As recently as a few weeks ago before the Australian PGA the country's latest worldwide winner was thinking about chucking it in. But Sam Brazel can now look forward to a spot of summer fly fishing and lawn mowing in the northern rivers safe in the knowledge his future is sorted after a life-changing Hong Kong Open win.
Unheralded Australian Sam Brazel has birdied the 18th hole to narrowly edge Rafa Cabrera-Bello and win the Hong Kong Open, his first title on the European Tour.
Tiger Woods has finished his first tournament in just over 15 months, and the rust was clearly evident during the final round of the Hero World Challenge.
The American took his risky approach to the fairways of Royal Pines and walked away with a breakthrough victory, with Adam Scott unable to bridge the gap at his hometown tournament.
Tiger Woods failed to turn a brilliant start into a round which would have put him in contention at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, but there were more positive signs as he continued his competitive comeback.
The world number seven will launch his assault from four off the pace on the final day of the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast.
Peter O'Malley says the return of Woods has electrified the golfing world and has extended the invitation for the 14-time Major winner to make another trip to Australia.
Tiger Woods, in his second round of competitive golf since returning from a chronic back injury that kept him out for almost 16 months, shot a flawless seven-under 65 at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Friday.
The hometown hero will be breathing down the neck of the leaders going into the weekend as Scott tries to close out his year with another Australian triumph.
Matt Millar beat a 3.15am alarm and a bung back to sneak into the final two rounds of the Australian PGA Championship.
A man, Ralph Waldo Emerson said, is what he thinks about all day long. What then was Tiger Woods? What he thought about all day, or what he thought about all night?
NASSAU, Bahamas ??? As he made his way to the first tee for his first competitive shot in 466 days, Tiger Woods breezed right by the Golf Channel reporter Notah Begay, his former Stanford teammate and good friend. His focus before the opening round of the Hero World Challenge provided the first sign that Woods was back.
Local Andrew Dodt will drink rum in Coke on his balcony after taking a two-stroke lead in the Australian PGA Championship before menacing storms sent players scattering late on day one at the Gold Coast.
The 2012 champion has been on the wrong end of a flipped golf cart but support from Ricky Ponting has helped him find some welcome form at the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast.
World No.1 Jason Day has indicated he is prepared to take the slow road back to golf, as he continues to sit out with a back injury.
The Queenslander wants to sign off the year in style ahead of the Christmas break but will be holding his breath to see if Woods can find glimpses of form in his long-awaited comeback.
Matt Millar trades sushi for the Gold Coast glitter strip in a bid to end his 2016 golf season on a high.
He's back and why do we care?
Tiger Woods has raised hopes that this week's comeback event after 16 months on the sidelines will prove to be rather more than merely a fitness check.
Adam Scott says he plans to play more tournaments leading into the majors next year to give himself a better chance.
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