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Australian golf young guns Justin Warren and Min Woo Lee have made twin bogeys on the 18th hole to tie for the lead in the penultimate round of the AVJennings NSW Open.
Playing in the second-last group after starting the day at 9-under, Warren stood on the 18th tee at 18-under the card and unbeknownst to him, tied for the lead alongside Lee.
An unruly tee shot luckily found the fairway to the left but a long second stroke went over the back of the green, forcing an extra shot than the 24-year-old would have liked.
To Warren’s fortune, Lee suffered a similar fate, albeit falling short of the pin to post a third round of 68.
The duo enters tomorrow’s final round at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club tied at 17-under the card but just one stroke ahead of Travis Smyth and Josh Younger at 16-under.
“They describe it as being in the zone and that’s pretty much where I was for the first 14 holes,” Warren said.
“Everything was just straight at the flag and putts were rolling in from everywhere. It was awesome. I was 9-under through 13 and a good chance on 14, I just didn’t quite hit a great putt but it was very similar to the first day, I just really struck my ball well, put it in the right spots, holed some putts.
“I kind of struggled a little bit over the last few holes. I just wasn’t quite hitting it as close. There were some nerves out there, a bit of adrenaline, the ball just wasn’t quite going the same distance as it normally does.”
The 8-under 64 round is Warren’s second for the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia tournament but it was his front-nine again where his game came to life.
“I had four birdies in a row on 3, 4, 5 and 6 just playing really solid and made a couple of nice little 10 or 12 footers and a tap in here at there,” he said.
“I made a great par on 7, chipped in for par on 7, got a little unlucky off the tee and then made a solid par on 8 and then hit a good drive down 9, hit a 4-iron just straight into the middle of the green and had a great little read on it.
“Absolutely perfect speed and it just died in the front of the hole. I went to the 10th tee with a lot of confidence and a lot of momentum.”
Despite the 4-under round, Lee concedes his game wasn’t where he wanted it to be on Saturday but will work overnight to be in a position to challenge in the final round.
“I actually scored pretty well (but) I didn’t feel like I played good at all. I guess that’s a bit of confidence,” Lee said.
“I don’t feel good over the ball or over the putter at all today so hopefully I can fix that up in the next hour and then get it going tomorrow.
“The course was really nice today. Pins were in pretty tricky positions and you couldn’t leave it in certain spots. It was a nice challenge.”
With a stacked leaderboard behind him Lee insists it will be business as usual as he tries to extend his lead over the field.
“I’m pretty excited for tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll come out on top,” he said.
“Golf is, you just need to hit one shot at a time. Golf can change so quickly so you just need to keep your head in.
“Whoever plays the best I guess, like I said, you play your game.”
Travis Smyth and Josh Younger sit tied for third place at 16-under the card after firing rounds of 66 and 67 respectively.
Overnight leader Andrew Dodt battled throughout the third round, backing up his record-breaking 11-under with even-par for 14-under the card and fifth position.
The round was highlighted by a hole-in-one by Aaron Townsend on the par-3 17th. He sits tied for 26th at 6-under.
The leading group of Warren, Lee and Smyth will begin the final round of the AVJennings NSW Open at 10:55am where they will battle for the Kel Nagle Cup, the lion’s share of $400,000 in prize money and Official World Golf Ranking Points.
The winner of the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia tournament will also receive full exemption onto the tour until the end of the 2020 season.
The final round of the NSW Open will tee off at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club at 7am on Sunday.
For round three results visit pga.org.au.
For round four tee times visit pga.org.au.
Andrew Dodt has set a new course record of 11-under in round two at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club to take the lead of the AVJennings NSW Open.
In the best round of his 12-year professional career Dodt’s nine birdies and eagle at the 11th hole combined to eclipse 2018 champion Jake McLeod’s third round effort last year.
Despite Min Woo Lee’s best endeavours of 5-under in the afternoon field Dodt holds a one-shot lead at 14-under the card ahead of tomorrow’s third round.
“When they all added up they added up to 61. That’s the best round in my career so far. I knew the conditions were going to be user-friendly this morning so I wanted to take real advantage of that,” Dodt said.
“I got off to a pretty good start, and then sort of got hot around the turn. I made a few birdies and an eagle at 11 and then I started getting a bit nervy because I thought ‘I’m getting pretty hot here’.
“I thought I had to make two coming in because I didn’t really know what I was but I didn’t give myself great chances on the last three holes. All in all it was a great day’s work.”
The winner of the 2019 Sarawak Championship was a hot favourite after receiving a last minute invite into the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia tournament.
Since claiming the Asian Tour victory in August, Dodt has made the cut in all six tournaments he has contested across the PGA Tour of Australasia and Asian Tour, but believes his low scores must continue to be in contention come Sunday.
“This is my first time I’ve played here. I checked the scoring from the last two years and I know you’ve got to be 20-under to win,” he said.
“That was the goal at the start of the week and I’ve got to be at least there.
“The guys in Australia, they’re good players, so you’ve got to keep your foot down because they’re going to be right behind you. If you embrace it and take it on you can get after it.”
A dry course and firm greens challenged the field with 33-degree heat adding to the pressure for young-gun Min Woo Lee.
The challenging layout tested the West Australian but with two eagles, two birdies and a bogey he made it look easy for a second round of 5-under 67.
“The pins are tougher, the greens are harder and it was windier so that probably explains it,” Lee said of his round.
“There are still getable holes so you’ve just got to take your medicine at some of the holes and take advantage of the easy ones.
“I just thought I’d go out and play and I’m glad I shot 5-under. I’m just happy I’m playing good and happy with the way I played, satisfied at the end of the round. It hasn’t been like that for a while.”
With a two-round total of 13-under Lee holds second place over round one leader Josh Younger at 11-under in third and Newcastle local Travis Smyth one shot further back.
The second-round cut was made at 1-under the card, resulting in a third-round field of 70 players that will tee off at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club from 7am.
The leading group of Andrew Dodt, Min Woo Lee and Josh Younger will tee off from the first hole at 11:05am.
For the round two leaderboard visit pga.org.au.
A blemish-free round of 9-under 63 in round one of the AVJennings NSW Open has handed Josh Younger a one-stroke lead at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club.
Following the outstanding early efforts of Min Woo Lee and Justin Warren for rounds of 8-under the card, Younger put the leaderboard to the back of his mind when he took to the course on Thursday afternoon.
A string of birdies from his first hole, the 10th, to the 16th gave the Victorian gained momentum across what he labels as the Twin Creeks layout’s hardest stretch.
“I started off on the back-nine and made six straight and then just tried to keep out of my own way from there on in. People won’t believe me but the back-nine was tough,” Younger said.
“We came through the turn and the wind got up and that front-nine played quite difficult. I had a good start and was able to stay patient and let things happen. I picked up a couple more coming in and saved a couple of pars.”
It wasn’t an easy road to the clubhouse for Younger, who says while birdies are important; his par saves today were just as valuable.
“On seven I got out of position. I had a bit of a rough lie there. Eight, I hit a bad tee shot but made and good putt and then on nine, I just played it as a three-shotter and made a good two-putt there,” he said.
“I was just able to put it in play. The wind was up and probably the strongest I’ve seen it here in a couple of years. The way the weather was it’s quite easy to drop a few if you get out of position.”
Playing in the morning field Justin Warren has made a late surge to lead alongside West Australian young-gun Min Woo Lee at the halfway mark of the opening round.
A rising star of the golfing world, Lee put his talent on display on the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia with an eagle, seven birdies and a lone bogey at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club before the pair eventually tied for second ahead of round two.
“I just played pretty solid. It was stress-free. I made one bogey but made a lot of birdies. There are a lot of birdie chances out there and I rolled the putter great so with the combination of both it was really good,” Lee said.
“I hit good shots when I needed to. Some of the holes are tricky and I just hit an iron off the tee and I know at this course there are a lot of birdies out there so I just kept it going.
“Every round you can get lucky and unlucky. There were a few holes where I got lucky and I just took my medicine on some of them and kept it going.”
A number of players made a late run down the back-nine of the Twin Creeks layout but it was New South Welshman Warren who entered the clubhouse on par with Lee.
A bogey at the challenging 18th reduced Warren’s scorecard from 9-under to 8-under, but the solid opening round score has the 24-year-old sitting pretty ahead of the second round.
“I didn’t get myself into too much trouble and drove it well and hit a lot of greens. I had eight birdies and two bogeys out there so I holed some really nice putts and a nice putt for eagle on 15,” Warren said.
“You’ve only got to look at the scores from the past few years to know that there’s certainly some low numbers out there.
“We had pretty benign conditions this morning so the front-nine was certainly gettable. It was just good to shoot 8-under.”
A stacked field of talent sits behind the leading trio including Travis Smyth, Dimi Papadatos and amateur Nathan Barbieri all tied for fourth at 7-under.
A hole-in-one from Andrew Martin with a 9-iron in hand at the par-3 2nd hole further highlighted the opening round at the NSW Open.
Round two of the AVJennings NSW Open will begin at 6:45am on Friday 29 November at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club.
For the round one leaderboard visit pga.org.au.
For round two tee times visit pga.org.au
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Ladbrokes has expanded its partnership with the PGA of Australia to include the Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast in December.
Ladbrokes will become the naming rights partner of several facilities on course, including the newly renamed Ladbrokes 16th Hole Marquee, which is the most popular public hospitality option on course.
Ladbrokes will also introduce the Ladbrokes Clubhouse in 2019, adjacent to the Ladbrokes 16th Hole Marquee.
This sports bar facility will be for the exclusive use of Ladbrokes customers and provide them a relaxed environment to enjoy the golf from the comfort of this elevated marquee.
“We are excited to introduce the Ladbrokes Clubhouse which will offer a premium on-course experience exclusively for Ladbrokes members,” Karl deKroo, Chief Commercial Officer, Ladbrokes Australia, said.
“Together with the drama of the SONIQ Million Dollar Hole the Ladbrokes Clubhouse will offer live racing on the big screens and exclusive promotions while our members enjoy all the thrilling action from a prime position.
“We are excited to see our partnership with the PGA evolve and to enhance our support of the PGA Championship.”
The Ladbrokes 16th Hole Marquee is unlike any hole in Australian golf and it is where the tournament comes to life.
Guests enjoy the generous cocktail food and six-hour beverage package, all while being entertained by both the DJ and the excitement on course.
Public packages for this marquee sold out last year and are expected to follow suit in 2019.
“We are delighted to have Ladbrokes expand their partnership with the PGA of Australia and add further to the festive atmosphere of the SONIQ Million Dollar Hole”, Michael McDonald, Commercial Director of the PGA of Australia, said.
“We are always looking to deliver further reward and recognition opportunities for our partners to use with their customers, so we are thrilled to be working with Ladbrokes to deliver this at the Australian
PGA Championship.”
Hospitality tickets for the Ladbrokes 16th Hole Marquee are on sale at ticketek.com.
For a young golfer making his tour debut there could be no better mentor than a former PGA TOUR winner.
Luckily for 14-year-old Newcastle local Jake Riley, he’ll have friend and RBC Canadian Open winner Nathan Green in the field with him at the 2019 AVJennings NSW Open.
After over 20 years of playing on the world’s largest tour, Green has transitioned to the role of Vocational PGA Professional and this week is proud to have a student of his own in the mix on the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia.
“Jake is a really good young player so hopefully he can get off to a nice start and enjoy it,” Green said.
“He’s going to have a bit of expectation there and he’s got a lot of family coming down to watch him but we’re proud of him no matter how it goes this week.
“He’s developed really well and is just a good kid. Hopefully he goes alright but he doesn’t beat me. That said if he does, he does.”
In a second stage of his career the 44-year-old has scaled back his tournament commitments but in addition to PGA of Australia events at the beginning of the year, the AVJennings NSW Open and Emirates Australian Open are two the NSW local always earmarks to play.
“I’m still enjoying my golf. I like it when this time of year comes around and I get to play again but I don’t really know what to expect anymore,” he said.
“I can play some good golf and play equally bad for no apparent reason but it is still fun and my life is really good.
“I panic a little bit coming into events like this because I know I’m pretty underdone but you just use your experience a little bit. I can get it around if I’m playing half decent but I’m not willing to sacrifice the balance of life that I have to play more golf.”
Crediting a relaxed attitude, work-life balance and a supportive family, a win on the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series the week prior to arriving at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club has boosted Green’s outlook as well as a successful game of cricket at his local club.
“I hadn’t played for three weeks coming into it so I played nine holes the afternoon before and just went out and played really well so I got a win there,” he said of the pro-am.
“I played pretty decent on Monday as well so I’m hitting some good shots. I’m also hitting some bad ones but I need it not to blow and not to be too tough and I can still work it around.
“I also filled in at my local club on the weekend and we were chasing 200 after being bowled out for 70. We had to follow on and ended up getting a new club record opening partnership of about 190 in the second innings.
“I love any sport. It’s the kind of stuff I didn’t get a chance to do for 20 years or so, so I try and get back and have a bit of fun doing some of that other stuff.”
As for words of advice for young Riley, Green will encourage him to keep a strong mind out on the course.
“I’ll just tell him to try and enjoy it. It’s going to be an uncomfortable experience for him early on but as much as you can say to someone, just relax and play like a normal game, you’re not going to,” he said.
“You’ve just got to control the things you can control which is a good process before every shot and try and hit good shots.
“He’s going to get a few looks around here for birdie so just be patient and make birdies if you can. If you play well you play well but if you don’t, don’t beat yourself up.”
Green and Riley join a field of 156 professionals and amateurs at the AVJennings NSW Open at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club from 28 November to 1 December.
The field will compete for their share in $400,000 at the event where the winner will also receive World Golf Ranking Points, a spot in the field at the 2019 Emirates Australian Open and Australian PGA Championship, as well as exemption onto the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia until the end of the 2020 season.
For round one tee times click here.
The Ladbrokes Legends Tour will welcome a new signature tournament to the calendar in 2020 with the Moama Masters set to debut in February.
The 36-hole tournament will tee off at Rich River Golf Club in partnership with Moama Bowling Club and will bring golf’s star power to the Murray region.
The tournament is expected to attract the country’s most decorated senior golfers who will battle it out for the lion’s share of the $30,000 prize purse.
The competition will be played on Rich River’s East Course on Monday 3 February and Tuesday 4 February.
Rich River Golf Club CEO Shane Gloury said the golf club was extremely grateful for the magnificent support shown by Moama Bowling Club in getting behind this event as the major sponsor.
“We have an excellent relationship with the Moama Bowling Club and enjoy working together to bring new events to Echuca Moama for the benefit of our local region,” Gloury said.
“We are thrilled to host the inaugural tournament early next year and are delighted that Moama Bowling Club have embraced the concept of the Moama Masters.
“Together we look forward to developing the tournament and seeing it become an icon on the Ladbrokes Legends Tour schedule for years to come.”
Paul Barnes, the CEO of Moama Bowling Club, said that they were proud to support a great new event for Echuca Moama.
“We are fortunate as a community in Moama to have a great golf and sporting facility in the Rich River Golf Club and we are very pleased to be the proud sponsors of the Moama Masters which will showcase some legends of Australian Golf in our home town.”
Ladbrokes Legends Tour co-ordinator from the PGA of Australia, Andy Rogers, said that it was fantastic to add another quality event to the schedule.
“We really look forward to bringing some great Legends Tour players to Rich River for the Moama Masters in February,” Rogers said.
“The Moama Masters follows hot on the heels of some great Ladbrokes Legends Tour events in Yarrawonga the week prior so quality fields are sure to head to the Murray region to play in these great events at iconic golf courses.”
The first round of the Moama Masters will be conducted at Rich River Golf Club on Monday 3 February 2020.
As part of the pro-am format amateurs will be grouped with professionals in the tournament’s opening round.
The second round of the Moama Masters will be staged on Tuesday 4 February and will feature tournament players only.
The glitz and glamour of life on the European Tour is something most young Australian Professionals aspire to experience, but for some the lure of the Australian summer of golf is hard to resist.
After months spent touring Europe and three gruelling stages of European Tour Q-School between September and November, Queensland’s Deyen Lawson this week returns to the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia for the AVJennings NSW Open.
With a Challenge Tour card secured for 2020 and a refreshed outlook, Lawson will relish the familiarity of the Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club layout when he tees off on Thursday 28 November.
“It’s really good to be back in Australia, just coming to a place that you know. You speak the same language and it’s not a foreign country to me so everything’s a lot easier,” Lawson said.
“I’m feeling comfortable and knowing that my game is good enough to compete when it’s good gives me a lot of confidence coming back.
“Being from Australia you know the courses, you know where to hit it, you know the weather conditions, everything. It makes it a lot easier.
“I’ll just approach it like any other tournament, play my own game and try and do my best. If I’m able to play really well hopefully I’ll be there abouts on Sunday and give myself a chance come the last day.”
Lawson narrowly missed a European Tour card for next year after bowing out in the final stage of the excruciating test that is Qualifying School, but the 28-year-old holds his head high at the conclusion of a year that saw him contest against some of the best in the world.
“This year I think I’ve grown mentally more than anything,” he said.
“I feel a lot better because obviously you’re sort of thrown in the deep end and you’ve just got to try and find your way.
“The standard over there is next level, one of the best in the world, so I think I’ve learned a bit of everything. I’ve just gotten better, the game’s gotten sharper and if it doesn’t you’re just going to get left behind pretty quick.”
The biggest lesson Lawson has taken from 2019 is the importance of balance when playing on one of the world’s largest tours.
“It was a massive learning experience. Going to a new country every week, the standard of play, the courses, the players, the travel, a bit of everything. It’s been great,” he said.
“Just knowing when to practice is a big thing. Like knowing when to get into a tournament and when you need to take time off.
“Sometimes you need to get to the tournament a little bit earlier, because coming from Australia you want to get there early as it takes a day or two more to get your body moving after being on a plane for 30 hours. Just little things like that that can give you the extra edge playing.”
A field of 156 players, including some of Australia’s international stars, will compete over four rounds for their share in the $400,000 prize purse, World Golf Ranking Points and exemption onto the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia until the end of the 2020 season.
Australian golfing legends Peter Lonard, Brett Rumford and Marcus Fraser will feature alongside numerous up-and-coming amateurs where a top-10 result will earn the player a place in the 2019 Emirates Australian Open field.
Young-guns Taylor Cooper, Jediah Morgan, Jay Mackenzie, Corey Rae, Jake Riley as well as Jonathan Ledger, Neven Basic, Andrew Brennan, Jeremy Fuchs and Tim Hart enter the field following their efforts at Monday’s pre-qualifying rounds.
At just 14 years of age, Hunter region teenager Riley will be one to watch throughout the tournament as he cut his teeth against Australia’s best.
The 2019 AVJennings NSW Open tees off at Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club on Thursday 18 November with the winner to be crowned on Sunday 1 December.
The Open Championship winner Stewart Cink and PGA TOUR victor Smylie Kaufman will take part in the world-class field at next month’s 2019 Australian PGA Championship on the Gold Coast.
The American duo will join compatriot Cameron Champ, back-to-back Australian
PGA champion Cameron Smith and former world no.1 Adam Scott at RACV Royal Pines
Resort at the 19-22 December tournament.
Cink, 46, and Kaufman, 27, will both aim to continue the Presidents Cup rivalry
in hope of taking the Joe Kirkwood trophy – Australia’s oldest pro golf trophy
– home to the US.
Gavin Kirkman, CEO of the PGA of Australia, the owner and operator of the ISPS
HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia, said the 2019 season finale promises to wrap up
one of the strongest summers of golf in Australian history.
“We’re incredibly excited Stewart Cink and Smylie Kaufman will compete at the
Australian PGA Championship, which will conclude one of the strongest months of
golf on our shores,” Mr Kirkman said.
“Sports fans will be engrossed in our sport with an incredibly strong Emirates
Australian Open field followed by the world’s best competing at the Presidents
Cup. Golf will be the sport of the season following what’s set to be an
incredible period for our great game in Australia.
“Cink, a Major winner, and Kaufman, a never-say-die competitor, will add to the
fun of the Australian PGA Championship.”
Cink, who was once fifth in the world, won The Open Championship in 2009 and
was the PGA TOUR’s Rookie of the Year in 1997.
He recently tied for ninth at the PGA TOUR’s Houston Open.
Kaufman won the 2015 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and will be searching
for a breakthrough victory at the Gold Coast.
Cameron Smith is hoping to create history by becoming the first person in more
than 100 years to win three consecutive Australian PGA Championship titles.
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action-packed, family-friendly activities to entertain fans beyond the ropes.
The Australian PGA Championship week also includes the Greg Norman Medal, the
highest individual honour for our men and women professional golfers.
General admission to the Australian PGA Championship is $25. Children (aged 16
and under) get in free with a paying adult.
The 2019 Australian PGA Championship will be played at RACV Royal Pines Resort
on the Gold Coast. The tournament will tee off on Thursday 19th December with
the champion set to be crowned on Sunday 22nd December.
The tournament is co-sanctioned by the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia and
European Tour.
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through Tourism and Events Queensland and features on the It’s Live! in
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For more information,
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A chip in for birdie on the last was all Newcastle’s Jake Riley needed to earn his first-ever start in a professional tournament during final qualifying for the AVJennings NSW Open at Liverpool Golf Club.
The year eight student arrived at the par-three 18th knowing a par or better was going to be required. With an open spot on the line, and nerves playing their part, the teenager blew his five-iron wide and right of the mark.
What happened next was simply the stuff of dreams when you are just 14 years old.
“I had about six, maybe seven metres, I knew I had to land it just on, and it rolled straight in,” he beamed.
Riley had pulled off the perfect shot at the exact right time, and he walked off, knowing he had probably sealed his place in the field.
“I am stoked. I played pretty solid the whole day, and the last made it feel a lot better.”
Riley had never played a pre Q before today but was always confident of a good result.
“I won the district championships and the club champs, so I have a bit of confidence.”
While the rest of the week will be all about having fun, Riley is hoping he can make the cut to turn it into a memorable one. It’s also a welcome break from the books at Toronto High School.
“My parents said it’s OK to let school go for the week,” he smiled.
Nine others will join Riley in this week’s Championship after qualifying at one of three venues.
Taylor Cooper led the Glenmore Section with a fine 64, with Queensland’s Jediah Morgan and Ballina’s Jay Mackenzie taking the final two spots in a playoff after carding matching 68’s.
At Bayview, Jonathan Ledger set the mark with 64, followed by Neven Basic with a 66. The final spot went to Andrew Brennan with 67.
Jeremy Fuchs from Bonnie Doon Golf Club carded a handy 66 at Liverpool to take the sectional by a shot from Tim Hart. Corey Rae, and Jake Riley, mentioned, snared the last two spots with matching four under 68’s.
Asian Tour veteran David Gleeson will use the pain of a playoff defeat to launch a renewed 2020 schedule while Jason Scrivener has fired a bogey-free 7-under 65 to finish tied for 10th at the European Tour’s DP World Tour Championship finale in Dubai.
Tournament leader when the third round of the inaugural Sabah Masters was completed early Sunday morning, Gleeson fired a 3-under 68 in the final round to finish level with Pavit Tangkamolprasert, Aman Raj and Phachara Khongwatmai at 13-under par.
A chip-in birdie at the second playoff hole secured the victory for Tangkamolprasert, Gleeson’s tie for second his best result in eight years.
Joint leader after an opening round of 4-under 67 and playing in just his fifth Asian Tour event of the year, Gleeson hinted that he would be more active next year and is excited by how a more mature approach will translate on course.
“I think my game is better than it was back in the past,” Gleeson told the Asian Tour media.
“It’s more complete than back then. I played at a very high sort of emotional level back then. That’s what I have been working on, just to relax and enjoy the game.
“Better pre-shot routines are in place and more routines for the whole week are in place. That’s the goal coming to next year, so let’s keep doing this for, well, until seniors, I guess!
“I just really felt quite good today actually, just within myself, and what shots I was trying to hit. I was actually almost getting close to matching what I was seeing and feeling without sort of worrying about nerves, so you know, that’s a good sign.”
In a strong week for the Australian contingent Daniel Fox took another important step towards retaining his card for 2020 with a tie for eighth with Aaron Wilkin and Travis Smyth also among the top 20 finishers.
West Australian Jason Scrivener capitalised on his first visit to the European Tour’s DP World Tour Championship in Dubai with a stunning final round of 7-under 65 at the Jumeirah Golf Estates to finish tied for 10th.
In addition to moving him up 19 spots on the leaderboard, Scrivener’s result in Dubai saw him rise three places in the final Race to Dubai rankings, the best result of his career.
Queensland’s Brad Kennedy recorded his third top-10 finish in his past four starts on the Japan Golf Tour at a rain-shortened Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Miyazaki.
A 4-under 67 in the third round elevated Kennedy into the top 10 but he wasn’t given the opportunity to advance further on Sunday, organisers cancelling the fourth round and proclaiming Shugo Imahira the victor.
Asian Tour
Sabah Masters
Sutera Harbour Golf and Country Club
T2 David Gleeson 66-69-68-68—271 $US22,300
T8 Daniel Fox 71-68-68-68—275 $6,183
T12 Aaron Wilkin 66-71-71-68—276 $4,377
T18 Travis Smyth 70-71-68-69—278 $3,475
T21 Josh Younger 69-71-70-69—279 $3,000
T33 Cory Crawford 70-71-68-72—281 $2,130
T33 Jack Murdoch 70-69-74-68—281 $2,130
T39 Jack Munro 68-75-69-70—282 $1,780
T45 Rick Kulacz 69-68-71-75—283 $1,521
T50 Andrew Martin 72-70-71-71—284 $1,260
67 George Worrall 71-72-75-77—295 $750
MC Shae Wools-Cobb 74-71—145
MC Ryan Chisnall 72-74—146
MC Brett Rankin 76-73—149
MC Nathan Buzimkic 78-75—153
Japan Golf Tour
Dunlop Phoenix Tournament
Phoenix Country Club, Miyazaki
T8 Brad Kennedy 70-71-67—208 ¥3,939,000
T20 Anthony Quayle 73-70-68—211 ¥1,600,000
T41 Matthew Griffin 72-75-68—215 ¥630,000
T53 Michael Hendry 71-76-71—218 ¥372,000
T56 Brendan Jones 71-75-73—219 ¥357,000
MC Won Joon Lee 75-75—150
MC Adam Bland 77-77—154
European Tour
DP World Tour Championship
Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai, UAE
T10 Jason Scrivener 71-72-72-65—280 €102,631
T49 Scott Hend 76-75-73-73—297 €23,058
PGA TOUR
RSM Classic
Sea Island Resort, Sea Island, Georgia
T30 Tim Wilkinson 68-66-67-72—273 $US43,230
T43 Rhein Gibson 66-64-74-71—275 $22,148
T72 Matt Jones 70-66-72-73—281 $13,332
MC Cameron Percy 73-66—139
MC Aaron Baddeley 73-67—140
MC Cameron Davis 76-72—148
