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In its first year as a Golf Australia Junior Order of Merit event, the PGA Institute Secondary Schools Tournament proved a huge success today at Sandhurst Club, with golfers travelling from all over Victoria and even New South Wales.
While the 18-hole stroke play event was the main ticket item for the day, the 40 kids in attendance were also given the opportunity to learn more about what is on offer at the PGA Institute, and whether it may be a pathway they consider as they approach the end of their secondary school years.
The PGA Institute offers education, combining business, golf training, hospitality and sport as well as practical golf skills to prepare students for a career in the golf industry.
Whether students are elite golfers or not, the PGA Institute helps those with a passion for golf, blend said passion with a career.
The Institute also has several high education partnerships, which allows students to earn credits for bachelor degrees at a number of universities. This means that even if a student does not achieve the year-12 score they desire, the PGA Institute can be a great pathway to higher education.
On the day, Grace Li and Davinder Singh took out the girls and boys gross events with scores of 81 and 73 respectively on the Champions Course at Sandhurst.
Playing her golf at Box Hill Golf Club, Li’s 81 wasn’t her best score, however it was good enough to win on the day by one-shot over runner-up Grace Yang.
“It was good conditions and the course was really nice,” said the 13-year-old. “I had a really good birdie, but I can’t remember which hole it was on now!”
15-year-old Singh’s blistering 73 was also good enough to win by one-shot over runner-up David Zhu. The Royal Melbourne member particularly proud of his efforts on the seventh.
“An eagle chip-in on seven was definitely my highlight which was awesome,” he said.
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Grahame Stinson had two eagles and David McKenzie finished with a flurry of birdies to share top honours at the Magenta Shores Legends Pro-Am at Magenta Shores Golf and Country Club.
One of the most spectacular golf courses in the country gave the field of PGA Legends Tour players everything they could handle on Thursday, Stinson and McKenzie conjuring something special to each post 2-under 69 to finish two strokes clear.
Grant Kenny, Chris Taylor, Terry Price and Scott Barr all shot even-par 71 to share third spot but it was Stinson and McKenzie who stood tallest.
Brilliant approach shots at 16 and 17 and a two-putt birdie on 18 elevated McKenzie to the top of the leaderboard while Stinson made his mark early with an eagle at his very first hole.
“I started on the eighth and I hit driver, 6-iron and had 90 metres for my third and I holed it,” said Stinson, who also made eagle at the par-5 second.
“I thought, This is going to be a good day.”
HOW THE WINNING ROUNDS UNFOLDED
McKenzie and Magenta Shores wrestled for the opening seven holes as the Champions Tour veteran peeled off seven straight pars to start.
His first birdie came at the par-5 eighth yet he gave it back immediately with a bogey on nine.
On the back of four consecutive pars McKenzie dropped to 1-over with a bogey on 14 only to catch fire late with three birdies in succession from the 16th hole.
Two-under after his first hole, Stinson also found birdies hard to come by.
Bogeys at nine and 14 saw Stinson fall back to even par through eight holes but he was back in red figures with a birdie at the par-4 16th.
His eagle on two was erased by bogeys on one and three but a closing birdie on the par-3 seventh clinched a second win inside a week.
WHAT THE WINNERS SAID
“It’s a big boys golf course. This one, you can’t hide anywhere,” said McKenzie.
“You’ve got to hit a lot of good golf shots and you have to have a bit of luck too.
“I just was hanging in there, but then I hit it into tap-in distance on both 16 and 17. Then hit it on 18 in two and two-putted.
“Three really nice holes and the rest just kept it in play without doing anything silly.”
“At the moment it’s going really good,” said Stinson.
“I’m playing good. I’m putting well even though I missed a little three-footer on the little temporary par 3.
“This is a tough golf course. I normally let the arms a bit loose and get into the driver but I just noodled it around here today just to keep it in play.
“I missed the first fairway and had to take bogey but other than that, it was pretty solid.”
LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
T1 David McKenzie 69
T1 Grahame Stinson 69
T3 Grant Kenny 71
T3 Chris Taylor 71
T3 Terry Price 71
T3 Scott Barr 71
NEXT UP
The Central Coast swing wraps up on Friday with the Hahn Shelly Beach Legends Pro-Am before moving south on Monday for the two-day Sapphire Coast Legends Pro-Am at Merimbula Golf Club and Tura Beach Country Club.
An even-par round of 71 from captain Katelyn Must has seen the PGA of Australia finish Round 1 in third position at the PGA Women’s Cup in Oregon.
Given the honour of hitting the first shot of the tournament at Sunriver Resort’s Meadows course, Must began with six straight pars to set a steady tone, up-and-downs for par on three and four crucial in maintaining good early momentum.
She turned in 1-over after a bogey on seven but picked up birdies at 10, 11 and 13 to be even with the card midway through the back nine.
There was a bogey at the par-3 16th but Must recovered quickly with a birdie at the very next hole, lipping out for eagle at the par-5 17th. She tapped in for birdie and then made par at the last for 71 to lead the way for the Aussies.
In a format where the best three of five scores count each day, Must’s 71 was joined by Grace Lennon’s 73 and 75 from Jessica Cook for a team total of 6-over par after Round 1.
Led by 3-under 68 from Joanna Coe, the United States lead at 5-under par, three strokes clear of Canada with the Australian team eight shots further back in third.
Sienna Voglis (76) was 3-over on her round before a double-bogey at the par-5 17th while Lisa Jean will be eager to bounce back in Round 2 after a round of 8-over 79.
While pleased with her own performance, Must singled out debutant Cook for contributing to the team in the first round.
“Team-wise, I felt like the team did incredible,” said Must.
“Grace having 2-over par, she’s always going to be a steady golfer, so that was pretty awesome, but Jess was incredible.
“For her to have 4-over par was pretty special. She hasn’t had much experience playing a lot of international events so to have her card count is a big confidence boost going into rounds two and three.”
With windy and cooler conditions expected for Round 2, Must is confident that the Aussies can make inroads into the deficit and push higher up the leaderboard.
“It’s pretty cool sitting in that third position. It means tomorrow that we get to play with the leading groups,” Must added.
“We’re not too far behind, and that can turn around pretty quick with three team scores counting.
“We’re certainly going to give it our all. It’s going to be a great opportunity to have a good score and see how the others can fare in the tough conditions that are supposed to happen tomorrow.”
Round 2 begins at 2am AEST Saturday with Lisa Jean the first of the Aussies to tee off at 2:55am.
TrackMan has teamed up with the PGA of Australia to offer a special way to attend this year’s BMW Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland.
The winners of the three divisions of the Virtual Road to the PGA, running until October 31, will earn a place in the Road to the PGA Championship Final played at Royal Queensland Golf Club on the Sunday before the international field of professionals vie for the Joe Kirkwood Cup.
The championship finalists not only get to play the course under pristine tournament conditions, they will also be competing for two sought after Kirkwood Club tickets to the first day of Min Woo Lee’s defence of his PGA title.
Entering is simple. You just need to play a round on the 2024 Presidents Cup course, Royal Montreal, on TrackMan.
The Virtual Road to the PGA can be found in the TrackMan Golf app under tournaments and a low score at Royal Montreal could send you all the way to Royal Queensland.
To find your nearest TrackMan location, go to TrackMan.com/locator.
For more on the Road to the PGA, go to https://championship.pga.org.au/road-to-the-pga-faqs/
Virtual Road to the PGA tournament format:
Sign-up and entry requirements
The tournament will be made available in all TrackMan simulators across Australia. You can sign up directly in the TrackMan software (under tournaments). The requirement to join is that you have a TrackMan handicap and has played at least two rounds of golf in TrackMan (it can be two rounds of nine holes)
It took 17 holes to make a putt of any length but Adam Henwood made one when it mattered to take the Austbrokers Wyong Legends Pro-Am at Wyong Golf Club.
Joint winner with Chris Taylor at Glen Innes a week ago, Henwood battled away without luck for much of his round on Wednesday.
Despite the rain the course had received in the days prior the playing surfaces were impeccable, Henwood finally chasing in with birdies on 16 and 17 for a round of 3-under 68 and a one-stroke win from Taylor (69) and Peter Lonard (69).
“I couldn’t get a putt to save myself,” Henwood lamented of his early struggles.
“I hit it to about half a foot on 16 and holed about a 50-footer up two tiers with about 15 feet of break on 17. It was hilarious.
“If you can’t get a four-footer or six-footer for the day, might as well hole a 50-footer.”
HOW THE WINNING ROUND UNFOLDED
Carrying on his good form of recent weeks, Henwood made a steady start to his round.
His first birdie of the day came at the par-5 third and was followed a short time later by a second at the par-3 seventh.
After making the turn in 2-under, Henwood dropped a shot at the par-4 11th but finished in a flurry with birdies at the par-5 16th and par-3 17th.
WHAT THE WINNER SAID
“After the rain they’ve had, I actually thought we were going to have a bit of a boggy mess,” Henwood admitted.
“I thought the greens would be pretty scarred up and pretty bumpy, but it was amazing. The fairways were great.
“It played really long and the greens were just pure; it was really surprising.”
LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
1 Adam Henwood 68
T2 Peter Lonard 69
T2 Chris Taylor 69
T4 Brad Burns 70
T4 Terry Price 70
T6 Grahame Stinson 71
T6 David McKenzie 71
T6 Andre Stolz 71
T6 Tim Elliott 71
T6 Lucas Bates 71
T6 Leigh McKechnie 71
NEXT UP
The PGA Legends Tour stays on the Central Coast on Thursday for the Magenta Shores Legends Pro-Am at Magenta Shores Country Club before moving on to Shelly Beach Golf Club on Friday for the Hahn Shelly Beach Legends Pro-Am.
Queensland’s Jessica Cook wants to honour her country and her late mother after receiving a last-minute call-up to represent the PGA of Australia at the Women’s PGA Cup starting Friday morning in Oregon.
The third playing of the biennial team competition will see the Australian team of Katelyn Must, Grace Lennon, Lisa Jean, Sienna Voglis and Jessica Cook take on teams of female PGA Professionals from the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, South Africa and Sweden.
The teams will compete in a 54-hole stroke play format on Sunriver Resort’s Meadows Course, the low three of five scores per team each round to count toward the team total per round.
Must, Voglis and Jean have represented the PGA of Australia in previous competitions while Cook and Lennon make their debuts.
When she lost in a playoff to Voglis at the qualifier at Sandhurst, Cook (pictured, second from left) looked like being the hard-luck story of the team but was given a reprieve when Jenna Hunter was forced to withdraw due to injury.
In her first year as a full Vocational Member at Maroochy River Golf Club on the Sunshine Coast, Cook immediately went to work with coach John Wright.
Now that she is in the US and prepped for Round 1, she is desperate to put that work to good use and do her country proud.
“Being able to play for not only the PGA, but for Australia, I can’t even put it into words. It’s beyond incredible,” said Cook.
“I still have so many emotions going through me. To this day, I still can’t believe I’m over here in the States ready to go for it.
“Being a female member in the PGA, it’s incredible and I can’t wait to see more females get into it and hopefully get into the position I have today.”
A second generation PGA Professional – Cook’s father has been a PGA Member since 1992 – Cook will have another family member in her thoughts when she tees off in Round 1.
Cook’s mother, Nicole, passed away four years ago but continues to be a driving force in her daughter’s career in golf.
“I know my mum is with me every step I take with my career and knowing how much support she would be giving me right now,” Cook added.
“I’ve been thinking about her leading up to this event and I know I’ll be smashing it because of her.”
The Australian team played the first of their practice rounds on Tuesday but for Cook, the phone call informing her of her place in the team signalled the start of an intense preparation.
“Myself and my coach, John Wright, have been working every single week,” Cook said.
“He’s been going after hours for me as well, looking at videos of my swing and getting in contact with me to get one last session in and make sure everything’s all good to go.
“Just hearing from him that I’m ready has made this so much easier and so much better for me.
“The course looks absolutely amazing and I really can’t wait to get out there and get into it.”
Round 1 begins at 2am Friday AEST.
Only an extraordinary chain of events stands between Karl Vilips and promotion to the PGA TOUR in 2025 as Cassie Porter enters the Epson Tour Championship with one hand on an LPGA Tour card.
In two of the most compelling golf tournaments of the year in which storylines fluctuate based on almost every shot, the Korn Ferry Tour and Epson Tour will crown 30 and 15 graduates respectively.
A total of 17 players have already earned enough points to guarantee their elevation from the Korn Ferry Tour to the PGA TOUR, Vilips the next in line at No.18 for the 13 remaining cards to be handed out.
A winner in his fourth start on Tour having graduated from Stanford College in June, it would mark a meteoric rise for a young man who has been on a trajectory to the PGA TOUR from a very early age.
‘Koala Karl’ had won two US Kids World Championship titles before the age of 10 and now, at age 22, is almost assured of joining the PGA TOUR next season.
Top 30 into the final event of the season @tourchampulf 👀
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) September 30, 2024
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Porter, too, has been predicted to play at the highest level from a young age.
Runner-up at the Masters of the Amateurs in a playoff in 2020, Porter turned professional in 2001 at the age of 18.
She edged good friend Kelsey Bennett to win the WPGA Melbourne International in January 2023 and in her second year on the Epson Tour in the US, won the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship in June.
That, along with three top-10 finishes throughout the season, has her placed 11th in the Race For The Card standings, the top 15 after this week’s Tour Championship to earn status on the LPGA Tour in 2025.
This week also represents a wonderful opportunity for a host of Aussies teeing it up in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland.
Along with Kiwi Order of Merit winner Kazuma Kobori, Daniel Gale, Brett Coletta, Matthew Griffin, David Micheluzzi, Jak Carter, Cameron John, Kade McBride, Lachlan Barker and Jordan Zunic are all playing one of the DP World Tour’s most iconic events by virtue of their performances on the 2023/2024 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia season.
There are 13 Aussies – including 2013 champion Scott Hend – playing the Mercuries Taiwan Masters on the Asian Tour and Kirsten Rudgeley and Kelsey Bennett will be out to continue their recent good form at the Aramco Team Series event in China.
Round 1 tee times AEST
PGA TOUR
Sanderson Farms Championship
The Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi
11:11pm Tim Wilkinson (NZ)
2:50am Ryan Fox (NZ)
4:07am* Aaron Baddeley
Defending champion: Luke List
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US7.6m
TV times: Live 10pm-9am Thursday; Live 10pm-9:30am Friday; Live 7am-10am Sunday; Live 6:30am-9:30am Monday on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.
DP World Tour
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Old Course St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland
St Andrews
6:44pm Daniel Hillier (NZ), Matthew Griffin
7:06pm Sam Jones (NZ)
8:01pm Daniel Gale
Carnoustie
6:11pm Kazuma Kobori (NZ)
6:55pm Lachlan Barker
7:50pm Jak Carter
7:50pm* Matt Jones
Kingsbarns
6:55pm Kade McBridge
7:06pm Jordan Zunic
7:39pm* David Micheluzzi
7:50pm* Cameron John
8:01pm Brett Coletta
Defending champion: Matt Fitzpatrick
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US5m
TV times: Live 9pm-2am Thursday, Friday on Fox Sports 505; 9pm-3am Saturday; Live 9:30pm-3am Sunday on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.
Asian Tour
Mercuries Taiwan Masters
Taiwan Golf and Country Club, Chinese Taipei
9am* Maverick Antcliff
9:10am* Sam Brazel
9:20am* Jed Morgan
9:45am Aaron Wilkin
1:25pm* Harrison Crowe
1:30pm Andrew Dodt
1:35pm* Todd Sinnott
1:45pm* Kevin Yuan
2:05pm* Zach Murray
2:15pm* Jack Thompson
2:20pm Brendan Jones
2:30pm Scott Hend
2:40pm Deyen Lawson
2:50pm Justin Warren
Defending champion: Jaco Ahlers
Past Aussie winners: Scott Hend (2013)
Prize money: $US1m
Japan Golf Tour
ACN Championship Golf Tournament
Miki Golf Club, Hyogo
9:50am* Michael Hendry (NZ)
10:20am Brad Kennedy
10:40am Anthony Quayle
Defending champion: Yuki Inamori
Past Aussie winners: Graham Marsh (1974, 1982), Brian Jones (1985, 1987, 1988)
Prize money: ¥100,000,000
Ladies European Tour
Aramco Team Series Presented by PIF – Shenzhen
Mission Hills Resort (World Cup Cse), China
Australasians in the field: Kirsten Rudgeley, Kelsey Bennett
Defending champion: Xiyu Lin
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US1m
TV times: Live 3pm-7pm Friday on Fox Sports 505; Live 4pm-7pm Saturday; Live 5pm-8pm Sunday on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.
Korn Ferry Tour
Korn Ferry Tour Championship
French Lick Golf Resort (Pete Dye Cse), French Lick, Indiana
10:52pm Karl Vilips
Defending champion: Paul Barjon
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US1.5m
TV times: Live 3am-6am Friday; Live 3am-7am Saturday, Sunday on Fox Sports 505; Live 3:30am-6:30am Monday on Fox Sports 503.
Epson Tour
Epson Tour Championship at Indian Wells
Indian Wells Golf Resort (Players Cse), Indian Wells, California
12:37am Cassie Porter
1:10am* Amelia Garvey (NZ)
5:18am* Fiona Xu (NZ)
Defending champion: Auston Kim
Past Aussie winners: Kristie Smith (2010)
Prize money: $US287,500
Challenge Tour
D+D REAL Czech Challenge
Royal Beroun Golf Club, Beroun, Czech Republic
8:45pm Hayden Hopewell
9:05pm* Connor McKinney
Defending champion: Andrea Pavan
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: €270,000
LET Access Series
Iberdrola Calatayud Ladies Open
Gambito Golf Calatayud, Spain
Australasians in the field: Laura Hoskin (NZ)
Defending champion: Hannah Screen
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: €45,000
PGA TOUR Champions
Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS
Timuquana Country Club, Jacksonville, Florida
Australasians in the field: Steven Alker, Steve Allan, Stuart Appleby, David Bransdon, Greg Chalmers, Rod Pampling, Cameron Percy, John Senden, Michael Wright.
Defending champion: Brett Quigley
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US2.1m
TV times: Live 4am-6am Saturday on Fox Sports 507; Live 5am-7am Sunday, 9:30am-11am Monday on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.
Sunshine Tour
SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun Sibaya
Umhlali Country Club, Ballito, South Africa
4:10pm Astin Arthur (a, NZ)
8:20pm* Austin Bautista
Defending champion: Martin Rohwer
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: R2m
A sudden change in fortunes with the flatstick has carried Tim Elliott to a one-stroke victory at the Toronto Legends Pro-Am at Toronto Golf Club and Driving Range.
With a solitary PGA Legends Tour win to his name this season back in March, Elliott shrugged off his struggles to post 5-under 66 and edge Order of Merit leader Andre Stolz (67) by a shot with Peter Lonard (68) and Leigh McKechnie (68) sharing third.
Yet early on an Elliott triumph looked highly unlikely.
Out in the morning field off the 11th tee, Elliott was 2-over through six holes before the putts began to drop.
“I probably one putted – I haven’t worked it out – 12 of the last 13 holes,” said Elliott.
“Putting was just totally different.”
HOW THE WINNING ROUND UNFOLDED
Bogeys at 13 and 14 had Elliott on the back foot early.
Back-to-back birdies at 17 and 18 sent him to the Toronto front nine square with the card where he quickly added two more at holes one and three.
Elliott made successive birdies again at seven and eight before closing with a birdie at the par-4 10th to edge one clear of the field and claim victory.
WHAT THE WINNER SAID
“I haven’t been playing that well lately,” Elliott conceded.
“Putted terrible the day before and came out today and was 2-over early.
“Then started putting really good and managed to shoot 5-under.
“Course was great. The greens were just immaculate. Fantastic.”
LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
1 Tim Elliott 66
2 Andre Stolz 67
T3 Leigh McKechnie 68
T3 Peter Lonard 68
T5 Paul Powell 69
T5 Grahame Stinson 69
NEXT UP
The PGA Legends Tour sets up on the Central Coast for three straight days, starting with the Austbrokers Wyong Legends Pro-Am at Wyong Golf Club on Wednesday followed by the Magenta Shores Legends Pro-Am at Magenta Shores Golf and Country Club.
West Australian Haydn Barron has confirmed that he will play two events coming up on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia schedule.
The 28-year-old Western Australian Golf Club product has spent much of 2024 competing on the DP World Tour after earning his playing rights at Qualifying School late last year.
After a promising start to his rookie year, which included a top-10 finish at the Qatar Masters in February, Barron endured a tough run of results and will return to Q-School in November.
Prior to that, Barron will return to the PGA Tour of Australasia to play two events in his home state.
He will first play the CKB WA PGA Championship presented by TX Civil & Logistics at Kalgoorlie Golf Course from October 10-13 and then back up a week later for the 100th staging of the Bowra & O’Dea Nexus Advisernet WA Open from October 17-20 at Mandurah Country Club.
A former WA state captain, Barron’s best finish at the WA Open came in 2020, where he finished as runner-up to fellow amateur Hayden Hopewell at Royal Fremantle. Last year, after embarking on a whirlwind trip home from St Andrews to the Kalgoorlie desert, Barron was runner-up to Ben Eccles in the WA PGA Championship.
“I’m excited to be able to come home and play in the state open,” Barron said.
“I’ve played well previously around Mandurah Country Club and am looking forward to getting back there in front of some familiar faces.”
On his rookie season on tour, Barron added: “This season has been nothing short of incredible. I’ve made so many new friends, learnt a heap of life lessons and experienced new and different places and cultures all around the world. I’ve just had a genuine all-round blast, and it’s hard to put the journey into words.
“It’s also been the toughest year I’ve had so far. I’ve spent nine of the last 12 months away from home, family and friends. There’s been laughs, smiles, frustration and tears. It’s been a rollercoaster.”
Gary Thomas, GolfWA’s Chief Executive, welcomed Barron’s participation in the WA Open, saying: “Baz is a hugely popular figure in WA golf and it’s great for the tournament and for local golf fans to be able to see him in action at Mandurah Country Club.
“I’m sure he’ll get a very warm reception and his experiences on the DP World Tour this year will hold him in good stead for the WA Open.”
Grahame Stinson played the back nine in 29 strokes and Andre Stolz birdied his final four holes to share top spot at the New Era Technology East’s Legends Charity Pro Am at Easts Leisure and Golf in Maitland.
Without a PGA Legends Tour victory in close to two years, Stinson set the course alight with a brilliant back nine that had him 7-under with four holes to play.
A bogey at the difficult par-4 second saw Stinson finish at 6-under 65, a mark that forced Stolz to conjure a fantastic finish in order to match it.
“I thought it was playing pretty hard out there so I was surprised to see the scoring was that hot,” said Stolz.
“I said to the missus with a few holes to go, ‘How many do I have to make?’
“She said, ‘Four’ and then I went and birdied the last four.”
With matching 65s, Stinson and Stolz finished two strokes clear of Simon Tooman (67) and Chris Taylor (67) with Brad Burns fifth after a round of 3-under 68.
HOW THE WINNING ROUNDS UNFOLDED
The back nine at Easts Leisure and Golf would prove to yield the bulk of the birdies for both Stinson and Stolz.
Beginning his round from the par-3 fifth, Stinson opened with a birdie but had to wait until the par-4 10th to register his second. They came with a flurry from that point, picking up shots at 11, 13, 15, 16 and 18 to play the back nine in 6-under 29.
One-under through his first 11 holes, Stolz, too, made his score on the latter holes.
A birdie at the par-4 12th moved the current Order of Merit leader to 2-under on his round before his quartet of birdies to finish and join Stinson at 6-under par.
WHAT THE WINNERS SAID
“I think I’ve only had 29 once and that’s when I had the 59,” said Stinson.
“I had a ball. The guys with us today were so good. Funny, funny guys. Had a great time.
“I didn’t realise I had a putt to win it outright and missed it from about 10 feet.
“All in all I putted well. You’ve got to miss a few.”
“This is how it is in the shotguns, depending on where you start, you’ve got a hard stretch and an easy stretch,” added Stolz.
“The last few holes weren’t playing as hard as some of the others. I drove it great on all the into-the-wind tee shots, which were really tough.
“I actually hit some great drives on all those holes today so I’m happy.”
LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
T1 Andre Stolz 65
T1 Grahame Stinson 65
T3 Simon Tooman 67
T3 Chris Taylor 67
5 Brad Burns 68
T6 Anthony Summers 69
T6 Michael Harwood 69
NEXT UP
The Hunter swing continues on Tuesday with the Toronto Legends Pro-Am at Toronto Country Club before heading south to Wyong Golf Club on Wednesday for the Austbrokers Wyong Legends Pro-Am.
