroy was an unlikely champion of the Australian cause this week. But have LIV Golf’s endless dollars priced our big events out of the market?

  • byAdam Pengilly

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Smith dragged into bizarre rules controversy with 15-minute delay

Smith dragged into bizarre rules controversy with 15-minute delay

The Australian and another playing partner remonstrated with a Thai golfer in the closing stages of the Hong Kong Open,which went down to the wire.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Why Norman’s top rebel golfers are desperate to play Australian Open

Why Norman’s top rebel golfers are desperate to play Australian Open

The civil war in men’s golf has prompted two stars to head to Sydney as they try to qualify for The Masters.

  • byAdam Pengilly
The PlayStation game that helped an Australian amateur learn to play Augusta

The PlayStation game that helped an Australian amateur learn to play Augusta

Jasper Stubbs has never played at the famed course before - but thousands of rounds on his video game might have given him a head start.

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘I’m not coming for a sightseeing tour’:Golf’s newest cult hero to headline Open

‘I’m not coming for a sightseeing tour’:Golf’s newest cult hero to headline Open

A 47-year-old club professional who led this year’s USPGA and had a hole-in-one playing alongside Rory McIlroy has been lured to Sydney.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Talor made a fortune as one poor hole costs Cam Smith LIV Golf cash jackpot

Talor made a fortune as one poor hole costs Cam Smith LIV Golf cash jackpot

Cam Smith started in the box seat to win an extra $29 million as the overall points winner of the LIV Golf season,but a double-bogey on the 15th hole denied him the chance to add to his tally.

  • byIan Chadband
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‘Not at war with them’:Rankings hit for Cameron Smith and other LIV golfers

‘Not at war with them’:Rankings hit for Cameron Smith and other LIV golfers

LIV golfers will continue to play simply for cash,not world ranking points,after the Official World Golf Ranking board rejected the one-time rebel league’s bid to have its results counted.

  • byDoug Ferguson
Jason Day to skip another Australian summer,but Scott likely to return

Jason Day to skip another Australian summer,but Scott likely to return

The former world No.1 had spoken of his desire to return for the two big events having not played in Australia since 2017. But the wait will go on.

  • byAdam Pengilly
LIV Golf eyes switch for Australian event

LIV Golf eyes switch for Australian event

After staging the most successful event in the short history of Greg Norman’s Saudi-backed tour,the Adelaide tournament could be on the move.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour’s policy board as player director

Tiger Woods joins PGA Tour’s policy board as player director

The announcement comes nearly two months after the golf world was left stunned by the announcement of a framework agreement between the US-based circuit and LIV Golf.

  • byFrank Pingue
Going where there’s uncommon wealth
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Going where there’s uncommon wealth

Sheik got games.