British Open Preview - Paddy won't get to keep the trophy

IRELAND’S Padraig Harrington will not get to keep the original claret jug trophy should he win three British Open championships succession. Harrington will be looking to become the first player since Australia’s own Peter Thomson in 1956 to win the championship three years running.... Read More


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SWINE FLU SCARE RATTLES KEMP

IT only took a couple of sniffs to turn Sarah Kemp into a very, very nervous young lady. One of Australia’s leading golf professionals made the cut but found her return to Mexico last month anything but a walk in the park. The much-publicised swine flu had all the women competing in the Corona Championship in Morelia, Michoacan (Mexico) very much on edge. And when Kemp was struck down with a cold the young Australian couldn’t get back across the border to the United States – and to a doctor – quickly enough.Thankfully it was only a cold and she could... Read More

TROUBLED DALY BACK ON TRACK John Daly has spoken for the first time about the controversy that surrounded his appearance last year in Australia. And while the embattled double Major-winning American was an easy target for criticism, a new-look Daly revealed exclusively to Golfer Pacific he is keen to return Down Under this coming summer and make amends.  BERNIE MCGUIRE caught up with golf’s Wild Thing during the recent BMW Italian Open in Turin to discover how Daly has swapped beer and pizza for a shot at respect.   YOU would hardly think a person of John Daly’s... Read More

AUSTRALIAN MASTERS TICKETS $44 - ON SALE FROM JUNE 4 TICKETS to the 2009 Australian Masters will go on sale at noon on Thursday, 4 June. General admission to the tournament is $44 per day with the final day priced at $49. Spectators can purchase a season pass for $169 to access the venue over six days.Children under 14 years of age will receive complimentary access if accompanied by an adult general admission ticket holder. Vice President, Director of Golf IMG Australia, David Rollo said tickets are available for all four tournament days plus the practice day on Tuesday and Pro-Am on Wednesday. “The... Read More

BACK INJURY FORCES DRAPER INTO RETIREMENT WRITE him off at your peril. The man who has made a career out of overcoming adversity is down yet again, but definitely not out. Chronic multi-level disc degeneration in his back may have forced popular Queenslander Scott Draper to call an end to his fledging golf career, but the former Davis Cup tennis star isn’t prepared to rule out a comeback to the fairways of his ‘favourite’ sport, as unlikely as it may seem. Many will argue Draper is one of the most talented athletes Australia has ever produced. An impressive tennis career that spanned... Read More

GRADY: STILL FIRING AT 51 AN EXCITING playoff between USPGA winner Wayne Grady and South Australian Gary Merrick in the inaugural PGA Seniors Championship at Adelaide Shores was the highlight of a four-tournament swing by the Legends Tour through South Australia. Both men walked to the playoff hole – the par four ninth which doglegs to the left – in fading light which had organisers worried about completing the event before nightfall. Unfortunately for Merrick, their fears were allayed when the South Australian hit his drive left in the trees. Although he recovered well, Merrick could not... Read More