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Will Florimo continued a memorable week in the adidas PGA Pro-Am Series when he shared top spot with fellow Queenslander Jake McLeod and Victorian Jack Murdoch at the Zigcrete Constructions Windaroo Lakes Pro-Am today.
The trio finished on 5-under 67 to head a packed leaderboard which featured 15 players within two shots of the lead.
Like Murdoch, who won for the first time in almost two years in the adidas PGA Pro-Am Series despite finding the water twice early on, Florimo’s round came in the morning wave as he continued the form that achieved a debut victory at his home club, Pacific, on Monday.
HOW THE WINNERS’ SCORES UNFOLDED
McLeod, who hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation, looked to be in the box seat to take an outright win for the first time since his victory at Mt Coolum last July after going bogey-free through 16 holes. However, a bogey on his 17th hole, the par-4 eighth, dropped him back to 5-under.
The highlight of the former NSW Open champion’s day came on the first. An eagle on the 505m par-5, where he holed out from around three metres following a seven-iron approach, moved him to -3.
Murdoch’s morning round started with two early bogeys after he was forced to take penalty drops on both the par-4 14th and 16th holes, but he then collected seven birdies, including on his final two holes – 12 and 13.
Playing in the group ahead, Florimo was at -3 when he became to the par-5 12th where an eagle propelled him to the joint lead.
WHAT THE WINNERS SAID
McLeod: “I hit it good today which was nice – first time in, I don’t know, a long time. I’ve been doing some work with my coach for the last three weeks so it was nice to see that paying off.”
Murdoch: “It was a little bit of a rough start, the first swing of the day went straight in the water. Made bogey and then two holes later, another one went in the drink. I probably played three of the hardest holes first up and then gave myself plenty of chances after then.”
LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
67: Jack Murdoch (Vic), Will Florimo (Qld), Jake McLeod (Qld)
68: Matthew Millar (ACT), Edward Donoghue (Vic), James Mee (Qld), Gavin Fairfax (Qld), Andrew Kelly (Vic)
69: Connor McDade (Vic), Darcy Brereton (Vic), Cameron John (Vic), Aaron Townsend (NSW), Josh Armstrong (Qld); Dylan Gardner (Qld), Tim Hart (Qld)
NEXT UP
The adidas PGA Pro-Am Series has two events on Thursday. The Brisbane swing continues with the Breakas Beach Resort Vanuatu Virginia Pro-Am, while in Sydney, the Northbridge Golf Club will stage its Pro-Am.
Queensland pair Christopher Taylor and Andre Stolz were joined by Victorian Tony Collier atop the podium today, as all three players fired a 3-under 67 to claim the Advanced Electrical Toowoomba Golf Club Legends Pro-Am.
This makes it win number six already this year for Stolz, who is dominating the PGA Legends Tour, alongside Taylor who also made it six wins for the year at Toowoomba.
For Collier, this marked his first win in quite some time, as he finally broke through after close calls at both Cobar and Warren.
Heavy fog forced a delay in play until the afternoon with 25 groups of five hitting the range-top layout.
WHAT THE WINNERS SAID
Andre Stolz: “Yeah I love it, the layout here’s very interesting, you know a lot of undulation and a lot of different holes going on. The course is in amazing condition from when I was last here a few years ago, and it was good fun to play today.”
Tony Collier: “We moved pretty well, I think we finished in under five hours. It’s good to be here, it’s my fourth year here and I love the track and love the club.
“I just said to these boys (Stolz and Taylor), ‘it’s just another day in the office for you two but it’s my first win for 17-18 years so I’m pretty wrapped.
“Just hung in there. I always battle with my short game but it wasn’t as bad as normal.”
Christopher Taylor: “It was good to make it on time and hit a couple of balls next to Andre. I thought just watching him might inspire me, and I went out and tied him!”
LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
67 Christopher Taylor, Tony Collier, Andre Stolz
69 John Onions, Brad Burns
70 Russell Swanson, Stephen Woodhead, Murray Lott, Adam Henwood, Michael Harwood, Simon Tooman
NEXT UP
The PGA Legends Tour tomorrow heads just down the road to the Provincial Distributors Legends Pro-Am at City Golf Club.
With anticipation building for the Australian Summer of Golf and the NSW Open just months away, the stage is set for the NSW Open Golf Regional Qualifying Events, which are set to tee off next week on the state’s mid-north coast.
By Golf NSW
The six-event series which will travel across the state over the next two months is proudly supported by the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
Beginning Friday, August 2, South West Rocks Country Club will host the series’ first event. A full field of talented professional and amateur golfers will light up the course with their skills on the challenging and picturesque layout.
The excitement continues on Monday, August 5, as the series heads to the pristine Coffs Harbour Golf Club. Players will be vying for not only the Regional Qualifying title but also the honour of being crowned the North Coast Open Champion.
The third stop, on Thursday, August 8, is the charming Teven Valley Golf Course in the heart of the NSW Northern Rivers.
Each tournament promises two rounds of exhilarating competition, with a substantial $50,000 purse up for grabs.
Three coveted spots in the prestigious NSW Open at the magnificent Murray Downs Golf & Country Club from November 14-17 are also on the line for the top finishers not already exempt.
Over the nine days of tournament golf, plenty of top-tier players will be in action. Look out for Matt Millar, Daniel Gale, and Rick Kulacz, all previous NSW Open Regional Qualifying tournament champions, and Kade McBride, who came tantalisingly close to lifting the Kel Nagle Cup when he finished runner-up at the 2023 NSW Open at Rich River.
Local talents are also set to shine, including Kempsey’s Andrew Kirkman, the 2023 Country Champion and runner-up at this year’s NSW Amateur Championship, Sawtell’s Cameron Pollard, a three-time NSW Inclusive Champion, and Coffs Harbour’s own Jack Poutney and Andrew Campbell.
Other notable competitors include 2024 NSW Interstate Team Captain Jye Pickin, who has just turned professional; Concord Golf Club gun Blake Phillips, who has had a string of victories this year, including the Victorian Amateur; and Marcus Fraser, a former European Tour member.
The fields are packed with Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia tournament winners, including Aaron Townsend (2006 NSW Open), Steve Jeffress (2014 Fiji International), Brett Rankin (2019 NT PGA Championship), Simon Hawkes (2018 Victorian Open, 2023 WA Open), and Lincoln Tighe (2014 NSW PGA Championship).
Olivia Wilson, General Manager – Golf at Golf NSW, highlighted the significance of the 2024 Regional Open Qualifying Series for aspiring professionals and elite amateurs looking to kick-start their Australian Summer of Golf.
“The series offers a fantastic platform for future stars to elevate their careers, with substantial prize money and the chance to secure a spot in the NSW Open. We expect nothing short of fierce competition,” said Wilson.
Graeme Phillipson, Chief Operating Officer at Golf NSW, emphasised the positive impact of these tournaments on local communities.
“The Regional Open Series brings a welcome financial boost to the host clubs and their surrounding towns. The influx of players and spectators significantly benefits the local visitor economy,” Phillipson stated.
There will be free entry to each venue, giving the rare opportunity to walk the fairways alongside the players. Onlookers can witness the drama up close and personal as future stars of the sport emerge.
The final round of each event will also be broadcast via SEN and the Golf NSW Digital and social channels.
South West Rocks Country Club: August 2-4
Coffs Harbour Golf Club: August 5-7
Teven Valley Golf Course: August 8-10
Wollongong Golf Club: September 16-18
Club Catalina: September 20-22
Queanbeyan Golf Club: September 23-25
The Men’s NSW Open Golf Regional Qualifying Series is proudly supported by the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.
Despite putting himself in contention in all four seniors majors so far this year, a win has eluded Richard Green.
His most agonising chances slipped by at the US Senior Open and the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship where he finished in second and third place respectively.
Though if you asked the Victorian at the beginning of the year which major he has the best chance of winning, he would have likely answered this week’s Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex, where 13 Australians will be teeing it up.
Green has fond memories of Carnoustie, this week’s host venue, and what’s more, as Jimmy Emanuel points out in his tournament preview, life on the Bellarine Peninsula and a career spent largely in Europe has honed Green’s game for links golf and wind.
In his pre-seniors career, Green’s best major championship finish came in the 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie, where a final round 7-under 64 saw him finish in a share of fourth with Ernie Els.
At the time, that 64 matched Carnoustie’s course-record and stood for 10 years until a Tommy Fleetwood 63 took the mantle.
“I was as focused as I ever was in a golf tournament. In situations where I’ve won before it was equal to today,” Green said in 2007.
With the form he is in, if Green can find that same focus, he may just go one better this time at Carnoustie.
Elsewhere, Australia is well represented on the LPGA Tour, with eight players heading to the CPKC Women’s Open in Canada.
While last season’s Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner Kazuma Kobori makes his Korn Ferry Tour debut at the NV5 Invitational alongside six Australians including youngster Karl Vilips.
PGA TOUR
3M Open
TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota
10:51pm* Cam Davis
3:21am* Aaron Baddeley
Defending champion: Lee Hodges
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US8.1 million
TV times: 9:30pm-8:30am Thursday, Friday Fox Sports 503 and Kayo. 11pm-8am Saturday Fox Sports 503 and Kayo. 10pm-8am Sunday Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.
PGA TOUR Champions
The Senior Open Championship
Carnoustie Golf Club, Carnoustie, Scotland
5:00pm Vijay Singh (FIJI)
5:10pm Steven Alker (NZ)
5:20pm Richard Green
5:30pm Stuart Appleby
5:40pm John Senden
6:15pm David Mackenzie
6:35pm Stephen Allan
6:45pm Peter O’Malley
7:20pm Rod Pampling
7:30pm Jason Norris
8:25pm Peter Fowler
8:35pm Mark Hensby
9:05pm Michael Campbell (NZ)
9:15pm Scott Hend
10:20pm Michael Long (NZ)
11:25pm Greg Chalmers
12:30am Michael Wright
Defending champion: Alex Cejka
Past Aussie winners: Ian Stanley (2001)
Prize money: $US2.85 million
TV times: 9:30pm-3am Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Fox Sports 505 and Kayo.
LPGA Tour
CPKC Women’s Open
Earl Grey Golf Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
11:44pm Stephanie Kyriacou
11:48pm* Sarah Kemp
11:55pm Gabriela Ruffels
12:06am Grace Kim, Hira Naveed
12:21am* Minjee Lee
5:16am Lydia Ko (NZ)
5:27am Hannah Green
6:15am* Robyn Choi
Defending champion: Megan Khang
Past Aussie winners: Katherine Kirk (2008)
Prize money: $US2.6 million
TV times: 8:30am-11:30am Friday, Saturday Fox Sports 503 and Kayo. 8am-11am Sunday, Monday Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.
LIV Golf
LIV Golf UK
JCB Golf and Country Club, Rocester, England
11:15pm Cam Smith, Matt Jones, Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert, Danny Lee (NZ)
Defending champion: Cameron Smith
Past Aussie winners: Cameron Smith (2023)
Prize money: $US20 million
TV times: Live 2am Saturday, Sunday, Monday on 7 Plus.
Korn Ferry Tour
NV5 Invitational
The Glen Club, Glenview, Illinois
9:30pm Brett Drewitt
9:30pm* Dimi Papadatos
11:20pm Karl Vilips
11:42pm* Danny List
3:23pm Curtis Luck
3:45am* Rhein Gibson
5:02am Kazuma Kobori (NZ)
Defending champion: Trace Crowe
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US1 million
Challenge Tour
Black Desert NI Open
Galgorm Castle Golf Club, Northern Ireland
5:20pm Connor McKinney
5:30pm Hayden Hopewell
11:30pm Tom Power Horan
Defending champion: Euan Walker
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: £250,000
PGA TOUR Americas
Commissionaires Ottawa Open
Eagle Creek Golf Club, Ottawa, Ontario
3:40am Grant Booth
4:00am* Harry Hillier (NZ)
4:20am* Charlie Hillier (NZ)
Defending champion: Inaugural event
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US225,000
TV times:
Sunshine Tour
SunBet Challenge
Wild Coast Sun Country Club, Port Edward, South Africa
Australasians in the field: Austin Bautista.
Defending champion: CJ du Plessis
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: R2 million
In-form Nathan Barbieri earned his fifth win for 2024 thanks to a bogey-free 5-under-par 66 at the Howeston Pro-Am in Brisbane today.
Barbieri held off three players – Matt Millar, Cameron John and James Conran – by a single stroke as he continues to build towards the new Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia season which begins with the PNG Open in August.
The winner of Final Stage of Qualifying School in April has converted that form into two adidas PGA Pro-Am Series victories in Western Australia, the WA PGA Foursomes Championship, plus a runner-up finish in last week’s Redcliffe Pro-Am.
He’s now climbed to No.3 on the National Pro-Am Order of Merit for 2024.
John and Conran threatened to match Barbieri’s 66 as they came to the end of their rounds.
John, the winner of The National Tournament presented by BMW on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia earlier this year, played his final six holes in 6-under-par, while Conran birdied the 12th, 14th, 15th and 16th.
Millar’s round included six birdies and two bogeys.
The shot of the day came from Queenslander Will Bruyeres who aced the 279m par-4 third hole.
HOW THE WINNER’S SCORE UNFOLDED
Beginning his day on the 10th tee, Barbieri picked up a birdie on the par-5 12th hole before the highlight of his round, an eagle on the 247m par-4 14th where he hit the green with a three-wood.
He rounded out his opening nine with a birdie on the par-5 18th.
The New South Welshman’s second nine featured eight pars plus a crucial two on the par-3 sixth.
WHAT THE WINNER SAID
“It’s only my second time here and the last time it was blowing 50kph. It’s an interesting golf course,” Barbieri said.
“I played pretty good all day and didn’t really miss too many greens, holed a few putts here and there.
“Five-under won here last year so I knew it would be around that mark.”
LEADERBOARD RUNDOWN
66: Nathan Barbieri (NSW)
67: Matthew Millar (ACT), Cameron John (Vic), James Conran (NSW)
68: Samuel Slater (Qld), Chris Duke (Qld), Caleb Bovalina (Vic)
69: Zachary Maxwell (Qld), Lawry Flynn (Qld); Andrew Kelly (Vic), Christopher Wood (Qld), Lucas Higgins (NSW), Dylan Gardner (Qld)
NEXT UP
The adidas PGA Pro-Am Series continues its stay in the Brisbane region with the Zigcrete Constructions Windaroo Lakes Pro-Am tomorrow followed by the Breakas Beach Resort Vanuatu Virginia Pro-Am on Thursday.
It is time for the final major championship of 2024 for the over-50 crowd, with the PGA TOUR Champions and Legends Tour combining at The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex.
The best players in senior golf, including 13 Australians, three Kiwis and one Fijian, head for Carnoustie in Scotland, and here is all you need to know.
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Alex Cejka (GER)
PRIZEMONEY: US $2,850,000
LIVE SCORES: www.europeantour.com/legends-tour/
TV COVERAGE: The Senior Open Championship presented by Rolex is live on Fox Sports, available on Foxtel and Kayo.
*All times AEST.
Round One: Thursday 9:30pm–3am (Fox Sports 505/Kayo)
Round Two: Friday 9:30pm–3am (Fox Sports 505/Kayo)
Round Three: Saturday 9:30pm–3am (Fox Sports 505/Kayo)
Final Round: Sunday 9:30pm–3am (Fox Sports 505/Kayo)
AUSTRALASIAN PLAYER PROFILES
STEVEN ALKER
Age: 52
The lowdown: An eight-time PGA TOUR Champions winner, including one victory earlier this year, Alker is always one of the favourites heading into the majors.
The Kiwi has played three of the four grand slam events in 2024 with a worst return of T12 at the US Senior Open, and arrives fresh off a share of seventh at the Senior Players earlier this month.
Alker similarly has a strong record at The Senior Open, including a T11 last year and tie for third a year earlier, and chasing the season-long Charles Schwab Cup title, a good week here would go a long way.
STEVE ALLAN
Age: 50
The lowdown: New to the world of over-50s golf, the Victorian has shown plenty in his debut year in America on the PGA Tour Champions where Allan has seven top-25 finishes so far in 2024.
The majors haven’t been the happiest hunting ground so far for the 2002 Australian Open winner this year, however, having played extensively in Europe early in his career and with his Sandbelt golf background, expect Allan to have a good week here.
A hard worker and terrific putter, Allan will find plenty of fairways and his ball flight control in the wind will be a major positive this week.
STUART APPLEBY
Age: 53
The lowdown: It has been a busy 2024 for Appleby on the PGA TOUR Champions where the Cohuna product’s second half of the season has yielded some impressive results.
Finishing in the top-25 seven times this year, including as runner-up at the Insperity Invitational, Appleby has more than enough links and Open Championship experience to go well at Carnoustie, including a reputation as a top-class ball striker.
MICHAEL CAMPBELL
Age: 55
The lowdown: Lightly raced in racing parlance, the Kiwi winner of the 2005 US Open is a lover of links golf and regular contender when playing that style of golf so don’t count him out this week.
A mercurial ball striker, Campbell will be more than comfortable if the wind gets up and is experienced around Carnoustie, where he played two Opens for a best return of T57.
GREG CHALMERS
Age: 50
The lowdown: Chalmers has continued to impress with his knack of pre-qualifying into events, or turning a start into another the following week on the PGA TOUR Champions in his debut.
Letting his Twitter followers in on his early experience of a practice round, and plenty of lost balls, already this week, Chalmers’ renowned sense of humour will be a major string in his bow at Carnoustie where sometimes all a player can do is laugh.
Another with experience in the UK, Chalmers has plenty of power to use, as well as his renowned ability with the flatstick.
PETER FOWLER
Age: 65
The lowdown: The seemingly ageless Fowler continues to work harder than his much younger contemporaries and will be loving the opportunity to tee it up in another senior major championship.
Known as having the only short game that could rival the great Seve Ballesteros in their primes, Fowler continues to own a wedge game, and especially bunker play, the envy of his competitors that will be a significant advantage here.
Highly experienced in this part of the world, Fowler’s best chance could come if the Scottish summer turns nasty.
RICHARD GREEN
Age: 53
The lowdown: Currently fifth on the PGA TOUR Champions season-long points list, Green continues to show up big time at the majors in 2024 with four top-20s, including a runner-up and third place.
Spending much of his pre-50 career in Europe, and living on the Bellarine Peninsula, links golf and wind is nothing new for the left-hander who will enter this week as one of the favourites again here.
Adding to Green’s chances is his share of fourth at the regular Open Championship held at Carnoustie back in 2007.
SCOTT HEND
Age: 50
The lowdown: Still mixing it with the “flat bellies” of the main Tours of the world, Hend is one of the bigger Australasian chances here this week.
Remaining long off the tee, Hend will have no trouble in the wind in Scotland, while his ball striking remains of high quality.
Leading the standing on the European Legends Tour, Hend has played one senior major in 2024, with the Queenslander finishing in a tie for fourth at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.
MARK HENSBY
Age: 53
The lowdown: As he was in his main Tour career, Hensby continues to be the quiet achiever of the Australians playing regular senior Tour golf, with the 53-year-old recording 10 top-25 finishes on the PGA TOUR Champions so far in 2024.
Tied for 14th at the Kaulig Companies Championship a few weeks back, Hensby will be full of confidence and has the game to do well on the links of Carnoustie.
The Tamworth product is another with previous experience at Carnoustie where he missed the cut in 2007, however Hensby showed plenty of comfort in his two other Open Championship starts.
MICHAEL LONG
Age: 55
The lowdown: Playing on the European Legends Tour, the lanky New Zealander is a sneaky good chance this week at Carnoustie.
Currently inside the top-20 of the rankings on the Legends Tour, Long shared 20th a few weeks back at the Swiss Open and his mix of growing up in New Zealand and much of his adult life in Western Australia suggests windy conditions won’t faze Long.
DAVID MCKENZIE
Age: 56
The lowdown: Full of experience since turning 50, McKenzie is another with a grounding in Melbourne and Victorian golf that should translate well here.
Finishing tied for 25th at this event last year, McKenzie’s form so far this year has been solid in his limited opportunities and if his putter is hot he can certainly be a factor late in the piece.
JASON NORRIS
Age: 51
The lowdown: Earning his place thanks to a win at the Australian PGA Seniors Championship at Richmond last year, Norris is perhaps one of the smoky chances here for anyone outside of Australia.
Playing plenty of golf in Europe over his career, Norris is long for the over-50 crowd and plays the game with incredible creativity that will hold him in good stead this week at Carnoustie.
Tied for 15th in Switzerland earlier this month, Norris will relish the chance to show his wares and potentially open up more playing opportunities with a good week.
PETER O’MALLEY
Age: 59
The lowdown: Spending most of his time on the farm these days rather than playing competitive golf, O’Malley is still a tremendous hitter of the golf ball and his exploits in Scotland are legendary.
A winner of the Scottish Open with a final day charge, O’Malley will enjoy his return and despite little lead-in form to go by, windy conditions and the need for precision will suit the New South Welshman, who will hope the putter heats up.
ROD PAMPLING
Age: 54
The lowdown: Two-times a winner on the PGA TOUR Champions, including the SAS Championship in 2023, Pampling’s form so far this year has been up and down, though his ball striking bodes well for this week.
Long considered a top iron player, Pampling has plenty of experience at Carnoustie, including a T27 finish in 2007 and holding the lead of the 1999 Open Championship after the first round before feeling the full “Carnastie” effect on day two.
JOHN SENDEN
Age: 53
The lowdown: There have been signs of the Queenslander’s best in 2024, including with his lone top-10 of the season at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship, and if Senden can drop the one round above 73 each event he is a chance this week.
Another of the well regard ball strikers from Australia in this generation, Senden played a handful of Opens in his regular Tour career, with one of his best finishes coming at Carnoustie in 2007.
VIJAY SINGH
Age: 61
The lowdown: Still outworking almost everyone in professional golf, Singh will have taken plenty from his seventh place finish at the US Senior Open late last month at a course that highlights the same skills as Carnoustie.
A senior major champion, Singh owns some of the most significant links experience in the field of the players from outside the UK, and if the putter behaves, the Fijian should be right in this one.
MICHAEL WRIGHT
Age: 50
The lowdown: The last of the Australasians into the field after qualifying at Panmure Golf Club on Monday, Wright is another of the Aussies loving life after 50 on the golf course.
A true journeyman during his career, Wright has recorded three top-25s on the PGA TOUR Champions in his debut season this year, with the most recent coming in his last start at the Kaulig Companies Championship where the Queenslander shared seventh.
Possessing plenty of power, Wright’s ball flight control will be a significant asset this week if the wind gets up.
THE COURSE
Famous for its fearsomeness, Carnoustie Golf Links welcomes a senior major for the third time this week having hosted The Open Championship eight times and AIG Women’s Open twice.
Home to three courses, it is the Championship Course that will test the field this week, with the original 10 hole course designed by Allan Robertson with the help of Old Tom Morris, who returned to create the 18 hole layout in 1867.
Arguably the most difficult course on The Open Rota, Carnoustie is known for its relatively tight fairways in comparison with many links, while the famed ‘Barry Burn’ cuts its way through the course, and particularly the 18th hole, where Jean Van de Velde famously came unstuck in 1999.
The winner of the Claret Jug, Paul Lawrie is in the field this week, so too Van de Velde, and 2007 Open Champion Padraig Harrington.
Are you interested in volunteering at either of the two marquee events of this summer’s Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia?
The Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and Golf Australia are calling for golf-lovers and enthusiasts to volunteer at the BMW Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane and the ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Melbourne in November-December 2024, as well as tournaments in Perth and regional Victoria.
Volunteers are the heartbeat of these tournaments in Australia.
The PGA Championship will be held at the famous Royal Queensland in Brisbane from 21 to 24 November where Min Woo Lee thrilled the crowds and won the championship last year (pictured above).
The Open is to be held at Kingston Heath and The Victoria Golf Club from 28 November to 1 December, with both courses hosting on the first two days and Kingston Heath hosting on the third and fourth day.
As has been the case in Melbourne in 2022 and Sydney in 2023, the tournament has an inclusive format with men’s, women’s and All Abilities championships played on the same stage at the same time.
Both tournaments are part of the DP World Tour and will boast a field of the best players in the world.
Potential volunteers can also put their hand up for the Victorian PGA Championship at Moonah Links on the Mornington Peninsula, the Gippsland Super 6 and the Webex Players Series event in Perth.
Applications for volunteering at our major events and tournaments are managed through the volunteer management system, Rosterfy.
The process is two-step:
Up to four Australians are in the slot to make the International team for the Presidents Cup in Canada later this year, with Adam Scott leaping the latest to leap into contention.
Scott has played 10 Presidents Cup since 2003, all without a victory over the USA, but he is now where he needs to be to play at Royal Montreal from September 26-29.
Jason Day (ranked 4) and Scott (6) would be automatic qualifiers based on this week’s Fedex Cup points.
But Min Woo Lee (7) and Cam Davis (9) would both have strong arguments for selection depending upon form over the next month.
Captain Mike Weir will have six discretionary picks to make after the top six qualifiers are known immediately after the BMW Championship at the end of August.
The 25-year-old Lee would be making his Presidents Cup debut, while Davis secured two points on debut at Quail Hollow in 2022.
Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama is the current points leader for the International team.
Major winners in 2024, Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele, lead the American standings after Schauffele’s victory at the Open Championship.
The Presidents Cup is a PGA Tour-owned event and all players must be eligible to compete on the US Tour.
PHOTO: Jason Day and Adam Scott have teamed up at the Presidents Cup several times before. Image: Getty
Australian journeyman Bryan Wearne and youngster Cameron Bell have shared the trophy at this year’s PGA Professionals Championship of Victoria at Keysborough Golf Club.
Both players finished with matching scores of 2-under 71, one shot ahead of defending champion Grace Lennon who finished alone in third amongst Victoria’s best Vocational PGA Professionals.
Based at X-Golf Preston, Bell made a fast start, with three birdies in a row starting on the 15th. He gave all three shots back after making the turn however, before he saved the day with two late birdies.
Starting on the 10th, Wearne, from Growling Frog, was 2-over through nine holes before finding four birdies on his second nine. If not for a solitary bogey on the par-4 sixth hole, the trophy would’ve have been his alone.
While Wearne and Bell took the top prize, the top-15 players at Keysborough have won their way to the $70,000 National PGA Professionals Final at Heritage Golf and Country Club in October.
Full list of qualifiers:
Adam Scott will celebrate his 45th birthday with a 25th consecutive appearance at The Open Championship after finishing in a tie for 10th at Royal Troon.
American Xander Schauffele became the first male player since Brooks Koepka in 2018 to win two major championships in the same year with what he described as the “best round I’ve played”, a bogey-free 6-under 65 earning a two-stroke win to go with his US PGA Championship triumph at Valhalla in May.
Four back at the start of the final round, Scott drew to within two with early birdies at the first and third holes but a bogey at five stalled his hopes of a Sunday charge.
He would lament a poor swing on 10 tee that resulted in a second dropped shot, his even-par 71 enough to clinch a top-10 finish and secure an exemption into the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush from July 17-20, 2025.
Scott has played every Open Championship since his debut at St Andrews in 2000 shortly after turning professional and will enjoy a dual celebration as his 45th birthday falls on the eve of Round 1.
While disappointed that he was unable to mount a charge deep into the final round, Scott reflected on a productive fortnight in Scotland that included a runner-up finish at the Genesis Scottish Open.
“Yesterday gave me a glimmer of hope, but it would have had to be a super- hot front nine,” Scott conceded after the sixth top-10 finish of his Open career.
“I made a bad swing on 10 and paid the price, made a mess of that.
“It’s hard to really sum up. I played fairly well this week. Didn’t do well in the toughest conditions. That’s how it goes.
“There’s still the Presidents Cup to look forward to. Hopefully I’m in a good spot to play my way on to that team now.
“That’s kind of the goal through the FedEx Cup upcoming.”
Final thoughts from @AdamScott after another great week at #TheOpen. pic.twitter.com/9PFme74VmM
— PGA of Australia (@PGAofAustralia) July 21, 2024
Fellow Queenslander Jason Day regained much of the ground he lost in Round 3 with a 3-under 68 to finish in a tie for 13th while Kiwis Daniel Hillier (72) and Ryan Fox (67) also finished inside the top 25.
Scott wasn’t the only Australian to end the week inside the top 10.
Sarah Kemp closed with a round of 70 to be tied seventh at the LPGA Tour’s Dana Open in Ohio and Grant Booth matched his best result on the PGA Tour of Americas with a tie for eighth at the Bromont Open in Quebec.
Photo: Stuart Franklin/R&A/R&A via Getty Images
Results
The Open
Royal Troon, Troon, Scotland
1 Xander Schauffele 69-72-69-65—275 €2,846,593.60
T10 Adam Scott 70-77-66-71—284 €291,576.89
T13 Jason Day 73-68-76-68—285 €228,339.66
T19 Daniel Hillier (NZ) 76-71-68-72—287 €161,949.75
T25 Ryan Fox (NZ) 73-73-76-67—289 €114,430.00
MC Kazuma Kobori (NZ) 73-76—149 €11,340.46
MC Min Woo Lee 71-80—151 €9,458.04
MC Elvis Smylie 76-75—151 €9,458.04
MC Jasper Stubbs (a) 80-72—152 ———
MC Michael Hendry (NZ) 74-78—152 €8,034.74
MC Cam Smith 80-74—154 €8,034.74
PGA TOUR
Barracuda Championship
Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood Cse), Truckee, California
MC Jason Scrivener 9-0—9
MC Aaron Baddeley 2-(-1)—1
MC Tim Wilkinson (NZ) 1-(-4)— -3
LPGA Tour
Dana Open
Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio
1 Chanettee Wannasaen 66-65-66-67—264 $US262,500
T7 Sarah Kemp 68-67-69-70—274 $38,232
T33 Grace Kim 71-68-73-67—279 $11,160
MC Hira Naveed 71-73—144
MC Robyn Choi 73-70—143
MC Sarah Jane Smith 71-72—143
MC Karrie Webb 76-73—149
MC Su Oh 76-76—152
WD Stephanie Kyriacou 74-74—148
Ladies European Tour
Dutch Ladies Open
Hilversumsche Golf Club, Netherlands
1 Jana Melichova 70-68-67—205 €45,000
T21 Momoka Kobori (NZ) 68-75-70—213 €3,684
T52 Kelsey Bennett 71-72-75—218 €1,067.14
T64 Whitney Hillier 72-72-78—222 €765
MC Amy Walsh 72-75—147
Korn Ferry Tour
Price Cutter Charity Championship
Highland Springs Country Club, Springfield, Missouri
1 Matt McCarty 65-67-65-66—263
T15 Karl Vilips 67-70-67-66—270
MC Brett Drewitt 71-68—139
MC Curtis Luck 69-70—139
MC Dimi Papadatos 72-71—143
MC Rhein Gibson 66-77—143
MC Steven Bowditch 76-74—150
PGA TOUR Americas
Bromont Open
Golf Chateau-Bromont, Québec
1 Ryan Burnett 67-65-64-62—258 $US40,500
T8 Grant Booth 66-67-65-67—265
MC Harry Hillier (NZ) 67-70—137
MC Charlie Hillier (NZ) 74-70—144
Epson Tour
Twin Bridges Championship
Pinehaven Country Club, Guilderland, New York
1 Lauren Stephenson 66-66-72—204 $US35,625
T17 Amelia Garvey (NZ) 75-70-68—213 $2,925
T26 Maddison Hinson-Tolchard 73-70-71—214 $2,206
MC Fiona Xu (NZ) 76-75—151
Challenge Tour
Euram Bank Open
GC Adamstal, Ramsau, Austria
1 Frank Kennedy 65-66-65-71—267 €43,200
MC Blake Windred 68-72—140
MC Hayden Hopewell 71-70—141
MC Jeff Guan 75-69—144
