08 February 2010
EUROPEAN Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year Michael Harwood has gone back to where his golfing resurrection began and has taken the Finance Brokers of Tasmania Seniors Open for the second year running in Hobart. Harwood carded a two under par 69 to finish one shot ahead of New South Welshman Peter Criss in the 36 [...]
04 February 2010
WE decided early on last year that we wouldn’t get involved in the whole Tiger Woods marital infidelity saga. That’s why we haven’t published a word about it since the whole controversy began. What we are pretty well exclusively interested in talking about here is golf, and delving into salacious details about private lives isn’t really part [...]
01 February 2010
THE first stage of Australia’s new golf handicapping system will now commence on Friday April 9. Golf Australia has announced the new start date, saying the initial package will only include the implementation of the USGA “Rolling Sample” handicap method and the removal of CCR for men’s handicapping. The full implementation of the US “Slope” system cannot [...]
18 January 2010
PETER SENIOR is excited to be heading to the 2010 Open Championship at St Andrews in July after a nail biting finish at the International Final Qualifying event at Kingston Heath Golf Club. It will be Senior’s 18th British Open appearance and his fifth at the home of golf. He will be joined by fellow qualifiers Kurt [...]
12 January 2010
GEOFF OGILVY has again launched Australia’s golfing year off to a great start by winning the SBS Championship in Kapalau, Hawaii. Ogilvy won the season opening title last year but this time around believes he can keep the good form going. “I think I forced it too much (last year),” the Australian said after shooting a final [...]
24 December 2009
Season’s greetings to all ASG readers and to all those who have been associated with the site throughout the year. Thanks for your patronage, assistance, views and comments and come back in 2010 when we will strive to further improve our performance in achieving our stated mission: Providing news, information, entertainment and resources for golfers aged [...]
22 December 2009
THE Australian Women’s Open Golf Championship has received a big boost with news of a new two year naming rights sponsorship deal. Dr Haruhisa Handa, the golf loving Japanese businessman who also sponsors the Australian Senior Open Golf Championship, has added the Women’s Open to the growing list of worldwide tournaments he sponsors. The HANDA Women’s [...]
21 December 2009
PETER SENIOR has streeted the field to claim the 2009 Fiducian Australian PGA Seniors Championship at Byron Bay Golf Club. Senior finished the 54 hole tournament at nine-under par and eight shots ahead of Michael Harwood and Larry Canning. It was his first major senior Australian golf title and will be a big boost as he heads [...]
18 December 2009
MICHAEL HARWOOD is continuing his dream debut seniors year and is joint leader of the Fiducian Australian PGA Seniors Championship at Byron Bay Golf Club after the first round. Harwood and New Zealander Garth Domigan were sitting at two under par after rounds of 70 on an opening day when strong, hot winds firmed the greens [...]
14 December 2009
AUSTRALIA’S Stefan Albinski has won the individual 2009 Senior Amateur Championship of the Asia Pacific in Sabah, Malaysia but the Australian team in the Asia Pacific Seniors Championship has been beaten by New Zealand. The Aussies were defending champions but couldn’t overcome a Kiwi outfit that has had the wood on them in a number of [...]
Added on 13 November 2009
