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A stalemate that required a change of hole mid-playoff produced the “best shot I’ve ever hit” as Kiwi Ryan Fox claimed a second PGA TOUR win in his past four starts at the RBC Canadian Open.
Tied for the lead entering the final round just three weeks after his breakthrough win at the Myrtle Beach Classic, Fox was stuck in neutral for much of Sunday at TPC Toronto.
One-under through 13 holes and bogey free, the 38-year-old threatened to become victim to a Sam Burns buzzsaw, the American matching the low round of the week – 8-under 62 – to post 18-under.
A three-time winner on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, Fox converted from 21 feet at the par-3 14th and then drew to within one of Burns with a brilliant wedge into three feet at the par-4 15th.
He squandered a birdie chance from just outside eight feet at the par-4 17th but found enough of the left edge of the hole at the par-5 18th to force a playoff with Burns.
Both made pars the first two trips back down 18 before greens staff change the hole location for the third playoff hole, an adjustment on-course commentator Wayne Riley had never seen his decorated playing and television careers.
After another halved hole, Fox stepped up and hit 3-wood from 269 yards at the fourth playoff hole to just seven feet.
While he would miss his eagle try, his proximity to the hole elicited a three-putt from Burns, tapping in for birdie as New Zealand’s All Whites soccer team raucously cheered on from an adjacent marquee.
“It’s the best shot I’ve ever hit in my life. There’s nothing close to that,” said Fox.
“We had a couple scrappy holes there, and then to hit the shot I hit on 18 on the fourth playoff, it was pretty surreal.
“Sam probably let me off the hook three-putting there, but I felt like I put pressure on him with that shot.
“It was pretty cool to have a nice little tap-in there and kind of soak it all in.”
Already through to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the All Whites defeated African champions Ivory Coast 1-0 in Toronto on Saturday, Fox thrilled to have his countrymen in the crowd so far from home.
“To have the Kiwi support out there, it was great. They were there all day,” said Fox, who has rocketed from 119th to 32nd in the Official World Golf Ranking in the past four weeks.
“We seem to have a lot of weeks where random Kiwis pop up, and to have the All Whites say, ‘Hey, is there any chance we can come out and watch on Sunday?’ was really cool.
“To be able to meet them all there at the end and get a photo with them was pretty special.”
As our ‘adopted Aussie’ claimed victory, there were a host of notable performances from Australians around the world.
Robyn Choi continues to make good use of limited playing opportunities on the LPGA Tour with a tie for 11th at the ShopRite LPGA Classic, Marc Leishman followed up from qualifying for the US Open with a tie for 10th at LIV Golf Virginia and Maddison Hinson-Tolchard earned her best result on the Ladies European Tour with a tie for eighth at the Tenerife Ladies Open in Spain.
Photo: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images
Results
PGA TOUR
RBC Canadian Open
TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, North Course, Ontario
1 Ryan Fox (NZ) 66-66-64-66—262 $US1.764m
Won on fourth hole of sudden-death playoff
MC Harrison Endycott 67-71—138
MC Karl Vilips 73-69—142
MC Aaron Baddeley 70-72—142
LPGA Tour
ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Seaview Golf Club, Galloway, New Jersey
1 Jennifer Kupcho 68-64-66—198 $US262,500
T11 Robyn Choi 68-66-70—204 $30,575
T26 Karis Davidson 69-68-70—207 $15,906
T54 Sarah Kemp 71-69-71—211 $5,481
MC Sarah Jane Smith 74-69—143
MC Fiona Xu (NZ) 73-72—145
MC Su Oh 73-75—148
LIV Golf
LIV Golf Virginia presented by MAADEN
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Gainesville, Virginia
1 Joaquín Niemann 67-68-63—198 $US4m
T10 Marc Leishman 67-71-66—204 $361,000
T19 Ben Campbell (NZ) 72-73-62—207 $235,000
T23 Cameron Smith 70-70-68—208 $193,333
43 Danny Lee (NZ) 69-72-73—214 $128,000
46 Lucas Herbert 75-73-68—216 $125,000
T50 Matt Jones 75-75-70—220 $56,667
PGA TOUR Champions
American Family Insurance Championship
TPC Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
1 T. Bjørn/D. Clarke 59-58-64—181 $US300,000
6 B. Langer/S. Alker (NZ) 66-57-63—186 $75,000
T10 C. Percy/D. Bransdon 63-59-67—189 $43,500
T10 S. Appleby/M. Wright 63-63-63—189 $43,500
T12 S. Allan/G. Chalmers 65-61-64—190 $36,000
T15 T. Jaidee/B. Jones 62-64-65—191 $26,375
T15 M. Hensby/R. Green 61-62-68—191 $26,375
T15 R. Pampling/J. Senden 64-62-65—191 $26,375
DP World Tour
KLM Open
The International, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1 Connor Syme 65-72-66-70—273 €408,798.36
T26 Jason Scrivener 68-75-69-73—285 €19,701.33
T26 Daniel Hillier (NZ) 70-72-72-71—285 €19,701.33
MC Kazuma Kobori (NZ) 76-74—150
MC David Micheluzzi 76-76—152
MC Daniel Gale 83-75—158
WD Danny List 77
Ladies European Tour
Tenerife Women’s Open
Abama Golf, Tenerife, Spain
1 Sara Kouskova 71-68-69-71—279 €75,000
T8 Maddison Hinson-Tolchard 72-71-72-68—283 €11,250
T8 Amelia Garvey (NZ) 73-69-68-73—283 €11,250
T30 Momoka Kobori (NZ) 73-74-73-70—290 €4,494.44
T49 Wenyung Keh (NZ) 72-73-70-78—293 €2,450
MC Kirsten Rudgeley 76-73—149
MC Kelsey Bennett 76-77—153
Japan Golf Tour
BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup
Shishido Hills Country Club West Course
1 Taiga Semikawa 68-69-69-66—272 ¥30m
Won on first hole of sudden-death playoff
T24 Brad Kennedy 69-71-70-72—282 ¥1.35m
T62 Michael Hendry (NZ) 72-72-74-74—292 ¥336,000
Epson Tour
FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship
Battle Creek Country Club, Battle Creek, Michigan
1 Samantha Wagner 68-70-65—203 $US33,750
T25 Jennifer Elliott 70-72-70—212 $2,034
MC Soo Jin Lee 70-79—149
MC Jess Whitting 79-73—152
HotelPlanner Tour
Swiss Challenge
Golf Sempach, Lucerne, Switzerland
1 Félix Mory 67-68-68-69—272 €48,000
Won in sudden-death playoff
T36 Sam Jones (NZ) 67-73-70-73—283 €1,890
MC Hayden Hopewell 71-75—146
LET Access Series
Montauban Ladies Open
Golf de Montauban, France
1 Reina Fujikawa 70-68-71—209 €7,200
Won in sudden-death playoff
T4 Belinda Ji 69-72-70—211 €1,524.38
T14 Abbie Teasdale 74-66-73—213 €774.90
T25 Justice Bosio 71-74-70—215 €598.50
T35 Stephanie Bunque 74-71-72—217 €475.50
T43 Kristalle Blum 71-69-79—219 €382.50
T58 Amy Walsh 74-72-86—232 €135
Korn Ferry Tour
BMW Charity Pro-Am
Thornblade Club and Carolina Country Club
1 Austin Smotherman 65-62-66-67—260 $US180,000
MC Harry Hillier (NZ) 72-72—144
MC Rhein Gibson 77-77—154
Korean PGA Tour
Baeksong Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open
Asiad Country Club, Busam, South Korea
1 Hongtaek Kim 70-69-66-68—273
T45 Sungjin Yeo (NZ) 72-71-73-73—289
MC Changgi Lee (NZ) 76-73—149
MC Wonjoon Lee 74-75—149
MC Junseok Lee 77-74—151
Sunshine Tour
The Mopani Zambia Open
Nkana Golf Club, Kitwe, Zambia
1 Samuel Simpson 72-65-71-69—277
T53 Austin Bautista 72-72-73-76—293
NSW professional Andrew Campbell claimed one title and shared another as the North Queensland Series came to an end at the Roy Powell Security Pioneer Valley Pro-Am on Sunday.
Campbell was one of four players to shoot rounds of 6-under-par 66 on the Mackay region layout to share top spot in the final event of the five-round series, wrapping up the overall title and an additional $3000 bonus.
His 21-under-par total over Sarina, Mackay and Pioneer Valley was seven shots clear of runner-up, Victorian Lachlan Aylen.
The Coffs Harbour-based pro was joined by Queenslanders Cory Crawford and James Mee, as well as Victorian Andrew Kelly at the head of the Pioneer leaderboard.
Mee held the solo lead at 7-under until he bogeyed his final hole of the afternoon, the par-4 12th.
His share of the Pioneer Valley title was his second adidas PGA Pro-Am Series victory for 2025, while Crawford, the 2024 Vic PGA campion on the Challenger PFA Tour of Australasia, and Kelly won for the first time this year.
On the packed leaderboard, another three players finished just a shot off top spot in a tie for fifth, while Mackay Festival of Golf champion Gavin Fairfax took a share of eighth after shooting a 68.
Turning point
The winner at Sarina to kick off the NQ Series presented by Mackay Regional Council, Campbell played a five-hole stretch of the Pioneer Valley front nine in 5-under-par, including an eagle at the par-5 seventh.
After two bogeys, and with challenges coming from all over the course, he then birdied 15, 16, 17 to ensure the double success.
Quick quotes
Campbell said: “To have three birdies coming home to end up tying for the lead was just a great way to finish off the week up here.
“It was a nice incentive to come up here and go for the series prize. It was going to test me and see where my game’s at, and it is great to know that it’s in a good place to start the season off.”
Leading scores
66 – Andrew Campbell, Cory Crawford, James Mee, Andrew Kelly
67 – Elliot Beel, Nathan Page, Brett Rankin
68 – Connor McDade, Anthony Choat, Jack Pountney, Alexander Simpson, Gavin Fairfax, Aaron Townsend, Mark Panopoulos, Will Florimo, Douglas Klein
69 – Leon Trenerry Bailey Arnott, Sam Brazel, Jay Mackenzie, Lachlan Aylen, Jayden Cripps, Caleb Bovalina, Aiden Didone
Next up
The adidas PGA ProAm Series has events coming up in Queensland and Western Australia this week.
In WA, first up is the Bennco Karratha Pro-Am on Karratha Country Club (June 11-12).
In Queensland, the Foxleigh Mine Middlemount Golf & Country Club Pro-Am will be played at Middlemount Golf Club on June 12.
June 6
Bogey-free Fairfax claims title in Mackay
Rounds of 63-67 gave the Queenslander a 36-hole total of 12-under-par and his first pro-am title for 2025.
Tighe (NSW) produced the lowest round of the event, a 9-under-par 62, in the final round, which included a front nine of 30, to end up one shot behind after starting Friday in a share of 14th.
Host club amateur Josh Reid finished in impressive tie for seventh after shooting a 65 in the second round.
The pro-am, contested by a host of regulars from the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, was one of the features of the celebrations for Mackay Golf Club’s 100th anniversary.
Turning point
A two-shot leader after day one, Fairfax immediately set about consolidating his advantage with birdies at the first and third holes on day two, while his nearest challenger, James Gibellini, fell away.
Fairfax completed his 36 holes without a bogey and had the luxury of only needing a par on the par-5 18th to secure the one-shot win, his first title since Keysborough last March.
Quick quotes
Fairfax said: “I think I was 3-under through nine. I got both the par fives and then hit a good approach into the third, so that kind of got the momentum going a little bit.
“On the back nine, I kind of knew where I sat so I played away from a few pins. And being honest, I probably should have played a little more aggressively on the back nine.
“I did enough just to not put any damage on the card and I think that’s the main objective when you’ve got a lead and you’re trying to get it done.”
Leading scores
1 Gavin Fairfax (Qld) 63-67 – 130
2 Lincoln Tighe (NSW) 69-62 – 131
3 Douglas Klein (Qld) 66-67 – 133
4 Lucas Higgins (NSW) 69-65 – 134
T5 Alex Edge (NSW) 69-66 – 135
T5 Sam Brazel (NSW) 67-68 – 135
T7 Jack Munro (Qld) 71-65 – 136
T7 Josh Reid (Qld, a) 71-65 – 136
T7 Lachlan Aylen (Vic) 71-65 – 136
T7 James Gibellini (Qld) 65-71 – 136
Next up
The North Queensland swing of the adidas PGA Pro-Am Series finishes with the Roy Powell Security Pioneer Valley Pro-Am on Sunday.
Andrew Campbell leads the standings in the North Queensland Series sponsored by Mackay Regional Council at 15-under-par, three ahead of Brendan Smith and four clear of Lachlan Aylen.
June 1
Campbell cashes in at Sarina
Coffs Harbour-based professional Andrew Campbell hopes to repeat his North Queensland Series win of two years ago after a three-shot win at the CMR Recycling Sarina Golf Club Pro-Am.
Victory at Sarina two years ago put Campbell on the path to claiming the North Queensland Series, a double he hopes to repeat in 2025.
Trailing Ben Henkel by three after Round 1, Campbell shot 6-under 64 in Round 2 for an 11-under total, three clear of Tropics Pro-Am winner Connor McDade (67), fellow Coffs product Jack Pountney (68), Will Bruyeres (65) and Brendan Smith (63).
“Fortunately, two years ago when I won this event, it set me up to win the Series prize,” said Campbell.
“That was my focus coming up here. I wanted to play good golf and put myself in a position to win that Series prize because that means, ultimately, I’m going to play five good rounds of golf.
“It’s almost like a tour event with an extra round. I just want to see where my game’s at and put myself in contention.
“There’s nothing like winning.”
Turning point
With ground to make up in Round 2, Campbell warmed into his work with two pars to start and then unleashed a birdie barrage.
He made four on the trot from the par-5 fifth and then made it six in seven holes with back-to-back birdies at 10 and 11.
A dropped shot at the par-4 12th was a slight stumble, one he regained with a birdie at the very next hole.
Quick quotes
“This win feels a little bit different to the rest,” said Campbell.
“It’s sort of been a little while since I’ve had a win and to come back here and get another win a couple of years since I won here… it feels a bit different.
“It’s really nice after having three months off and being stuck in Coffs where it’s been raining and really haven’t had much time to practise.
“Promising signs to start the season off.”
Leading scores
1 Andrew Campbell 65-64—129
T2 Jack Pountney 64-68—132
T2 Connor McDade 65-67—132
T2 William Bruyeres 67-65—132
T2 Brendan Smith 69-63—132
T6 Dillon Hart 70-63—133
T6 Ben Henkel 62-71—133
T6 Aaron Pike 64-69—133
T6 Tim Hart 67-66—133
Next up
After a couple of days’ rest, the North Queensland Series continues on Thursday for the two-day PIMS Mackay Festival of Golf at Mackay Golf Club.
May 28
McDade cruises home at Tropics
Melburnian Connor McDade has produced two superb days of golf to capture the Mercedes-Benz Tropics Golf Club Pro-Am by two shots, as the North Queensland Swing of the adidas PGA Pro-Am Series got underway.
It is McDade’s first win of the year, however it is only his second event, and the win pockets him a nice $4,490 for topping the $25,000 event moving him to seventh on the National Pro-Am Order of Merit.
With rounds of 66 and 65, the Royal Melbourne Golf Club member finished at 13-under, clear of Brendan Smith (11-under) in second, and the in-form Jay McKenzie (8-under) in third.
Turning point
With Smith and McKenzie matching McDade’s final day 65, it was really the Victorian’s opening round that proved the difference.
His 6-under 66 on day one was the best round by two-shots on a day where only six players in the field carded a sub-70 round.
Quick quotes
McDade said: “It’s a nice hot start to the Troppo Tour, which is what I was looking for, so I’m stoked to put two hot rounds together.
“Brendan (Smith), he’s obviously a great player and has been for a long time. I don’t think he ever got within one shot of me at any time, but I just felt the pressure from him all day long. He had no let up and he was really trying to win the event, so that made it a lot tougher down the stretch.
“He (Smith) nearly holed his pitch shot on the last. He was really aggressive off the tee and put himself about 40-metres out from the green and nearly holed it. So that would’ve made it a little bit more interesting. But yeah, I made a really solid par on the last, so got it done.”
Leading scores
1 Connor McDade 131
2 Brendan Smith 133
3 Jay McKenzie 136
4 William Bruyeres 137
5 Lachlan Aylen, Dean Jamieson, Ben Hollis 140
Next up
The North Queensland Series sponsored by Mackay Regional Council begins with the 36-hole CMR Recycling Sarina Golf Club Pro-Am starting Saturday.
Damon Stephenson is the new Zigrete Queensland PGA Associates champion after a rollercoaster final day at Windaroo Lakes.
The leader after all three rounds, building on his gap to his nearest challengers each day, Stephenson surrendered a four-shot advantage early in the final round before rallying on the back nine to score a one-shot victory – his first in a four-round professional event.
A second year associate pro at nearby Gainsborough Greens Golf Club, Stephenson finished at 8-under-par for the tournament after his closing 3-over-par 76, holing a curling three-metre par putt on the final hole to see off ACT’s Lachlan Chamberlain (73) by a single shot.
Drew Herbert’s best of the day 6-under-par 67 moved him into outright third place, two back.
Stephenson’s hard-earned four-shot overnight lead disappeared within six holes today thanks to a double-bogey and two bogeys and a charge from former champion Jack Wright who went 4-under-par through the same stretch.
“I went out with a four-shot lead, not being complacent at all, but it disappeared really quickly and then it was a mental reset,” Stephenson said.
“It was like ‘okay, we’re tied for the lead. How do we approach this now’?”
While Wright, who had started the day seven behind, fell away on the back nine, Stephenson showed great resilience to birdie 10, 12 and 13 to regain his advantage.
Chamberlain moved back in touch thanks to an eagle on 16 and had a real chance to force a playoff when the leader bogeyed the 17th to see his margin cut to one and then missed the final green with his approach shot.
“I was reading the putt (to win) and I could feel myself getting emotional about it, thinking about making it,” Stephenson said.
“I had to snap back and realise you’ve just got to hit a good putt here. You’ve still got to make it, otherwise you’re going to a playoff.
“I got back in the present and just read it perfectly. It was lightning fast, broke about three cups and it went right in the heart. It was awesome.”
Next on his target list – a bottle of celebratory red wine with his father and maybe a late start at work at tomorrow.
With the support of Brisbane-based concreting company Zigcrete, this year’s championship boasted minimum total prize money of $47,500 and has become one of the most prestigious tournaments for those on the path to becoming a PGA Professional.
Leaderboard
1 Damon Stephenson 74-69-72-76 (284)
2 Lachlan Chamberlain 69-70-73-73 (285)
3 Drew Herbert 72-71-76-67 (286)
T4 Dylan Knox 73-70-69-76 (288)
T4 Justin Morley 71-74-73-70 (288)
6 Jack Wright 70-72-73-75 (290)
T7Jordan Rooke 79-69-71-73 (292)
T7 Campbell Jones 73-75-74-70 (292)
T9 Conor Whitelock 69-77-70-79 (295)
T9 Samuel Reece 74-74-73-75 (295)
Victorian Marc Leishman has had a career to date that most golfers only dream of, however, there are two notable absences from his otherwise illustrious resume.
The boy from Warrnambool is yet to break through in an Australian Open or a BMW Australian PGA Championship, and major championship glory has proved just as illusive.
However, if playing – and surviving – 38-holes on Tuesday at US Open Final Qualifying wasn’t evidence enough, 41-year-old Leishman revealed to Australian media today that despite his nearly three-year absence from the sport’s greatest tests, his hunger still burns bright.
“Obviously golf’s a funny game and you need a lot of stuff to go right on the right weeks, particularly the major weeks,” he said.
“I’ve never treated them any different to the event I’m playing this week or to the Australian PGA or whatever it might be.
“I just sort of prepare the way I prepare and hope that I’ve got my good stuff on the right week.
“I feel like that my game is probably as good as it’s ever been. My mindset is as good as it’s ever been and hopefully I can get the breaks and come out on top.”
Leishman has six top-10s in majors, yet none have come at the US Open, which he confesses have not been his “forte”.
Tied for 14th at The Country Club (Brookline) in 2022 – his last US Open start – is his best finish to date, however prior to that, it was his T18 finish in the 2016 championship, at none other than next week’s venue, Oakmont Country Club.
While the US Open may have not proved kind to Leishman in the past, he says that Oakmont is a very familiar and inviting venue for him.
“I love it,” he said of the Pennsylvanian links-inspired layout. “I love the feel of the place, not even just at a US Open, obviously there’s people everywhere and all that, but the feel of the golf course, it’s very working class.
“It reminds me a lot of home. The members are all, they seem like really good people and I feel like I fit in there.
“The golf course is unbelievable. I love how hilly the greens are, how fast the greens are. I feel like if I can have a good week with my driver, and I’ve been driving it well, I can really let my iron play do its thing.”
Yes, Leishman would have loved to have been a part of the 2023 and 2024 majors, however he says the two years away has given him some added perspective which may bode well for him at Oakmont.
“I never really enjoyed the mental test of it to be honest,” he said of the most penal of the men’s major championships. “Obviously I enjoyed being there, but how mentally draining it is, I never really enjoyed that.
“I think the older I’ve gotten the more I’ve embraced that and enjoyed it.
“Also the way my game’s evolved over the years, I’m driving it a lot better or probably better than I ever have, and I’ve gradually improved that over the last, particularly since probably about 2015.
“It’s gotten a lot better since then and I think that lends itself to good play in the US Open.”
Leishman will be joined at Oakmont by fellow Australians Cam Davis, Jason Day, Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott and Cameron Smith.
Some of the most loved names in Australian golf will team up this week in a new-look American Family Insurance Championship on the PGA TOUR Champions.
For the first time, the event will see 38 teams of two play a best-ball format on the Friday and Saturday, before a final day scramble format.
With so many Australians now playing on the US over-50s Tour, the new format has allowed old friends – and competitive foes – to band together for a chance of glory.
Past Australian Open champions Greg Chalmers and Steve Allan have paired up, Chalmers likely hoping Allan can reproduce some of the golf that led to his first professional victory in 22 years at this year’s Galleri Classic.
Another Australian Open champion in John Senden has teamed up with 2008 Australian Masters champion Rod Pampling, while the inform Richard Green and Mark Hensby have formed a team in other notable pairings.
Elsewhere just three Australian’s are heading north across the border for the RBC Canadian Open on the PGA TOUR, while reigning Vic Open champion Su Oh makes just her second start for the year as the LPGA Tour heads to the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer.
Victorian Marc Leishman will be up and about with a US Open spot in his back pocket as the LIV Golf League returns this week for the inaugural LIV Golf Virginia.
Round 1 tee times AEST
PGA TOUR
RBC Canadian Open
TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, North Course, Ontario
10:46pm* Harrison Endycott
2:00am Aaron Baddeley
2:33am Ryan Fox (NZ)
3:06am* Karl Vilips
Past champion: Robert MacIntyre
Past Aussie winners: Joe Kirkwood Snr (1933), Jim Ferrier (1950, 1951), Kel Nagle (1964), Greg Norman (1984, 1992), Nathan Green (2006), Jason Day (2015).
Prize money: $US9.8m
TV times: Live 8:45pm Thursday and Friday Fox Sports 503 and Kayo, Live 9:30pm Saturday and Sunday Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.
LPGA Tour
ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer
Seaview Golf Club, Galloway, New Jersey
Australasians in the field: Sarah Kemp, Fiona Xu (NZ), Karis Davidson, Robyn Choi, Su Oh, Sarah Jane Smith
Past champion: Linnea Strom
Past Aussie winners: Karrie Webb (2013).
Prize money: US$1.75m
TV Times: Saturday 2am Fox Sports 505 and Kayo, Sunday 5am Fox Sports 505 and Kayo, Monday 4am Fox Sports 505 and Kayo.
LIV Golf
LIV Golf Virginia presented by MAADEN
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, USA
Australasians in the field: Ben Campbell (NZ), Lucas Herbert, Matt Jones, Danny Lee (NZ), Marc Leishman, Cameron Smith
Past champion: Inaugural event.
Prize money: US$20m
TV times: Live Saturday to Monday 2am 7mate and 7Plus.
PGA TOUR Champions
American Family Insurance Championship
TPC Wisconsin
Australasians in the field:
Steven Alker (NZ), (Bernhard Langer)
Steve Allan and Greg Chalmers
Stuart Appelby and Michael Wright
David Bransdon and Cameron Percy
Richard Green and Mark Hensby
Brendon Jones, (Thongchai Jaidee)
Rod Pampling and John Senden
Past winner: Ernie Els
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prizemoney: US$3m
DP World Tour
KLM Open
The International, Amsterdam, Netherlands
4:40pm Daniel Gale
4:50pm* Jason Scrivener
5:00pm Danny List (NZ)
8:40pm Daniel Hillier (NZ)
9:20pm* David Micheluzzi
9:50pm* Kazuma Kobori (NZ)
Past champion: Guido Migliozzi
Past Aussie winners: Jack Newton (1972), Graham Marsh (1979, 1985), Stephen Leaney (1998, 2000).
Prize money: €2.75m
TV Times: Live Thursday and Friday 9pm Fox Sports 505 and Kayo, Saturday 9:30pm Fox Sports 505 and Kayo, Sunday 8:30pm Fox Sports 505 and Kayo.
Ladies European Tour
Tenerife Women’s Open
Abama Golf, Tenerife, Spain
5:41pm* Maddison Hinson-Tolchard
6:47pm Kirsten Rudgeley
6:58pm Kelsey Bennett
Past champion: Becky Brewerton
Past Aussie winners: Nikki Garrett (2007)
Prizemoney: €500,000
TV Times: Live Thursday and Friday 9:30pm Fox Sports 507 and Kayo, Saturday 10:45pm Fox Sports 507 and Kayo, Sunday 10pm Fox Sports 507 and Kayo.
Japan Golf Tour
BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup 2025
Shishido Hills Country Club West Course
8:44am Michael Hendry (NZ)
12:02pm Brad Kennedy
Past winner: Hiroshi Iwata
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prizemoney: ¥150,000,000
HotelPlanner Tour
Swiss Challenge
Golf Sempach, Lucerne, Switzerland
4:00pm Hayden Hopewell
8:35pm* Sam Jones (NZ)
Past winner: Euan Walker
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prizemoney: €300,000
Korn Ferry Tour
BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX
Thornblade Club and Carolina Country Club
10:02pm* Harry Hillier (NZ)
2:28am* Rhein Gibson
Past winner: Ryan Gerard
Past Aussie winners: Nick Flanagan (2007, 2012), Michael Sim (2009), Rod Pampling (2015), Rhein Gibson (2019).
Prizemoney: US$1m
KPGA
Baeksong Holdings-Asiad CC Busan Open
Asiad CC
8:56am Jun-Seok Lee
12:40pm Lee Changgi (NZ)
1:35pm Won Joon Lee
2:19pm Sungjin Yeo
Past winner: Jang Yu-bin
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: ₩1,000,000,000
Sunshine Tour
The Mopani Zambia Open
Nkana Golf Club
Australasians in the field: Austin Bautista
Past winner: M.J. Viljoen
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prizemoney: US$150,000
Damon Stephenson is one round away from completing an all-the-way victory in the 2025 Zigcrete QLD PGA Associate Championship at Windaroo Lakes.
The leader by two shots following round one and three shots after round two, Stephenson will take a four-stroke lead into Thursday’s final round after shooting a 1-under-par 72 today.
His nearest challengers are fellow Queenslander Dylan Knox, whose 69 was the best score in round three, and ACT’s Lachlan Chamberlain who lost ground with his 73.
Chasing his biggest win as a professional, Stephenson’s steady third round included two birdies and the solitary bogey to move him to 11-under for the tournament.
“I’m in a good position,” the Gainsborough Greens associate professional said.
“I just need to execute my game plan, stick to my process and do what I’ve been doing and hopefully that’s good enough at the end of the week.
“Nothing’s going to change in terms of prep. Just go home, recover, rest up and a bit of a later tee time so a bit more sleep and get back out here tomorrow.”
Knox made his move with a back nine of 4-under 33. After being six shots behind Stephenson following round one, he has four to make up on the final day.
“I was just giving myself a lot of birdie looks and chances and that’s all I can really ask for out there, Knox, a third year associate from Indooroopilly Golf Club, said.
“I’ve really got to compliment my iron play. That’s something I’ve been working pretty hard on and I’m really happy with it.”
With the support of Brisbane-based concreting company Zigcrete, this year’s championship boasts minimum total prize money of $47,500 and has become one of the most prestigious tournaments for those on the path to becoming a PGA Professional.
Leaderboard
1 Damon Stephenson 74-69-72 (208)
T2 Dylan Knox 73-70-69 (212)
T2 Lachlan Chamberlain 69-70-73 (212)
T4 Jack Wright 70-72-73 (215)
T4 Beau Lavery 69-71-75 (215)
6 Conor Whitelock 69-77-70 (216)
7 Justin Morley 71-74-73 (218)
T8 Jordan Rooke 79-69-71 (219)
T8 Drew Herbert 72-71-76 (219)
For the second straight year, Damon Stephenson is the 36-hole leader at the Zigcrete QLD PGA Associate Championship at Windaroo Lakes.
The associate professional at nearby Gainsborough Greens followed up his opening round 67 with a 69 today to be 10-under-par for the tournament, three shots clear of ACT’s Lachlan Chamberlain (69-70).
In last year’s event, Stephenson led by four at the halfway mark before eventually finishing third.
“Everything’s in a good spot,” the 32-year-old said.
“Head feels good, swing feels good. Last year was last year, this year’s this year so it is just going to be about staying present, staying patient and just trying to execute my game plan.”
Stephenson has had 13 birdies throughout the first two rounds but noted the par-5s at Windaroo had not been as gettable as they were in this championship last October.
“A lot of the fives, which were probably iron into last year, are now either a 3-iron hybrid or a 3-wood,” he said.
“It’s more about leaving those approaches in the right spot around the greens to give yourself an easy up and down.”
Chamberlain, with top-10s on his record from both the NSW and Victoria Associate Championships, is on his first visit to Windaroo Lakes but has shown he will be a threat over the final two rounds.
“It’s my first time seeing the course and I’m enjoying it,” he said.
“Getting used to the grain has been a little bit tricky coming from Canberra so that’s been a bit of an adjustment.”
The big move in the second round came from Jordan Rooke who followed an opening 79 with a 4-under-par 69 to climb to a share of 13th place.
With the support of Brisbane-based concreting company Zigcrete, this year’s championship boasts minimum total prize money of $47,500 and has become one of the most prestigious tournaments for those on the path to becoming a PGA Professional.
Leaderboard
1 Damon Stephenson – 67-69 (136)
2 Lachlan Chamberlain – 69-70 (139)
3 Beau Lavery – 69-71 (140)
4 Jack Wright – 70-72 (142)
T5 Drew Herbert – 72-71 (143)
T5 Dylan Knox – 73-70 (143)
T7 Bronson White – 69-76 (145)
T7 Justin Morley – 71-74 (145)
T7 Minami Inoue – 75-70 (146)
The same 10 Aussie professionals feature in this week’s Australian Golf Power Rankings list with Hannah Green and Marc Leishman the notable improvers as we hit the middle of majors season.
On the outside looking in as some big events loom on the schedules of the elite tours are the likes of Cam Davis, Cam Smith, Grace Kim and Gabi Ruffels.
10. Elvis Smylie (Last week: 8)
After playing all four rounds in a major for the first time in his career at the PGA Championship, Smylie unfortunately missed the cut in the DP World Tour event in Austria and now sits 21st in the Race to Dubai standings.
9. Adam Scott (9)
Majors are on Scott’s mind with the US Open and The Open coming up. He had a horror first round at The Memorial, but fought back to finish T31, his fourth made cut in a row since The Masters.
8. Jason Day (6)
Day had to miss out on The Memorial due to soreness in his left wrist. He’s had just two top-25 finishes in 15 starts and won’t be seen in action again until the US Open next week.
7. Marc Leishman (10)
The LIV Golf Miami champion will be in a confident mood at LIV Golf Virginia, the closest Leishman gets to a home game, after he came through US Open Qualifying to reach his first major since 2022.
6. Minjee Lee (7)
Lee was thereabouts on the US Women’s Open at Erin Hills before sliding in the final round, eventually finishing T22. She’s only finished outside the top 25 twice this season.
5. Stephanie Kyriacou (4)
Coming off the back of T5 and T6 finishes in her previous two starts, the Sydneysider would have been hopeful of challenging at the US Women’s Open. However she missed the cut by three after rounds of 74-75.
4. Min Woo Lee (3)
The Texas Children’s Houston Open champion had another so-so week at The Memorial, finishing in equal 49th. He’s been outside the top 40 in each of his last four events since that breakthrough win.
3. Hannah Green (5)
It was a steady US Women’s Open performance from Australia’s highest ranked golfer. She tied for 12th which was nice improvement on her missed cut at the previous women’s major, the Chevron.
2. Karl Vilips (2)
The PGA Tour rookie, 65th in the FedEx Cp standings, unfortunately missed out on qualifying for the US Open today. He’s back in action at the Canadian Open this week after almost jagging a top-10 finish at The Colonial.
1. Lucas Herbert (1)
A rare setback for our No.1 this week, missing out on qualifying for the US Open. His last tournament appearance was a sixth career win at the International Series Japan on the Asian Tour. Boasts three top-five finishes on LIV Golf this season and will be one of the favourites this week in Virginia.
The Australian Golf Power Rankings is a subjective list developed with input from members of the Australian Golf media team.
It took more than 36-holes on Golf’s Longest Day, but Victorian Marc Leishman has booked his ticket to the next week’s US Open at Oakmont Country Club.
Leishman played his Final Qualifying at Woodmont Country Club’s North Course, alongside fellow Australians Karl Vilips and Ripper GC teammate Lucas Herbert.
Scores of 70-69 and a 3-under total were good enough for a share of third alongside Sebastian Munoz and Bryan Lee, which meant a three-for-two playoff ensued.
Woodmont’s par-3 sixth was used for the decider, and the Warrnambool product stuffed his tee-shot to six feet. The pressure was off after Munoz failed to convert his 10-foot par putt, and with two-putts Leishman’s destiny was confirmed.
He will be joining Cam Davis, Jason Day, Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott and Cameron Smith at this year’s third major, and has already confirmed his place in The Open Championship at Royal Portrush courtesy of his finish at the Australian Open.
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Opting for a late change of mind with his putter proved to be a good decision for Damon Stephenson who leads the 2025 Zigcrete QLD PGA Associate Championship by two shots after day one at Windaroo Lakes Golf Course.
Stephenson shot a 6-under-par 67 to lead a group of five players following a round that featured eight birdies, the leader revealing post-round the thinking behind his equipment switch the night before the opening round.
“I’ve been tossing up between two putters this week. I had the Scotty Cameron and the L.A.B. which I’ve been using for about eight months,” Stephenson said.
“I played the practice round with the Scotty yesterday and then woke up this morning and said ‘nah, put the L.A.B. in’. It was a pretty last-minute thing, but I just went back to what was comfortable and putted pretty well for most of the day.”
Based at nearby Gainsborough Greens, Stephenson caught fire on the front nine, with birdies at the third, fourth, sixth, seventh and ninth to turn in just 31 shots.
His back nine started with a couple of bogeys but three birdies in a row from the 13th hole ensured the 32-year-old would be the overnight leader.
“It was relatively stress-free. Obviously pretty good scoring conditions today with no wind and pretty soft,” Stephenson said.
While the Queensland PGA Associates Championships has been dominated by players from the south-east corner of the state, Beau Lavery, from Rowes Bay Golf Club in Townsville, is flying the flag for the northerners.
He is part of the group of four players at 4-under-par following a round that was highlighted by an eagle at the par-5 12th.
Also firing 69s on day one were Bronson White (Noosa), Conor Whitelock (Brisbane), and Lachlan Chamberlain (Gold Creek).
With the support of Brisbane-based concreting company Zigcrete, this year’s championship boasts minimum total prize money of $47,500 and has become one of the most prestigious tournaments for those on the path to becoming a PGA Professional.
The second round gets underway at 7am Tuesday.
Leaderboard
67: Damon Stephenson
69: Bronson White, Conor Whitelock, Beau Lavery, Lachlan Chamberlain
70: Jack Wright, Caerwyn Ross, Kane Whitelock
71: Justin Morley
