Australian Senior Golfer

A NEW one hour golf radio show called ‘Swinging in the Sticks’ will air this Sunday morning on 33 regional stations throughout the east coast of Australia. The show is aimed at promoting golf, PGA Members and the hundreds of regional golf clubs dotted around the country. It will run for 26 weeks and will [...]

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The “dynamic duo” walked away with some nice trophies and a little more than loose change following the Tour Championship

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Update Wednesday, September 9: Daly Withdraws from Aussie Tour.

Big John Daly has been forced to cancel his Australian appearances later this year after a recurring rib injury has seen him sidelined for the remainder of 2009.

Daly, who recently announced his intention to play both the Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship in December revealed today (9/9/09) his disappointment at having to cancel his trip to Australia after the injury which he initially suffered at the 2007 Honda Classic flared up and required a surgical procedure last week.

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THE PGA OF AUSTRALIA has joined forces with the PGA’s of the US, Great Britain and Ireland to establish a new international alliance aimed at growing golf globally. The organisation announced today it had entered into a new World PGA Alliance it said was a significant step for world golf The World PGA Alliance will [...]

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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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THE WORLD golf map is changing with China to host one of the elite World Golf Championship events this year. World number one Tiger Woods is already confirmed as a starter for the only WGC event not to be staged in the US. The International Federation of PGA Tours announced this week the HSBC Champions [...]

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A SIZZLING back nine performance has seen Australian Scott Strange claim the Volvo China Open by one shot and make history by becoming the first winner on the OneAsia Super Series. The 33 year old West Australian shot a final round four under 68, including three birdies in his final five holes to claim the [...]

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AUSTRALIAN Nick O’Hern has tied for third at the Shell Houston Open, while the rounds of Geoff Ogilvy and Greg Norman unraveled in their US Masters lead ups.

After being tied for first overnight, Ogilvy finished in a five person tie for sixth and Norman, in his much vaunted lead up to Augusta, finished 70th.

Meanwhile, Michael Sim became the third Australasian winner on the Nationwide Tour this season, blitzing the field by a whopping six shots to claim the Stonebrae Classic in California. See the full Aussies in Action world round up.

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LEGENDARY Kiwi golfer Sir Bob Charles will turn 73 during the running of the New Zealand Open this Saturday but the World Golf Hall of Famer hasn’t been talking up his chances of making his second cut in a row at the event.

Charles turned the competition on its ear last time, finishing T23, twice shooting better than his age, coming home third best Kiwi and becoming the oldest player in history to make the cut at a major PGA Tour event.

With a sudden cold snap plummeting temperatures and bringing snow and soggy conditions to New Zealand’s south island, Charles didn’t fancy the effect it would have on his circulation or his run off the tee.

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GREG NORMAN will be helping celebrate his recent 54th birthday with a serious tilt at the Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth. After his stunning British Open performance last year, Norman is looking to start fine tuning his game for his 23rd trip to the US Masters. In the ultimate fairy tale that almost was, Norman [...]

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