Leishman, Price grab US PGA Tour cards Nov 10, 2008
Among the Australians who failed to finish inside the leading 25 were Sydney's Ewan Porter, who started his year with a win in the Moonah Classic at Moonah Links, and NSW pros Gavin Coles and Won Joon Lee. 2008 Brought to you by. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
More money on offer on Australasian tour Oct 28, 2008
Three co-sanctioned US Nationwide events round out the tour - the Moonah Classic at Moonah Links, the New Zealand PGA at Clearwater Resort and Golf Club and the New Zealand Open at The Hills Golf Club ... Feb 23-March 1 Moonah Classic, Moonah Links $US700,000. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Grey skies but Open breaks out with a bang Oct 15, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Gun golfer Geoff Ogilvy practises at Fort Denison for his big moment - hitting a ball into Sydney Harbour just as the midday cannon fired. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Sydney declares Open season on Melbourne, until 2015 at least Jul 29, 2008
The only break in the series is 2011, when the tournament is scheduled to be played at Moonah Links on The Open course specifically designed by Peter Thomson in a contract to host the Open every other year ... The Herald understands that negotiations will be held with the owners of Moonah Links to relinquish the 2011 championship so it, too, can be played in Sydney. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
I can live with sudden death knell: Allenby Jun 10, 2008
Golf Australia's $5 million, 25 per cent stake in Moonah Links was handed back to the complex. Hallam did not return calls yesterday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Former Golfer Tee McCabe Ties For Second at Nationwide Tour's Moonah Classic Mar 1, 2008
Former Miami University golfer Tee McCabe ('99) finished in a tie for second at the Nationwide Tour's Moonah Classic in Fingal, Victoria, Australia at the Moonah Links. McCabe shot rounds of 70-72-69-71=282 to finish six-under par and earn $68,801. (Muredhawks.com)
Gay makes prediction come true for first win Feb 25, 2008
The 25-year-old Porter, a stroke ahead of Australian countryman Terry Price and Wayne Perske at the start of play Sunday, had a 13-under 275 total on the Peter Thomson-designed Moonah Links Resort course. He opened with rounds of 67, 71 and 71. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Porter leads entering final round at Moonah Classic Feb 24, 2008
Porter, who has led or shared the lead in each of the first two rounds of the joint Nationwide-Australasian PGA Tour event, had a 7-under total of 209 on the Moonah Links. Australians and were one stroke back, Price after a 70 and Perske after a 72. (ESPN -- Golf)
Price's swing is right in windy conditions Feb 23, 2008
Porter shot a 71 to match Perske at 6-under 138 on the Peter Thomson-designed Moonah Links course. Australia's Rick Kulacz (69) was a stroke back in the event sanctioned by the Nationwide and Australasian tours. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Porter shares Moonah Classic lead Feb 22, 2008
Porter and Queenslander Wayne Perske are six under the card, having plotted their way through howling winds to lead the event at Moonah Links by a shot. Australians are setting the pace after the first two rounds with West Australian rookie pro Rick Kulacz in outright third spot at five under par. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Porter takes one-shot lead at Moonah Classic Feb 22, 2008
Americans Matthew Every and Tee McCabe, and Australian Paul Sheehan were among a group of seven tied for fifth with 70s, many of them with early-morning starts when the wind was blowing its hardest on the Peter Thomson-designed Moonah Links course on the Mornington Peninsula outside Melbourne. Only 20 golfers in the 156-man field broke par. (ESPN -- Golf)
Two Australians share second-round lead at Moonah Classic Feb 22, 2008
The pair had a 36-hole total of 6-under 138 on the Peter Thomson-designed Moonah Links course that hosted the Australian Open in 2003 and 2005. Australians were in third and fourth Rick Kulacz was one stroke behind the leaders after a 69, while Terry Price shot 70 and was at 4-under 140, two behind. (International Herald Tribune)
Thomson takes a swipe at Sydney's 'back streets'stranglehold Feb 21, 2008
Thomson was speaking on the eve of the Moonah Classic, an Australasian and US Nationwide tours event at Moonah Links, the layout on the Mornington Peninsula designed by the five-times British Open champion, which staged the Open in 2003 and 2005. "I think if it [the Open] has got any future in the world of golf it will be played on a course where there's adequate on-course parking and sufficient space for spectators to get a good view of the golf. And that formula is here [in Melbourne's... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Part-time golf pro taking it as it comes Feb 21, 2008
Marantz stands out in stark contrast to Porter - an enigma in a flock of hungry hopefuls at Moonah Links. He represents the rarest of contestants - one who is playing purely for pleasure. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Parry off to slow start because of knee operation Feb 10, 2008
Parry was to have begun his year this week in the New Zealand PGA in Christchurch followed by the Moonah Links Classic and then the Johnnie Walker Classic, a tri-sanctioned event for the Australasian Tour, in India. He'd been hoping for a swift start in defence of his home tour Order of Merit title. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Leishman victorious in Victorian PGA Feb 3, 2008
" Barnes eventually settled for a second-place tie with another Victorian, Cameron Percy, at 18-under-par. Percy, a 33-year-old from Warragul and former winner of the tournament, shot a brilliant final round of 63 - one shot from the course record set by Barnes last year - but eventually ran out of holes. Queenslander Shane Tait finished outright fourth with consistent rounds of 69, 69, 69 and 67. Leishman is considered by many good judges to be one of the most promising young golfers in... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Barnes grabs lead with a pair of eagles Feb 2, 2008
Leishman heads to Moonah Links on the Mornington Peninsula in two weeks time to begin his Nationwide Tour campaign. The goal is to win three Nationwide Tour events and get on to the US PGA tour said the man regarded as one of the up-and-coming stars of Australian golf. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Best ballers Giles, Blake have 'em scratching their heads Jan 6, 2008
He will return to tournament golf next month in the New Zealand PGA in Christchurch and the Moonah Classic, at Moonah Links south of Melbourne, which is a boost for both tournaments. They are co-sanctioned by the secondary US Nationwide Tour. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Major makeover and Open seduces again Dec 13, 2007
Then came Moonah Links, the purpose-built championship course designed by Peter Thomson, which hosted the Open in 2003 and 2005. Fine course, but the public didn't embrace it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Elk hones game and sets himself for a triumph in Tulsa Aug 5, 2007
The event will be played at Moonah Links from February 21-24, with a three-year agreement in place with the course's owner - The Handbury Group. Irishman wasn't smiling. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Hensby heading home Aug 1, 2007
Hensby cited injury and poor form for his decision not to play the Open last year, after causing controversy at Moonah Links in 2005 by claiming Norman had not done enough to support the Australasian PGA Tour. Now, however, Hensby said he actually felt empathetic towards Norman as he goes through a divorce. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Rising golf star putting the world stage Jul 19, 2007
But he is nobody's idea of a links course expert, which is why he spent the weeks leading up to this trip playing at Moonah Links, on the Mornington Peninsula, in conditions that approximate to what he will see here this week. Moonah Links is long and exposed to the wind, a little like Carnoustie. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Hodge to play, Ponting set to miss Feb 1, 2007
Hodge, who replaced Ponting in Australia's win over England at the Gabba last month but failed to score, was at the Moonah Links golf course with the Victorian team when Cricket Australia's operations manager Michael Brown called him, requesting he fly to Sydney as soon as possible. Hodge will join the team this morning. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
