LA 2028 Olympics Force R & A To Move Three ‘Open’ Championships Including 156th Open
The R&A today confirmed a major date change for the 2028 hosting of three of their biggest tournaments – The Open, the ISPS HANDA Senior Open and the AIG Women’s Open.
The championships are each being moved back a fortnight to avoid clashing with the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles which are being staged from 19-29 July.
Indeed three @RandA hosted ‘Open’ championships being moved back two weeks in 2028 to accommodate hosting 2028 LA Olympics @LA28
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Over-Joyed Monty Declares Team Europe’s Record World Champions Cup Win ‘Bigger’ Than Europe’s Ryder Cup Bethpage Triumph
Colin Montgomerie could hardly contain his excitement, laughing while declaring his Team Europe triumph in the World Champions Club in Florida was as good as a few months when the European Ryder Cup team retained the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Park.
Despite the wet conditions in Clearwater Florida, Monty was as near as joyful all of 15-years ago when he proudly led his European Ryder Cup team to a memorable success at Celtic Manor Resort in Wales.
Yes, there was not the crowds nor the noise that was ...
Matsuyama Wins Both His Opening & Now Closing Event Of His Year At Woods Hosted Hero World Challenge
Hideki Matsuyama has superbly ended his season with a 21st career success and some 11 months after he got his year underway with his 20th tournament victory.
Matsuyama, 33, captured his first event of 2025 at January’s The Sentry and now 25 tournaments later the Japanese golfer has succeeded in securing a second success in his final event of the year at the Hero World Challenge.
Matsuyama again wearing his bright yellow favourite last round shirt had brilliantly put himself in contention for ...
Dane Creates Aussie Open History While Labelling A Guttered Smith ‘A Class Act’.
Dane Ramas Neegaard-Petersen has created Crown Australian Open history while labelling a guttered Cam Smith a ‘Classs Act’.
The duo headed to the 72nd hole at Royal Melbourne tied for the lead and with the 108th hosting of Australia’s premier event looking to be headed to a play-off at Royal Melbourne.
Though the anticipated excitement turned into bitter disappointment for the 30,000 plus home crowd when for a second day running Smith bogeyed the last, missing a five-footer for ...
McIlroy Heads Home To Put Feet Up & Enjoy A Few Wines Ahead Of Awards & Expected Knighthood
Grand Slam winning Rory McIlroy ended his best-ever season on a positive note with birdies at his closing two holes at the Crown Australian Open in Melbourne.
Of course, a share of 14th place was not the result McIlroy was seeking but then when he gets home to his wife and young daughter it will be then the enormity of what he accomplished this past season will begin to sink it.
McIlroy completed golf’s career grand slam in April with an emotional breakthrough to claim the Masters at Augusta.
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Hey Greg, I’ve Won The Australian Open. Greg? I’ve Won The Australian Open.
“Hey Greg? I’ve Won the Australian Open?” “Greg? I’ve Won the Australian Open”.
The words from Wayne ‘Radar’ Riley sharing his emotions with Aussie golfing great Greg Norman soon after capturing the 1991 Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.
As we head into the final round of the first Australian Open at Royal Melbourne since all those many years ago, the memories from that December 1st, 1991 continue to be among the fondest in my reporting on ...
Slippery Banana Skin Sees McIlroy Sliding Backwards In Melbourne
It’s hard to believe that Grand Slam winning Rory McIlroy seems to be having such bizarre bad luck at this week’s Crown Australian Open.
Thursday it was battling the indifferent early morning tee-off conditions, day two it was taking a ‘fresh air’ swing down the 14th hole on route to a bogey at Royal Melbourne.
Now on day three a banana skin lying in thick grass to the left of the second fairway has seen McIlroy slide nine shots behind Dane Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen who leads ...
