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Veteran Adam Scott has made friends with “old-man-par” golf to ignite his hopes of a second major championship on another day of drama at the US Open at Oakmont Country Club.
Tied for 11th after opening with an even-par 70, Scott will tee off in the second-to-last group in Round 3 on Saturday after refusing to yield ground for a second straight day.
The only player in the field without an over-par round through the first two days, Scott’s 70 on Friday consisted of three birdies, three bogeys and 12 hard-earned pars, putting him just three back of 36-hole leader Sam Burns (65).
Playing in his 96th consecutive major championship, the 2013 Masters champion has hit 27 of 36 greens in regulation at the halfway point to build belief that experience may be his greatest asset over the weekend.
“I’m playing old-man-par golf at the moment,” Scott joked.
“I guess I would have expected to be in this position if you said even par through two rounds.
“It’s just hard out there. It’s hard to keep it going when guys have got on a run. It seems like they’ve come back a bit.
“I’d be pretty proud of winning this thing on the weekend. Right now, that’s really what I’m here to do.
“I feel like there’s probably not been many signs to anyone else but me the last month or six weeks that my game is looking better. But I definitely feel more confident than I have been this year.
“I feel like this is what I’ve been working towards. I was kind of in the mix late at the PGA, and now kind of putting myself in this one for the weekend.
“It’s a long way to go, but I feel like my game is in good enough shape to do this.”
The 44-year-old’s second shot into one flirted with the right edge of the hole as he began day two with a birdie from six feet, ceding that shot and one more with back-to-back bogeys at four and five.
He started the back nine as he did the first by holing a birdie putt from 22 feet at the par-4 10th but dropped a shot when he failed to get up-and-down from the greenside bunker at the par-3 13th.
Scott took advantage of the short par-4 14th to make birdie and get back square with the card, securing his 70 with three par putts from four feet and one from 13 feet at 17 that elicited a subtle fist pump.
Fellow Queenslander Jason Day revitalised his hopes of a second major with a 3-under 67 made possible, in part, by a DIY putter adjustment.
Now 3-over for the championship, Day revealed post-round that he made an unconventional change to his putter after Round 1, his 27 putts in Round 2 six less than was necessary on day one.
“I bent my putter. I just manually bent it myself,” Day replied when asked whether he had made any changes between rounds.
“Stood on it. That’s kind of how I used to do it back in the day.
“It just hadn’t been looking very good to me personally. Kind of looks a little bit hooded, the grip’s on a little bit closed too, so that’s not a positive for me.
“I bent it enough to make it look more open, which is good.”
Six-over when he teed off early on Friday, Day took one step back before taking two steps forward.
The 37-year-old made bogey on 10 after missing a par putt from four feet but hit 3-wood from 330 yards to 20 feet at the par-5 12th as he became the first player to eagle the hole for the week.
He followed that with a perfectly executed birdie at the short par-4 14th and took advantage of another short four, the 305-yard 17th, to play the back nine in 3-under.
A visit to the famed ‘church pews’ led to a dropped shot at the par-4 third but the former world No.1 hit back with a superb shot to five feet at the par-3 sixth followed by a birdie putt from 24 feet at the par-4 seventh.
A final tangle with the gnarly rough left of the fairway led to a closing bogey at the par-4 ninth but Day did enough to believe he is now back in the championship.
“It was a big day to come back and shoot 3-under to make the cut,” said Day.
“I feel like you’re going to make bogeys out here and try and get the birdies when you can.
“Three-over right now, if I can just keep climbing the leaderboard, get into contention on Sunday that would be great.”
Kiwi Ryan Fox shot 73 on Friday to be tied 36th heading into the final two rounds, Marc Leishman (75) and Cam Davis (73) joining Scott and Day in advancing to the weekend.
Round 2 Australasian scores
T4 Adam Scott 70-70—140
T12 Jason Day 76-67—143
T36 Ryan Fox (NZ) 72-73—145
T45 Marc Leishman 71-75—146
T58 Cam Davis 74-73—147
MC Cameron Smith 75-73—148
MC Min Woo Lee 77-72—149
Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images
Lachlan Armour and Jack Sandic have taken out the Victorian PGA 4BBB Match Play Championship with a dominant victory in the final at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club.
A win on the 18th hole in the semi-final was the closest of the three matches Armour and Sandic played prior to facing off against Ryan Lynch and Kris Mueck.
Winners of this event in 2017, Lynch and Mueck endured a similar fate to those who had faced Armour and Sandic, going down 5&4 in the final on Friday.
This year marked the return of the Victorian PGA 4BBB Match Play Championship to the schedule for the first time since 2020.
An even-par 70 was enough to have Australian Adam Scott just outside the top 10 as the best players in the world were subjected to golf’s toughest test on day one of the US Open at Oakmont Country Club.
Tied for 18th when the US Open last visited Oakmont in 2016, Scott had five birdies across his opening nine holes to head to the front nine 2-under-par.
On a day in which he hit 14 of 18 greens in regulation but needed 34 putts across Oakmont’s wickedly quick and dramatically contoured greens, Scott missed a six-footer for par on three and then could only hack out to 13 feet from the rough right of the par-3 eighth, two-putting for bogey as Oakmont dragged another shot back.
Tied for 10th at LIV Golf Virginia days after coming through 38 holes to qualify to play the US Open, Victorian Marc Leishman marked his return to major championship golf with a 1-over 71, one better than Kiwi Canadian Open champion Ryan Fox (72).
Putts for birdie from 18 and 20 feet at the second and 13th holes were the highlight of Cam Davis’s 4-over 74 while there was just a solitary birdie across the three rounds of Cameron Smith (76), Jason Day (76) and Min Woo Lee (77).
Despite his struggles, Smith told LIV Golf reporter Mike McAllister that he was content with his work that included hitting eight of 14 fairways and nine of 18 greens.
“A couple of three putts, bogeys on the par-5s – switch those round, we’re right in it,” said Smith. “Plenty of good stuff there. Just need to keep doing what we’re doing, although it seems like you want to bash your head in out there.”
Scott gave as good as he got out among the early groups on Thursday morning.
Playing in his 96th consecutive major, Scott missed the fairway left on his way to bogey on 10 but hit a wedge to eight feet for birdie on 11 and then pummelled a 380-yard drive on his way to a second straight birdie at the par-5 12th.
The 44-year-old short-sided himself at the par-3 13th to drop back to even par but poured in a putt from 16 feet at 14 to get back into red figures.
Scott came up well short with his first putt from 48 feet to drop another shot at the par-3 16th but, as he had done the entire front nine, responded with a birdie after driving the green at the par-4 17th, turning in 2-under by hitting a superb second from 180 yards to just five feet at the par-4 18th.
Round 1 Australasian scores
T11 Adam Scott 70
T20 Marc Leishman 71
T33 Ryan Fox (NZ) 72
T62 Cam Davis 74
T79 Cameron Smith 75
T98 Jason Day 76
T119 Min Woo Lee 77
Round 2 tee times (AEST)
8:56pm* Ryan Fox (NZ)
9:18pm* Min Woo Lee
9:51pm* Jason Day
10:13pm Marc Leishman
3:03am Adam Scott
3:47am Cameron Smith
3:47am* Cam Davis
Photo: Logan Whitton/USGA
Seemingly out of contention after just three holes, Samuel Slater produced a sensational comeback to claim a share of top spot at the Foxleigh Mine Middlemount Golf & Country Club Pro-Am today.
The long-hitting Queenslander played his final 13 holes in 10-under-par to post a 6-under-par 66 and join Christopher Wood and Harrison Wills as the titleholders at Middlemount, the opening leg of the Central Queensland swing on the adidas PGA Pro-Am Series.
Wood and Wills were the first to 6-under before eventually being joined by Slater when he birdied his second last hole of the day to cap his charge into contention.
While Wood, who had seven birdies and a solitary bogey in his round, has been a prolific pro-am winner for more than a decade, Middlemount is victory number one for Wills, an infrequent pro-am entrant who collected nine birdies.
Turning point
Slater was near the tail of the field when he double-bogeyed the sixth and seventh holes, his second and third of the day, and was still at 4-over-par when he began the back nine.
The first signs of a remarkable turnaround came when he reeled off four consecutive birdies and an eagle from the 10th hole to move under-par for his round before another four-birdie streak came on the 18th through to the third.
Quick quotes
Slater said: “I was a bit rattled, that’s for sure. But anything can happen out there. That’s the approach I took to it. I’ve been working really hard on the short game. That’s the thing that’s let me down for several years, so it’s good to finally get that on track.”
Wills said: “Being from out here, all these little tracks like Middlemount are like a second home. It’s nice to be able to come out here, catch up with everyone and put a round together. I’m going to play a fair bit over the next couple of months and see what comes.”
Wood said: “I spent a good part of the first probably three or four years when I turned pro out here, coming out and supporting these events so it was good to come back after a few years off. The course is definitely a lot better than I can remember. I would’ve liked to have probably got off the tee a bit better, but I putted well and holed some good putts to get the momentum going.”
Leading scores
T1 Sam Slater 66
T1 Christopher Wood 66
T1 Harrison Wills 66
4 Ben Hollis 67
5 Jay Mackenzie 68
T6 Nathan Page 69
T6 Brendan Smith 69
T6 Lachlan Wood 69
T6 Cameron Bell 69
T6 Anthony Choat 69
Next up
The Central Queensland swing continues with the ABM Blackwater Pro-Am on Saturday and Sunday with Jay Mackenzie as the defending champion.
The PGA of Australia has entered a new era with the first women appointed to the Vocational Members Council (VMC) at the 2025 Annual General Meeting.
Anne-Marie Knight (West Beach Parks Golf Academy), Nicole James (Coolangatta-Tweed Heads Golf Club) and Nicole Martino (The Western Australian GC) were elected by their fellow PGA Professionals and will now join the nine-person VMC to provide representation and direction on behalf of Vocational Members to the PGA Board.
The VMC has never had a woman Member in the 114-year history of the PGA of Australia and Geoff Stewart, General Manager – Membership, is excited about what their appointment represents.
“The Vocational Members Council performs a critical function in representing PGA Members to the PGA Board and I have no doubt these three PGA Professionals will fill these roles with distinction,” said Stewart.
“Anne-Marie Knight, Nicole James and Nicole Martino are all decorated PGA Members in their own right, with a wide variety of experiences and expertise.
“Anne-Marie was an accomplished tournament professional before moving into coaching, Nicole James has risen through the ranks to now be the General Manager at Coolangatta-Tweed Heads Golf Club and Nicole Martino spent time as the PGA’s Member Services Coordinator in Western Australia and is now the Golf Manager at The Western Australian Golf Club.
“I was thrilled that they nominated to join the VMC and am now equally excited to see how they contribute having been elected by their fellow PGA Members.”
After 13 years playing on the ALPG (now WPGA Tour of Australasia) and the Ladies European Tour, Knight (pictured, centre) became a full Vocational Member of the PGA in 2009.
She was named South Australian PGA Teaching Professional of the Year in 2016 and South Australian Game Development Professional of the Year in 2019. Knight hopes to further increase leadership opportunities for women in golf.
“I believe the PGA has come a long way to improve opportunities for female PGA Professionals with many initiatives such as women on boards/committees, increased playing opportunities with the introduction of the PGA Women’s Cup and the alignment with the WPGA Tour of Australasia,” said Knight.
“I’m passionate about continuing to grow and explore further pathways for our female PGA Membership.”
Like Knight, Nicole James spent eight years playing on tour before joining the PGA as a full Member in 2000.
Before moving into management, James (pictured, left) worked as a Tournament Coordinator for the PGA and wants to expand opportunities for Members in both of those areas.
“I have a deep understanding of the importance of providing playing opportunities for our Members,” said James.
“I am passionate about creating and expanding these opportunities to ensure that more Members can develop their playing ability here in Australia.
“Having progressed to a General Manager role, I also recognise the importance of supporting our Members in advancing to managerial positions.
“This is vital for their personal growth and for the continued success and recognition of the PGA of Australia.”
A PGA Professional since 2013, Nicole Martino (pictured, right) has been employed in a variety of roles across the golf industry over the past 20 years.
She has already served twice on the former PGA WA Vocational Committee and is passionate about member engagement and education.
“I feel that the time is right for me to give back and use my knowledge and experience to listen to our Members and to represent them well,” said Martino.
“I have had some great PGA role models who encouraged and supported me to achieve my career goals and I would love to contribute to increasing opportunities for Members to engage with one another and continue their own personal and professional development.”
PGA of Australia CEO, Gavin Kirkman, was delighted to see three such outstanding candidates added to the VMC.
“All three women are proud PGA Professionals who have already made significant contributions to the Australian golf industry,” said Kirkman.
“As the first women voted onto the VMC, they will bring a fresh perspective that can only benefit the organisation and its objectives.
“I very much look forward to working with them and all members of the VMC in further advancing the career opportunities for all PGA Members.”
Former world No.1 Jason Day has delivered a brutal reality check for club golfers as he sets his sights on becoming the first Australian to win a US Open at famed Oakmont Country Club.
Built in 1903 with the express purpose of being the toughest golf course in the world, Oakmont has undergone a recent renovation under the guidance of Gil Hanse and promises to be as torturous as it has ever been.
Rough brushing players’ calves and sloping greens nudging 15 on the Stimpmeter have many questioning whether the best players on the planet will break par for 72 holes.
Wearing shorts emblazoned with the American flag that caused a social media stir of their own, Day said in a video posted to DP World Tour social media channels that not only would an 18-handicapper not play to their handicap, they’d need more than triple that number to even come close.
“A legit 18 marker, I think 150 is pretty solid,” said Day, which averages out to more than eight shots on every single hole.
“They would just struggle.
“I mean, it’s difficult out there. Most 18 handicappers typically don’t have the greatest control off the tee box. They’re probably hitting this swipey cut into the right rough. They’ve got no knowledge of how to hit the angle of attack on some of these so they’re hitting these shots which are coming out way left.
“They’re going to be beaming the ball across, back and forth.
“150 I feel like is very good for an 18-marker.”
Day played a practice round with fellow Australian Min Woo Lee on Tuesday, who also said that players who average 90 in their club competitions have no chance of breaking 100 at Oakmont at its fiercest.
“120,” was Lee’s estimation, 30-over an 18-marker’s handicap.
“The greens are so slick and slopey. And the rough is … I mean, we can barely get it out of the rough, so I don’t think an 18 handicapper would be able to get out of the rough.
“I don’t know if that’s ridiculous or generous, I’m not sure.
“Hopefully someone can experiment and average it out for us. But it’s a lot.”
Lee and Day make up a third of the Aussie contingent at Oakmont while there are 10 Australians teeing it up at the LPGA Tour’s Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give.
A week out from the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, major winners Minjee Lee and Hannah Green will head the charge as Kirsten Rudgeley, Kelsey Bennett, Maddison Hinson-Tolchard and Amy Walsh line up for the Hulencourt Women’s Open in Belgium.
Photo: Mike Ehrmann/USGA
US Open
Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
9:18pm* Adam Scott
10:02pm Cam Davis
10:02pm* Cameron Smith
2:41am Ryan Fox (NZ)
3:03am Min Woo Lee
3:36am Jason Day
3:58am* Marc Leishman
Recent champion: Bryson DeChambeau
Past Aussie winners: David Graham (1981), Geoff Ogilvy (2006)
Prize money: $US21.5m
TV times: Live 8:30pm-10am Thursday, Friday; Live 12am-10am Sunday; Live 1am-9am Monday on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.
LPGA Tour
Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
Blythefield Country Club, Belmont, Michigan
9:15pm Sarah Kemp
9:15pm* Fiona Xu (NZ)
9:48pm Cassie Porter
9:48pm* Hannah Green
10:10pm Robyn Choi
10:10pm* Minjee Lee
11:05pm* Karis Davidson
11:16pm Grace Kim
3:10am* Stephanie Kyriacou
3:54am* Gabriela Ruffels
4:05am Hira Naveed
Recent champion: Lilia Vu
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US3m
TV times: Live 5am-8am Friday on Fox Sports 507; Live 5am-8am Saturday; Live 6:30am-8am Sunday; 9am-11am Monday on Fox Sports 505 and Kayo.
Ladies European Tour
Hulencourt Women’s Open
Hulencourt, Belgium
4:43pm* Kelsey Bennett
4:54pm* Kirsten Rudgeley
5:16pm* Momoka Kobori (NZ)
5:38pm Amy Walsh
9:17pm Amelia Garvey (NZ)
10:01pm Maddison Hinson-Tolchard
10:23pm* Wenyung Keh (NZ)
Recent champion: Patricia Isabel Schmidt
Past Aussie winners: Karen Lunn (1988, 1990), Corinne Dibnah (1991)
Prize money: €300,000
TV times: Live 11:30pm-2:30am Thursday, Friday on Fox Sports 507; Live 9pm-11:30pm Saturday; Live 9:45pm-12am Sunday on Fox Sports 505 and Kayo.
Japan Golf Tour/Korean PGA Tour
Hana Bank Invitational
The Heaven Country Club, South Korea
8:01pm Brad Kennedy
9:40pm* Junseok Lee, Michael Hendry (NZ)
Recent champion: Takashi Ogiso
Past Aussie winners: Junseok Lee (2022)
Prize money: KRW1.3b
Epson Tour
Great Lakes Championship
The Highlands, The Heather, Harbor Springs, Michigan
Australians in the field: Su Oh, Jess Whitting
Recent champion: Inaugural event
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US250,000
HotelPlanner Tour
Raiffeisenbank Golf Challenge
Kaskáda Golf Resort, Brno, Czech Republic
9:30pm Hayden Hopewell
9:30pm* Sam Jones (NZ)
9:40pm* Jye Pickin
Recent champion: Hamish Brown
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: €300,000
LET Access Series
Amundi Czech Ladies Challenge
Panorama Golf Resort, Kacov, Czech Republic
Australians in the field: Stephanie Bunque, Justice Bosio, Belinda Ji, Abbie Teasdale, Kristalle Blum
Recent champion: Helen Briem
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: €45,000
Legends Tour
Costa Navarino Legends Tour Trophy
Costa Navarino, Greece
5:17pm Michael Campbell (NZ)
5:28pm Scott Hend
6:23pm Michael Long (NZ)
Recent champion: Clark Dennis
Past Aussie winners: Nil
In a year in which Australia is enjoying a record representation on the LPGA Tour, Gold Coaster Robyn Choi is quietly going about taking that tally into double digits.
After the heartbreak of failing to retain her card by a single stroke at Q-Series Final Qualifying in December, Choi entered the 2025 season with limited status on the main tour and a full card on the Epson Tour.
The 27-year-old has made good use of those infrequent starts to currently sit 74th on the Race to CME Globe standings, rise 71 spots in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking in the past six weeks and enter the Australian Golf Power Rankings for the first time.
10. Adam Scott (Last week: 9)
Enters the US Open ranked No.42 in the Official World Golf Ranking after a strong showing at the PGA Championship and a tie for 41st at The Memorial Tournament.
9. Robyn Choi (New)
On the back of her first career LPGA Tour top-10 outside Australia at the Riviera Maya Open in Mexico, Choi was the leading Australian again at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Her tie for 11th saw her rise nine spots in the Race to CME Globe standings, enough to earn a place in this week’s Meijer LPGA Classic for what will be her fourth start of the year.
8. Jason Day (8)
Will need the issue in his left wrist that forced his withdrawal from The Memorial to be fully healed for the US Open test awaiting at Oakmont Country Club. Was tied eighth when the US Open was last played at Oakmont in 2016 when Day was at the height of his powers and ranked No.1 in the world.
7. Minjee Lee (6)
Returns to play this week at the Meijer LPGA Classic on the back of a strong performance at the US Women’s Open at Erin Hills. The former world No.2 is currently ranked No.23 in the world with a best result in 2025 a runner-up finish at the Blue Bay LPGA.
6. Stephanie Kyriacou (5)
A missed cut at the US Women’s Open was a disappointing result for a player with three top-six finishes in her previous five starts. Among the 10 Aussies in the field for this week’s Meijer LPGA Classic.
5. Min Woo Lee (4)
Struggled to make an impact since his breakthrough PGA TOUR win at the Texas Children’s Houston Open in April. Was 49th at The Masters and missed the cut at the PGA Championship.
4. Karl Vilips (2)
Missed the cut at the RBC Canadian Open in the same week he failed to advance from US Open Final Qualifying. Tie for 11th at the Charles Schwab Challenge a fortnight ago is his best individual result since winning the Puerto Rico Open.
3. Marc Leishman (7)
Tuned up for his first major appearance since 2022 by leading the Ripper GC charge at LIV Golf Virginia. Days after playing 38 holes on golf’s longest day to earn a spot in the field for the US Open, Leishman shot 66 in the final round at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club to finish tied 10th.
2. Hannah Green (3)
Despite taking the week off, rose two spots in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking to be sixth heading into the Meijer LPGA Classic. Led the Aussie charge at the US Women’s Open with a tie for 12th, her best result in women’s golf’s toughest test.
1. Lucas Herbert (1)
On the back of missing out on qualifying for the US Open, Herbert struggled in the opening two rounds at LIV Golf Virginia before shooting 68 in the final round. Finishing 46th is his worst result of the LIV Golf season but he remains fifth in the individual standings.
The Australian Golf Power Rankings is a subjective list developed with input from members of the Australian Golf media team.
Photos: Mogie Adamchik (Lee); Australian Golf (others)
The late additions of both Marc Leishman and Ryan Fox has bolstered the Australasian contingent seeking to create a slice of history at the 125th US Open at famed Oakmont Country Club.
A venue that has crowned icons of golf including Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus and Ernie Els in a range of championships dating back to 1919 has only ever seen one Australian winner.
Major champions David Graham (eighth in 1983), Greg Norman (tied sixth in 1994) and Jason Day (tied eighth in 2016) have all logged US Open top 10s at Oakmont yet Nick Flanagan’s 2003 US Amateur victory remains Australia’s lone victory.
Surviving 38 holes at Final Qualifying has enabled Leishman to join fellow Aussies Cam Davis, Jason Day, Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott and Cameron Smith in the field for the 2025 championship while Ryan Fox’s world ranking boost from two PGA TOUR wins in the past month saw him snare one of the final entries.
Leishman was tied for 18th when the US Open was last played at Oakmont in 2016 but has returned on a number of occasions since with manager Bud Martin and Leishman’s father, Paul.
“I love the place,” said Leishman.
“We went there with Bud and my dad and we played there for a couple of days about two years ago.
“I’ve been there quite a few times and yeah, love it.
“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 and put myself in places where I can actually make putts.
“You can be hitting good shots into those greens and, if you’re leaving yourself downhillers, you’ve got no chance.”
With wins at the Myrtle Beach Classic and RBC Canadian Open in his past four starts, few players should arrive at Oakmont with more confidence than Kiwi star Ryan Fox.
The 38-year-old needed a strong finish at TPC Toronto to push his way into the 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking and will tee it up in his seventh US Open ranked No.32 after a playoff win in Canada.
“It sounds like it’s going to be a proper beat up,” said Fox when asked what to expect from a US Open at Oakmont.
“It will be fun. I’ve heard it’s a fantastic golf course. It’s hard, the greens are tricky. They’re going to be running scary fast. From what it looks like, the rough is straight hack-out.
“I don’t think 18-under is going to be needed.
“I like that style of golf. Maybe not every week, but it’s fun to play every now and again.
“It’s nice to be in the field, that’s for sure.”
There will be a total of 45 hours of live tournament coverage on Fox Sports and Kayo, starting at 8:30pm AEST Thursday night.
US Open
Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Recent champion: Bryson DeChambeau
Past Aussie winners: David Graham (1981), Geoff Ogilvy (2006)
TV times: Live 8:30pm-10am Thursday, Friday; Live 12am-10am Sunday; Live 1am-9am Monday on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo.
Australasians in the field
Cam Davis
Age: 30
US Open appearances: 2
Best US Open finish: MC (2023, 2024)
Best finish in a major: T4, 2023 PGA Championship
PGA TOUR wins: 2
How he qualified: Top 5 players in the 2025 FedExCup standings, not otherwise exempt, as of May 19
Jason Day
Age: 37
US Open appearances: 12
Best US Open finish: 2nd (2011, 2013)
Best finish in a major: Won, 2015 PGA Championship
PGA TOUR wins: 13
How he qualified: Top 60 points leaders and ties from Official World Golf Ranking, as of May 19
Ryan Fox (NZ)
Age: 38
US Open appearances: 6
Best US Open finish: T41st (2018)
Best finish in a major: T16, 2019 Open Championship
PGA TOUR wins: 2
How he qualified: From the current Official World Golf Rankings, the top 60 points leaders and ties as of June 9, 2025
Min Woo Lee
Age: 26
US Open appearances: 3
Best US Open finish: T5 (2023)
Best finish in a major: T5, 2023 US Open
PGA TOUR wins: 1
How he qualified: Top 60 points leaders and ties in the Official World Golf Ranking, as of May 19
Marc Leishman
Age: 41
US Open appearances: 11
Best US Open finish: T14 (2022)
Best finish in a major: T2, 2015 Open Championship
PGA TOUR wins: 6
How he qualified: Shot 70-69—139 at Final Qualifying at Woodmont Country Club (North Course) in Maryland on June 2
Adam Scott
Age: 44
US Open appearances: 23
Best US Open finish: T4 (2015)
Best finish in a major: Won, 2013 Masters
PGA TOUR wins: 14
How he qualified: Players who qualified and were eligible for the season-ending 2024 Tour Championship
Cameron Smith
Age: 31
US Open appearances: 9
Best US Open finish: 4th (2023)
Best finish in a major: Won, 2022 Open Championship
PGA TOUR wins: 6
How he qualified: Winner of 2022 Open Championship
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.
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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.
