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In his return from injury, Queensland’s Damien Jordan has fired a brilliant bogey-free round of 6-under 65 to claim victory by one shot in the Southport Pro-Am.
In his return from injury, Queensland’s Damien Jordan has fired a brilliant bogey-free round of 6-under 65 to claim victory by one shot in the Southport Pro-Am.
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“I got off to a great start with a birdie on my opening hole which really set the tone for the day,” said Jordan.
“I haven’t been able to hit balls lately due to a wrist injury so it’s forced me to work hard on my putting, also making a grip change has helped a lot.”
Jordan was one of 54 Professionals teeing it up at Southport Golf Club that presented in immaculate condition for the event.
“The greens here at Southport are the best I’ve ever seen them, they were outstanding to putt on.”
An early leader in the morning field, local favourite Steven Jeffress has used home course advantage to finish in a tie for second place with James Anstiss with rounds of 5-under 66.
Jeffress played solid golf around the tight Southport layout, making the most of the morning conditions in a round which included seven birdies and just two bogeys as a result of errant drives off the tee; both balls finding the water.
“The course is in incredible condition for this time of year,” said Jeffress.
“The greens were not as fast today as they often are for the Pro-Am but they rolled perfectly, every putt just held its line, full credit to the staff here on presenting a great golf course today.”
Competition remained tight throughout the day at the Southport Pro-Am where Kade McBride, Douglas Klein and Michael Wright tied for fourth place with rounds of 4-under 67.
The highlight of the event, however, came from Trainee Professional Jackson Jubelin from Palm Meadows Golf Course scored an albatross on the par-5, 1st hole after taking driver off the tee he then holed a 5 iron for a two. Jubelin tied for 11th place at 1-under the card.
The next stop on the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series is the McKimms Real Estate Grafton Pro-Am on Friday 9 August 2019.
Peter Senior and Paul Hayden have fired rounds of 5-under par 66 to be declared joint winners of the 2018 Southport Pro-Am finishing one shot clear of the field.
Peter Senior and Paul Hayden have fired rounds of 5-under par 66 to be declared joint winners of the 2018 Southport Pro-Am finishing one shot clear of the field.
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“The course was in fantastic condition today, I haven’t played here for some time and I was pleasantly surprised, the course was in great shape," said Senior.
“I played well today managing to remain bogey-free for the round.
“Fortunately I placed the ball in the right positions on the greens which certainly made scoring easier."
For Hayden the win marks it his second on the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series for the 2018 season.
“I’ve been playing well the last few weeks and today it just clicked," said Hayden.
“I hit a lot of good shots out there which gave me a number of birdie opportunities inside 10 feet. My putter was working really well and I made most of my birdie putts."
A trio of professionals finished in second position including Steven Jeffress, Ryan Gailey and Michael Sim who all fired rounds of 4-under par 67.
This was the 6th staging of the Southport Pro-Am of which was recognised early in the year for their continued Pro-Am success by being awarded the 2017 Queensland PGA Pro-Am of the year.
The next stop on the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series will be the Gunnedah Pro-Am where play commences on Wednesday 5 September.
