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).
A spectacular late surge highlighted by an eagle at the par-5 18th has seen Peter Wilson set a new course record and claim a two-stroke victory at The Green Lakelands Pro-Am at Lakelands Country Club in Perth.
Published - 5 days By - Tony Webeck
Reigning Adidas Pro-Am Series Order of Merit champion Matt Millar has notched his first win of the 2021/22 season by taking out the Toro Australia Pro-Am at Western Australian Golf Club on Monday.
Coming off a course record-equalling round of 6-under 66 to finish tied for second at the Cottesloe Open on Sunday, Millar displayed the consistency that has become the hallmark of his career in recent years to hold off a stellar field by a single stroke.
Heavy showers hit the Western Australian layout in the morning but had cleared by the afternoon, the leading players quick to take advantage of the soft conditions.
Published - 1 month By - Jim Tucker
Becky Kay is delighted with how quickly and positively the golf landscape has changed to embrace women in men’s events in less than three years.
When the Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club product qualified for the Isuzu Queensland Open in 2018 it was a first for women in the state Open.
She played off the men’s tees, shot 75-77 to miss the cut at Brisbane Golf Club and beat home 19 male pros and amateurs.
Her scoring was far less important than what it signified.
In the Queensland Open at Pelican Waters this week, six women will tee off.
Published - 4 weeks By - Jim Tucker
Anthony Quayle is so eager to recreate the winning vibes of last year’s Isuzu Queensland Open that he’s coaxed his caddie-coach to walk Thursday’s opening round with a dodgy back.
Veteran coach Ken Berndt isn’t even required to carry Quayle’s bag. Quayle will do the wheeling as long as “KB” is walking beside him.
“KB was such an important part of my win last year with the way he helped compose me on the final holes,” Quayle said.
“He wants to be out there, bad back and all, but I’ll look after the bag. He might not last the four rounds so he’s just going to walk with me.”