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Stuart Appleby and Scott Hend each shot 6-under 66 Thursday to share the lead at the Australian Open.

JOURNEYMAN Queensland golfer Scott Hend is the early clubhouse leader of the Australian Open at NSW Golf Club after an opening round of 66.

AUSTRALIAN Open organisers concede that logistically the links course at the NSW Golf Club is not the ideal venue to be hosting the national championships.

Li Chao and Lee Seong-ho will leads trong Chinese and South Korean contingents in both next week's Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, the back-to-back events concluding the inaugural OneAsia season.

At the Earth Course's par-three 13th hole, six adoring adolescent girls clad in pink polo shirts have set up camp on the edge of the green.

JBWere Masters runner-up Greg Chalmers last night said Australian golfers deserved more respect from their home fans after he pushed world No.

Ross Fisher's hopes of earning a 1.6million jackpot on his 29th birthday on Sunday nose-dived the moment the Dubai World Championship started on Thursday.

The Jim Proudfoot Corner, part of the Star Santa Claus Fund, is a great way for sports fans to help out needy children during the Christmas season.

MELBOURNE: Tiger Woods battled swirling breezes and some wayward driving to card a patient four-under-par 68 and take a three-stroke lead after the second round of the $1.4 million Australian Masters on Friday.

Spectators watch as Tiger Woods of the US chips the ball onto the green during the Pro-Am for the Australian Masters tournament at the Kingston Heath golf course, his first tournament in Australia for 11 years, in Melbourne, yesterday MELBOURNE: Tiger Woods must overcome packed crowds, scorching heat and a strong local contingent bent on humbling ...

Golf:Tiger Woods gave Australian golf fans a taste of what they have been missing over the last decade by shooting a six-under-par 66 for a share of the first round lead at the Australian Masters today.

Playing for the first time Down Under in 11 years, before an enormous gallery only seen at major championships, Woods putted for birdie on every hole until the last one.

Watch the birdie... As Adam Scott's world ranking slumped his media profile rose, but don't blame Ana Ivanovic for his loss of form.

Australian Tour On the up ... Scott finally feels like he's found his swing again.

Eds: APNewsNow. By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer MELBOURNE, Australia Adam Scott says he might give up his European Tour membership if officials decide next week to increase the minimum number of tournaments required.

Content Foxsports TV Site Map Network Sites: news.com.au FOX SPORTS Golf Marysville ... Scott, Appleby and Ogilvy play a charity day.

OUR old friend the weather was at it again last weekend, with the cancellation of the Viking Classic in the US, which meant that we had two tournaments this week, well kind of one and a half.

GOLF Australia has cast its net far and wide for ''a player of similar stature'' to replace Greg Norman in the $1.5 million Australian Open at the NSW Golf Club, but it is almost mission impossible with the majority of golf's elite otherwise occupied in the first week of December.

Refresh, reconnect and reinvent are the buzzwords for Adam Scott as he prepares for the JBWere Masters at Kingston Heath in Melbourne.

Greg Norman's slower-than-expected recovery from shoulder surgery will force him to miss next month's Australian Open, tournament officials said Thursday.