The first stage of PGA Tour of Australasia Qualifying School presented by Cobra Puma Golf teed off today around Australia.

The Sandhurst Club in Melbourne, Noosa Springs on the Sunshine Coast and Riverside Oaks Golf Resort in New South Wales are each hosting a first stage event ensuring that the PGA Tour of Australasia is easily accessible to aspiring Tour Professionals.
 
With the most competitors teeing it up this week, there are 19 positions available through to final stage available to the 65 players competing at the Sandhurst Club.
 
Noosa Springs has 54 competitors vying for 16 positions while Riverside Oaks has 51 competitors for 15 positions.
 
Following the completion of the first round 22-year-old Todd Sinnott leads the way at the Sandhurst Club with an opening 6-under 66.

Sinnott is a familiar name on the PGA Tour of Australasia after holding a share of the first round lead, as an amateur, at the 2014 BetEasy Masters in November.
 
He is closely followed by Dean Van Kampen on 5-under 67 and amateur Paul Bucan on 4-under 68.

At Noosa Springs Golf & Spa 26-year-old Gavin Fairfax also opened with a 6-under 66 to lead by three shots from Peter Martin (QLD) and Tenka Terada (JPN).

Fairfax first joined the PGA Tour of Australasia in 2013, before losing his status last season.

A former winner of the Keperra Bowl and former captain of the Queensland state team, Fairfax is looking to regain status with the Tour for 2015 and emerge onto the Australian golfing scene.

At Riverside Oaks Golf Resort Neven Basic and Daniel Hoeve are tied for the lead at 6-under 65.

Basic is a familiar name on the PGA Tour of Australasia since 2003 however a challenging 2014 season where he made just four cuts has seen his return to Qualifying School to ensure his status for 2015.

Having turned Professional at the WA Goldfields PGA Championship Daniel Hoeve is now looking to earn status on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Hoeve is a former member of the WA Men’s State Team and represented Australia at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in 2013.

For further information…

From the Sandhurst Club please click here.

From Noosa Springs Golf & Spa please click here.

From Riverside Oaks Golf Resort please click here.