Published - 3 months By - Tony Webeck
A harsh lesson and a holed bunker shot for eagle has enabled rookie professional Nathan Barbieri to smash the course record and take a three-stroke lead midway through the opening round of The Players Series Hosted by Geoff Ogilvy at Rosebud Country Club.
On an ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia leaderboard boasting winners on the US PGA Tour, European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Asian Tour and China Golf Tour within the first dozen, Barbieri’s scintillating 10-under 61 not only set a new personal best but obliterated Rosebud’s previous course record of 64.
Published - 2 months By - Tony Webeck
A new course record, a host with an eye on the trophy and the leading ladies from a dramatic day one of The Players Series Victoria ay Rosebud Country Club.
Nathan Barbieri (10-under 61)
On managing his round after three birdies to start
“It’s the perfect start so you just reset and keep going and keep taking your chances.
“I definitely got ahead of myself last week. Just counting the birdies I’d had and wondering what I was through the amount of holes.
“Every time I thought of that today I had to erase everything and tell myself to start again.
They dropped three shots between them on their final hole but Victorian pair Ben Eccles and Marcus Fraser share the lead midway through the opening round of the Gippsland Super 6 at Yallourn Golf Club.