Golf

Short and Sweet: Droughts broken and extended

THERE was good news for a triathletes and a basketball team but not for the Wallaroos and some of our top rowers. SHORE AND SWEET sport wrap.

‘Elder statesman’s’ summer assault

AT 36 Adam Scott is considered an elder statesman, but he doesn’t see that as a negative, believing experience is his biggest weapon against the “little kids”.

Amateur Open winner to turn pro

VICTORIAN amateur Brett Coletta showed all the poise of a pro, holding off the chasing pack to claim the Queensland Open title.

Augusta pain driving title charge

THE pain of missing a dream trip to Augusta is fuelling Brett Coletta’s bid to be the first amateur winner of the Isuzu Queensland Open in 25 years.

Rookie fires to lead Queensland Open

LUCAS Herbert was an 80-1 bolter when he started the Queensland Open at longer odds than his beloved Western Bulldogs to pull off their AFL fairytale.

Tiger Woods’ shocking lone regret

TIGER Woods has named his one regret from a career defined by 14 majors and a mega sex scandal. The interviewer asked him three times to repeat himself.

Real-life ‘Happy Gilmore’ to play NSW Open

JAMIE Sadlowski is a former ice-hockey player who discovered his golfing gift for long drives. Now he’s trying to make it as a pro. Sound familiar?

Nisbet’s ring of confidence

CABOOLTURE pro Daniel Nisbet wed in secret in Fiji last week and the winner of the Queensland Open is staying just as well hidden.

Lyle homes in on domestic future

JARROD Lyle’s bold bid to reactivate his career in the US is over and a first pro win on home soil is his new target.

Buzz builds over $500k prize for ace

ADAM Crawford believes every pro in the field will have a crack at the teasing $500,000 hole-in-one jackpot on the drivable par four set-up at the Queensland Open.

Video: Golfer upsets Steph Curry from deep

STEPHEN Curry hit the golf course this week for some fun and relaxation, but the sting of losing just keeps following him.

‘Mental anguish’ a worry for Tiger Woods

TIGER Woods once again let down his fans when he pulled out of his planned comeback this week and a former foe thinks he knows why.

Dustin Johnson wins PGA award

DUSTIN Johnson’s first major was only part of a dream season that culminated with the PGA Tour player of the year award.

Tiger Woods has screwed over golf

THE latest comeback nonsense from Tiger Woods shows his calculated disdain for golf. He has pushed fans too far this time.

Woods missing for 414 days

THREE days before Tiger Woods planned to end his longest break from golf at the Safeway Open, he abruptly withdrew.

Leishman answers World Cup call

AUSSIE world number six Adam Scott has reached out to Victorian Marc Leishman who will be his new partner at November’s World Cup of Golf.

Aussie golfer wins Asia-Pacific Amateur

CURTIS Luck overcame a seven-stroke deficit to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur and earn a Masters invitation that the Australian didn’t even need.

Cup, Open blow as Day out of Aussie summer

JASON Day’s injury woes mean Aussie fans won’t get to see the world No.1 play on home soil this summer. And it’s left Australian Open and World Cup organisers with huge gaps to fill.

Rose takes break from golf with back injury

OLYMPIC champion Justin Rose is taking an eight-week break from competitive golf following a hectic 2016 campaign.

Woods gets nod for Presidents Cup

TIGER Woods, who plans to make his PGA Tour return next week, has been appointed vice-captain to US skipper Steve Stricker for next year’s Presidents Cup.

‘It felt like the worst betrayal ever’

A CLOSE friend to Tiger Woods has shared his story during the golf champion’s career-stopping extramarital affair in 2009.

Nicklaus joins golf greats in teary farewell to Palmer

A FAREWELL to the King turned sombre when Jack Nicklaus, his voice cracking as a large tear formed in his left eye, urged everyone to remember Arnold Palmer.

Willett’s Ryder Cup learning curve

MASTERS champ Danny Willett didn’t have a debut for the ages at the Ryder Cup but the venture in to team golf has served as a perfect warm-up for the World Cup.

Willett’s parting shot at US fans

MASTERS champion Danny Willett has taken a parting shot at American fans as he claimed his brother’s controversial comments were proved right.

HOF honours for tireless champion Newton

GOLF legend Jack Newton will this month be inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame for his efforts on the course and later, his work with juniors.

The all-time most awkward group photo

STAR athlete Rickie Fowler has created a certain super-meme with one of the all-time most tragically awkward group photos.

Party in the USA after Ryder Cup victory

THEY may not have been the best team ever assembled, but the Americans played as a team, one that finally won back the Ryder Cup.

‘Suck a d*** Rory’: Golf fan ejected for abuse

THE hostile reception for Europe’s golfers continues at Hazeltine after a US fan was ejected for his unsavoury choice of words directed at Rory McIlroy at the Ryder Cup.