Russell Gould

After telling Lewis Hamilton, and his 900,000 Instagram followers, he needed to improve his mental game, Min Woo Lee did just that in Scotland last week and arrives at Royal Birkdale as Australia's leading Open Championship hope.

Ryan Fox's maiden major came with none of the fuss that defined the rest of the week at Royal Birkdale, where rules officials, penalty shots and pointed words put the discipline of the modern game under the microscope.

Optimistic LIV players say they're being kept in the loop. Whether that's reassurance or just damage control is another question, after another ally jumped ship and bankruptcy talk, lawsuits and a Saudi funding freeze swirl.

As LIV Golf's financial future grows murkier, the all-Australian Ripper GC squad is mixed on what comes next: Lucas Herbert's camp is quietly testing PGA Tour waters, while Cam Smith and Marc Leishman remain committed to a league they helped build.

A body that "just doesn't work," in Jason Day's own words, hasn't just ended his 18-year playoffs streak it's also cast a cloud over his Presidents Cup selection.

Golf Australia has revised its Gender Policy created in 2016 to fall in line with international standards changing rules around handicapping for transgender club golfers and requirements to play elite competitions.

Rory McIlroy advocated strongly for a “tough road back” to the PGA Tour for any wantaway LIV stars who were sold another positive message by the league's CEO this week despite the empire crumbling around him.

International captain Geoff Ogilvy heads to Medinah with an excited bunch of Presidents Cup rookies while 21-year-old Jackson Koivun will become the second youngest player picked for team USA in event history.

The latest addition to Tasmania's growing cache of destination golf courses is something completely different and Launceston's favourite son is excited.

The critics have come for Geoff Ogilvy questioning the strength of his International team for the Presidents Cup against a stacked USA outfit but the major champion says he has a couple of aces up his sleeve including one Australian star.