Australian Open

Matt Jones was cruising to his second Australian Open victory until a little pine cone got in the way of his golf ball.

In the end, it was a single pine cone that nearly turned the 2019 Emirates Australian Open on its head.

For most of the day, it appeared that local boy and 2015 champion Matt Jones was cruising towards a second Australian Open victory until a fairway bunker shot came out a little higher than expected.

The 2015 Australian Open Champion Matt Jones is back on top of the leaderboard at The Australian Golf Club.

Matt Jones leads the 2019 Emirates Australian Open by a single stroke at the halfway mark of the tournament.

Jones, the 2015 Australian Open champion fired a second-round 6-under 65 in strangely calm, eerie conditions at The Australian Golf Club.

Courtesy of AOTV, there were some great post-round interviews after the first, smokey day at the 2019 Emirates Australian Open.

Joint leader, along with Japan’s Takumi Kanaya is Taiwan’s Kevin Yu who as an amateur shot a fantastic 6-under par in some trying afternoon conditions.

Paul Casey is one of the good guys in the sport and a wonderful ambassador for golf.

The field for the 2019 Emirates Australian Open is the best it has been in years and the draw has been finalised with some tasty groupings to keep an eye on.

A stellar field has arrived in Sydney ahead of the 2019 Emirates Australian Open that begins on Thursday.

The 2019 Emirates Australian Open is gearing up to be the best in many years with a top-class field set to grace the fairways of The Australian Golf Club in Sydney.

Round 1 of the 2019 Australian Open tees off next Thursday, December 5 and the field for the Australian Open is stacked full of some of the world’s best players including Adam Scott, Jason Day, Marc Leishman, Cameron Smith, Paul Casey, Sergio Garcia, Louis Oosthuizen and Abraham Ancer.

The 2019 Australian Open field will features 12 previous champions at The Australian Golf Club in Sydney.

Story courtesy of Australian Golf Media

In racing parlance, smart punters would do well to keep Aaron Baddeley very handy in assessing his Australian Open chances.

As one of a remarkable 12 previous winners in the national championship field at The Australian from 5-8 December, Baddeley is a legendary part of the rich tapestry of the Stonehaven Cup.