Jason Day was the best placed Australian on the PGA Tour this past weekend, in what proved to be a great few days for Aussies in general.
Day kicked off his 2018/19 season with a Top 5 finish, highlighted by a third round 7 under par, including 5 consecutive birdies and a round closing eagle.
Cameron Smith snared 7th spot in his dream start to the season – he sits in 14th position in the FedEx Cup race. And Adam Scott was the third Australian to finish in the Top 10. His final round was a sensational 9-under 63, including seven birdies, an eagle and bogey free.
Marc Leishman finished T18 after his win the week prior and he leapt to the top of the FedEx Cup standings.
On the Champions Tour, David McKenzie keeps making the cut and the weekend action, finishing T49.
Finally on the Latinoamerica, Harrison Endycott finished a credible T27 after four previous Top 10 finishes in his 5 starts prior.
PGA TOUR-Affiliated Tours, Australian Player Results, Week of October 15, 2018
The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boasts a large roster of Australians as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances.
PGA Tour
THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES
Club at Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, South Korea
Purse: $9,500,000 ($1,710,000 to winner)
Next Tournament: Sanderson Farms Championship
(Jackson, Mississippi, October 25-28)
Next Tournament: WGC-HSBC Champions
(Shanghai, China, October 25-28)
|
Player |
Result |
Earnings |
FedExCup Standing |
Notes |
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Stuart Appleby |
DNP |
-- |
-- |
|
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Aaron Baddeley |
DNP |
-- |
23 |
|
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Greg Chalmers |
DNP |
-- |
-- |
|
|
Cameron Davis |
DNP |
-- |
61 |
|
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Jason Day |
T5 (-12) |
$361,000 |
21 |
In his 2018-19 PGA TOUR season debut, recorded his 68th career top-10 finish in his 232nd career start. Highlight of his week was a third-round, 7-under 65, where he registered five consecutive birdies on Nos. 5-9 before finishing with an eagle on the par-5 18th. |
|
Matt Jones |
DNP |
-- |
-- |
|
|
Marc Leishman |
T18 (-8) |
$121,600 |
1 |
Following his win at the CIMB Classic, finished in South Korea and moved to the No.1 spot in the FedExCup standings. After shooting a first-round, 3-over 75, placed himself inside the top 25 with rounds of 71-68-66 to close. |
|
Curtis Luck |
DNP |
-- |
-- |
|
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Geoff Ogilvy |
DNP |
-- |
-- |
|
|
Rod Pampling |
41 (-4) |
$30,970 |
101 |
After finishing the 2017-18 PGA TOUR season No. 203 in the FedExCup standings, produced his best result at THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES following a T61 finish in his first appearance, in 2017. |
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Adam Scott |
T10 (-10) |
$228,000 |
35 |
Recorded his 89th career top-10 in his first tournament of the 2018-19 season. Closed the week with a bogey-free, 9-under 63 Sunday that included seven birdies and an eagle. Improved 15 spots from the inaugural edition of THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES in 2017. |
|
John Senden |
DNP |
-- |
141 |
|
|
Cameron Smith |
7 (-11) |
$296,083 |
14 |
Following a T22 finish at the CIMB Classic, finished inside the top 10 for the 14th time in his PGA TOUR career. |
*Non-PGA TOUR member
PGA Champions Tour
Dominion Energy Charity Classic
The CC of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
Purse: $2,000,000 ($305,000 to the winner)
Next Tournament: Invesco QQQ Championship
(Thousand Oaks, California, October 26-28)
|
Players |
Result |
Earnings |
Notes |
|
Steve Elkington |
DNP |
-- |
|
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Peter Lonard |
DNP |
-- |
|
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David McKenzie |
T49 (+2) |
$5,633 |
In two starts at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic, produced the best result in 2017, finishing T18. |
PGA Latinoamerica Tour
Diners Club Peru Open
Los Inkas GC, Lima, Peru
Purse: $175,000 ($31,500 to the winner)
Next tournament: Neuquen Argentina Classic
(Nequen, Argentina, November 8-11)
|
Player |
Result |
Earnings |
Notes |
|
Harrison Endycott |
T27 (-9) |
$1,297 |
Has finished inside the top 10 in four of his last five starts and has carded 16 consecutive rounds under par since the 65 JHSF Brazil Open. |
|
Ryan Gaske |
DNP |
-- |
|
|
Troy Kennedy |
DNP |
-- |
|
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Mitch Krywulycz |
DNP |
-- |
|
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Danny List |
DNP |
-- |
|
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Ryan McCarthy |
DNP |
-- |
|
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Ryan Ruffels |
CUT (+8) |
-- |
Has missed four consecutive cuts following back-to-back T11 finishes at the Canuelas Championship and the Costa Rica Classic. |
|
Joel Troy |
DNP |
-- |
|
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Brady Watt |
DNP |
-- |
|
PGA web.com Tour
Season Complete
Next Tournament: The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals
Emerald Bay (Great Exuma, Bahamas, January 13-16)
PGA Mackenzie Tour CANADA
Season Complete
Next Tournament: 2019 schedule TBD
PGA China Tour
Season Complete
Next Tournament: 2019 schedule TBD