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Presidents Cup 2026: Internationals let a record lead slip at a rowdy Medinah

Michael Green — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:51:40 +0000

The Internationals took the biggest lead in their history into Sunday singles at Medinah and won just 2.5 of the 12 points on offer, handing the United States a 17-13 win and an 11th straight Presidents Cup.

For three days it looked like this might finally be the year.

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Under The Card ranks the Bellarine Peninsula’s five best golf courses

Michael Green — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:41:08 +0000

Henry Peters from Under The Card has counted down his top five golf courses on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula. We have played them all, and we would add Queenscliff, the course he mentions at the end, to the trip.

Under The Card is always good value for Australian golf, working its way around the country one region at a time.

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Tee Off With Exclusive New Golf Packages at Azerai Resorts in Vietnam

Michael Green — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:47:00 +0000

Guests play world-class courses designed by PGA legends Jack Nicklaus and Greg Norman.

Media release

PHAN THIET, Vietnam – Azerai Resorts, with two sophisticated and elegant properties in southern and central Vietnam, has unveiled exclusive new golf packages offering guests a way to experience some of the country’s most celebrated golf courses.

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Presidents Cup fantasy golf is free, and there are prizes up for grabs

Michael Green — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:38:14 +0000

If you are following The Presidents Cup this week, you may as well have a team in it. Teepster’s Presidents Cup league is free, fun, and it takes just a few minutes.

The first four-ball match is away at 2:35am AEST on Friday morning, which leaves most of us choosing between the alarm and the highlights package.

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Presidents Cup preview: host course, full teams and Australian TV times

Michael Green — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:59:48 +0000

An Australian captain, an Australian-designed golf course and every session live in the small hours. Here is how to follow the Presidents Cup from home next week.

Geoff Ogilvy will stand on the first tee at Medinah next Thursday as International captain of a golf course he helped rebuild.

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Europe reclaim the Solheim Cup with a Sunday singles rout: video highlights

Michael Green — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:45:15 +0000

Level at 8-8 after two days, Europe won the Sunday singles at a canter in the rain to take the Solheim Cup back 15-13, with Lottie Woad guaranteeing it on the 17th green.

Anna Nordqvist called sending Charley Hull out first a “no-brainer”, and it took about an hour to look like genius.

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Padraig Harrington tries to make a hole-in-one with 500 balls

Michael Green — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 04:02:38 +0000

Chase the Ace is back, and this time it is Padraig Harrington with 500 balls, one par-3 and one job. It takes him about six shots to work out what he has agreed to.

The setup could not be simpler for Padraig Harrington. The 8th on the Palmer South Course at The K Club, about 125 metres, a wedge, and 500 balls in a pile beside him.

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A golfer filmed his own swing, and got hit by lightning

Michael Green — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:13:12 +0000

A golfer in Pretoria had his phone running to review his swing when the sky intervened, and he walked away from it.

The setup in the clip is about as ordinary as golf footage gets.

A bloke on a range in Pretoria, phone propped up beside him, filming his swing so he can pick it apart later.

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Why more Australian women are taking up golf

Michael Green — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:51:03 +0000

Women now account for 60 per cent of all new golfers in Australia, and the Sydney Morning Herald has gone looking for the women behind the number.

Women are the fastest-growing group in Australian golf, and it is not close. Most of that growth is arriving through beginner programs, women’s clinics and coaching set up outside the traditional club pathway, which is worth every club in the country paying attention to.

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Presidents Cup 2026: the teams are set, two Australians set for Medinah

Michael Green — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:08:04 +0000

The 2026 Presidents Cup teams were finalised on Wednesday morning, and Geoff Ogilvy’s biggest call was a name he left off: Jason Day misses Medinah, leaving Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee as the only Australians in the 12.

The waiting is over. Brandt Snedeker and Geoff Ogilvy filled in the blanks on their teamsheets during Wednesday morning’s Golf Channel special, and the 2026 Presidents Cup now has its full 24 names.

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