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Aussies fight for US PGA Tour futures

Rod Pampling is sharpening his mental game amid a field of desperate golfers making last stands to retain their US PGA Tour cards for next season.

Australians fight for US PGA Tour futures

Los Angeles Field of desperate golfers making last stands to retain US PGA Tour cards for next season.

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Carl Pettersson leads PGA tour event

Carl Pettersson, coming off his best finish in a major, fired an eight-under 62 on Thursday to seize a one-shot lead after the first round of the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship.

Aussie Allan finds form on US PGA tour

Australian golfer Steve Allan almost doubled his entire season's US PGA Tour prizemoney with his storming finish in the Viking Classic on Sunday.

Appleby has found his PGA tour range

Andrew Both The last time Stuart Appleby won a golf tournament, John Howard was still prime minister and Hillary Clinton was expected to become the next American president.

Michelle Wie to tee up on the PGA tour

Michelle Wie will tee up against the men next week as she tries to move on after a scorecard blunder that saw her disqualified from the LPGA State Farm Classic.

Matt Jones rediscovers form on PGA Tour

Australian rookie Matt Jones swept back to form to grab a share of fourth place in the Buick Open.

Goggin upbeat over form on US PGA Tour

Andrew Both You could get pretty long odds on Mathew Goggin becoming the next Australian golfer to win a major championship.

Cut policy on US PGA Tour amended again

By Tim Reynolds The US PGA Tour amended its divisive cut policy, giving players on the cut line one more day of competition to separate themselves from the bottom of the pack.

PGA Tour players gear up for first event

By Doug Ferguson A long line of US PGA Tour players have queued up to start their practice round at the Sony Open, the first full-field event of the season.

Lutterus earns PGA Tour card

By John Coomber David Lutterus has survived a marathon 14 rounds of qualifying tournaments to secure every professional golfer's dream - a playing card for the US PGA Tour.

Rumford closes in on US PGA Tour card

Australian Brett Rumford is within touching distance of a 2008 US PGA Tour card after rising to second place with one round to go in the qualifying school.

Aussies face 108-hole US PGA Tour trial

By John Coomber A dozen Australians are about to tee off in the first of six gruelling rounds at the Orange County National Golf Centre in Florida.

US PGA Tour loses autumn tournaments

The US PGA Tour has lost at least one tournament from its Autumn Series because of the economy, with another tournament still up in the air.

Drug testing to arrive on PGA Tour

By Doug Ferguson The PGA Tour plans to start its new drug-testing program as early as July, with penalties from a one-year suspension for a first offence to a lifetime ban.

Nitties poised to secure PGA tour card

Australian James Nitties is one steady round of golf away from his goal of a spot on the US PGA Tour.

US PGA Tour purses likely to flatten

Ronald Blum In golf terms, prize money on the US PGA Tour could be going from a birdie to even par - at best.

US PGA Tour tweaks the FedEx Cup again

Doug Ferguson The US PGA Tour revamped its FedEx Cup race for the third straight year of its existence.

US PGA Tour unveils rich 2009 schedule

The US PGA Tour unveiled its 2009 schedule, and despite tough times the circuit features 25 tournaments offering at least $A9.12 million in prize money.