Published - 3 days By - Tony Webeck
Defending champion Tim Hart remains in the hunt for a fifth consecutive Adidas Pro-Am Series win but it is New South Wales pair Jay Mackenzie and James Grierson who lead the field heading into the second round of the Glencore Oaky Creek Coal Tieri Pro-Am at Tieri Golf Club on Friday.
Although the eastern seaboard is experiencing a cold snap the scoring was hot in the Central Queensland mining town as the Onsite Rental Group Mining Towns Series entered its second event.
Queenslander William Bruyeres delivered the shot of the opening round when he holed a 3-wood from 230 metres for albatross at the 444-metre par-5 sixth hole but it was Mackenzie and Grierson who shared the best round of the day, posting 7-under 66 to take a one-stroke lead into the second round.
Brisbane-based Tim Hart has secured the Hidden Valley Whitsundays North Queensland Series title after finishing in a five-way tie at the top at the De Goey Contractors Pioneer Valley Pro-Am at Pioneer Valley Golf Club on Sunday.
Published - 1 week By - PGA Media
Christopher Wood has won the Abbot Point Operations Bowen Pro-Am by two strokes to kick-start his Hidden Valley Whitsundays North Queensland Series campaign.
The Queenslander fired a spectacular round of 6-under 64 at the picturesque Bowen Golf Club to lead four players tied for second place in the first event of a series of four held on the adidas PGA Pro-Am Series.
The field of 24 PGA Professionals was met with testing conditions and constant 30 kilometer an hour winds that created a challenge in shot making and smart play.
In a round featuring seven birdies, an eagle and three bogeys Wood said his short game was what made the difference.
Published - 3 months By - PGA Media
Martin Dive has won the Lake Macquarie Pro-Am with a bogey-free round of 6-under 66 at Belmont Golf Club.
Chasing down the morning field benchmark of 2-under 70 set by Josh Clarke, James Grierson, John Lyras and Jay MacKenzie, Dive made his intentions clear from the start by recording three birdies in his first four holes.
Battling against increasing north easterly afternoon winds Dive added a further three consecutive birdies to his scorecard on holes 9, 10 and 11 to finish two shots clear of Andrew Dodt and Jason Perkin.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve played here and I’d forgotten what a great course Belmont is,” said Dive.
Published - 4 months By - David Tease
Anthony Quayle has added his name to an impressive honour roll, walking away with the Geoff King Motors North Coast Open by four shots.
The Queenslander carded a 3-under-par 67 to go with his open round course record 63 at Coffs Harbour Golf Club for a two-round total of 10-under.
Victorian Deyen Lawson finished in outright second place at 6-under, while Marcus Fraser and Matthew Millar shared third place a further shot back at 5-under.
After starting the final round with a share of the lead alongside Lawson, the tournament soon became an open affair when Quayle made a double on the third to gift Lawson an early lead.