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PGA Trainee Joshua Herrero has claimed a wire-to-wire win at the 2020 ADH Club Car WA PGA Trainee Championship played at Wanneroo Golf Club.
Starting the final round with a five stoke lead thanks to opening rounds of 72, 71 and 71, Herrero posted his best score of the tournament in the final round, a 4-under 70, to take a six stoke victory in the 2020 event.
Herrero was the only PGA Trainee to record scores at par or under in all four rounds, a three-putt bogey on the final hole of the tournament one of just four red numbers recorded over the 72 holes.
“I just got around playing my own game,” said Herrero.
“I made the most of the shorter holes and par-5s and my plan worked out well.”
Following a slow start at Wanneroo Golf Club thanks to an opening round of 76, WA PGA Trainee Captain Dale Howie came home with rounds of 71, 72 and 71 to claim second place at 2-over 290.
WA PGA Trainee Championship 2019 victor John Boulton tied for third place in 2020 alongside Calum Juniper with tournament totals of 9-over 297.
The victory has extended Herrero’s WA Order of Merit lead as the year draws to a close.
To view the final ADH Club Car WA PGA Trainee Championship leaderboard visit pga.org.au.
Twenty PGA Trainees will converge on Wanneroo Golf Club from 25-27 October for the 2020 ADH Club Car WA PGA Trainee Championship.
The state’s most anticipated PGA Trainee tournament will determine a 2020 champion over 72 holes with the event set to be as competitive as ever despite the absence of interstate players due to travel restrictions.
Defending champion John Boulton of Mount Lawley Golf Club headlines a field of leading PGA Trainees including WA Order of Merit leader Josh Herrero and Trainee Captain Dale Howie who are sure to ramp up the pressure when the tournament tees off on Sunday.
Boulton was a runaway winner at the 2019 WA PGA Trainee Championship, taking victory by a staggering 15 shots with a 20-under total. It’s a triumph he hopes can be replicated in 2020.
“With everything that has happened this year I am excited to be able to contend for the Championship,” said Boulton.
“I’m looking forward to the challenges this tactical course will present. Hopefully everything goes to plan like it did last year.”
Royal Perth Golf Club PGA Trainee Jeong Woo Ha will look to continue his competitive streak at the event as he aims to go one better in 2020 after claiming second place last year.
ADH Club Car will celebrate their eighth year as naming rights sponsor of the event with a Pro-Am to be played on Sunday 25 October as part of the tournament’s opening round.
“We are proud to be the naming rights sponsor once again for the ADH Club Car PGA Trainee Championship,” said ADH Club Car chief executive Grant Hill.
“As a company, we’ve always had a strong involvement in the development of golf in Western Australia, having sponsored this event for the past seven years, and we are excited to be involved again this year.”
The winner of the 2020 ADH Club Car WA PGA Trainee Championship will receive a share of the $11,000 prize purse thanks to ADH Club Car and supporting sponsors Acushnet, TX Civil & Logistics, DBS Fencing, Geographe Earthmoving and Allship Engineering.
The 2020 ADH Club Car WA PGA Trainee champion will be crowned on Tuesday 27 October. Follow live scores from Wanneroo Golf Club at pga.org.au.
Luke Parker has won the 2020 Coca-Cola QLD PGA Trainee Championship by just one stroke in a thrilling final round at Windaroo Lakes Golf Club in the City of Logan.
A rock-solid four-round performance from the Maroochy River Golf Club first-year PGA Trainee saw him withhold an extremely persistent Elliot Beel of Mackay Golf Club.
Starting the final round with a three-stroke lead, Parker completed the tournament with a round of 2-over par for a four-round total of 1-under 287, narrowly defeating Beel who came home in even par for a final total of 1-over 288.
An early double bogey on the second hole levelled the score for the leading duo but a quick comeback from Parker including birdies on holes three and six helped steady the ship.
A birdie on hole 13 increased the buffer for Parker yet a slight slip due to bogey on hole 17 reduced his lead back to one stroke.
Despite the blemish, Parker’s four-round effort was enough to see his name added to the Carnegie Cup alongside the likes of Greg Norman and Rod Pampling.
“I played really well and it is a great feeling to come away with a victory particularly with Elliot and Dean right there the whole way,” said Parker.
“Elliot just doesn’t make mistakes so I really needed to pull out all the stops and was lucky enough to be in front after 18 holes.”
Yet another consistent round of three birdies and three bogeys saw the Mackay Golf Club PGA Trainee finish as runner up in 2020.
“I did all I feel I could to get the victory but in the end Luke was just playing too well,” said Beel.
“I putted really well all week, I just wasn’t good enough albeit going down by one shot hurts a little bit.”
City of Logan local Dean Jamieson of Hills Golf Club fired a final round of 2-over par to finish in third place with a total score of 3-over 291.
“I came into the event with no high hopes however soon found some good memories from last year where I finished second so I am happy with the result,” said Jamieson.
TJ King took out fourth place, ahead of Alexander McCoy in fifth.
The low round of the day went to Headland Golf Club PGA Trainee Jordan McDonald with 2-under 70 in the final round.
The QLD PGA Trainee contingent will enjoy a weekend’s break ahead of the Gainsborough Greens Trainee Pro-Am this coming Monday.
For the full final leaderboard visit pga.org.au.
Maroochy River Golf Club PGA Trainee Luke Parker has moved out to a three stoke lead with one round remaining at the 2020 Coca-Cola QLD PGA Trainee Championship.
Wet, windy conditions greeted the PGA Trainee field at Windaroo Lakes Golf Club in the City of Logan where Parker was able to combat the conditions for a third round of even par, taking his total score to 3-under par with 18 holes still to play.
Parker played a tradesman like round in the tricky conditions with birdies on holes seven and 12 and bogeys on holes three and seventeen.
“The best part of my game this week has been my driving however I have putted well too, not missing any short ones which I am happy with in these conditions,” said Parker.
“I have been grinding it out as I have not exactly hit my irons consistently close but it’s been pretty good otherwise.”
Elliot Beel has moved to outright second place following a third round of 75, taking the Mackay Golf Club PGA Trainee to an even par total while proving that the best way to play the Windaroo layout is to play mistake free golf.
“I just made three or four minor mistakes and it cost me each time,” said Beel, who recorded a birdie on hole 12 and bogeys on holes three, eight, 16 and 17.
“The good news is that around here I am definitely close enough still to win however Luke is playing extremely well so we will see.”
City of Logan local Dean Jamieson of Hills Golf Club will draw on memories of his come-from-behind effort at last year’s QLD PGA Trainee Championship when he begins the fourth and final round from third place, four shots back from Parker.
Round 4 of the 2020 QLD PGA Trainee Championship will begin at 10.40am AEST on Thursday from Windaroo Lakes Golf Club in the City of Logan.
For the full leaderboard, tee times and further information on the tournament visit pga.org.au.
Maroochy River Golf Club PGA Trainee Luke Parker and Mackay Golf Club PGA Trainee Elliot Beel share the lead at the halfway point of the 2020 Coca-Cola QLD PGA Trainee Championship with scores of 3-under.
Beel, who travelled all the way from Mackay for the tournament, fired a brilliant second round of 3-under 69 including five birdies to post the low round of the day in windy conditions at Windaroo Lakes Golf Club in the City of Logan.
“I am just loving being here with all the guys and girls,” said Beel. “I don’t see them much living in Mackay and I think it is helping me relax on the course which is working because I’ve been playing really well so far.”
Parker’s round also included five birdies for a score of 71 to accompany his opening round of 70.
“Playing most of my golf at Maroochy River where it is very open and wide is a common thing, I felt pretty comfortable out there today,” said Parker.
The pair holds a comfortable three-shot lead over 2019 runner-up Dean Jamieson of Hills Golf Club who sits at even par following scores of 70 and 74 in rounds one and two respectively.
Round one leader Ray Harris and Mt Coolum Golf Club’s TJ King sit tied for fourth place at 2-over the card but with moving day ahead, the unique Windaroo layout is expected to throw in more twists and turns for the 49-player field.
The 2020 championship is shaping up to be a tightly fought contest yet again with anyone within 8-10 shots still capable of victory.
Round 3 of the 2020 QLD PGA Trainee Championship will begin at 10.40am AEST from Windaroo Lakes Golf Club in the City of Logan.
For live scores and additional event information visit pga.org.au.
City of Logan local Ray Harris has fired an opening round of 3-under 69 at Windaroo Lakes Golf Club to lead the Coca-Cola QLD PGA Trainee Championship by one stroke.
Four birdies and a sensational eagle on the par-5 13th hole highlighted a rollercoaster round for the PGA Trainee.
“I have not played here for a while and forgot how good it is with the tight fairways and big greens,” Harris said of the Windaroo Lakes layout.
“I just enjoyed myself and my score showed what can happen when you enjoy yourself.”
Just one shot adrift is Hills Golf Club PGA Trainee and 2019 QLD PGA Trainee Championship runner-up, Dean Jamieson, who sits tied for second place alongside Luke Parker from Maroochy River Golf Club at 2-under the card.
Parker flew out of the blocks after starting from the nine hole, completing the harder back-nine in 5-under par before adding five bogeys and two birdies to his scorecard on the front-nine.
Jamieson also had a look at the first round lead before a triple bogey at the par-4 16th hole, nicknamed ‘snake gully’, saw him move back down to second place.
Tanner Jackson from Mt Warren Park Golf Club and Elliot Beel from Mackay Golf Club complete the top five following opening round scores of even par.
The second round of the 2020 Coca-Cola QLD PGA Trainee Championship will begin at 11am AEST from Windaroo Lakes Golf Club.
For further information visit pga.org.au.
The field has assembled for the prestigious Coca-Cola QLD PGA Trainee Championship to begin on Monday 12 October at Windaroo Lakes Golf Club, located in the City of Logan.
This year will not include the national flavour as in previous years owing to travel restrictions in QLD, however, with a fresh crop of first-year PGA Trainees who have won the majority of events this year, it will be an extremely competitive event.
Current Order of Merit leader AJ McCoy of Caloundra Golf Club enters the event as one of the tournament favourites to lift the Carnegie Clark Cup come Thursday afternoon.
“To have the opportunity to have your name engraved on the trophy alongside the name of Greg Norman is motivation enough to put in your best effort this week,” said McCoy.
“It has been a very competitive year thus far amongst the PGA Trainees with a variety of winners which no doubt means this week will be no different.”
Other notables in the field include Jesse Egea from the Wolston Park Golf Club who has won four times this year already, last year’s runner up and City of Logan local Dean Jamieson from Hills Golf Club and the lone Victorian player, Lachlan Kenny from Kingston Heath Golf Club who played well here with a T3 finish in 2019.
“I am fortunate that my parents live in Queensland and without work currently in Melbourne, was able to travel up and self-isolate for 14 days before staying at my parent’s place,” said Kenny.
“I played well here last year and love the Windaroo layout so I am really looking forward to not only the event but to actually play some competitive golf which I have not been able to do for some time due to courses being closed in Melbourne.”
The Windaroo Lakes Golf Club is again in fantastic condition with the 16th hole, nicknamed ‘snake gully’. again to be a focal point down the stretch.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have our club host the PGA Trainees once again this week,” said Windaroo Lakes Golf Club Head Professional Jared Love.
“We have been preparing for the event for a while now and Course Superintendent Daniel Stack and his team have the course looking great albeit a little rainfall and no doubt the players will find it challenging once again.”
In addition to a prize purse of $32,500, the winner of the Queensland PGA Trainee Championship will also be awarded an invitation to the 2021 QLD PGA Championship on the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia.
A champion will be crowned on Thursday afternoon and for all the scores and information on the 2020 Coca-Cola QLD Trainee Championship please click here.
First-year PGA Trainee James Macklin has won the 2020 Coca-Cola Pampling Plate in a stunning comeback at Caboolture Golf Club.
Macklin, up against third-year PGA Trainee TJ King, was on the back foot from the start after King recorded wins on holes 1, 2 and 9 to be 3UP through nine.
It wasn’t until the 12th hole that Macklin won his first match but it did little to reduce King’s lead. The Mt Coolum Golf Club PGA Trainee went on to win three of the next four holes and take a commanding 6up lead through 16 holes.
Macklin dug deep, however, to win the next two holes and be 4 down after the first 18.
The pair traded wins but as the match progressed Macklin found his groove with some spectacular shot making and clutch putting.
A late rally from Macklin with wins on the final two holes squared the match after the regulation 36 holes, forcing a playoff.
The first hole of the playoff was squared after Macklin made a terrific up and down to save par before going on to claim the 2020 Pampling Plate on the second playoff hole.
“I thought I was done earlier today. TJ was playing great golf and to be honest I was happy to be only 4 down after the morning round,” said Macklin.
“I remember watching Cameron Smith come back to win from 7 down to win at the Queensland amateur and I thought I just need to keep giving myself a chance,” he added, drawing on his matchplay experience from a stellar amateur career to fight back to claim the win.
Macklin played 137 holes this week on his way to his maiden Pampling Plate title and will be looking forward to a well-earned rest.
In the playoff for third and fourth it was Sanctuary Cove PGA Trainee Ryan Gailey who took the honours defeating a spirited Jordan McDonald from Headland Golf Club.
To view the final 2020 Pampling Plate results visit pga.org.au.
Queensland PGA Trainees TJ King and James Macklin are in the box seat heading into the final day of the 2020 Coca-Cola Pampling Plate after taking convincing matchplay wins in the semi-finals.
Despite battling a foot injury Macklin shot out to an early lead in his semi-final match against QLD PGA Trainee Captain Ryan Gailey with wins on the 4th, 7th and 9th holes to take a 3up lead after the first nine holes.
Further wins on the 10th, 13th and 14th saw Macklin win the match 5&3.
“I hit the ball ok this afternoon but I made some good putts when I needed to,” said Macklin.
Semi-final match 2 saw TJ King go up against Sunshine Coast local Jordan McDonald in a tight contest at Caboolture Golf Club.
The match was all square after the first nine holes with both players trading shot for shot. After the turn King began a hot streak with wins on the 10th, 11th 12th and 13th holes to take a 4up lead with five holes to play.
King and McDonald halved the next two holes to give King a 4&3 win.
“I wasn’t hitting the ball that good around the front nine but then something clicked and I started hitting some great shots around the back nine,” said King.
Reigning champion Dean Jamieson struggled to find his form on day two of matchplay, bowing out in round three after a loss to Jordan McDonald.
Today’s 36-hole final will see Macklin and King battle it out for the 2020 Pampling Plate title.
View live scores from Caboolture Golf Club at pga.org.au.
Dean Jamieson and Harrison Wills lead the way at the 2020 Coca-Cola Pampling Plate following rounds one and two of matchplay at Caboolture Golf Club.
Round one saw 16 competitors, consisting of players ranked 9th to 24th from Monday’s qualifying rounds, go head to head in the first round of the matchplay format.
Harrison Wills was the best performer in Round 1 with a 6&4 win over QLD PGA Trainee Order of Merit leader, AJ McCoy.
Wills got off to a flying start going 5 UP after the first six holes and was never in trouble for the remainder of the match.
“I hit the ball well this morning and it helped getting off to the start I did,” said Wills.
Round two took place in the afternoon with the winners from round one taking on the well rested top eight qualifiers from Monday.
Reigning champion and number one qualifier Dean Jamieson made a good start to his title defence with a solid 5&4 win over Luke Parker.
“I hit the ball pretty good today but I still have room for improvement,” said Jamieson.
“I think Luke just got a little fatigued out there this afternoon having played Round 1 earlier this morning.”
Harrison Wills continued with his good form from round one, defeating Aden Morrison on the last hole in a tightly fought contest.
Other results in round two included TJ King defeated Zoe Maxwell at 2 UP, Mitchell Smith defeated Stephen Klease at 3&2, Jordan McDonald defeated Ayoung Yu at 4&2, James Macklin defeated Tyla Vinter at 4&2, Ryan Gailey defeated Jackson Jubelin at 1 UP and Connor Cruice defeated Charles Vos on the 19th hole.
Round three is currently underway with Dean Jamieson up against Jordan McDonald, TJ King against Mitchell Smith, Conner Cruice against Ryan Gailey and Harrison Wills against James Macklin.
To view live scores from the Coca-Cola Pampling Plate visit pga.org.au.
