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,...

WA trio gunning for Open Championship glory

Three WA golfers are amongst the 10 Aussies vying for the Claret Jug at this week’s Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. DP World Tour winner Min Woo Lee spearheads the WA challenge and is joined by Haydn Barron and Connor McKinney, both of whom make their...

Star names lined up for Joondalup Resort Classic

A host of WA’s most recognisable pro and amateur golfers will headline the field at this month’s Joondalup Resort Classic. Taking place on the weekend of May 20-21, the Metal West Recycling Joondalup Resort Classic will be contested over 36 holes with the...

WA’s Haydn Barron wins Rookie of the Year award

Perth’s Haydn Barron has completed his first full season on the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia by winning the Rookie of the Year award. Barron, 27, clinched the award when he finished T36th in the season-ending National Tournament on Victoria’s Mornington...

WAGC ready for WA Open

The Western Australian Golf Club in Yokine, Perth, is in superb condition ahead of this week’s Nexus Advisernet WA Open, with the greens getting firm and fast, and the rough nice and juicy. That’s according to general manager Damien Todorovic, who is looking ahead to...