03 July 2009
THE 2009 NSW OPEN could have a major profile boost with suggestions today that organisers are attempting to lure Greg Norman to the event. It has just been announced the NSW Open will be staged immediately prior to the Australian Open, an event the Shark has just committed to play for the next three years. As well [...]
03 July 2009
QUESTION: In a stableford round Tom putted up just 50 cm short of the hole, he properly marked his ball, put the ball in his pocket and tended the flag for the other players. By accident when replacing the ball on the mark he substituted another ball and subsequently sunk the putt? What is the ruling? 1. Tom is penalized two strokes and must replace the proper ball on the mark before putting out 2. Tom is penalized one stroke and must re-take the putt using the original ball 3. Tom is penalized two strokes and the putt counts
02 July 2009
THE Australian Open Golf will this year for the first time be simulcast on Network Ten and ONE, the network’s 24 hour digital sport channel. The Australian Open broadcast is part of a suite of new golf tournaments and extensions to existing agreements announced this week that will see TEN and ONE broadcast a minimum of [...]
29 June 2009
IN A MAJOR coup, Greg Norman has agreed to play in the next three Australian Open championships in Sydney. Australia’s greatest ever golfer will head the field in the 2009 Australian Open to be played at the NSW Golf Club at La Perouse from December 3 to 6. The 54 year old can expect to draw huge [...]
25 June 2009
GOLF COACHES often talk about the importance of good posture in the golf swing. Here, Accredited Exercise Physiologist Trent Malcolm says that while some postural deterioration is expected with age, there are a number of exercises and stretches that can help rectify poor posture, which will improve your body for golf (and life). Trent’s easy to follow routine will help improve your swing mechanics (and your health and well being) and give you “THE POWER OF POSTURE!”
24 June 2009
THE Australian golf industry has taken its case to Canberra in a bid to put itself further before the political spotlight. Industry representatives wanted to impress on Canberra the contribution golf makes to the nation, both economically and otherwise. Federal Minister for Sport Kate Ellis and Richard Marles, Parliamentary Secretary for innovation and Industry, welcomed delegates from [...]
22 June 2009
FORGET our previous story, regional Australians (and all those without ONE HD access) will once again be stiffed by Channel 10 and the Southern Cross regional network and they will not be getting full coverage of the Final Round of the US Open, which begins around 11pm Monday Sydney time tonight. Channel 10 Network television and the [...]
22 June 2009
EARLY tearaway leader Ricky Barnes had dropped a couple of strokes but Australia’s Michael Sim had faired little better as partial final rounds of the US Open were halted due to poor light. Americans Barnes and Lucas Glover were at seven under after just one final round hole, with a resurgent Phil Mickelson looming behind at minus two. Sim is paired with Tiger Woods (sitting on Even after seven holes) and both he and Adam Scott (9 holes completed) are at four over. Australian television coverage will recommence early Tuesday morning. Live Leaderboard.
16 June 2009
THE Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC) is requesting the help of golf clubs nationally for an innovative data research project that aims to help the industry ‘stay ahead of the game.’ The new national research project is reliant on the collection of monthly round data from clubs across Australia so that industry trends can be [...]
12 June 2009
IT CERTAINLY took some doing, but Port Kembla’s Rod Hall has finally taken out the NSW Veteran Matchplay Championship. Hall was beaten by a whisker on the 18th hole in last year’s final and today it took him till the 22nd hole to topple Canberra’s Joe Marumo. There was never more than one stroke difference throughout the match and in a golf format that can be nerve wracking at the best of times, Hall called on some 50 years of golfing experience to retain his composure. PHOTO GALLERY
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