• Adam Pengilly

Former world No.1 Adam Scott will monitor the imposing shadow Jordan Spieth casts over Royal Sydney in the first two rounds as the US Masters winners wage an Australian Open shootout.

• Andrew Webster

He was once compared to Greg Norman. Now he's just a punchline. But there is another side to Robert Allenby that people do not see.

• Adam Pengilly

Play the PGA Tour of Australasia over a southern hemisphere summer or watch your daughter strut the catwalk and get her "wings" in a Victoria's Secret show?

• Adam Pengilly

Sports nut Jordan Spieth wants another experience like his mind-boggling course record 63 in horrendous conditions to win the Australian Open two years ago. And he remembers the round for a reason most wouldn't think he would.

• Adam Pengilly

Rod Pampling jokes he should be drinking Grange instead of the bundy and coke he used to inspire some final-round heroics at last year's Australian Open.

• Adam Pengilly

Australia's top ranked amateur has guaranteed starts in three of the four majors next year. But he's preparing to make a decision to turn his back on two of them in a surprise move.

• Adam Pengilly

Jordan Spieth has his head down and earphones in, music probably playing. Without scribbling a "do not disturb" sign on his forehead, the message couldn't have been clearer.

• Adam Pengilly

His longevity in the game is unrivalled – winning an Australian Open, PGA and Masters in his 50s – but the elder statesman of Australian golf quietly conceded local galleries only have one more fortnight to see him in action.

Youngster Cameron Davis will head into this week's Australian Open full of confidence and $130,000 richer after finishing in a tie for 15th in his US PGA Tour debut.

• James Hall

Eight-time PGA Tour winner Geoff Ogilvy says Royal Canberra is an ideal course to host elite tournaments once again.

• Adam Pengilly

A jittery Adam Blyth survived a near final-round meltdown before recovering to bank the biggest cheque of his career after a captivating final round of the NSW Open on Sunday.

• James Hall

Canberra's Matt Millar slipped down the leader board to ninth position in the third round of the NSW Open on Saturday.

• Phil Lutton

From Jordan Spieth's return to Danny Willett's form wobbles to the Jason Day-less World Cup, there's more than enough intrigue across Australia's big three tournaments, starting in Sydney this week with the Open.

• Adam Pengilly

Robert Allenby has heaped lavish praise on the amateur tipped to lead the next golden era of Australian golf, hailing Brett Coletta as a "young Adam Scott who can be a world beater".

• Adam Pengilly

A mini-Seve Ballesteros might be stalking the fairways of Kingston Heath within a fortnight, trying to do what his idol did 40 years earlier. And Jon Rahm is trying to get it right down to every little last detail.

• James Hall

Gold Creek member Matt Millar has backed up his 64 in the first round of the NSW Open with a 66 in the second.

• Adam Pengilly

Adam Blyth shot to the top of the NSW Open leaderboard ... and then dumped his girlfriend. Well, sort of. But perhaps there was no one more relieved than Nicole Kelsey who was the inspiration behind the surprise leader at Stonecutters Ridge Golf Club.

• Adam Pengilly

Mark Hale's mates thought they would have a laugh and back their mate to win a golf tournament after talking about it on Facebook. They didn't think it would have the ramifications it did.

• James Hall

Canberra's Matt Millar is in a strong position after the first round of the NSW Open.