Matt Jones Deservedly Commands Sydney Home Town Newspaper Headlines.

For a first time in his career Sydney-born Matt Jones has commanded the sports headlines in the city where he grew up. Jones captured only a second tournament since turning pro in denying World No.1 and defending champion Jordan Spieth to win the Australian Open. Headlines of ‘No Stopping The Jones Boy’ greeted readers of Sydney’s Daily Telegraph while the Sydney Morning Herald chose the strange headline ‘It was Cement To Be’. Jones grew-up around a 20-minute drive ...

Darren Clarke Rules Out ‘Meltdown’ As He Continues Two-Month, Eight Nation, Three Continent Golfing Crusade.

European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke ruled out concern of ‘meltdown’ as he continues a whirlwind two month, eight nation and three continent golfing crusade this week in Vietnam Clarke jetted out of Sydney this morning local time (MON) bound for the inaugural Ho Tram Open ahead of also teeing-up in next week’s Asian Tour season-finale Thailand Masters outside of Bangkok. Clarke had been mobbed at every turn by autograph and ‘selfie’ hunters at the completion of his Australian ...

Matt Jones Joins Boyhood Idol Greg Norman As An Australian Open Champion.

Matt Jones has followed in the footsteps of boyhood idol and fellow Australian Greg Norman to claim victory in the Australian Open in Sydney. Jones, 35 fought back from a horror start to his final round by dropping three shots in his opening two holes and also taking a triple boyey at the ninth on the Australian Club course. The local Oyster Bay born Jones, who had been a junior member at the Australian Club, managed to find some pearly form to record a final round two over par 73 and win by a shot ...

Jordan Spieth ‘Soaring’ With Penultimate Hole Eagle & Three Shots From Australian Open Immortality.

World No. 1 Jordan Spieth brilliantly kept alive a successful defence of his title with a penultimate hole eagle on day three of the Australian Open in Sydney. Spieth is seeking to join legendary Jack Nicklaus and fellow Grand Slam champion Gary Player as the only non-Australian born players to win back-to-back Australian Open titles and in the 100th staging of the event. And the 22-year Texas kept that dream alive holing a 165 metre 8-iron second shot at the 399-metre par four 17th hole in an eventual ...

Anthony Brown – Sixth Career Ace & Still Waiting For Something Other Than Honour On Next Tee!

Victorian golfer Anthony Brown has had six aces in his career including the latest during the second round of the Australian Open at The Australian Club in Sydney. The 33-year old Brown from the south-east Melbourne suburb of Berwick chose a 5-iron at the par three second hole and watched as his 195-yard tee shot rolled into the bottom of the cup for the first ace in this year’s premier Australian event. “We were out in the second group and there must have been 50 people around the green ...

Darren Clarke Singing Praise Of Matt Kuchar ‘Putting Method’.

Plenty of shut eye and a putting method he’s adopted from a USA Ryder Cup team rival has Darren Clarke bubbling with enthusiasm at the Australian Open in Sydney. Clarke fought back impressively from a disappointing opening score of 75 with a display that was eight shots fewer and only be trailing just seven shots from the lead and with two rounds to play on the superb Australian Club course on the edge of the Sydney CBD. Australia’s Matt Jones, winner of last year’s Shell Houston Open, heads ...

Nicolas Colsaerts Primed To Celebrate Success In Maiden Australian Open Appearance.

Nicolas Colsaerts is primed to end a very first Australian Open appearance by lifting the famed Stonehaven trophy. Colsaerts bounced back from a disappointing opening round 73 with a five under par 66 and celebrate recoding the lowest round on day two in the 100th staging of the tournament. The very affable Callaway star heads into day three trailing only four strokes behind Arizona-based Australian Matt Jones winner of last year’s Shell Houston Open. Colsaerts is no stranger to competing both ...