David Polkinghorne

David Polkinghorne

Golf

Jones' Masters dream washed up at 18th

David Polkinghorne Brendan Jones' US Masters dream went down the sink as his approach shot to the 18th ran off the green into the water on Sunday.

Golf

Young champ gets up to speed on Federal greens

Sport. Reigning Japan Junior Champion Kenta Konishi after practice at the Federal Golf Course before the Federal Amateur Open Championship. The club cover is of the japanese manga character Lupin III.

David Polkinghorne It is a far cry from walking the fairways with Tiger Woods and world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, but Japan junior champion Kenta Konishi hopes victory in the Federal Amateur Open Championship will be his...

Golf

Golf is not an Olympic sport: Jones

Canberra professional golfer, Brendan Jones.

David Polkinghorne Brendan Jones will boycott Rio de Janeiro because he thinks golf has no place at the Olympic Games.

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Golf

No end in sight for our major drought

13 July 2012, Sport, Journalist David Polkinghorne, Canberra Times PHOTO by JAY CRONAN. Golfer Brendan Jones takes time out to play a little football with son Kieran.

David Polkinghorne Canberra's Brendan Jones was stumped when asked who would end Australia's six-year drought at the golf majors.