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Adam White and Brendon Goddard chat with Women’s PGA Cup team captain Lisa Jean about the history-making tournament in Austin, Texas.
Geoff Ogilvy says this week’s Gippsland Super 6 is going to be unlike any other tournament he’s competed in.
Plus PGA Professional Craig Spence is back again with his top tip of the week.
The achievements of the South Australian Golf Industry have been celebrated with 180 golfing representatives from around the state attending the South Australian Golf Industry Awards Night held at The Playford on the evening of Saturday 26 October.
Joint Master of Ceremonies for the night were Ben Hook and Leith Forrest who conducted interviews with all awards winners.
Special guests of the night included SA Golf Hall of Fame Members, David Cherry, John Crosby, Pailine Sanderson, Bob Tuohy and Sue Tuohy representing her mother Rhonda Watson.
In total 14 trophies were presented as part of the SA Industry Awards Night, which covered industry-specific awards from Golf Australia, the PGA of Australia, Golf Management Australia and the Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association as well as awards for volunteer contributions to the game from both Metropolitan and Country areas.
Amongst the highlights of the Awards evening was the presentation of the Award for Service to the South Australian Golf Industry. This award was presented to Ken Graetz who has made an outstanding contribution to golf specifically in regard to country golf in the Murraylands District.
The full list of award recipients:
Since retiring from full-time golf Nick O’Hern is relishing the opportunity to provide up and coming golfers with the tools they need to succeed. Known as Mr Consistency throughout his 20-year career, O’Hern’s approach to course strategy and the mental side of the game, as well as his renowned short-game, have him in high demand […]
Since retiring from full-time golf Nick O’Hern is relishing the opportunity to provide up and coming golfers with the tools they need to succeed.
Known as Mr Consistency throughout his 20-year career, O’Hern’s approach to course strategy and the mental side of the game, as well as his renowned short-game, have him in high demand in his new home in Melbourne.
Appearing as a co-host on the latest episode of The PGA Golf Club, O’Hern spoke about the new direction his career has taken since moving from the US in January.
“I’ve been trying to help some elite players and some young pros and as it turns out, in the last few months, more just the everyday golfer,” O’Hern said.
“It’s more a mentoring role that I take on than a coaching or a technique type thing. I find my strengths lie more in course strategy and the mental side.
“Funnily enough I started out as a teaching pro when I was in my early 20s and I wasn’t good enough to play the game at that point. I then figured out how to play for about 20 years or so and now I’ve come full circle. It’s great to get back into that element and I’m thoroughly enjoying it.”
Throughout his career on the PGA TOUR, O’Hern believed one of the most important things he could do for his own game was to learn from those around him, particularly when he went up against the best in the world.
“I’m probably most well-known in the States for beating Tiger a couple of times,” he said.
“I think it’s good to watch other people and learn from other people. One of my biggest strengths was that I never got consumed by what other guys were doing, especially in matchplay funnily enough.
“To be out-driven by 40 or 50 meters on most holes and not get put off by that is an interesting challenge. But that was my whole career, I was always 30 or 40 meters behind guys but I just thought, well, I know I can’t hit it that far, how can I be better than others?”
“I think for the average golfer out there the best thing is to realise what your strengths are and what your weaknesses are. I knew what I could or couldn’t do so I didn’t try and do things that I shouldn’t and play to them. And play more to your personality.”
To hear Nick O’Hern’s full chat on The PGA Golf Club podcast including details on his Presidents Cup efforts in 2005 and 2007 as well as his tips for up and coming golfers click here.
The chance to represent Australia’s female PGA Professionals on the world stage is something this group of women will never forget. Travelling to Austin, Texas next month for the inaugural Women’s PGA Cup, Australian PGA Members Gillian Rae, Jade Fisher, Bronte Colbert, Sienna Voglis and playing captain Lisa Jean will take on the world’s best […]
The chance to represent Australia’s female PGA Professionals on the world stage is something this group of women will never forget.
Travelling to Austin, Texas next month for the inaugural Women’s PGA Cup, Australian PGA Members Gillian Rae, Jade Fisher, Bronte Colbert, Sienna Voglis and playing captain Lisa Jean will take on the world’s best at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa for the first-of-its-kind competition.
Jean is thrilled by the opportunity to represent the green and gold at an international event and believes her team has what it takes to be successful.
“It’s really exciting. I’m so happy to be able to captain the team and to have been chosen by the Vocational Members Council of the PGA of Australia,” Jean said.
“It’s an honour and I can’t wait to represent our country and hopefully do everyone proud.”
Joining the squad in Austin as team manager, PGA of Australia Chief Executive Officer Gavin Kirkman hopes the Women’s PGA Cup will encourage more females to pursue a career in the golf industry.
“I am so proud to be team manager and to be accompanying this group of five women over to the USA for the inaugural Women’s PGA Cup,” Mr Kirkman said.
“The Women’s PGA Cup is all about the promotion of female PGA Professionals. Globally, this event will get a strong message out that it’s fun and it’s a great career path to become a PGA Professional.”
The team recently gathered for the first time ahead of their journey to the States for the October 22-26 tournament.
Mr Kirkman said the diverse skillset of the team will be a strength for the group in their quest to bring home the cup.
“They’re competitive, they’re passionate, and because some are coaches, some are club pros and they’re working in all different facets of our game it’s going to be really exciting to see them come together as a team,” Mr Kirkman said.
“I think that once we get onto the course, it’s going to be game on. Our captain Lisa Jean is a very strong player, she’s been out on tour, and she’s now one of the greatest coaches in our country, so she is going to be driving that team hard. It’s going to be a great week.”
While the competition will be serious out on the course, the Australian team will put an emphasis on fun and connecting with their fellow PGA Professionals from around the world.
“I think the whole week is about having fun and getting women together from a lot of different countries and talking about our experiences in the industry,” Jean said.
“As a team I believe we’re all really good players as well as great golf coaches so I think we can go quite well and I hope that we will be lifting the trophy at the end of the week.”
Formed by the PGA of America, the international tournament is a 54-hole stroke play event with each team’s lowest three scores counted after every round. The winning country will be the team with the lowest 54-hole aggregate total.
The Women’s PGA Cup will be played at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa where Australia will compete against teams from the PGAs of Great Britain and Ireland, Canada, America and Sweden.
Each member of team Australia is a Vocational Member of the PGA of Australia, working full time in the Australian golf industry to comply with the Women’s PGA Cup eligibility criteria.
Jean believes the tournament is the perfect platform to showcase the paths available to women who choose a career in golf.
“It should showcase that golf is a career option for a lot of people,” Lisa Jean said when asked about the importance of the event.
“There are plenty of opportunities in coaching, managing, working for the PGA and even green-keeping is an option so hopefully we can get the message out there so the girls of the future can see that golf is a great career opportunity.”
The team will be given the extra edge, thanks to the generous support of their partners.
They’ll be decked out by renowned footwear company Skechers, who will be helping the team walk the walk, with all five members heading to the first tee wearing the their top shelf shoe, the Go Golf Elite 2 Adjust.
The Australian team (pictured) will be outfitted by Cutter & Buck’s Annika Collection, the creators of upscale golf clothing and other sports since 1995.
OGIO has specially designed embroidered golf bags for the team, the stylish Fuse 304 Stand Bag.
Australasian results from around the world: Week of 19 – 26th March, 2019
Australasian results from around the world: Week of 19 – 26th March, 2019
Valspar Championship
Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead), Palm Harbor, FL
Purse: $6,700,000
| Players | Result | Earnings | Fedex Cup Rank |
| Matt Jones | T13 (-3) | $121,940 | 111 |
| Curtis Luck | T13 (-3) | $121,940 | 157 |
| Danny Lee (NZ) | T54 (+4) | $15,209 | 42 |
| John Senden | CUT (+3) | – | 212 |
| Jason Day | CUT (+3) | – | 30 |
| Rod Pampling | CUT (+4) | – | 213 |
| Cameron Davis | CUT (+6) | – | 126 |
Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by MISTRAS
Le Triomphe G&CC, Broussard, LA
Purse: $550,000
| Players | Result | Earnings | Points Rank |
| Jamie Arnold | T13 (-14) | $9,716.67 | 60 |
| Cameron Percy | T32 (-11) | $3,217.50 | 19 |
| Rhein Gibson | T37 (-10) | $2,605.62 | 18 |
| Tim Wilkinson (NZ) | CUT (E) | – | 36 |
| Brett Drewitt | CUT (E) | – | 86 |
| Brett Coletta | CUT (E) | – | 41 |
Maybank Championship
Saujana G&CC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Purse: $3,000,000
| Players | Result | Earnings | Race to Dubai Rank |
| Scott Hend | 1 (-15) | € 438,905 | 6 |
| Lucas Herbert | T25 (-6) | € 25,808 | 71 |
| Terry Pilkadaris | T25 (-6) | € 25,808 | 124 |
| Ryan Fox (NZ) | T36 (-4) | € 18,171 | 14 |
| Zach Murray | T41 (-3) | € 15,011 | 183 |
| Marcus Fraser | T48 (-2) | € 11,324 | 185 |
| Min Woo Lee | T57 (E) | € 7,900 | 35 |
| Jake Higginbottom | MC (+1) | – | |
| Travis Smyth | MC (+2) | – | |
| Ben Campbell | MC (+3) | – | |
| Wade Ormsby | MC (+3) | – | 57 |
| Jason Scrivener | MC (+4) | – | 18 |
| Sam Brazel | MC (+9) | – | 117 |
| Jason Norris | MC (+9) | – | |
| Jake McLeod | MC (+12) | – | 91 |
| Daniel Nisbet | RET (+1) | – | 232 |
| Todd Sinnott | RET (+6) | – |
Australasian results from around the world: Week of September 30, 2018
Australasian results from around the world: Week of September 30, 2018
Asian Tour – Mercuries Taiwan Masters
Purse: $850,000
|
Players |
Result |
Earnings |
HFH Rank |
|
Josh Younger |
T13 (E) |
$11,581 |
74 |
|
Jake Higginbottom |
T18 (+2) |
$8,953 |
75 |
|
Maverick Antcliff |
T18 (+1) |
$8,953 |
79 |
|
Terry Pilkadaris |
T34 (+6) |
$6,318 |
29 |
|
Travis Smyth |
T42 (+9) |
$5,338 |
44 |
|
Ben Campbell |
CUT |
– |
37 |
|
James Marchesani |
CUT |
– |
100 |
|
Jarryd Felton |
CUT |
– |
70 |
|
Steven Jeffress |
CUT |
– |
85 |
|
Andrew Martin |
CUT |
– |
69 |
|
Adam Blyth |
CUT |
– |
89 |
Japan Golf Tour – TOP Cup Tokai Classic 2018
Purse: ￥110,000,000 (￥22,000,000 to the winner)
|
Players |
Result |
Earnings |
|
Won Joon Lee |
T2 (-15) |
￥9,240,000 |
|
Matthew Griffin |
T17 (-7) |
￥1,433,666 |
|
Anthony Quayle |
T23 (-6) |
￥998,800 |
|
David Bransdon |
T40 (-2) |
￥484,000 |
|
Michael Hendry |
60 (+4) |
￥254,100 |
|
Brendan Jones |
MC (+2) |
— |
|
Scott Strange |
MC (+4) |
— |
|
Todd Sinnott |
MC (+13) |
— |
PGA TOUR – China Series – Macau Championship
Caesars Golf Macau, Macau, China
Purse: ￥1,5000,000 (￥270,000 to the winner)
|
Players |
Result |
Earnings |
|
Nick Voke |
1 (-15) |
￥270,000 |
|
Sam Earl |
T47 (E) |
￥4,462 |
|
Luke Toomey |
T43 (-1) |
￥5,962 |
|
Shane Kutti |
MC (+10) |
— |
|
DJ Loypur |
MC (+5) |
— |
|
Bryden Macpherson |
T31 (-4) |
￥9,150 |
|
Peter Martin |
T36 (-3) |
￥7,650 |
|
Max McCardle |
T43 (-1) |
￥5,250 |
|
Jack Munro |
T24 (-6) |
￥13,800 |
|
Andrew Schonewille |
MC (+1) |
— |
|
Sean Underwood |
T51 (+1) |
￥4,161 |
|
Kevin Yuan |
T43 (-1) |
￥5,250 |
PGA Tour Champions – PURE Insurance Championship
Pebble Beach Golf Links, Monterey Peninsula, California
Purse: $2,100,000 ($315,000 to the winner)
|
Players |
Result |
Earnings |
|
Peter Lonard |
T44 (+4) |
$8,610 |
|
David McKenzie |
T27 (E) |
$16,327 |
|
Grant Waite |
T47 (+5) |
$7,140 |
Australasian results from around the world: Week of 23 – 30th July, 2019
Australasian results from around the world: Week of 23 – 30th July, 2019
We’ve been blessed this year to have a host of great results to fall back on around the world when things have become a tad tough on the PGA Tour.
But this week, just when we needed a lift, Marc Leishman was up for the challenge.
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Leishman returned to his best in the WGC event in Memphis, taking third alone and earning #AussieOfTheWeek honours.
Special note, also, should go to his fellow Victorian, Dave McKenzie, who battled some awful conditions and a legend of the sport to finish T5 at the Senior British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
And South Australian Steph Na continues to fight hard, this week winding up ninth on the Symetra Tour as it approaches the pointy end of the season.
LPGA TOUR
Evian Championship
Evian-les-Bains, France
Won by Jin Young Ko at -15 by two shots
Australians:
T30 – Hannah Green, 72-72-69-70
T30 – Katherine Kirk, -1, 70-71-72-70
T44 – Su Oh, +1, 74-69-71-71
T62 – Sarah Kemp, +7, 72-69-78-72
MC – Minjee Lee, +4, 75-71
PGA TOUR
World Golf Championships – FedEx St. Jude Invitational
TPC Southwind, Memphis
Won by Brooks Koepka at -16 by three shots
Australians:
3 – Marc Leishman, -12, 69-69-63-67
T12 – Cameron Smith, -6, 65-68-73-68
T40 – Adam Scott, -1, 70-68-74-67
T44 – Jason Day, -1, 72-69-68-70
STAYSURE TOUR
The Senior Open
Royal Lytham & St Annes
Won by Bernhard Langer at -6 by two shots
Australians:
T5 – David Mckenzie, -2, 70-70-68-70
T18 – Stephen Leaney, +2, 73-66-73-70
T46 – Paul Archbold, +7, 70-70-75-72
T67 – Peter Fowler, +10, 72-70-77-71
T89 – John Wade, +7, 77-70
144 – Geoff Nicholas (am), +34, 88-86
SYMETRA TOUR
The CDPHP Open
Albany, New York
Won by Robynn Ree at -13 by one shot
Australians:
T9 – Steph Na, -9, 67-69-68
PGA TOUR
Barracuda Championship
Montreux Golf & Country Club, Nevada
Won by Collin Morikawa with 47 points by three
Australians:
T67 – Robert Allenby, +12 (points)
MC – Cameron Davis, +6 (points)
MC – Rod Pampling, +3 (points)
MC – Curtis Luck, +2 (points)
MC – John Senden, +2 (points)
KORN FERRY TOUR
Price Cutter Charity Championship
Highland Springs Golf Club, Missouri
Won by Harry Higgs at -22 by two shots
Australians:
T49 – Brett Drewitt, -7, 70-69-73-69
T62 – Bryden MacPherson, -4, 65-71-75-73
MC – Jamie Arnold, -2, 71-71
MC – Mark Hensby, E, 68-76
PGA TOUR CHINA
Dongguan Open
French Lick Resort, Indiana
Won by Joey Lane at -10 by three shots
Australians:
T25 – Charlie Dann, -1, 70-69
T34 – Kevin Yuan, E, 71-69
T48 – Christopher Wood, +2, 73-69
T48 – Max McCardle, +2, 71-71
MC – Corey Hall, +5, 73-72
MC – James Marchesani, +6, 76-70
MC – Dale Williamson, +8, 75-73
MC – James Grierson, +22, 78-84
WD – Aaron Wilkin, +13, 76-66
WD – Tim Stewart, -1, 69
JAPAN LPGA TOUR
Century 21 Ladies Golf Tournament
Ishizaka Golf Club, Saitama
Won by Inami Liaoning at -9 by a shot
Australians:
MC – Karis Davidson 74-75
Courtesy: Mark Hayes, Golf Australia
Australasian results from around the world: Week of 16 – 23rd July, 2019
Australasian results from around the world: Week of 16 – 23rd July, 2019
Despite Cam Smith’s best efforts, there was little joy for the Aussie contingent at The Open at Royal Portrush.
But that didn’t stop the southern cross flying proudly at several other tournaments around the world.
At the PGA Tour’s “opposite field” event at the Barbasol Championship, Matt Jones flew home with a 63 to finish in a share of fourth, effectively sealing his playing rights for 2020.
On the secondary Korn Ferry Tour, Brett Coletta and Jamie Arnold shared fourth at the Pinnacle Bank Championship, moving both within reach of that same prize for next year. Coletta is now 22nd and Arnold 31st as they chase to be in the top 25 next month to earn that magical PGA Tour card.
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But the #AussieOfTheWeek honour goes to Perth’s Minjee Lee who, alongside Jin Young Ko, peeled off a stunning 58 in the closing fourball competition to secure second place at the LPGA Tour’s Great Lakes Bay Invitational in Michigan.
Lee and former Women’s Australian Open champ Ko are now en route to Evian in France for the first of back-to-back major championships in Europe in the next fortnight.
LPGA TOUR
Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
Midland Country Club, Michigan
Won by Jasmine Suwannapura and Cydney Clanton at -27 by six shots
Australians:
2 – Minjee Lee, -21, 67-66-68-58
T27 – Karrie Webb, -10, 70-65-69-66
36 – Robyn Choi, -6, 67-68-75-64
39 – Sarah Kemp, -1, 70-66-76-67
MC – Katherine Kirk, -3, 71-66
MC – Su Oh, -2, 69-69
PGA EUROPEAN TOUR
The Open Championship
Royal Portrush Golf Club, Ireland
Won by Shane Lowry at -15 by six shots
Australians:
T20 – Cameron Smith, -1, 70-66-71-76
MC – Jason Day, +2, 70-74
MC – Jake McLeod, +5, 76-71
MC – Marc Leishman, +8, 78-72
MC – Adam Scott, +9, 78-73
MC – Dimitrios Papadatos, +13, 83-72
PGA TOUR
Barbasol Championship
Keene Trace Golf Club, Kentucky
Won by Jim Herman at -26 by one shot
Australians:
T4 – Matt Jones, -22, 66-70-67-63
T11 – Cameron Davis, -19, 67-69-69-64
T53 – Rod Pampling, -10, 68-71-68-71
MC – Steve Allan, +1, 73-72
MC – John Senden, +5, 74-75
MC – Robert Allenby, +6, 76-74
KORN FERRY TOUR
Pinnacle Bank Championship
The Club at Indian Creek, Kansas
Won by Kristoffer Ventura at -16 by two shots
Australians:
T4 – Brett Coletta, -11, 70-65-72-66
T4 – Jamie Arnold, -11, 68-69-68-68
T18 – Brett Drewitt, -6, 71-69-70-68
T27 – Rhein Gibson, -4, 71-66-73-70
SYMETRA TOUR
Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic
Brook Lea Country Club, New York
Won by Patty Tavatanakit at -20 by seven shots
Australians:
T53 – Steph Na, -2, 70-70-72-74
MACKENZIE TOUR
HFX Pro-Am
Oakfield G&CC, Canada
Won by Lorens Chan at -24 by two shots
Australians:
T66 – Ruben Sondjaja, -3, 67-72-75-71
STAYSURE TOUR
Winston Golf Senior Open
Winston Open Course, Germany
Won by Clark Dennis at -15 by one shot
Australians:
18 – Peter Fowler, -4, 71-72-69
43 – Paul Archibold, +4, 70-75-75
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR
Euram Bank Open
GC Adamstal, Austria
Won by Calum Hill at -18 by four shots
Australian:
153 – Ben Eccles, +8, 78
PGA CHINA TOUR
Guangzhou Open
Nansha Golf Club, Guangzhou
Won by Max McGreevy at -9 by two shots
Australians:
T3 – Aaron Wilkin, -6, 64-68
T21 – Kevin Yuan, -2, 68-68
T26 – Tim Stewart, -1, 69-68
T26 – Bryden Macpherson, -1, 66-71
T26 – James Marchesani, -1, 71-66
T56 – Max McCardle, +2, 68-72
T56 – Charlie Dann, +2, 73-67
MC – Christopher Wood, +5, 72-71
MC – James Grierson, +5, 73-70
MC – Dale Williamson, +6, 72-72
WD – Corey Hale, +10, 77-32
Courtesy: Mark Hayes, Golf Australia
