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Golf
Sprinkler gifts MacIntyre break of a lifetime
Robert MacIntyre was given a free drop after feeling a sprinkler under his metal spikes.
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Kyriacou takes one-shot lead into Evian final round
Aussie gun Stephanie Kyriacou will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Evian Championship as she chases her first major victory.
Minjee and Min Woo Lee might not see each other in Paris. Why aren’t they playing together?
The star golfers will be the 16th set of siblings to compete for Australia at the Olympic Games in the same sport but admit their paths might not cross. Why isn’t golf moving to team events?
- by Adam Pengilly
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PGA Tour
His wife begged him to try hypnosis. It turned Cameron Davis’ career around in two weeks
The Australian golfer turned to therapy after months of underwhelming form. Now he’s ended an Australian drought on the PGA Tour.
- by Adam Pengilly
Protesters disrupt end of PGA Tour tournament
Climate protesters disrupted the end of the Travelers Championship when they ran onto the 18th green.
3D-printed clubs and salty balls: Will golf’s Mad Scientist change the game?
Bryson DeChambeau is an eccentric golfer who uses his career like one big science experiment. And after winning another US Open, it’s working.
- by Iain Payten
Opinion
US Open
Why Greg Norman is a better man than Rory McIlroy
You can say plenty about Norman - and McIlroy certainly has - but his reaction after his infamous Masters meltdown stands in contrast to the Northern Irishman.
- by Oliver Brown
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US Open
The agonising moment on final hole when McIlroy lost the US Open
The Northern Irishman bogeyed his last hole by missing a par putt from about four feet. It handed the lead to Bryson DeChambeau, who sealed victory minutes later.
- by Dave Skretta
Ninety-two and counting: Tragic twist keeps Adam Scott’s majors streak alive
The passing of Grayson Murray has opened the door for Scott to earn a spot in the US Open, keeping intact his record of having competed in every major since the 2001 Open.
- by Adam Pengilly
The Australian Open has a dilemma: can men and women keep playing together?
Five months out from this year’s event, there is still no official venue. Is the viability of one of the most historic golf tournaments under threat?
- by Adam Pengilly
Scott’s 23-year streak in major strife as fellow Aussie sinks star
Adam Scott hasn’t missed a major tournament since 2001 but ice-cold nerves from a compatriot in a US Open qualifying event may have ended the run.
- by Iain Payten