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Darren Clarke is competing in Sydney for a first time since 2008 when the Australian Open at nearby Royal Sydney, and with the Northern Irishman recalling how lucky he was not to be seriously injured when a motorised cart drove into a deep bunker. The threat of a thunderstorm brought a halt to play and with Clarke joining Robert Allenby in being rushed back to the safety of the clubhouse. “The guy driving us back to the clubhouse didn’t know the course, and it was a very fast cart and he just ...

In an enormous golfing first the famed Ryder Cup will be on the first tee at The Australian Club for all four days of the the Australian Open. Clarke, who is also the first reigning Ryder Cup captain to compete ‘Down Under’, brought the golden trophy with him from Dubai where he had overseen last week the first measurement undertaking of clothing for possible and probable Hazeltine team members. “Knowing how strong golf is in Australia I thought it only appropriate I bring the Ryder Cup down ...

Here’s some great shots taken of World No. 1 Jordan Speith in action at the Pro-Am ahead of his defence his Australian Open title at the Australian Club in Sydney.      

Cricketing legend Shane Warne has been bowled over by the charm of World No. 1 ranked golfer Jordan Speith. Warne and Speith were partners today (Wednesday) in the Pro-Am ahead of Thursday’s starting Australian Open at the Australian Club just south of the CBD in Sydney. Warne took over 1,000 international wickets in both Test and One-Day Internationals in a 15-year career and since retiring in 2007 has been competing regularly in golfing Pro-Ams including partnering England’s Simon ...

European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke in not about to follow his USA team rival insisting he will wait till after next April’s Masters before naming any of his five Hazeltine vice-captains. USA captain Davis Love 111 recently announced an additional three vice-captains, including 14-time Major winning Tiger Woods, to make-up five vice-captains in his team and surprisingly more than 10 months before the biannual competition in September 2016. However Clarke, who is contesting this week’s Australian ...

Nineteen past winners of the Emirates Australian Open gathered on the first tee at The Australian today to swap yarns and reflect on past glory. Then they each hit a drive down the first fairway and posed for a group photograph as the national championship approaches its 100th playing. The Open dates to 1904 and its centenary was celebrated in 2004, but because several years were lost to the wars, this is the 100th time it has been contested. Appropriately, it is at the original venue from 1904. Reigning ...

  Double Major winning Jordan Spieth will play alongside English drawcard Lee Westwood and fellow former champion Geoff Ogilvy in the marquee morning group for the first round of the Australian Open on Thursday. He tees off at 7.05am AEDT as he looks to back up his runaway win last year. Former Masters champion Adam Scott will hit off just after midday with countryman John Senden and big-hitting Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts. Veteran Peter Senior, fresh off his remarkable Australian Masters victory ...