Published - 4 days By - Tony Webeck
The equal-best round of the day has given Victorian Andrew Martin a two-stroke buffer at the top of the leaderboard as a chasing pack of young guns and Tour winners formed at the $70,000 Ian Weigh Toyota Rockhampton Pro-Am.
Martin’s round of 8-under par 64 was matched only by 2019 champion Matthew Millar and gives him a 10-under par total with one round to play, Nathan Barbieri (66), Michael Wright (67) and Adam Blyth (67) sharing second at 8-under.
Millar, Aaron Wilkin (69) and first round leaders Damien Jordan (71) and Josh Armstrong (71) are all tied for fifth at 7-under par, one shot clear of 2019 Gippsland Super 6 champion Tom Power Horan (65) and recent adidas Pro-Am Series winner James Grierson (68).
Published - 2 weeks By - Tony Webeck
Austin Bautista didnât tell anyone that he was walking away from golf in the early months of 2018.
He didnât want to have to answer the same question over and over again: Why?
The 2016 NSW Amateur champion was regarded as one of Australiaâs brightest young talents. He made an immediate impression after turning professional in 2017, registering pro-am wins at Griffith and Belmont, a tie for 12th at the Nexus Risk WA Open and a top-25 at the Asian Tourâs Indonesia Open.
Early the following year he was tied for the lead after the opening round of the 2018 Rebel Sport NZ Masters before finishing tied for 11th⦠and then he walked away.
Published - 3 weeks By - Tony Webeck
Victorian Andrew Martin has broken through for the biggest win of his professional career but it took a world record four eagles and his lowest score in 15 years on tour to do it.
Beginning the final round of The Players Series Sydney eight shots from the top of the leaderboard, Martin sent statisticians and leaderboard attendants into a frenzy with a front nine at Bonnie Doon Golf Club that featured four eagles, a birdie and a bogey to draw within striking distance of overnight leader Charlie Dann.
Three bogeys in succession by Dann after the turn saw Martin edge clear and when he completed his 10-under 61 with a birdie at the 18th hole set a clubhouse total of 18-under for the likes of Dann and Jordan Zunic to chase.
Published - 4 weeks By - PGA Media
Andrew Martin has won his maiden ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia title with a two-stroke victory over Charlie Dann at #ThePlayersSeries Sydney presented by Cisco Webex.
Starting the final round tied for 14
th at 8-under the card, Martin took advantage of lighter winds than the previous three days to make eagle on the par-4 third hole before adding a birdie at the fourth.
A further three consecutive eagles on holes seven, eight and nine propelled the Bendigo local up the leaderboard to second place as he made the turn.
A birdie at 11 lowered his score further before adding a final birdie at 18 to go to a fourth round total of 10-under and the lead of The Players Series tournament at 18-under.