Aussies Abroad: 2 November - PGA of Australia

Aussies Abroad: 2 November


While most of our biggest stars gear up for the year’s remaining majors, we had Aussies crack the top 10 on three different tours this week.

It was a quieter week around the world’s top tours as The Masters and US Women’s Open draw nearer. The European Tour began the first of a two-week stint in Cyprus and Jason Scrivener found some form in the sunshine.

The West Australian bounced back from three straight missed cuts to notch his third top 10 in Europe since the mid-year resumption of play.

After dropping out for just a week, Scrivener finds himself back inside of the top 200 on the world rankings.

Steph Na led the charge for the women on the secondary circuit in the US, the Royal Adelaide member eventually recording her second-best finish for the 2020 Symetra Tour season.

After starting the season with three consecutive top 10s in three starts on the Champions Tour, Stephen Leaney managed a fourth such finish in Florida this week.

But our #AussieOfTheWeek came from further south in Bermuda, as Matt Jones forced his way back inside the world’s top 100.

The Sydneysider had a sniff heading into the final round in Bermuda and while a closing round of 4-under wasn’t enough to win, the T4 result is his best since February’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

PGA TOUR
Bermuda Championship
Port Royal Golf Course, Bermuda
Won by Brian Gay (USA) at -15 in a playoff over Wyndham Clark
T4 – Matt Jones, -12, 68-71-66-67
T26 – Cameron Percy, -6, 70-72-71-65
T49 – John Senden, -1, 68-74-69-72
MC – Rhein Gibson, +2, 68-76
MC – Aaron Baddeley, +6, 75-73

EUROPEAN TOUR
Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open
Aphrodite Hills Resort, Paphos
Won by Callum Shinkwin (ENG) at -20 in a playoff over Kalle Samooja
T6 – Jason Scrivener, -17, 70-66-67-64
T41 – Maverick Antcliff, -8, 69-69-71-67

SYMETRA TOUR
Carolina Golf Classic
Pinehurst No. 9, North Carolina
Won by Ana Belac (SVK) at -7 by four shots
T27 – Steph Na, +9, 70-78-76-73
MC – Robyn Choi, +8, 73-79
MC – Hira Naveed, +11, 78-77

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
TimberTech Championship
The Old Course at Broken Sound, Florida
Won by Darren Clarke (NIR) at -17 by one shot
T10 – Stephen Leaney, -12, 70-66-68
T26 – David McKenzie, -8, 69-69-70
26 – Rod Pampling, -8, 69-65-74


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