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...

Minjee Lee wins 10th LPGA title in awesome week for WA golf

Perth’s Minjee Lee cemented her status as a Titan of Australian golf after winning her 10th career title on the LPGA Tour. The Royal Fremantle golfer holed a nerveless birdie putt on the first playoff hole to win the LPGA Tour’s BMW Ladies’...

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,...

Hawkes extends WA Open lead but Felton in the hunt

Tasmania’s Simon Hawkes extended his lead to four strokes after the third round of the Nexus Advisernet Bowra & O’Dea WA Open, although a clutch of WA players remain within touching distance with 18 holes to play. Hawkes (above left) kept his cool on a...

Hawkes swoops to deny Felton WA Open lead

Unheralded Tasmanian Simon Hawkes leads WA’s Jarryd Felton by a single stroke at the halfway point of the Nexus Advisernet Bowra & O’Dea WA Open at Joondalup Resort & Country Club. Hawkes (pictured above, right) reeled off six birdies in an...