Golf is a little different in Australia, in more ways than one. For this Aussie golfer, he experienced one of the unique hazards in Down Under golf: playing through a herd of lazy kangaroos. Greg Tannos published his experience at Sanctuary Point Country Club on YouTube on Thursday, where he and his playing partner have […]
Aussie golfer plays through a lazy herd of kangaroos
April 15, 2017 by
Golf is a little different in Australia, in more ways than one. For this Aussie golfer, he experienced one of the unique hazards in Down Under golf: playing through a herd of lazy kangaroos. Greg Tannos published his experience at Sanctuary Point Country Club on YouTube on Thursday, where he and his playing partner have […]
Tiger Woods draws influence from Roger Federer's Aussie Open triumph
February 2, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. If Roger Federer can do it, why can’t he? That’s what Tiger Woods was thinking as the 35-year-old all-time tennis great was polishing off an unlikely 18th Grand Slam on Sunday, beating equally unlikely finalist and rival Rafa Nadal in a five-set classic at the Australian Open. “What Rog […]
Spieth returns from six-week break seeking to rekindle Aussie Open bounce
November 17, 2016 by
Two years ago, Jordan Spieth closed with a final-round 63 to win the Emirates Australian Open in conditions that flummoxed most everyone in the field, including Rory McIlroy. McIlroy was so impressed by Spieth’s performance, he said that Spieth, or anyone at their level, would be lucky to post that 63 again given 100 more […]
Phil Mickelson not happy with newly-minted Aussie pro’s wager story
January 29, 2016 by
Phil Mickelson went public on Wednesday to teach an Aussie teen prodigy who just turned pro a lesson on when to keep his mouth shut. Ryan Ruffels turned pro this month at the age of 17, and he’s competing this week in the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego. However, before he made the choice […]
Mickelson lost $5,000 in match to newly-minted Aussie teen pro Ruffels
January 17, 2016 by
Phil Mickelson was trying to do a favor for his brother Tim, who is the head men’s golf coach at their alma mater, Arizona State University. In November 2014, the five-time major winner was trying to help on the recruiting trail, so much so that the left-hander was named an “interim assistant coach.” A particular […]
56-year-old Peter Senior wins third Aussie Masters; DeChambeau second
November 27, 2015 by
Peter Senior won his third Australian Masters title on Sunday in Melbourne, 20 years after taking his second gold jacket. With an 8-foot par putt on the final hole at Huntingdale Golf Club, the 56-year-old Aussie finished off a 3-under 68 that gave him a two-shot win over U.S. Amateur champion Bryson DeChambeau, John Senden […]
Lydia Ko wins Women’s Aussie Open title by 2 for 6th LPGA win
February 22, 2015 by
Lydia Ko is a winner again on the LPGA Tour. The 17-year-old Kiwi put away the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open on Sunday with a two-shot win over Amy Yang. Ko shot a final-round, 2-under 71 on the composite course at Royal Melbourne to capture the title with a 9-under 283 total. Ko had entered […]
Aussie golfer’s great week: Par-4 ace, then wins at same time as fiancee
February 8, 2015 by
It has been a very good two-week stretch for Aussie pro Richard Green. Playing in the Oates Victorian Open this week in his native country, Green made a par-4 hole-in-one during the tournament pro-am. That’s cool enough. Then he managed to win the tournament on Sunday, prevailing in a two-hole, sudden-death playoff at Thirteenth Beach […]
