The opening round of matches wrapped up on Tuesday with Hannah Green advancing against Bob Shearer while Rod Pampling made a late charge – courtesy of some rousing calls to his fanbase through social media – to earn 51.3 per cent of the vote in his match-up with Jack Newton.

All 14 of Australia’s major champions successfully made their way through to the last 32 but when the field is whittled down to 16 at least one will have fallen by the wayside.

Greg Norman’s influence on Australian golf is perhaps without peer and continues to this day but in the second round he will have to move past fellow Queensland major champion Wayne Grady.

Two years Grady’s senior, Norman turned professional in 1975 and in his fourth tournament on tour claimed the West Lakes Classic in Adelaide by five strokes. Three years later Grady would make his breakthrough professional win in the very same tournament, the prize money providing the financial injection he needed to take his game overseas.

Another of the compelling round two matches also features a pair of Queenslanders, modern day great Adam Scott and one of the true trailblazers for Australian golf, Norman von Vida.

Credited with paving the way for players such as Peter Thomson and Kel Nagle to venture to Europe to further their careers, von Nida was once referred to as the ‘Bradman of golf’ and had an innate understanding of ball-striking that he would share with greats of the game over the span of some 50 years, even as his eyesight failed him.

Von Nida’s extraordinary tally of tournament victories – including three Australian Open wins and six separate runner-up finishes – is one that no other Australian golfer can match yet Scott has a trump card swathed in green that is also without peer.

As our first and – to this date – only winner of the US Masters, Scott will forever hold a unique place in Australian golf folklore, vowing to add more major silverware to his collection as he nears his 40th birthday ranked No.6 in the world.

Our most prolific major winner Karrie Webb faces a challenge against fan favourite Peter Senior in yet another all-Queensland affair while two of our best modern-day players in Geoff Ogilvy and John Senden meet in another clash sure to cause consternation amongst the voting public.

Voting will recommence from Thursday 7 May on the PGA Tour of Australasia Facebook page. Don’t forget to have your say on who will become Australia’s Greatest Golfer.

Round 2 matches
Peter Thomson v Stuart Appleby
Adam Scott v Norman von Nida
Marc Leishman v Jan Stephenson
Robert Allenby v David Graham
Craig Parry v Kel Nagle
Peter Senior v Karrie Webb
Greg Norman v Wayne Grady
Steve Elkington v Rachel Hetherington
Peter Lonard v Jason Day
Rod Pampling v Graham Marsh
Matt Jones v Peter Fowler
Ian Baker-Finch v Greg Chalmers
Bruce Crampton v Minjee Lee
Geoff Ogilvy v John Senden
Aaron Baddeley v Jim Ferrier
Hannah Green v Bruce Devlin