Bourke best of the bunch at Gosnells

Victorian Rory Bourke has claimed his first win on the WA swing of the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series, finishing on top of the leaderboard with a round of 4-under 66 at the St John Brooks Pro-Am.

Bourke’s round was the best of the day by two shots at the par-70 Gosnells Golf Club where he finished clear of six players tied for second place.

After turning professional in 2012, Bourke emphasised the challenges golf professionals face along the journey and how much a win means when it comes along.

“Tour life is hard, there are more lows than highs but when you do finally get a taste of the highs again and have a win, it makes it all worthwhile,” said Bourke.

“I played great today and look forward to hopefully continuing this form down south.”

Scott Strange, Braden Becker, Andrew Martin, recent pro-am winners Peter Wilson and Brady Watt, as well as club local Jarryd Felton, all shot rounds of 2-under 68 for second place.

Brody Martin, Rick Kulacz, Michael Choi, and Daniel Fox also recorded rounds under par to tie for eighth.

Gosnells Golf Club played host to the last event in the city before players will head regional for the WA Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series.

The Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series WA swing now heads to beautiful parts of the south-west, starting at the British Sausage Ham & Bacon Busselton Pro-Am.

Winter looks to be on its way in Perth with players facing a tough, cold, windy and showery day for the time on the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series WA Swing.

Gosnells Golf Club’s superbly presented course stood the test and allowed players to complete their round despite doubts early in the morning.

With winds hitting 50 kilometres per hour and hard rain at times, getting the round completed was a win itself but with that came some very good scoring.

Cameron John and Andrew Crabb posted admirable 2-over 72 to share 5^th place then tied for second on 1-over 71 was the group of Rick Kulacz, inform Ladbrokes Legends Tour player Stephen Herbert and Gosnells local Jarryd Felton.

The man that came out on top of a very tough day was the in-form Michael Long, he continued his amazing form posting a very decent even par 70.

“Big thank you to all involved at Gosnells, unfortunately, the weather was not the greatest but the event itself was. Phil and his green staff need a big congratulations on getting the course even playable for the day,” said Long

If Long continues this great form there is no doubt he’ll be teeing it up on the lucrative Champions Tour next year as he begins the next phase of his already successful playing career.

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