PGA of Australia extends tour season into new year
4 years, 10 months ago

PGA of Australia extends tour season into new year

The Hindu  

The PGA of Australia tour will be extended from this season with tournaments staged well into the new year, the governing body of professional golf in the country announced on Sunday. “We saw an opportunity to not only provide our players with a full season this year but put in place a schedule that we believe is in the best interests of golf in Australia,” tournaments director Nick Dastey said in a news release. READ | “If the current restrictions do not ease in time, we now have the opportunity to push events into the early months of 2021.” The tour's flagship event, the Australian PGA Championship, will not be impacted and will take place at the Royal Queensland Golf Club from December 3-6, the statement said. The tournament, now co-sanctioned by the European Tour, dates back to 1905 and was won last year by world number six Adam Scott at the Royal Pines Resort, where it has been played since 2013.

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Cameron Smith moves into a share of the 2nd-round lead at the rain-shortened Australian PGA
4 months ago

Cameron Smith moves into a share of the 2nd-round lead at the rain-shortened Australian PGA

Associated Press  

BRISBANE, Australia — Former British Open champion Cameron Smith birdied three of his first four holes Saturday for a 6-under 65 and was tied for the second-round lead at the rain-shortened Australian PGA championship at Royal Queensland. Smylie is the son of former Australian tennis pro Liz Smylie “This is my home event, this tournament’s always been really nice to …

Australian PGA Championship reduced to 54 holes as organisers call off day two due to on-course flooding at Royal Queensland
4 months ago

Australian PGA Championship reduced to 54 holes as organisers call off day two due to on-course flooding at Royal Queensland

ABC  

Flooded fairways and unrelenting rain has forced the Australian PGA Championship committee to abandon play on day two and reduce the $2 million showpiece to a 54-hole event. Australian PGA Championship Leaderboard Elvis Smylie 6-under Joel Girrbach 5-under Victor Perez 5-under Matias Sanchez 5-under Cristobal del Solar 5-under There will be no play on Friday at Royal Queensland with officials …

LPGA ends season with big payoff in Florida. PGA Tour plays final event at Sea Island
4 months, 1 week ago

LPGA ends season with big payoff in Florida. PGA Tour plays final event at Sea Island

Associated Press  

LPGA Tour CME GROUP TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Naples, Florida. The winner of the tournament wins the Race to CME Globe and the $4 million prize, among the biggest payoffs in women’s sports.. Nelly Korda is going for her eighth win of the year, the most on the LPGA since Lorena Ochoa in 2007.. Korda already has gone over $4 million …

LIV Golf announces 2023 event in Australia
2 years, 4 months ago

LIV Golf announces 2023 event in Australia

The Hindu  

The rebel LIV Golf series has yet to confirm a full schedule for 2023, but said on Sunday that one of its 14 events will be in Australia. The Saudi-backed circuit, which has sparked turmoil in the sport as it lures top players from the established tours with massive purses, said in a statement that the Grange Golf Club in …

LIV Golf players will be allowed to feature in DP World Tour’s season opener
2 years, 5 months ago

LIV Golf players will be allowed to feature in DP World Tour’s season opener

The Independent  

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Men’s, women’s Australian Opens to be played concurrently
2 years, 10 months ago

Men’s, women’s Australian Opens to be played concurrently

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — The men’s and women’s Australian Open golf tournaments are set to be played at the same time on two sandbelt courses in southeast Melbourne in December. Golf Australia said Friday the marquee domestic events will be played Dec. 1-4 with Victoria Golf Club as the primary course and nearby Kingston Heath also hosting play on the first …

Karrie Webb honoured as Australia launches Women's PGA Championship
3 years, 4 months ago

Karrie Webb honoured as Australia launches Women's PGA Championship

The Hindu  

Australia's top women professionals will compete for the Karrie Webb Trophy when the inaugural Australian WPGA Championship takes place alongside the men's equivalent at Royal Queensland in January, organisers announced on Monday. A restricted field of 24 players, including 2019 Women's PGA Championship winner Hannah Green, will compete for the A$180,000 first prize and a trophy named after seven-time major …

COVID snags could see Australian Open join summer sports scrapheap
3 years, 5 months ago

COVID snags could see Australian Open join summer sports scrapheap

The Hindu  

Australia's hopes of rebooting its golf tour remain thwarted by COVID-19 and its premier event may be a casualty of the pandemic for a second year running, Golf Australia boss James Sutherland told Reuters. Melbourne's Formula One Australian Grand Prix was postponed from its traditional March window to a November slot before being scrapped for a second year, along with …

Government Declines to Guarantee Australian Open, ATP Cup Schedule
4 years, 4 months ago

Government Declines to Guarantee Australian Open, ATP Cup Schedule

News 18  

Australia’s Victoria state government is confident the Australian Open will go ahead but offered no assurances on Wednesday that players would be allowed to arrive in time for the season-opening ATP Cup and other events in January. But Victoria premier Daniel Andrews questioned whether players needed to arrive so early and said the government was still working with Tennis Australia …

Adam Scott hopes to channel early 2020 form for postponed Masters - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 4 months ago

Adam Scott hopes to channel early 2020 form for postponed Masters - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Former champion Adam Scott snapped a four-year PGA Tour title drought shortly before the COVID-19 outbreak upended the golf calendar and now the Australian hopes to find a way to channel that winning form at this week’s Masters. “I was in good form back then in the spring, and because of all the circumstances, it’s really affected my preparation and …

World's leading tennis players could stay longer in Australia after Australian Open due to Covid-19
4 years, 4 months ago

World's leading tennis players could stay longer in Australia after Australian Open due to Covid-19

Daily Mail  

The extension of main tour events in Australia through to mid-February is being strongly considered as tennis continues to grapple with the fallout from the Coronavirus crisis. The world's leading players usually head off to events in North and South America, or indoors in Europe, once they are finished at the Australian Open in Melbourne. The world's leading players, such …

Australian PGA Championship postponed to February due to COVID-19
4 years, 6 months ago

Australian PGA Championship postponed to February due to COVID-19

The Hindu  

The Australian PGA Championship has been postponed until February 2021 in the hope strict COVID-19 controls can be lifted by early next year, organisers said on Wednesday. The tournament was scheduled to take place on the Gold Coast in December but organisers said they had made the “difficult decision” to push it back to Feb. 18-21 after consulting government and …

PGA Championship: Adam Scott back in PGA chase after long break Down Under
4 years, 7 months ago

PGA Championship: Adam Scott back in PGA chase after long break Down Under

Firstpost  

Adam Scott has plenty of familiarity with both the PGA Championship — this is his 20th — as well as the host Harding Park Golf Club. When he finally showed up at the PGA Championship this week, everyone else ranked inside the top 50 had already revved up for the season’s first major by playing at least one tournament somewhere. …

Australian Open postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19
4 years, 7 months ago

Australian Open postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19

The Hindu  

Golf Australia said on Tuesday that the Australian Open tournament will be postponed indefinitely and if played will not be held until early 2021. The tournament was scheduled for Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, which has been in lockdown due to a large increase in COVID-19 deaths and infections over the past two months. Golf Australia operations manager Simon …

Australian Open Golf Postponed Indefinitely Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

Australian Open Golf Postponed Indefinitely Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

News 18  

Melbourne: Golf Australia said Tuesday that the Australian Open tournament will be postponed indefinitely and if played will not be held until early 2021. The tournament was scheduled for Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, which has been in lockdown due to a large increase in COVID-19 deaths and infections over the past two months. Golf Australia operations manager Simon …

PGA Tour’s International Tours to launch new series in August
4 years, 8 months ago

PGA Tour’s International Tours to launch new series in August

The Hindu  

The PGA Tour's International Tours on Tuesday announced a new U.S.-based, eight-tournament series that will start next month in Georgia amid the COVID-19 outbreak with sponsor exemptions into the top circuit on the line. READ: PGA Tour to finish season with no spectators amid COVID-19 The champion of the final tournament and the top two players on the series-long points …

PGA Tour to finish season with no spectators amid COVID-19
4 years, 8 months ago

PGA Tour to finish season with no spectators amid COVID-19

The Hindu  

The PGA Tour will conduct the rest of its season without fans after the circuit's three playoff events announced on Monday that they will be contested without spectators due to the COVID-19 outbreak. READ: Collin Morikawa wins Workday Charity Open for second Tour title “These decisions are never easy, and we would like to thank the city of Atlanta and …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rory McIlroy to play first three PGA Tour events when season resumes in June
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rory McIlroy to play first three PGA Tour events when season resumes in June

Firstpost  

The Tour’s schedule restarts with the Charles Schwab Challenge followed by the RBC Heritage and the Travelers Championship. World number one Rory McIlroy says he is planning to play in the PGA Tour’s first three tournaments when the season resumes next month after the COVID-19 disruption. The golf calendar has been severely impacted by the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has …

Coronavirus: Leishman itching for PGA Tour return
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Leishman itching for PGA Tour return

The Hindu  

Marc Leishman is raring to go for the PGA Tour's return, though the Australian star admits playing without fans due to the coronavirus pandemic will be "very weird". Leishman was in fine form before golf was suspended, with the world number 15 claiming his fifth Tour title via January's Farmers Insurance Open. I was playing great golf and enjoying it," …

PGA Tour to resume behind closed doors in June
4 years, 11 months ago

PGA Tour to resume behind closed doors in June

The Independent  

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PGA Tour all set to resume in June but no fans for first four weeks
4 years, 11 months ago

PGA Tour all set to resume in June but no fans for first four weeks

India TV News  

PGA Tour, the world's biggest and most lucrative golf tour, is all set to resume activities in June but the first four events will be closed for public. As per the announcement, 14 events will be held in the Season right up to Tour Championships ending on September 7 besides 13 FedExCup events, including the star-studded Hero World Challenge headlined …

British canceled, Masters to November in major rescheduling
4 years, 11 months ago

British canceled, Masters to November in major rescheduling

Associated Press  

The Masters goes from that annual rite of spring to two weeks before Thanksgiving. That would be followed by the PGA Tour’s postseason, the U.S. Open and Ryder Cup in consecutive weeks, and then the Masters on Nov. 12-15. USGA chief Mike Davis said moving from June to September was the best chance to mitigate health and safety concerns — …

Coronavirus: Masters, U.S. Open rescheduled
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus: Masters, U.S. Open rescheduled

The Hindu  

The rearranged 2020 Masters could be held in November while new dates for the U.S. Open and US PGA Championship have been revealed in a revised schedule. The Masters, due to take place this week, and the US PGA Championship had already been postponed and on Monday it was confirmed the 2020 Open Championship had been called off altogether. Shortly …

Coronavirus Outbreak: PGA Championship rescheduled to August due to COVID-19, says report
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: PGA Championship rescheduled to August due to COVID-19, says report

Firstpost  

The PGA Championship was originally planned for 14-17 May but the PGA of America announced on March 17 that the event had been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The PGA Championship, one of golf’s four majors, has been rescheduled for 6-9 August after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Sunday. The US …

Australian Golf Tour's showpiece events are fading, so who will inspire the next generation?
6 years, 4 months ago

Australian Golf Tour's showpiece events are fading, so who will inspire the next generation?

ABC  

If you pull up your floorboards and find an old newspaper and flip to the sports section, it will probably include a story about the decline of the Australian Golf Tour. If you buy into the notion that the most recent generations of Australian stars were inspired by the epic feats of high-profile players, major winners Scott, Geoff Ogilvy and …

PGA Champs finds new home
12 years, 1 month ago

PGA Champs finds new home

ABC  

Australia's PGA Championship has found a new home at Queensland's Royal Pines on the Gold Coast, officials said Wednesday. "The Australian PGA Championship has a reputation for being a fun, relaxed tournament and we think we have the opportunity to not only recreate, but enhance that at RACV Royal Pines," PGA of Australia chief Brian Thorburn said. "So we've now …

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