Tony Webeck

Gold Coast

Contributor at Australian Golf Digest

PGA of Australia Senior Writer; Australian Golf Digest Contributor; Co-author of Aussies At The Open. Family man. I think I'm funny.

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Aussies on Tour: Buchanan’s bright start in Japan - PGA of Australia

1 week ago | pga.org.au | Tony Webeck

Four consecutive birdies have put South Australian Jack Buchanan in a strong position early in Round 1 at the International Series Japan. Buchanan is one of 16 Australasian players in the field as the Asian Tour season resumes at Caledonian Golf Club and was quick to adopt a front-running position.
Jack ‘D-B’ aces his way to Victorian Associate lead - PGA of Australia

1 week ago | pga.org.au | Tony Webeck

A hole-in-one and an eagle in the space of five holes has propelled Huntingdale Golf Club’s Jack Deftereos-Brennan to a two-stroke lead after day one of the 2025 Victorian PGA Associate Championship at Club Tocumwal. A field of 142 Associates from across the country came out firing at Club Tocumwal’s Captain’s Course on Tuesday, none better than the 5-under 67 posted by Deftereos-Brennan in ideal morning conditions.
Australian Golf Power Rankings: May 7 - PGA of Australia

1 week ago | pga.org.au | Tony Webeck

Stephanie Kyriacou proved yet again why every shot matters at the highest levels of professional golf. An unlikely albatross with 5-wood from 212 metres at the 72nd hole of the Black Desert Championship had a multitude of flow-on effects for the Sydneysider. A regulation par 5 to finish would have resulted in a tie for 12th and $US44,641 less in prize money.
Spirit of Thomson to guide Ogilvy’s Presidents Cup bid - PGA of Australia

1 week ago | pga.org.au | Tony Webeck

International Team Captain Geoff Ogilvy will tap into the spirit of Australian icon Peter Thomson as he seeks to end the US team’s almost three-decade dominance of the Presidents Cup next year in Chicago. A three-time International Team representative and an Assistant Captain in the past four Presidents Cups, Ogilvy has been handed the reins for the 2026 matches to be played at Medinah Country Club in Chicago from September 24-27, 2026.
Smylie granted exemption to play US PGA - PGA of Australia

1 week ago | pga.org.au | Tony Webeck

Gold Coast’s Elvis Smylie will make his US major tournament debut after being granted a special exemption to play the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow in North Carolina from May 15-18. Smylie’s late addition is his latest reward for winning the 2024-2025 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.
Aussies on Tour: Hend claims 17th career win - PGA of Australia

2 weeks ago | pga.org.au | Tony Webeck

Twenty-six years after his first, Queenslander Scott Hend has claimed the 17th win of his professional career at the Barbados Legends event at Apes Hill in Barbados. Hend’s second win on the European Legends Tour – his first was in his Tour debut at the WINSTONgolf Senior Open shortly after turning 50 in 2023 – came courtesy of a spectacular finish.
Push to offer veterans golf program nationally - PGA of Australia

3 weeks ago | pga.org.au | Tony Webeck

A family entrenched in military service is driving PGA Academy Professional Scott McDermott to seek support in expanding a Melbourne-based golf program for military veterans into a national initiative. As Australia and New Zealand observe ANZAC Day on Friday in honour of the servicemen and women who have served and those currently deployed, McDermott’s ‘Fairways to Resilience’ golf program is nearing its one-year anniversary.
Aussies on Tour: Porter enters major stage - PGA of Australia

3 weeks ago | pga.org.au | Tony Webeck

Queensland’s Cassie Porter will make her first appearance in a major with the ringing endorsement of a fellow Aussie with major championship pedigree at The Chevron Championship starting Thursday night in Texas. Of the seven Australians to tee it up in the first LPGA major of 2025, Porter is the only one who has to manage major debutant nerves.
How kids rekindled Longstaff’s passion for coaching - PGA of Australia

3 weeks ago | pga.org.au | Tony Webeck

Kids who had never previously picked up a golf club have helped to reignite Jade Longstaff’s passion for coaching and instilled a determination to advance the game in the Northern Territory. Now based at Alice Springs Golf Club, Longstaff’s transition from the Membership Pathway Program into a career as a PGA Professional has been a circuitous one.
Australian Golf Power Rankings April 22 - PGA of Australia

3 weeks ago | pga.org.au | Tony Webeck

It’s been a happy hunting ground in years past and three members of this week’s Power Rankings finished inside the top 20 at the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship. The champion in 2019, Minjee Lee made it three top-10 finishes from six starts with a share of seventh, two-time defending champion Hannah Green was a shot further back in a tie for ninth as Stephanie Kyriacou climbed into a tie for 16th with a closing 68.