Published - 3 months By - Tony Webeck
For nine months Victorian professional golfers had the opportunity to explore everything else other than the one and only thing theyâd ever known.
As a former world No.1 amateur who finished runner-up at the 2012 WA Open prior to joining the professional ranks, Brady Watt had invested countless hours honing his craft and chasing his dreams.
His early years as a professional were spent in anonymity in South America and Canada searching for a way into the elite echelon of world golf yet by 2018 he felt the need to hit pause.
Golf was still what he wanted to do⦠until March this year when he couldnât.
Published - 3 months By - PGA Media
Andrew Martin and Tim Hart have won at the Gippsland BMW Warragul Country Club Pro-Am with rounds of 6-under 65 in wet, windy Warragul conditions.
Following a disastrous start to his round thanks to a double bogey on the uphill par-4 17
th, Martin quickly turned his fortunes around with back-to-back birdies on holes 3 and 4 to get back to square.
The Asian Tour regular added an additional two birdies to his scorecard to close out the front-nine and put him with reach of clubhouse lead of 3-under set by Marcus Fraser. Additional birdies on holes 11, 12, 14 and 15 saw Martin sign for 6-under 65.
Published - 3 months By - PGA Media
Victorians Ryan Lynch and Brady Watt have started 2021 on the right foot after winning the first PGA Pro-Am Series event of the season, the SBI Settlers Run Golf & Country Club Pro-Am.
Lynch set the benchmark in the morning field carding a 4-under 68 to take the early lead with a round featuring five birdies and an eagle on the par-5 16
th.
Watt, host of the popular Wattsup Podcast, returned to professional golf in fine form after Victoria’s lengthy layoff. The West Australian who now calls Melbourne home looked to have Lynch’s measure in the afternoon, making the turn at 3-under.
Published - 4 months By - PGA Media
Though limited due to COVID-19, Victorian golf clubs and PGA Professionals were able to host a number of great events early in the year, many in support of Australia’s bushfire crisis.
The PGA of Australia would like to congratulate the winners of the 2020 Victorian PGA Legends Pro-Am of the Year, the 2019/20 Victorian Pro-Am of the Year (Metropolitan) and the 2019/20 Victorian PGA Pro-Am of the Year (Regional).
The Furphy Victorian Senior Open held over 36 holes at Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort has been named the 2020 Victorian PGA Legends Pro-Am of the Year.
In hot, blustery conditions Peter Senior took victory at the $30,000 event over Grant Kenny and Terry Price in second place in a field that also featured legends Peter Fowler, Peter Lonard, Peter O’Malley and Tim Elliot.