‘It was a crazy moment’:Australian hits hole in one on British Open debut

‘It was a crazy moment’:Australian hits hole in one on British Open debut

Travis Smyth was momentarily the toast of the golfing world after recording an ace on a hole that has proven treacherous for some of the game’s elite players.

  • byAdam Pengilly

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Blowing in the wind:Why Open contenders are tinkering for brutal test

Blowing in the wind:Why Open contenders are tinkering for brutal test

Lucas Herbert reckons he’s using a club he’ll only pull out of the closet once a year as treacherous conditions set to take over at Royal Liverpool for the last men’s major of 2023.

  • byMark Tallentire
Why Smith is in better shape for British Open than when he won it

Why Smith is in better shape for British Open than when he won it

The world No.7,who won his first event of 2023 in London last week,is putting the final touches to his preparation for the last men’s major of the year.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Plot to sack Greg Norman as part of LIV Golf peace deal

Plot to sack Greg Norman as part of LIV Golf peace deal

The deliberations reflect an enmity forged over decades between the tour and Norman,one of golf’s most talented players,who often chafed at the sport’s economic structure.

  • byAlan Blinder andKevin Draper
Greg Norman steps out as Adam Scott takes swipe at ‘about-face’

Greg Norman steps out as Adam Scott takes swipe at ‘about-face’

The LIV Golf boss drove Saudi Arabian businessman Yasir al-Rumayyan around in a buggy at an event in Spain,but his future remains clouded.

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘Who holds the leverage?’ How PGA merger with LIV Golf could collapse

‘Who holds the leverage?’ How PGA merger with LIV Golf could collapse

The US Justice Department was looking at professional golf before the deal was announced,and the proposed partnership has only strengthened their interest.

  • byAlan Blinder,Lauren Hirsch andKevin Draper
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US Open 2023 final round as it happened:Smith best Australian as McIlroy,Scheffler stalk leaders

US Open 2023 final round as it happened:Smith best Australian as McIlroy,Scheffler stalk leaders

Rickie Fowler and Wyndham Clark,both chasing a first major,lead the way heading into the pointy end,but a few of the usual suspects are breathing down their necks.

  • byBillie Eder
Family double beckons as Lee charges into US Open contention behind leader Fowler

Family double beckons as Lee charges into US Open contention behind leader Fowler

Min Woo Lee has thrust himself into contention to complete one of the great family doubles in golf history.

‘I thought it was a joke’:Smith stunned by LIV-PGA merger,but at peace

‘I thought it was a joke’:Smith stunned by LIV-PGA merger,but at peace

Australia’s British Open winner declined to speculate on a return to the PGA Tour,calling it a hypothetical question that he isn’t able to answer at this stage.

Golf’s peace push teed off just days before LIV’s Australian hole-in-one beer shower

Golf’s peace push teed off just days before LIV’s Australian hole-in-one beer shower

LIV Golf finally broke through to the mainstream when Chase Koepka wowed Australian fans in Adelaide. But the path to a truce few thought possible had already started just a few days earlier.

  • byAdam Pengilly
As far as backflips go,PGA Tour boss will take some beating

As far as backflips go,PGA Tour boss will take some beating

As far as backflips go,Jay Monahan is worthy of a spot in the Olympics.

  • byPeter FitzSimons