Round 1 Highlights | 2025 ISPS HANDA Australian Open

All the best action from the opening round of the 2025 ISPS HANDA Australian Open at Kingston Heath Golf Club.

The DP World Tour's Opening Swing stays in Australia this week as the Kingston Heath Golf Club and The Victoria Golf Club host the ISPS HANDA Australian Open. Joaquin Niemann returns to defend the title he won 12 months ago. He’s been inconsistent this year in major championships with a highest finish of 22T at the Masters. But The Chilean hit form at the end of the season with a 9T finish at the Olympics, 4T at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic and 7T at the DP World Tour Championship. Cam Smith will also be in the field this week. He played well for a 6T finish at the Masters in April but struggled to continue this form finishing 133T at the Open Championship, 32T at the U.S Open and 63T at the PGA Championship. Smith claimed second place last week at the Australian PGA Championship. Min Woo Lee will also fancy his chances this week. He finished 15T last week and has been in good form recently, claiming consecutive top 25s at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and DP World Championship and missing just two cuts since the Masters - where he also had a top 25. Others to look out for are Victor Perez, Marc Leishman and Lucas Herbert.

[tonymiddlehurst]

Odd highlights, lots of very average Niemann shots

[benfisher]

Cameron Johns bunker shot was a good one

[stud]

Brit here. The Aussies should have a major. This should be it. Yanks have too many. Yanks should just have the masters and that's it. The US open is just a poor man's Open.

[aussiegolfer]

Was this Neumann and Jordan smith highlights or Australian open highlights, terrible

[robertcourt]

The scoreboard bottom left had Herbert in at - 8 for a 63 and Johnstone in at - 7 for a 65.... I assume they were on different courses?

[terrymcnamara]

That was HIGHLIGHTS???!!!! A load of crap, and get your editing right, please.

[AussieBama]

That is the weakest Australian Open field I’ve ever seen - and the format is horrendous between two different courses and allowing women into the field - very dissatisfied

[JohnnyPirelli-pq]

Ridiculous commentary ! 4:56 “these guys like to hit them within a foot from that distance“ lmfao … get real.

[noquarter]

been so looking forward to the australian mens open for months now. well. what a load of woke crap that 1st day was. wont be watching any more. gfy