Rick Kulacz has posted a second round 66 to take out the 2019 Roy Hill Port Hedland Classic with a stunning tournament total of 13-under.

After holding the overnight lead, a number of players put the challenge to Kulacz but the in-form West Aussie was able to hold them off.

Firing yet another bogey-free round at Port Hedland Golf Club, Kulacz birdied holes 1, 4, 6 and 9 to make the turn at 4-under, with an additional two birdies at 15 and 18 sealing the three-shot win.

“We’ve been working really hard this year and it’s great to see the work starting to pay off,” said Kulacz, who credits his coach and WA PGA Chairman Rob Farley for his newfound confidence and great results.

“It was another really solid week on the course creating a lot of opportunities and minimal mistakes.

“Thanks to all involved for another amazing event and I look forward to coming back next year.”

Consistency was the key for West Australian Jason Chellew whose back-to-back rounds of 67 were enough for second place and a 10-under tournament total.

James Anstiss notched up yet another top-5 result on the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series’ WA Swing, firing 4-under 68 in the final round for an 8-under total and third place outright.

Starting the day six shots behind the leader Brady Watt was the first to jump out of the blocks, posting a 6-under 66 low round of the day to move to a 7-under total for 4^th position.

Players now head to beautiful Broome for the Nexus Risk Services WS6 Broome on Tuesday followed by the $30,000 Broome, Carpet and Tile Open starting Friday.

Queensland’s Tim Hart has won the 2019 Lunar Mining Emerald Pro-Am by two shots at Emerald Golf Club and in doing so has won the Onsite Rental Group Mining Towns Series.

Firing 7-under 63 in the opening round, Hart took a two-shot lead into the final round where he and Darren Beck sat tied at the top of the leaderboard.

Consistency and a Sunday round of 6-under 64 featuring three birdies, two eagles and a bogey saw Hart prevail in clear, warm Queensland conditions.

His 36 hole total of 13-under 127 was two shots clear from his nearest rival, rookie PGA Professional Shae Wools-Cobb.

“Without my putting I would not have won today,” said Hart

“I recently went left hand low and have been working really hard on making it work and with a new mental outlook it has paid off.”

For Wools-Cobb his second-round 8-under 62 and 11-under 129 total was not only his best round as a professional but also helped him to his best result.

Today’s round included eight birdies, an eagle and two bogeys.

“They say it is a big step from amateur golf to professional golf and they are right,” said Wools-Cobb.

“I have played well since turning pro and it has been a learning curve particularly here in the mining towns. I’ve had a fantastic time.”

One shot further back in outright third place was overnight equal leader Darren Beck from NSW who was in contention all day but rued some missed opportunities.

The final round of the Lunar Mining Emerald Pro-Am also saw the completion of the Onsite Rental Group Mining Town Series.

It was a runaway victory in the end for Tim Hart who was simply unstoppable with a six event, 12-round total of seventy two under par (-72), pocketing a bonus cheque of $5,000.

“To average 6-under per round for the past twelve rounds is awesome,” said Hart.

“I was not planning on attending any of the tour schools this year however the way I am now playing and with the bank balance looking a lot healthier, China and even the Web.com Tour now come into play.”

Finishing 10 shots adrift in second place was past series winner and fellow Queenslander Brett Rankin at -62 with Dane Williamson from NSW rounding out the top three a further three shots adrift at -59.

The series was conducted over six pro-am tournaments throughout the mining towns to great success, and the PGA of Australia and Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series is pleased to have Onsite Rental Group committed as the naming rights sponsor of the Mining Towns swing for the next two years.

The QLD swing of the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series will now make its way back toward the east coast for the $55,000 Ian Weigh Rockhampton Pro-Am being played from 20-23 June.

An errant tee shot and a 54-hole deficit that was a bridge too far were Adam Scott’s greatest regrets as he logged his fifth consecutive top-20 finish at a major championship at the 119th US Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links.

Despite being 0-for-7 in his career when owning the lead through 54 holes, Gary Woodland held off a courageous effort from Brooks Koepka to win a third straight US Open to claim his maiden major title by three strokes, completing the coronation with a stunning birdie from 30 feet at Pebble’s iconic 18th hole.

A 3-under par round of 68 saw Scott finish as the leading Australian in a tie for seventh at 6-under for the week but midway through his round he was in position to add to his 2013 Masters triumph.

A birdie at the par-4 3rd got momentum in the right direction and then an eagle at the par-5 6th where Scott hit his second shot from 239 yards to inside 15 feet and made the putt.

Further birdies at 9, 10 and 12 had Scott 6-under for his round and in a tie for fourth before disaster struck on the 13th tee.

The Queenslander hit just six of 14 fairways in the final round but none were as costly as the miss on 13 that went way right and out of bounds resulting in a double-bogey six.

He had eight one-putt greens through his first 12 holes but Scott propensity to miss tiddlers reared its head at the 16th hole where he missed the hole completely to the left from three feet, Scott recovering to make the return putt from seven feet.

A missed par putt from six feet led to another bogey at the par-3 17th and left the 38-year-old lamenting another near thing at a major championship.

“I made a terrible swing off the 13th hole. I don’t know why,” Scott said immediately following his round.

“I’ve played so many of these; you can never force anything at the US Open. I didn’t force it to get to where I was, I just made a poor swing.

“A little disappointing to finish at 6-under when I was standing on the 13th tee at 9-under. And of course you know that if you can just get it in the clubhouse, you never know what can happen.

“Standing here straight off the green I’m very disappointed in myself, but there was lots of good stuff this week, and enjoyable week on the golf course here for sure.”

Buoyed by his continued strong results in major championships, Scott won’t play another tournament until The Open Championship at Royal Portrush, where he hopes to go toe-to-toe with this week’s runner-up and the dominant figure in majors at present, Brooks Koepka.

“He’s definitely found the recipe to make himself perform at the big ones,” Scott said of Koepka’s title defence.

“I respect him a lot. For him to be in contention four or five times and have won four, I certainly envy that, because it’s been kind of the other way for me.

“And I look forward to the next time I’m in there. I don’t care if Brooks is there, I’m happy to have a crack at him.

“I just need to be a little bit closer going into a Sunday at one of these things. I think that’s really the big takeaway. And I’ll be working on that.

“But I like where my game is at, and I think I just have to keep working really hard at it and stay hungry.”

Jason Day produced his best round of the week on Sunday to finish tied for 21st at 2-under par with both Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith shooting 1-over 72 to finish tied for 35th and tied for 72nd respectively.

119th US Open

Pebble Beach Golf Links, California

T7           Adam Scott         70-69-71-68—278

T21        Jason Day            70-73-70-69—282

T35        Marc Leishman  69-74-70-72—285

T72        Cameron Smith  71-72-77-72—292

MC         Matt Jones          74-71—145

MC         Ryan Fox              74-73—147

MC         Aaron Baddeley 72-75—147

MC         Daniel Hillier (a) 76-73—149

MC         Marcus Fraser    73-79—152

MC         Brett Drewitt      77-76—153

Rick Kulacz has got off to a flyer in the $30,000 Roy Hill Port Hedland Classic shooting a bogey-free first round of 7-under 65.

Once again strong winds welcomed players to the Port Hedland layout but it didn’t seem to slow down the scoring for the day.

Karratha Pro-Am winner Braden Becker continued his great form on sand, posting a round of 4-under 68 to join James Anstiss in 5^th position.

Jason Chellew and Brad Moules went one better at 5-under 67 while WA local Conor Brown posted the second lowest round of the day with a superb 6-under 66.

It was Rick Kulacz’s day on the sand, however, firing a faultless round to take the lead after day one.

It was a superb ball striking round by Kulacz, hitting 15 of 18 greens to set up plenty of birdie chances.

“It’s nice to have a solid ball striking day, producing a heap of good opportunities on these greens,” said Kulacz.

“The greens once scraped are pure to putt on so you know you’ll make a few.”

The Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series event is set for a great final round at Port Hedland Golf Club South with more than half the filed under par and within six shots of Kulacz.

Play starts from 8.30am.

Aaron Townsend has clinched the win of the ABM Contractors Blackwater Pro-Am with rounds of 66 and 65 for a 13-under total of 131.

With three PGA Professionals beginning the final round all tied up at 7-under the card, it was a come from behind victory for the NSW Professional who remained bogey-free over the 36 holes of the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series tournament.

Starting from the 1st one shot behind the leading trio, Townsend birdied holes 1, 6 and 7 on the front-9 then racked up another four birdies on the back-9 on holes 11, 14, 15 and 16.

“I have played really well over the past two days,” said Townsend.

“I made very few mistakes over the 36 holes and to not have one bogey is very pleasing and was definitely the key to the victory.

“This is my first visit to Blackwater and the Mining Town Series and it is so different to playing other events, it has been great.”

Finishing in second place only a single shot back was fellow NSW PGA Professional Dale Williamson who fired a second round 66 to add to his first round of 66.

In great form after winning the Tieri Pro-Am at his last start, Williamson carded 8 birdies and 2 bogeys in his final round to fall just short.

“What a fantastic few days I have had here at Blackwater,” said Williamson.

“This is a truly unique area and the amount of work all the members and volunteers put in is simply amazing.

“I think this is one of the reasons I have played so well the past week.”

A trio of players completed the tournament in third place with Queenslanders Brett Rankin and Anthony Johnson as well as Victorian Jack Wilson carding rounds of 11-under.

Tim Hart continues to hold the lead in the Onsite Rental Group Mining Towns Series on 59-under par holding a four shot lead over his nearest rival in Brett Rankin on 55-under. Dale Williamson sits in third place on 50-under with one event to be played.

The final event of the Onsite Rental Group Mining Town Series will commence on Saturday at the Lunar Mining Emerald Pro-Am.

Western Australian Braden Becker has won the CITIC PACIFIC Mining Karratha Pro-Am with a round of 4-under 68 as he continues to prove himself as a consistent sand green performer.

After a leisurely 12-hour drive north of Geraldton, blue skies and strong winds greeted players with green fairways and red sand greens ready to test players around the Karratha Country Club layout.

After finishing a shot behind the winners at last year’s Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series event, Becker once again relished the opportunity to play on sand.

“We love heading up here to these amazing places, putting on sand is a real art and I feel very confident on them now,” said Becker, referring to his scraping technique.

“It’s great to finally get a win on this year’s swing and I’m looking forward to getting to Port Hedland for another amazing event.”

Andrew Schonewille, Rick Kulacz and Brad Moules all shot 3-under 69 to tie for second place, continuing their consistent form on the WA swing.

Troy Murphy and Bardy Watt posted last year’s winning score of 2-under 70 to tie for fifth.

Players now head to Port Hedland for the two-day $30k Royhill Classic to be played on 15-16 June at Port Hedland Golf Club.