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Australians Crowned Queens of Rugby Sevens in Perth 1920 1273 ISPS Handa

Australians Crowned Queens of Rugby Sevens in Perth

Charlotte Caslick, the queen of rugby sevens, rated Australia’s pulsating victory in Perth as one of the peak moments of her stellar career. The 28-26…

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Injury Pressures Forge New Stars for Australian Women’s Rugby 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Injury Pressures Forge New Stars for Australian Women’s Rugby

You often find out more about yourself or your team when under pressure which says a lot about what Australia’s rugby sevens girls have discovered…

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Quest For Home Title Driving Rugby Sevens Girls At Perth SVNS 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Quest For Home Title Driving Rugby Sevens Girls At Perth SVNS

Captain Bella Nasser (pictured) has made it clear just how much it means for Australia’s champion rugby sevens girls to win on home soil. The…

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Australia's Madi Levi (top right) shares a photo in Perth with Melia Molino (in gold cap)
Rugby Sevens Superstar Maddi Levi Inspiring On + Off The Field in Perth 1568 1061 ISPS Handa

Rugby Sevens Superstar Maddi Levi Inspiring On + Off The Field in Perth

Rugby sevens superstar Maddi Levi has a peerless knack for scoring tries but it is how she inspires off the field that has an even…

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A Career-changing Win for World No.954 Ryggs Johnston At ISPS HANDA Australian Open 604 694 ISPS Handa

A Career-changing Win for World No.954 Ryggs Johnston At ISPS HANDA Australian Open

Unheralded American Ryggs Johnston joined some of the greatest names in golf on the Stonehaven Cup with today’s stunning victory in the ISPS HANDA Australian…

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Classy Win for Jiyai Shin In ISPS HANDA Australia Open 749 603 ISPS Handa

Classy Win for Jiyai Shin In ISPS HANDA Australia Open

South Korea’s Jiyai Shin displayed the enduring power of class and ambition by winning her second ISPS HANDA Australian Open 11 years after her first success. …

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Joaquin Niemann...hunting for back-to-back Australian Open titles.
Niemann, Herbert Wary Of Lethal Weapon at ISPS HANDA Australian Open 1920 1342 ISPS Handa

Niemann, Herbert Wary Of Lethal Weapon at ISPS HANDA Australian Open

Chile’s fast-rising Joaquin Niemann has roared into contention for Sunday’s mass challenge for the crown at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open.  Ominously, defending champion Niemann…

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Australia's Hannah Green during Saturday's round at Kingston Heath Golf Club.
Three-way Shootout For Women’s Title At ISPS HANDA Australian Open 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Three-way Shootout For Women’s Title At ISPS HANDA Australian Open

Past champions Jiyai Shin and Ashleigh Buhai have staged Saturday surges to set-up a classic shootout with Australia’s Hannah Green for the ISPS HANDA Australian…

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Simon Seungmin Lee A Winner On And Off Course in All Abilities 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Simon Seungmin Lee A Winner On And Off Course in All Abilities

South Korea’s Simon Seungmin Lee completed a 14-stroke victory in the All Abilities category at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open to again show the power…

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Lucas Herbert Leads Charge At ISPS HANDA Australian Open 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Lucas Herbert Leads Charge At ISPS HANDA Australian Open

  A cherished start in the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush is the bonus awaiting Lucas Herbert if he can win the ISPS HANDA Australian…

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First ISPS HANDA Australian Open Title High on Hannah’s List 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

First ISPS HANDA Australian Open Title High on Hannah’s List

Winning her first ISPS HANDA Australian Open crown would sit comfortably beside Hannah Green’s six victories on the LPGA Tour.  It’s a burning ambition for the…

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Min Woo Lee...electricity for the fans when on the charge
Min Woo Lee Wants Fire of Contending at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open 1920 1449 ISPS Handa

Min Woo Lee Wants Fire of Contending at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open

Crowd favourite Min Woo Lee wants to feel the thrill of contending at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Melbourne this week after a super-consistent…

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World Series Triumph For Australia In Madrid 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

World Series Triumph For Australia In Madrid

Australia will head to the Paris Olympics next month as gold medal favourites with the hottest weapon in women’s rugby sevens after a landmark triumph…

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Ireland and Argentina Soar At Australia’s Rugby Sevens Party 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Ireland and Argentina Soar At Australia’s Rugby Sevens Party

A stunning Irish upset has left Australian captain Charlotte Caslick rueing that the Perth Sevens party was spoiled by high emotions and poor discipline.  The 19-14…

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Courage And Tears In Australian Rugby Sevens Drama 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Courage And Tears In Australian Rugby Sevens Drama

Maddison Levi broke down in tears after her second red card as Australia’s rugby sevens champions dug deep for a courageous 24-14 victory over arch-rivals New…

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Rivalry Resumes: Australia v NZ Set For Sevens 1516 1116 ISPS Handa

Rivalry Resumes: Australia v NZ Set For Sevens

A titanic quarter-final against arch-rivals New Zealand awaits the Australian team after a bounce-back win at Perth’s peak rugby sevens tournament.    Midfield maestro Madi…

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Red Card Curse Trips Australia in Rugby Sevens  1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Red Card Curse Trips Australia in Rugby Sevens 

Australian captain Charlotte Caslick wants to keep the aggression but shed the red card curse which cost the world’s best rugby sevens team their first…

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Terita Express In Hot Rugby Sevens Start  1282 1387 ISPS Handa

Terita Express In Hot Rugby Sevens Start 

It took just 25 seconds for Bienne Terita to score her first try and remind Australia’s rugby sevens coaches they have speed and depth aplenty…

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Rugby And Role Model Goals for Aussie Sevens Star Maddi Levi 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Rugby And Role Model Goals for Aussie Sevens Star Maddi Levi

Rugby sevens star Maddi Levi is far more than Australia’s try machine because inspiring young girls just like she once was is all-important to her.  The speedy winger isn’t exactly…

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Bella Nasser Turning Rugby Genes Into Sevens Glory 1381 1103 ISPS Handa

Bella Nasser Turning Rugby Genes Into Sevens Glory

Being the daughter of a World Cup Wallaby gave Bella Nasser a headstart with rugby DNA yet she is the one impressively forging a key role…

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Teagan Levi Stars For Australia’s Queens Of The Desert in Dubai  713 534 ISPS Handa

Teagan Levi Stars For Australia’s Queens Of The Desert in Dubai 

Youngster Teagan Levi produced her finest performance in a final to inspire Australia’s “Queens of the Desert” to a superb Dubai Sevens triumph over long-time…

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Buhai Goes Back-to-Back at ISPS HANDA Australian Open 1920 1408 ISPS Handa

Buhai Goes Back-to-Back at ISPS HANDA Australian Open

Ashley Buhai has vowed to return to attempt a three-peat at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open.  The South African was a one-stroke winner on Sunday…

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Stunning Play-off Win For Niemann At ISPS HANDA Australian Open  1920 1649 ISPS Handa

Stunning Play-off Win For Niemann At ISPS HANDA Australian Open 

A stunning eagle on the second play-off hole won Chile’s Joaquin Niemann the ISPS HANDA Australian Open on a dramatic final day of lead changes, birdie…

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Ashleigh Buhai Chasing Rare Back-to-back Titles 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Ashleigh Buhai Chasing Rare Back-to-back Titles

South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai has the chance to become a rare back-to-back winner of the women’s title at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open on Sunday. …

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Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino Chasing Legend Of Aoki In Australia 1920 1547 ISPS Handa

Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino Chasing Legend Of Aoki In Australia

Japan’s impressive Rikuya Hoshino and Australia’s Min Woo Lee will again duel for a trophy in the final group on Sunday at the ISPS HANDA…

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Lachie Wood Wins Australian All Abilities Title 1918 1452 ISPS Handa

Lachie Wood Wins Australian All Abilities Title

 New Australian All Abilities champion Lachie Wood is one of the few who truly knows the daily pain felt by Tiger Woods when walking a…

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Magic Shots Keep Coming From Leader Min Woo Lee 828 549 ISPS Handa

Magic Shots Keep Coming From Leader Min Woo Lee

“Magic Min” is quickly fitting as the moniker for the young Australian golfer expanding his catalogue of memorable shots by the day at the ISPS…

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Three-way Thriller As Brendan Lawlor Chases All Abilities “Major” 1912 1354 ISPS Handa

Three-way Thriller As Brendan Lawlor Chases All Abilities “Major”

A three-way tie at the top has guaranteed a thrilling Saturday finish to the All Abilities Championship at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open where Ireland’s…

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Twin Cams A High Octane Boost To Golf   1920 1384 ISPS Handa

Twin Cams A High Octane Boost To Golf  

Through no fault of his own, Cameron Davis is tagged “the other Cam” whenever golf fans debate the stars of Australian golf.  His superb nine-under-par…

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Ashleigh Buhai’s South African Lesson On The Power Of Sport 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Ashleigh Buhai’s South African Lesson On The Power Of Sport

Ashleigh Buhai saw the power of sport in South Africa only recently when the country came together to celebrate the Springboks’ Rugby World Cup triumph. …

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Adam Scott Has A New Aggressive Streak To Chase Trophies 1920 2021 ISPS Handa

Adam Scott Has A New Aggressive Streak To Chase Trophies

Even at 43, Adam Scott has the nerve to play more aggressively and shake-up the accepted practices of his youth to push for the lower…

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Hannah Green Welcomes The Pressure As She Chases Her First Women’s Australian Open Title 1920 1358 ISPS Handa

Hannah Green Welcomes The Pressure As She Chases Her First Women’s Australian Open Title

Hannah Green is a celebrated major winner yet still the ISPS HANDA Women’s Australian Open title is a burning ambition she is yet to fulfil. …

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Min Woo Lee...electricity for the fans when on the charge
Coronation For Min Woo Lee With A Crown And A Chef’s Hat 1920 1449 ISPS Handa

Coronation For Min Woo Lee With A Crown And A Chef’s Hat

Min Woo Lee finally wears the crown to match his surging status as Australia’s newest star of world golf after storming to victory at the…

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Levi Sisters Commit To Australian Rugby Sevens Long Term  1002 1280 ISPS Handa

Levi Sisters Commit To Australian Rugby Sevens Long Term 

The re-signing of sisters Maddison and Teagan Levi is a beacon for the gold medal aspirations of every emerging women’s rugby sevens player in Australia. …

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Cameron Smith, Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee, Robert MacIntyre…stars align for ISPS HANDA Australian Open 1080 1080 ISPS Handa

Cameron Smith, Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee, Robert MacIntyre…stars align for ISPS HANDA Australian Open

Cameron Smith, Adam Scott, Cam Davis, Min Woo Lee, defending champion Adrian Meronk and Ryder Cup success Robert MacIntyre are adding their star power to…

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Min Woo Lee Aiming For More Major Moments After Strong 2023 744 934 ISPS Handa

Min Woo Lee Aiming For More Major Moments After Strong 2023

One of golf’s great axioms – that only repetition in big moments generates comfort – should pay great dividends for Min Woo Lee as he…

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Extra-Time Thriller Decides Grand Final In Wheelchair Rugby 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Extra-Time Thriller Decides Grand Final In Wheelchair Rugby

An extra-time thriller has been the perfect climax to the Wheelchair Rugby National Championships as the sport plots a bold new future in Australia. Ryley…

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ISPS HANDA Give Backing To Wheelchair Rugby Championships 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

ISPS HANDA Give Backing To Wheelchair Rugby Championships

“How full-on is wheelchair rugby?” It’s the question that Conor Tweedy was asked most often in the lead-up to the Wheelchair Rugby National Championships on…

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FLASHBACK: Three Champions, History Made At 2022 ISPS HANDA Australian Open 1920 1136 ISPS Handa

FLASHBACK: Three Champions, History Made At 2022 ISPS HANDA Australian Open

When the caravan that is professional golf rolled out of Victoria Golf Club in December 2022, something substantially more than normal was left behind. The…

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ISPS HANDA Australian Open Brings Inclusive Formula To Sydney 1920 1281 ISPS Handa

ISPS HANDA Australian Open Brings Inclusive Formula To Sydney

The groundbreaking ISPS HANDA Australian Open has a new home for 2023 with two of Sydney’s finest courses to test men, women and all-abilities golfers.…

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Brendan Lawlor wins G4D Open
ISPS HANDA Ambassador Brendan Lawlor Wins G4D Open 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

ISPS HANDA Ambassador Brendan Lawlor Wins G4D Open

ISPS HANDA Ambassador Brendan Lawlor has won a thrilling duel to claim the inaugural G4D Open at Woburn in England. The significance of Lawlor’s two-stroke…

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Australia's Lucas Herbert is presented with the trophy by ISPS HANDA Chairman Dr Haruhisa Handa after winning the ISPS HANDA Championship Japan
Bold birdie wins play-off for Lucas Herbert at ISPS HANDA Championship Japan 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Bold birdie wins play-off for Lucas Herbert at ISPS HANDA Championship Japan

A brilliant wedge from the dirt fringe of the treeline set up the stunning birdie that crowned Australian Lucas Herbert as the first winner of…

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All Blacks great Richie McCaw…driving a brighter future through sports 1920 1440 ISPS Handa

All Blacks great Richie McCaw…driving a brighter future through sports

This humble 20-handicapper from tiny Tokarahi Golf Club will be better known to you as New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup-winning legend Richie McCaw.  He always…

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Canadian Aaron Cockerill about to rip his second shot to the green to set up birdie on the 5th hole at the ISPS HANDA Championship Japan
Canadian Aaron Cockerill leaves snow behind to heat up ISPS HANDA Championship Japan 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Canadian Aaron Cockerill leaves snow behind to heat up ISPS HANDA Championship Japan

Canada’s Aaron Cockerill has left behind the snow of Winnipeg and golf in the garage to heat up the leaderboard at the ISPS HANDA Championship…

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Australian Lucas Herbert unleashes his drive on the 12th hole of the second round at the ISPS HANDA Championship Japan
Birdies and gyozas…perfect formula for Lucas Herbert at ISPS HANDA Championship Japan 1920 1279 ISPS Handa

Birdies and gyozas…perfect formula for Lucas Herbert at ISPS HANDA Championship Japan

A hot putter, trusting his caddie, shrugging off a travel delay and the right gyoza restaurant all roll into a brilliant 63 if you are…

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Brendan Lawlor joins birdie blitz at ISPS HANDA Championship Japan as Sullivan, Kim lead way 1920 1280 ISPS Handa

Brendan Lawlor joins birdie blitz at ISPS HANDA Championship Japan as Sullivan, Kim lead way

While fans were admiring a hot 63 from Andy Sullivan, the Englishman could admire how playing partner Brendan Lawlor is changing the game for golfers…

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Ernie Els back in Japan to celebrate historic ISPS HANDA Championship 1920 1250 ISPS Handa

Ernie Els back in Japan to celebrate historic ISPS HANDA Championship

Thirty years after Japan was his proving ground on the world stage, Ernie Els is back and still helping golf expand its frontiers. At 53,…

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Visionary Step to Host Japan’s First DP World Tour Event 1920 1440 ISPS Handa

Visionary Step to Host Japan’s First DP World Tour Event

Leading Japanese golfer Kazuki Higa has praised the vision of host Dr Haruhisa Handa for bringing the first DP World Tour tournament to their homeland.…

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Scheffler wins Male Player of the Year Award at the ISPS Handa Golf Writers Association of America 1024 683 ISPS Handa

Scheffler wins Male Player of the Year Award at the ISPS Handa Golf Writers Association of America

Scott Scheffler, the popular 2022 Masters Champion, won the 2022 Male Player of the Year Award at the recent ceremony sponsored by ISPS Handa during…

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ISPS Helps Power Aussie Sister Act All the Way to the Olympics 1980 1320 ISPS Handa

ISPS Helps Power Aussie Sister Act All the Way to the Olympics

Australian sister act Maddison and Teagan Levi believe the power of rugby sevens has awakened girls and women to an exciting Olympic journey that never…

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Padraig Harrington is inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. 1638 2048 ISPS Handa

Padraig Harrington is inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

ISPS Handa Ambassador Padraig Harrington has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame and he is only the third Irishman to ever receive…

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Ko Wins Rolex Player of the Year 1910 1910 ISPS Handa

Ko Wins Rolex Player of the Year

ISPS Ambassador Lydia Ko has crowned a remarkable year by winning the Rolex Player of the Year Award. It was truly a great year for…

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Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, plays polo to raise funds for Sentebale in Aspen, USA 1920 979 ISPS Handa

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, plays polo to raise funds for Sentebale in Aspen, USA

On the 25th August 2022, Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, Co-Founding Patron of Sentebale, returned to the stunning grounds of Aspen Valley Polo Club…

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Lawlor top of the world after ISPS HANDA World Disability triumph 900 600 ISPS Handa

Lawlor top of the world after ISPS HANDA World Disability triumph

ISPS HANDA Ambassador, Brendan Lawlor is set to move to the top of the World Ranking for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD) for the first time in his burgeoning professional career after the Irishman claimed a second victory in back-to-back weeks at the ISPS HANDA World Disability Invitational.

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Lawlor ready to host the ISPS HANDA World Disability Invitational 900 600 ISPS Handa

Lawlor ready to host the ISPS HANDA World Disability Invitational

Brendan Lawlor cannot wait to host this weekend’s ISPS HANDA World Disability Invitational fresh off the back of his latest career victory at last week’s EDGA Cazoo Open, which secured the Irishman his place in the EDGA European Tour season finale.

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ISPS HANDA World Invitational Digital Brochure 900 600 ISPS Handa

ISPS HANDA World Invitational Digital Brochure
ISPS HANDA Invites Amy Bockerstette to Northern Ireland to meet golfing hero, Niall Horan 900 600 ISPS Handa

ISPS HANDA Invites Amy Bockerstette to Northern Ireland to meet golfing hero, Niall Horan

An ISPS HANDA World Invitational Exclusive | A special invitational from Niall Horan, ISPS HANDA and Modest! Golf to Amy Bockerstette “Amy! You Got This”

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5 weeks until ISPS HANDA World Invitational 2021 900 600 ISPS Handa

5 weeks until ISPS HANDA World Invitational 2021

Only 5 weeks to go until the ISPS HANDA World Invitational .

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Strong international field shaping up for ISPS HANDA World Invitational 900 600 ISPS Handa

Strong international field shaping up for ISPS HANDA World Invitational

With five weeks to go until the ISPS HANDA World Invitational presented by Modest! Golf, a strong international field across the three sanctioned tours has currently entered to play in Northern Ireland from the end of July.

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ISPS HANDA World Invitational tickets now on sale 900 600 ISPS Handa

ISPS HANDA World Invitational tickets now on sale

It is exactly 64 days until the 2021 ISPS HANDA World Invitational presented by Modest! Golf gets underway at Galgorm and Massereene and today tickets went on sale for one of the most exciting events in world golf. 

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