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Welcome to the 2018 ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia season!
Welcome to the 2018 ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia season!
After a string of top-tips from Tour Insider, including the winner of the final event of the year, Cameron Smith at the Australian PGA Championship, we’re back for the first tournament of the year, the new REBEL Sport NZ Masters.
But before I focus on the future can we all please take a moment to reflect on the greatness of the 2017 season and my tipping! #getaroundme
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Tournament |
TI’s Tips |
Player’s Result |
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Victorian PGA Championship |
Marcus Fraser Taylor Macdonald Stephen Leaney David McKenzie Ashley Hall |
Tied 3rd Tied 9th Tied 18th Tied 23rd MC |
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Oates Vic Open |
Min Woo Lee Brett Rumford Rory Bourke Ben Eccles Peter O’Malley |
Tied 6th Tied 18th Tied 20th Tied 36th Tied 78th |
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ISPS HANDA World Super 6 Perth |
Jason Scrivener Lucas Herbert Ryan Fox Thorbjorn Olesen Peter Uihlein |
4th Tied 9th Tied 25th Tied 39th Tied 55th |
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NZ PGA Championship |
Ben Campbell Tim Hart David Bransdon Mitchell A Brown Grant Waite |
Tied 2nd Tied 24th 49th 53rd MC |
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ISPS HANDA New Zealand Open |
Dimitrios Papadatos Anthony Quayle Adam Bland Jake McLeod Jake Higginbottom |
Tied 6th Tied 15th Tied 45th MC MC |
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Queensland PGA Championship |
Brad Kennedy David Klein Shae Wools-Cobb Matt Stieger Taylor Macdonald |
6th Tied 35th Tied 41st MC DQ |
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PNG Open |
Anthony Quayle Chris Wood Michael Wright Aaron Wilkin Jake McLeod |
3rd 4th Tied 14th Tied 14th Tied 26th |
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WA PGA Championship |
Jarryd Felton Anthony Quayle Adam Burdett Min Woo Lee Jason Norris |
Tied 9th Tied 9th Tied 9th Tied 19th Tied 32nd |
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Fiji International |
Jarryd Felton Ryan Fox Scott Hend Andrew Dodt Soomin Lee |
Tied 9th Tied 24th Tied 24th Tied 35th MC |
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Northern Territory PGA Championship |
Travis Smyth Matt Millar Aaron Price James Marchesani Jack Wilson |
WINNER Tied 6th Tied 21st Tied 50th MC |
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WA Open |
Stephen Leaney James Marchesani Brett Rumford Curtis Luck Jarryd Felton |
WINNER Tied 5th Tied 18th Tied 16th Tied 27th |
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Queensland Open |
Michael Sim Jake McLeod Kade McBride Deyen Lawson Steven Jeffress |
WINNER Tied 24th Tied 24th Tied 41st MC |
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NSW Open |
Jason Scrivener Kramer Hickok Steven Jeffress David McKenzie Cameron David |
WINNER Tied 6th Tied 67th Tied 70th Tied 92nd |
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Emirates Australian Open |
Cameron Smith Jason Day Jordan Spieth Jason Scrivener Rhein Gibson |
4th 5th 8th Tied 19th Tied 19th |
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Australian PGA Championship |
Cameron Smith Marc Leishman Wade Ormsby Sergio Garcia Brett Rumford |
WINNER Tied 4th Tied 9th Tied 24th MC |
Remember, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish!
It took TI a little time to warm up but by the end of the season I had tipped five winners and a further 22 top-10 finishes.
So on to 2018…again there was a little too much Christmas cheer for TI but here’s hoping we can shake off the dust and get straight to business with some winners!
It’s always tricky to pick form at this stage of the season and it would be no surprise to see one of the local guys slip on the Black Jacket this week, TI’s top picks are…
Michael Hendry
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One of the marquee players in the field this week, the proud Kiwi lives about a 6iron away from Wainui’s front step where he is also a member, his course knowledge should be a big bonus this week. A few equipment changes in the bag for the NZ Open champ, if he gets comfortable look out.
Ryan Fox
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Another Auckland boy and headlining alongside Hendry this week, it’s great to see two of the best golfers in the country supporting their home event. Foxy is carrying a stiff shoulder but I’m happy to have him as the pick of the field after his 2017 season on the European Tour.
Matt Millar
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Mr. Consistent, he had a strong start to the ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia last year where he made a habit of finishing inside the top-10. He and Lincoln Tighe have already got one up over the Kiwi boys Fox & Hendry, winning the four hole Australia versus New Zealand Challenge before the pro-am!
Peter Fowler
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Brings more European flavour to the tournament along with Fox, his form on the European Senior Tour (now the Staysure Tour) has been fantastic, still plenty of fantastic golf left in Chook.
Ryan Chisnall
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Ryan makes his Professional debut this week after earning status on Tour with a top-10 finish at Q-School in December, he played his amateur golf with the New Zealand Golf Academy and chalked up some strong results throughout the U.S. last year. TI is really looking forward to seeing how he goes in the Pro ranks.
