Australian Senior Golfer

A GOLEN OLDIE stole the show during the first round of the British Open but unfortunately it wasn’t our Greg. Five time winner Tom Watson, just a couple of months shy of his 60th birthday, put in a serene performance on a course he described as “defenceless” to his charms. Watson finished at five under, [...]

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LOTS of people are searching for where they can find live coverage of the 2009 British Open Golf on free to air television in Australia. The short answer is that there is none. Channel Nine has the rights but in a magnificent effort from a network that once prided itself on its sports coverage, will [...]

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Tiger Woods tees off the 9th hole during a practice round for the British Open

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GREG NORMAN is returning to the scene of his 1986 British Open triumph feeling very positive after his amazing performance last year leading the tournament going into the final day at Royal Birkdale. Norman was agonisingly close to becoming the oldest winner of a major event when he was overtaken by Padraig Harrington and Ian [...]

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THE Tiger Woods factor is being touted by organisers of the Australian Masters golf with the announcement today that daily passes to the second round Friday session of the event have sold out. Premium grandstand seating on the 18th hole have also sold out on every day of the tournament but there are still some [...]

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THE PGA of Australia is trumpeting new official figures it says show a significant increase in the latest golf participation rates. The figures, released as part of the Australian Sports Commission’s annual Exercise, Recreation and Sport Survey (ERASS), rank golf as the most popular club-based activity for 2008. The PGA says total golf participation increased [...]

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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. [...]

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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

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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 [...]

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