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North Korea missile launch suspends play on Japan Golf Tour

North Korean missile launch forced play to be suspended on the Japan Golf Tour.

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Australian golfer Matt Griffin tweeted earlier today that play was suspended during the second round of the ANA Open in Sapporo, part of the Japan Golf Tour.

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2017 US Open: Australian preview, form guide and tee times

Our guide to the five Australians playing at this week’s US Open at Erin Hills.

The US Open is a brutal golf tournament reminds us of the Formula 1 Grand Prix around the old Adelaide street circuit. It turns into a battle of attrition with most leaderboard changes occurring because of driver malfunction rather than any individual brilliance, leaving only a few with enough gas in the tank with the fewest dents to make a dash for the finish line.

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2017 PLAYERS Championship video preview

The always capitalised PLAYERS Championship rolls around this week, a tournament often referred to as the fifth major.

Seven Australians will tee it up for the biggest purse on the golf calendar at TPC Sawgrass this week for the 2017 PLAYERS Championship. Led by world number three and defending champion Jason Day, Australia will also be represented by Adam Scott, Aaron Baddeley, Cameron Smith, Greg Chalmers, Marc Leishman and Rod Pampling.

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2017 MASTERS: Johnson withdraws, Hoffman leads at a wind swept Augusta

The Australians have had a poor start to the 2017 Masters after blustery conditions affected all but one golfer at Augusta National.

Charley Hoffman looked like he was playing a different golf course to everyone else on the opening day of the 2017 Masters Tournament. As the field struggled in the difficult conditions at Augusta National, Charley Hoffman’s golf ball looked impervious to the strong winds.

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2017 MASTERS: The 5 favourites + 4 outsiders who could win

There is a clear favourite for the 2017 Masters. Few golfers have ever arrived at Augusta National with the form of Dustin Johnson.

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We’re excited to know that the 2017 Masters Tournament is just days away from starting. Soon we’ll be rolling out of bed in the early hours of each morning to the welcoming sight of a lush, green, azalea filled screen of Augusta National.

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2017 WGC Dell Match Play: Favourites, picks, groups and video preview

Jason Day and Marc Leishman have been drawn in the same group for this week’s WGC Dell Match Play.

One of our favourite tournaments for the year tees off tomorrow at the Austin Country Club in Texas, the 2017 WGC Dell Technologies Match Play.

The tournament runs over five days beginning with three days of round robin matches (Wed – Fri) which will see the leading player in each of the 16 groups of four moving on to the round of 16 matches on Saturday morning.

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2016 World Cup of Golf: Australian TV Times and broadcast schedule

Watch or stream the World Cup of Golf from Melbourne via Channel Seven this week.

Channel 7 keep the dimpled ball rolling this week with TV coverage of the PGA tour World Cup of Golf from Kingston Heath in Melbourne, Australia.

A superb field will assemble in Melbourne, probably the best field at an Australian golf tournament in many years for a unique event that looks to stay on the golf calendar for at least the next few years.

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