Becker banking on home advantage

Home advantage at Mandurah Country Club puts Braden Becker amongst the favourites for the Bowra & O’Dea Nexus Advisernet WA Open Having been at Mandurah since he was a junior, Becker also completed the PGA Membership Pathway Program there and still works at...

The home players to watch at the 100th WA Open

After a flurry of big names committed to the 100th staging of the championship, the Bowra & O’Dea Nexus Advisernet WA Open is shaping up to be a modern classic, with plenty of WA golfers likely to be in contention. Here we outline some of the home favourites...

How good are today’s golf pros using hickory clubs?

As any club hacker will attest to, modern club technology is a great leveler that allows us to feel like a pro when striping a drive or nipping a cavity-backed iron out of the sweet spot. Of course, when you put the same clubs in the hands of a professional, that...

Adam Baillie upstages pros to win South West Open

WA amateur Adam Baillie has upstaged a host of tour winners to claim the 2024 South West Isuzu South West Open at Bunbury Golf Club. A member at The Vines Golf & Country Club, Baillie (pictured above) followed up a round of 3-under 69 on Saturday with 5-under 67...

Eccles fends of Barron to win WA PGA Championship

By Neal Maidment Victorian Ben Eccles held off a last-day charge from WA’s Haydn Barron to score a dominant win in the WA PGA Championship at Kalgoorlie Golf Course. Although Barron closed with a best-of-the-day 65 (seven under) around the desert track,...