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Rory McIlroy and Min Woo Lee at last year’s Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.

Australian Open heads to Peninsula-Kingswood, NSW locked out

The Australian Open will be played at Peninsula-Kingswood Country Golf Club next year, and the event will return to Victoria in 2029 and 2030.

  • Peter Ryan

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American golf Phil Mickelson.

Phil Mickelson thrown out of golf club after accusation of ‘inappropriate contact’

Golf Digest has reported that Mickelson, the six-time major champion, has been ejected as a member from The Farms Golf Club in San Diego after the alleged incident earlier this year.

  • James Corrigan
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland.

2026 PGA Championship final round LIVE: Aaron Rai wins first major as Cam Smith makes top 10 in PGA Championships

More than 40 golfers started the day in a position to genuinely challenge for the title.

  • Peter Ryan
Adam Scott celebrates a birdie during the 2013 Masters Tournament at Augusta, which he won.

There’s Jack Nicklaus, then Adam Scott: Australian great’s magic moments as history beckons

Adam Scott is playing his 99th consecutive major when he tees up for his 100th career major in the US PGA Championship this week. It’s a 25-plus-year journey with ups and downs throughout.

  • Peter Ryan
Rory McIlroy talking to media ahead of the US PGA Championships in Pennsylvania.

‘Glad I was wrong’: McIlroy taunts LIV Golf after loss of Saudi billions

Outspoken critic Rory McIlroy has addressed his comments that Saudi Arabia would never walk away from LIV Golf.

  • James Corrigan
Trump, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud, golfer Cameron Smith.

The Saudis used LIV Golf to try to win over Trump. The players were just rich pawns

The rebel golf tour sold itself as an attempt to reinvent the game. What will be its legacy?

  • Malcolm Knox
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Ripper Golf captain Cam Smith.

LIV Golf is on the brink of collapse. What’s next for Cam Smith and the rebels?

LIV Golf stars, including Smith and several other Aussies, face uncertain futures and some tricky pathways back to other major tours.

  • Iain Payten
Jason Day made a strong start at Augusta.

Day in hunt to fulfil Masters dream as McIlroy wobbles in third round

Jason Day has been trying to win a green jacket for 15 years and he has given himself another shot with a strong day three. The 90th Masters is still wide open.

  • Evin Priest
LIV golfers Cameron Smith, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom McKibbin, Carlos Ortiz and Bubba Watson were all sent home early.

Golf legend questions LIV players’ preparedness for majors

With five of the 10 LIV golfers sent home early from Augusta National, questions have been raised about the tour’s host courses.

  • Evin Priest
Rory McIlroy.

McIlroy reveals secret behind his stunning start to US Masters defence

The Ulsterman shot a blistering seven-under-par 65 on Friday to lead the field by six shots at the halfway mark, while Jason Day’s one-under 71 kept him in the hunt.

  • Evin Priest