On Par – All about golf in Australia

The Presidents Cup 2011 has been run and won.  Team USA was as imposing on the course as it was on paper.  Despite playing on foreign soil, a local crowd and all the weather Melbourne could throw at them, the USA players held strong and reflected their dominance in the World rankings.  Team International were [...]

With the International and US teams now in Melbourne, the golfing world has turned its focus onto Royal Melbourne Golf Club for the 2011 Presidents Cup.  A look at the two teams gives an advantage to the USA team from a world ranking perspective.  With 10 players in the top 25 top ranked players in [...]

Steve Williams is the Kim Kardashian of Golf, both have used the media to build a high profile that should never have existed. A good Golf Caddy can be Sherpa, Mentor, Coach, Doctor and more to a professional golfer.  But the best caddy also keeps out of the media spotlight and lets the player go [...]

In two weeks time 24 of the Worlds best golfers will head to Melbourne, Australia for the Presidents Cup.  Here are nine things you need to know. 1. Where and when? The Presidents Cup was played at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in 1998, and returns to the venue this year for the 9th Presidents Cup.  [...]

Adam Scott congratulates Steve Williams on his win…. no wait, Adam Scott wins Adam Scott played a virtually faultless final round of 65 to win the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone. Scott pocketed $1.3 million for the win and has jumped into the World Top 10 joining fellow Aussie Jason Day.   Scott’s form couldnt come [...]

After being knocked to the canvas by this summers scheduling of the Presidents Cup and Australian Open, the 2011 Australian Masters was close to disappearing altogether.  However event promoter IMG have confirmed that the Masters will go ahead  this year, to be held at the Victoria Golf Club on December 15th to 18th, the weekend [...]

The US PGA Tour likes to control social media during events, including this weekends US Open.   Ben Everill, (@AussieUSPGAMole) a US based Australian AP golf writer is at Congressional this week to cover the Open and follow the progress of the Australians in the field.   As an accredited media, Ben can tweet within the confines [...]

The Presidents Cup will be played at Royal Melbourne on November 15 to 20.  Momentum is starting to build as November draws ever closer.  The possible teams are starting to take shape and the Australian Open has already benefited with some star signings including Bubba Watson and Dustin Johnson joining the field as a warm [...]

Each year optimistic Australians wake up early and sit down to watch the US Masters coverage, hoping that an Australian will finally finish on top of the leader board at Augusta and slip on the green jacket.  Each year the media lists the Australians in the field and identifies a handful who have the form [...]

Partnering D.A. Points, the PGA Tour winner of the event, Bill Murray won this weekends AT&T Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. In a ‘cinderella story’ emanating Carl Spackler, Murrays gopher chasing greenskeeper from Caddyshack, Murray won in his 20th appearance at the Worlds most famous pro-am. Murray can definitely hit the ball playing to a 12 [...]