Tour News

Australian golf’s three newest professionals intend to make a strong first impression as they chase a healthy first pay cheque at this week’s The Players Series Sydney presented by Cisco Webex at Bonnie Doon Golf Club.

Familiar names and recent ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia winners are littered throughout the field that also boasts 35 female amateurs and professionals yet for Elvis Smylie, Jack Thompson and Doey Choi it represents the first step in what they each hope will be long and illustrious careers.

A number of golfers wore red in the final round of the WGC Workday Championship this morning to pay tribute to Tiger Woods who is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after surgery.

Woods was involved in a single-car accident early last week, suffering multiple leg injuring which has required several surgeries.

Collin Morikawa grabbed his fourth PGA Tour title and his first WGC trophy with a three-stroke win at the WGC-Workday Championship this morning.

Tiger Woods was injured in a single-car accident on Tuesday in Los Angeles and reports have indicated he has shattered his right leg including a broken tibia, fibula and ankle.

Woods was driving a courtesy car at the time of the accident after hosting The Genesis Invitational tournament at Riviera Golf Club and spending Monday giving golf lessons to actor David Spade and basketballer Dwayne Wade.

We were sad to hear the news of the passing of professional golfer Lyndsay Stephen after succumbing to cancer this week.

I grew up watching him play many South Australian Open’s (winning in 1981) and was particularly chuffed when he took part in a pro-am at my home club when I was a junior.

Tiger Woods has issued a statement from his bed after undergoing surgery to repair multiple leg fractures after a car accident.

Tiger Woods has released a statement on Twitter updating the extent of his injuries sustained in the single-car accident and the subsequent surgical procedure.

It reads:

We thank everyone for the overwhelming support and messages during this tough time.

Can a professional golfer make a hole-in-one with just 50 golf balls? Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas gave it a try.

It’s amazing to see these guys, get so close so many times – and with just 50 balls get mentally shattered by what was always going to be an incredibly difficult task.

Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland has responded to the most recent attack on public golf by Nikki Gemmell with an open response of his own, also published in The Australian newspaper.

Sutherlands piece titled “Chip shots at golf, the ‘game for life’, are way off course” has also been published on Golf Australia’s website and it begins:

“There is a contradiction in the recent push to abbreviate the golf facility at Moore Park in inner Sydney to nine holes.

Tiger Woods has been involved in a single-car accident in Los Angeles sustaining multiple leg injuries.

Early reports from the local fire department indicated that Woods has been pulled out of the car via the “Jaws of Life” and the situation appeared critical.

More recent reports say that Woods was conscious at the scene of the accident, has undergone surgery and his current status is serious but non-life-threatening.

A brand new, very unique Australia golf tournament has been a success after Kristalle Blum wins The Athena on the Gold Coast.

South Australian Kristalle Blum claimed her first professional victory today at Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club taking out the inaugural “Athena” title.

The Athena, named after the Greek goddess of war strategy and wisdom, is a vibrant symbol of youthful strength and Blum stuck to the script pulling out quality shots under pressure in the quarter-final against Gold Coaster Robyn Choi, the semi-final against local favourite Becky Kay and again in the final against Matsumoto.