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May 2024 www.insidegolf.com.au THE FIRST TEE 5 Strength in senior’s golf an opportunity too good to ignore IT is time to give overt recognition that senior golf adds substantial value to our community and to the health of the sport of golf. Senior competitive golf is also proving to be an attractive vehicle for the promotion of business brands who partner with event organisers. This is not surprising given that the 2023 GA Golf Participation Report which shows that female women golfers over the age of 50, account for 85 per cent of the female golfing population and senior male golfers (over 50) are at 63.2 per cent of the male golfing population. Recent victories in the Men’s and Women’s senior team events against New Zealand, and at the end of 2023 in the Asia Pacific Championships, reflect the great talent amongst Australia’s men and women senior amateur ranks. This talent is further exemplified by individual performances in these competitive forums, and in the World Golf Rankings which have both Nadene Gole and James Lavender ranked as number one in respective women and men’s rankings. The oversubscribed fields in many Senior Order of Merit events, most recently the NSW Senior Amateur and in Victoria at the Alpine Senior Masters, illustrate the demand from seniors to play competitive golf beyond Club levels. Vibrant Senior and Masters pennant competitions provide further evidence. The rebirth of Senior Interstate Teams golf, at the Interstate Teams Challenge at Tocumwal at the end of April, and the enthusiasm of players to earn selection in the Victorian and NSW teams gives hope that an annual senior state teams’ competition involving more states could eventuate. What benefits do events such as these and more generally the Senior Order of Merit (SOOM) events staged in each state provide other than to the competitors? Clubs opt to offer tournaments as part of SOOM as it provides direct revenue through entry fees and spend within the clubhouse and pro-shops. Additionally, the senior golfers are seen as leaders. They go back to their clubs and extol the virtues of the club’s visited, thus increasing the further visitation to these Clubs. In short, a successful senior event is good for the sustainability of these host clubs. The golfers going into regional areas to compete, provide a wider benefit. Tourism Research Australia statistics in September 2023 indicate that on average a domestic tourist (that is what these golfers are) spend on average around $257 per day in the region they visit, on accommodation, food and beverages, fuel, and incidental retail and fees to visit other tourism places of interest. To illustrate, the NSW government have recognised the economic stimulus by providing financial support for the staging of the NSW Senior Amateur Championship at Tamworth. Phil Nunn has been a member of Golf Australia’s Victorian Senior Advisory Group (SAG) for the last 12 months and has played in the GA Senior Order of Merit events for the last 16 years. Phil has a background in sports administration, has been a senior Golf Victoria pennant player at both Box Hill and Huntingdale Clubs, and is currently a member of the Tocumwal Golf Club. The interstate challenge has also been successful in attracting commercial partners who see a benefit in associating their organisations with competitive senior golfers. For example, the Kieser Australia Physiotherapy Services group are sponsoring the NSW team. Kieser expect to see increased demand for the programs they offer which are customised to the specific needs of golfers. Kieser will be able to point to at least one of the NSW team who has benefited from the design of a program for golfers, the player has wanted to avoid musculoskeletal injuries, issues holding him back and he has looked to improve his performance on the course. Organisers are also delighted to have the Living Communities group to sign up as a partner to the event, to continue their commercial relationship with senior golf in Victoria. Living Communities who are undertaking the huge residential development within the Black Bull Yarrawonga precinct, see the association as a perfect entree into their target demographic. Similarly, the Beacon Lighting group see the commercial benefit of associating its brand with senior golf. This is hardly surprising given the age profile outlined above. Golf Club members would also appear to have more disposable income for discretionary spending than the community average. Golfers’ more usual commercial partners, such as the big golf brands, are likely to become more involved with senior golf as they recognise the leadership that low handicap senior golfers provide within the membership base of their home clubs. Who has not looked into the golf-bags of the best players to see what equipment they are using? Who has not wondered how they decide what clothes and shoes to wear to make them look good and feel comfortable? Dare I say it, but golf magazines also benefit from featuring stories of senior golfers that their readership can relate to, with senior golfers also a very strong part of the target market for the advertisers as they seek to promote and inform about golf tourism, golf carts, equipment and clothes. These senior competitive golfers often introduce the younger members of their families to the game, buy them, or hand down equipment, and create and hand on a great love for the game. Golf administrators and potential commercial partners would be wise to appreciate and use these senior golfers and the events they play in to further their own organisational objectives. 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May 2024 www.insidegolf.com.au 6 Length matters to Lonard A SIXTH-PLACE finish by Cameron Smith at the US Masters has moved the Queenslander well and truly back into contention for one of the two Australian team spots up for grabs for the Paris Olympics later this year. The two highest ranked male players as of June 17, and the two highest ranked women as of June 24, will qualify to represent Australia at the Golf National course in Saint-Quentineen-Yvelines, located some 41 kilometres from the Olympic village. Following the Masters, Jason Day appeared to be a lock be one of the men to represent in France due to his Official World Golf Ranking of 21, with Min Woo Lee, ranked 32, currently in the prime position to partner him. (As of mid-April) Adam Scott is the next best Aussie with a ranking of 51, followed by Smith at 52, while Cam Davis is ranked 57. The only issue for Smith in his endeavours to make the Aussie team is the fact that events on the LIV Tour, where he now competes don’t attract world ranking points, however he does have the upcoming major championships, at the US PGA and US Open, to further his claims. In relation to the women, Minjee Lee, fifth on the Rolex Women’s World Rankings, is assured of being in Paris, where if brother Min Woo was to qualify, they would form a unique family double. Hannah Green at 16 is most likely to be joining Minjee on the women’s team. Grace Kim is the third highest ranked Australian female professional at 78, followed by Gabriela Ruffels at 84. Golf at the Olympics will see 60 players compete in both the men’s and women’s fields, with the gold medals to be decided over 72 holes of strokeplay. America claimed both golds in Tokyo, Xander Schauffele taking out the men’s event, Nelly Korda the women’s. Competition heats up for Australian Olympic team spots DESPITE now being north of 50 years of age and competing in PGA Legend’s events around the country, Peter Lonard showed that class is permanent with a sizzling score of 59 on the east course at Rich River earlier this year. A player with multiple victories in each of the major Australasian Tour events during his prime, it was an indication the competitive juices are still flowing for Lonard and his game remains in good shape. While those to have played with him or watched him play in recent times are said to still be in awe of his ability to strike the ball, in appearing in a handful of Webex events against the latest crop of tour stars, Lonard was amazed with the power the young guns possess. In an all-encompassing interview with Larry Canning and Gary Barter on the Backspin Golf podcast, Lonard revealed his experiences in playing alongside the new generation. “You were telling me you played with a young Queensland kid a couple of weeks ago, and he was probably 65 kilos ringing wet, and how far these kids hit it now,” Barter enquired. “Oh, it’s extraordinary,” Lonard responded. “I know that all of the kids hit it a long way, probably exaggerated because I hit it shorter, but there are a couple of holes there where he just hit it 340 metres. “And he did it regularly. Near the end, there was a little into the wind hole, and he sort of hits this drive. I don’t think he actually smashed it, but he hit it OK. He says to me. ‘I know that tree is about 370 metres and I didn’t think I could reach it’. “He was only 20 yards, 30 yards short. So, it went about 340, it was into the wind. It was extraordinary,” Lonard said. Lonard, who spoke of his experiences playing with Tiger Woods, representing at the President’s Cup, competing on the US Tour and a range of other topics, was one of a number of outstanding guests appearing on Backspin Golf, available through regular podcast channels or by going to the Inside Golf website. News, views and observations from around the golfing world. INSIDE NEWS With Inside Golf Editor Rob Willis rob@insidegolf.com.au We have a winner GLENN Burton from the Victorian Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula is set to enjoy the golfing experience of a lifetime at the Hawai’i International Week of Golf. A keen golfer who plays the courses in and around Geelong, Burton’s prize, as winner of the Inside Golf/ Pacific Golf Management competition, includes six nights’ accommodation at the Westin Hapuna Beach Hotel, four tournament rounds at championship golf courses, and much more. The prize, Inside Golf’s biggest and perhaps most exciting ever offered, is valued at $6,900. “I haven’t played golf in Hawaii. I was chuffed to have won this prize and look forward to playing some wonderful courses,” the excited winner expressed. The Hawai’i International Week of golf tees off on August 18 to 24, 2024. For information go to www.pacificgolf.co.nz RIP Noel Ratcliffe INSIDE Golf offers its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Noel Ratcliffe following his recent passing, aged 79. A member of the PGA of Australia for 47 years, Ratcliffe enjoyed a successful professional career, highlighted by victories on the European and Australasian Tours, perhaps most notably at the prestigious Benson and Hedges International event in the UK and at the 1977 South Australian Open. Upon turning 50, Ratcliffe focussed his attention on the senior circuit and had enormous success throughout Europe and Australia. He was an eight-time winner on the European Seniors Tour, winning the Order of Merit in 2000, as well as the Australian Senior Open and PGA Championship. Inside Golf will take a detailed look at Ratcliffe’s life and outstanding career in a future edition of the magazine. Korda to ride hot streak into LPGA major THE event will have been run and won by the time the May issue of Inside Golf hits golf clubs around the country, however as well as Scottie Scheffler has been performing, he has some serious competition when it comes to rating the ‘hottest golfer on the planet’, with Nelly Korda enjoying an incredible run heading into the first LPGA major of 2024. Korda will tee it up at The Chevron Championship having won at her four most recent starts, at the LPGA Matchplay, the Ford Championship, the Fir Seri Pak Championship and the LPGA Drive On event, leaving the lanky American as the shortest of short priced favourites for the big event to be played at The Woodlands in Texas. 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May 2024 www.insidegolf.com.au PRO NEWS 7 Still unconventional, still effective, Scheffler a two-time Masters champion THE March 2024 edition of Inside Golf highlighted the abilities of Scottie Scheffler, with the world number one featuring on the cover and in an editorial where leading Australian golf instructors dissected his unique swing and the secrets to his success. Unconventional, yet effective, the headlines screamed, and effective Scheffler certainly was at Augusta National in claiming his second green jacket with a victory at the 88th US Masters. While a number of players applied the pressure through the front nine and on the first few holes after making the turn on Sunday, Scheffler stood tall, birdies on 10, 13, 14 and 16 propelling him to a four-stroke win over young Swede Ludvig Åberg. Other than for a bogey on the 11th, it was a flawless display when the heat was on as the 27-year-old Texan, this win adding to his Masters triumph in 2022, confirming his status as the best player in world golf. During a week played on a hard and fast Augusta course which challenged many of the game’s leading players, Scheffler began with a 66 to trail first round leader Bryson DeChambeau by one, backed it up with 72 in the most difficult of the conditions on day two, hung in with a 71 on Saturday, before his closing 68, for an 11-under par total, distanced him from the chasing pack. “It’s hard to put into words how special this is,” Scheffler said in addressing the media immediately following the presentation ceremonies. Rob Willis rob@insidegolf.com.au DISTRIBUTED BY GOLF IMPORTS | 03 5277 3977 Available from all leading Golf retailers Aussies at Augusta Cameron Smith and Cameron Davis were entrenched inside the top 10 for most of the tournament, however in the end run they failed to mount a serious challenge to the eventual champion Scott Scheffler on Sunday at the 2024 US Masters. Smith was ultra consistent in returning scores of 71-72-72-71 for a two-under par total in finishing tied for sixth, while Davis closed with his worst score of the week, a three-over 75 in the final round which left him one-over for the 72-holes and tied for 12th. While he may have been disappointed in his last day score, Davis has at the very least ensured a return to Augusta in 2025 by finishing inside the top 16. Of the other Australians, Adam Scott closed with 72 to be four-over and tied for 22nd, level with Min Woo Lee who along with Jason Day returned one of the best rounds in the last round with threeunder par 69’s. Day was another shot back in 30th. For Victorian amateur Jasper Stubbs, an 80 on Thursday left him with too much to do in relation to making the 36-hole cut, however his second day 76 in the almost gale-force winds which brought many undone, was a commendable performance in the company of the world’s best players. “It’s been a long week, a grind of a week, so challenging. So, to be sitting here with the green jacket again, to be able to take it home again, is extremely special.” As is the case most weeks of the year with Scheffler, who in eight tournaments in 2024 has shot par or better in every round he has played, his ball striking was sublime, however he credited an often-unappreciated part of his game for the impressive win. “I would say the two aspects of my game that were probably the best were short game and driving, probably short game being the most. My short game was most important,” Scheffler reasoned. Although the final margin may have indicated a one-sided win, the likes of Åberg, Max Homa and Collin Morikawa certainly made Scheffler work for it. Double bogies for Morikawa on the ninth and 11th holes stalled his charge, and for Homa a five at the par-three 12th after flying the green with his tee shot, put an end to any winning aspirations. Åberg in his first appearance at a major championship finished outright second on seven-under, with Morikawa, Homa and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood fourth, three shots further back. Cam Smith was sixth in a tie with DeChambeau on two-under par for the tournament. Ohio State University golfer Neil Shipley, in shooting 73 on Sunday in the company of Tiger Woods, was the only amateur to play on the weekend. Woods, who created a record in making his 24th consecutive cut at the Masters, found the going tough in the third and fourth rounds. Only one-over par after the opening 36-holes, Woods would shoot 82-77 to finish 60th. Cam Smith, the leading Australian at the 2024 US Masters. Scottie Scheffler, celebrating with caddy Ted Scott, is now a two-time Masters champion. 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May 2024 www.insidegolf.com.au PRO NEWS 9 While Chalmers is also having fun off the course at the same time. WHEN discussing Australia’s leading players over the past two or three decades, Greg Chalmers deserves to be at least mentioned in the conversation. Five professional victories at home, including two Australian Open titles, two victories at the Australian PGA, added to a win at the Barracuda Championship on the PGA Tour and a handful on the secondary Tours of the US and Europe, and Chalmers can lay claim to 11 professional titles in total. Before that the personable left-hander won the Australian Amateur in 1993, after being introduced to the game on the NSW Central Coast, then developing his skills and becoming an elite player while resident in WA and a member at Royal Fremantle. It’s been an extremely successful career by anyone’s standards. And now having turned 50, the smile which has always been present, through both the highs and lows professional golf throws up, has become even broader, with Chalmers ready to tackle the PGA Tour Champions with his trademark energy and enthusiasm. Missing the qualifying school was a setback, however undeterred Chalmers has managed to play three tournaments early in the Champions Tour season and after a promising start has high hopes for what lies ahead. “I’m really enjoying myself,” Chalmers said of competing against the over 50’s. “It’s been an extremely pleasant, slash, enjoyable experience. “It’s like everyone has chilled out a little bit and knows how fortunate we are to be still playing golf for a living in our 50’s and 60’s. Rob Willis rob@insidegolf.com.au “(The Champions Tour) has a great amount of competitiveness, but everyone has a smile on their face and is reasonably happy. I’m really loving it.” With no exempt status, Chalmers managed to Monday qualify for the Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Arizona in early March, closing with a 67 in finishing tied for seventh in his senior tour debut. That top 10, as the leading player not already in the field for the following week’s event, earned him a start at Newport Beach, where he backed the first up performance with a 33rd at the Hoag Classic. Chalmers then would again safely negotiate another pre-qualifier for the Galleri Classic at the Mission Hills Country Club, finishing tied for ninth in another strong outing, and his senior career was off and running. A fourth start in his now hometown of Dallas next on the schedule, and with a positive outlook and a game trending in the right direction, Chalmers is looking ahead with plenty of enthusiasm. “It’s been really great. I just need more chances and I think I can do something really cool,” he said. “There’s a category later in the year where tournaments start to include the top four guys who’ve made the most money and aren’t in the field. I’m in some majors now. I think I’m in the Senior PGA in May and there’s some events I hope to get in as I keep playing. I’ve had a lovely start, but you’ve just got to keep pushing. “Once you miss at Q School you’ve got to try to break the door down, it’s not going to be given to you.” In 20 years in the US, where Chalmers has called Dallas home, his PGA Tour career was highlighted by the victory at the 2016 Barracuda Championship near Reno, Nevada, where the unique, at least for professional golf, stableford scoring system is used. While any win on the US Tour is worth celebrating, little did Chalmers know at the time that his lone victory would asssit with his preparations for what was to come. “It’s given me a lot more opportunity than I ever thought. I’ve ridden it into categories on the PGA Tour than have allowed me to play for a long time,” he explained. “Last year I played 15 events on the PGA Tour, so I was plenty busy enough. Really, I was just doing everything I could to stay sharp enough for Q school, Champions Tour, ready for turning 50.” While his exploits and results on course are one thing, Chalmers has also branched out into the world of social media, showcasing his personality away from the fairways and greens of tournament golf. In building up quite the on-line media presence, Chalmers has attracted a strong following on Instagram (gregchalmers1973) and Twitter (now X - @GregChalmersPGA), as well as on the Hack It Out Golf podcast. They even have a name for his supporters. “We came up with a nickname the ‘Gregulators’ on the podcast, so we have a bit of fun with that. The guys I do the podcast with have a big social media footprint, so it has quite a wide reach,” Chalmers said. But is he an influencer or agitator with his posts and views on his social media channels? “I’m 50 years old and I have zero energy for things that agitate me or anyone else,” Chalmers joked, which is no surprise to anyone who knows him. As for a potential trip home for the Australian golfing summer, if the stars align and schedules allow, the eversmiling lefty could be heading our way sometime soon. “I looked at it last year. It was only having Q School on the table, and I got into some PGA Tour events that handbraked me going back to Australia,” Chalmers reasoned. “If I can fit it in, I’ll definitely do it. It depends on how deep I go into the season here on the Champions Tour. I know they go right into November too. “The only thing that stops me coming back is scheduling. It’s got nothing to do with desire, the desire is always there.” The desire will also be there for his followers and supporters to keep a keen eye on his progress on the Champions Tour, back on local shores to also watch him play should that trip home fit the schedule, and to engage with his entertaining social media and podcast offerings. He may have turned 50, however Greg Chalmers is certainly still having fun. Greg Chalmers – 50 and having fun Greg Chalmers is enjoying some early success on the PGA Tour Champions. Chalmers, twice a winner of the Australian PGA Championship, hoists the trophy in 2011. For any stockists interested please contact State Manager Dean Woods: dean_woods@debortoli.com.au 0438 089 775 | 07 3287 2500 on the De Bortoli Online Shop (Excludes Gift Vouchers) Enter discount code “insidegolf” at checkout. 10% DISCOUNT Scan here to receive a De Bortoli is a proud partner of GMA
May 2024 www.insidegolf.com.au PRO NEWS 10 Jason Day - healthy, happy, and ready for more major success By Garrett Johnston Martin (Kaymer) won. I was in the final group with Rory McIlroy on Saturday at Valhalla at the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla. I’ve played Troon before and really enjoyed that test, so I’m looking forward to getting back to some of the courses that some of the younger guys haven’t played yet. It will be an advantage for me for sure. That was right in the era when Rory was winning a lot of the major championships and had just joined Nike. I’m looking forward to seeing some of the changes they’ve made. I know there’s new ownership which has taken over Valhalla, so I know the clubhouse is different and the place will have a slightly different feel, but for the most part I think layout is going to be very similar to what we had. Have you seen much online about the changes to Valhalla? I haven’t seen much on YouTube but I know it’s going to be a great major championship regardless and it’s going to be a fun week. The PGA Championship week is always an important one for me because it was my first major win in 2015. What do you make of Pinehurst for the U.S. Open this year? A place you played really well at in 2014. Yeah obviously there’s a dramatic difference between those two courses that we’re talking about, Valhalla and Pinehurst. Different types of grass and much different design of the golf course with those turtle-back greens. I think you’d have to have a great short game anywhere but around Pinehurst there’s different styles of play that will be shown that week and you’ll have to bring out a little more creativity around those greens. I’d imagine at Pinehurst that you’d need different types of clubs in and around the greens. The 2024 Jason Day versus 201415, what’s different when it comes to playing in majors? Not too much. I don’t think there’s a crazy amount of difference. I just think that the preparation is pretty similar. I’ve played pretty decently in the major championships, I’ve finished second in all of the majors now and have won one of them. Now my goal is to get the wins in all of them. I wouldn’t say there’s a dramatic change from when I first came out and started playing in majors. I will say that I worked a little bit harder back then. What I do now is I work hard but I don’t exhaust myself before Thursday. How so? Well, I’m a little bit older and I’ve got a bunch of kids and I’m not as fit as I used to be, even though I still feel very fit. I’ve just got to be cautious of recovery and how my body is. I can’t work as hard as I used to, even though I want to. So I’ve got to be very cautious of that. Everything has got to be more efficient. What is the challenge like of getting back to world number 1 for you this time? For one I think I have a better understanding of my body and my golf swing. I think I have a better understanding of what causes pain and I’m trying to make sure I don’t get into that rut again. I think the biggest thing is once I get past those things, is how hungry do I want to be to be number one. I know I’ve said I’m hungry to be number one, but it will be interesting to be slowly Obviously when you dump the club underneath and have a lateral slide then you tend to back up on the shot and that usually crunches down really quickly. That early extension is no good. So just being able to stay in the spine angle and being able to elongate the spine through the swing and have better hip mobility through the swing is crucial as well. Tell us about Malbon, your new apparel sponsor? It’s been great for me. Working with Steven, Ryan, Luke, Erica and all of them. It’s been tremendous being a part of their team. Obviously, they’re very new to the golfing world. 2017 is when they first started everything. They’ve got a big footprint in Korea and they’re really getting things going around here. So, it’s kind of nice to be able to come out to an event and wear something that no one else is wearing, which is great. It’s also so nice to listen to Steve and hear his vision of where he wants to take it. It’s going to be exciting times going forward because I’m going to wear, not crazy stuff, but crazy for the golf world. but it looks very, very good. Australia. When do you think you’d go back and visit? Have your kids been yet? Yeah, there’s something always in the cards. Sometimes it just doesn’t work out. I haven’t really looked at it too far but I’m assuming if I’m able to get back there this year, that would be nice. It’s definitely been a while. It would be nice to get the whole family over there, for sure. They’ve never gone. It would be nice to be able to get the crew out there, even if it’s just Dash, because I know he wants to travel, see the world and see Australia. building layer upon layer. Sooner or later, I’ll find more confidence in my game or you’ll get your putting back and practice a little but more because your body feels better. So it’s little bit by little bit. It’s difficult to go ‘hey I want to be world number one, let’s do it tomorrow.’ That’s just not how it works. It’s just got to be slow little incremental improvements over a long period of time. Speaking of building layer upon layer, where have you seen the most improvement in your game of late? I would just say my body. I’ve gotten to the point where I can play 72-holes of golf without any pain, which is good. I’ve got my little times here and there where I catch myself falling back into an old pattern, but for the most part I’m very, very happy that I’ve stayed very disciplined on what I do with my body. And the pain being mostly in the back? Yes, it’s mostly in the back. That’s just wear and tear. It’s my 17th season on the Tour, you do something one way for a long period of time. You typically do some things one way and it catches up to you. With my back, it caught me early. I know for a fact that the golf swing can be healthy for your body. You’ve just got to technically swing it in a certain way for that to happen and you need to have a body that’s stable enough to handle all of that, so body and health is crucial for me. What’s helped your back? It’s a number of things. Being able to get deeper into my hips and make sure that I’m elongating my spin and not being able to laterally slide and dump the club underneath. JASON Day has overcome a series of injury issues and enjoyed a return to form in 2023. A winner of the PGA Championship in 2015, Day looks to challenge for more major titles in 2024 at venues where he has previously enjoyed success. Garrett Johnston caught up with Day in the weeks leading into the US Masters. Jason, how do you feel about your familiarity with major venues where you’ve played well for 2024? Yeah, I’m looking forward to it. I know I’ve had a lot of success at some of these courses. At Pinehurst in 2014 I finished fourth when Jason Day is fit and ready to fire in the biggest tournaments on the 2024 schedule.
May 2024 www.insidegolf.com.au PRO NEWS 12 Tassie’s best ponders the next stage of his golfing career DESPITE winning last year’s Western Australian Open, and clearly demonstrating he is the best golfer in Tasmania with an 11-stroke win in February’s Southern Open in Hobart, Simon Hawkes is just about finished with tournament golf. The 36-year-old saw the writing on the wall this year when younger golfers were knocking their drives 40 metres past him – and when two good rounds of sub-par golf weren’t enough to make the cut. By Peter Owen “I had a crack at the European Tour in 2022,” he said. “I told myself that was the last time I’d take on Q School.” Hawkes is realistic about his chances against the waves of talented young players joining the tour. “Twenty years ago you could make the cut with one or two over par,” he said. “Now you have to be one or two under. A few years ago when I was playing the McKenzie Tour in Canada I shot four under and missed the cut. “That’s the reality of tour golf. There’s no time any more to learn your craft. You’ve got to be ready to go right away, and that’s the way it should be. Playing golf for a living is not easy – and it’s not meant to be easy. “These days I don’t really have the time to devote to the practice that I need,” he said. “I’m at the next stage of my career in golf.” A proud Tasmanian, Hawkes has no plans to leave his home state. Instead he is ready to get into vocational golf, and says he feels a responsibility to help develop the next generation of talented Tasmanian golfers. For the past year or more he’s been working with former PGA Tour golfer Mat Goggin, helping construct the first 18 holes of the Seven Mile Beach golf project outside Hobart. When the course is finished – hopefully by the end of this year – Hawkes hopes to land a job as a teaching professional. He bubbles with excitement when he talks about Seven Mile Beach. “It will be a Top 100 golf course as soon as it opens,” he said, comparing it with Barnbougle Dunes on Tasmania’s remote north coast. Mat Goggin, one of Tasmania’s favourite golfing sons, discovered the site more than 30 years ago and has long held a dream of turning the beautiful tract of sandy dune land on the edge of the beach into a golf course of world standard. He secured a 99-year lease from the Tasmanian Government and, with a group of partners, appointed renowned golf architects Michael Clayton, Mike DeVries and Frank Pont to design the first 18 holes of what they hope will eventually become a 54-hole complex. With courses like Barnbougle Dunes, Cape Wickham, Ocean Dunes and, soon, Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania boasts some of the most spectacular golf courses in the world, and Hawkes believes the next step is to host high-quality tournaments which might inspire the development of elite amateurs. Hawkes learned the basics of golf tuition from Alex Mercer, with whom he worked as a trainee in Sydney. He refined his coaching skills during a 15-year professional career, highlighted by victory in the 2017 Victorian Open. “I coached in Melbourne for a bit but I’ve been keen to get back to Hobart,” he said. Hawkes’ victory in the Western Australian Open at Joondalup in October showed that when he played his best golf he was still highly competitive. He franked that form when he shot 12-under-par 132 at Llanherne and Tasmania golf clubs in February. His 67 at Llanherne, where he is a member, was a course record. Hawkes finished 11 strokes clear of Paul Read and Andrew Isles, who tied for second. The swing that has Simon Hawkes rated as the best golfer in Tasmania. The fourth green at Seven Mile Beach, which is starting to take shape and is working towards a limited play opening in November. TEE-OFF IN AFRICA 2024 • Kruger National Park Game Drive • Leopard Creek Golf Course • Cape Town City & Table Mountain Tour • Seal island cruise, Chapmans Peak • Pearl Valley Golf Course • Cape Winelands • Arabella Golf Course • Outeniqua Golf Course • Pinnacle Point Golf Course • Links Golf Course • Pezula Golf Course • Private Transfers ... And much much more!!! ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT STARTING 10 MAY 2024 15 DAY TOUR EXPERIENCE MASTERS PACKAGES FROM AS LITTLE AS $5000USD PER PERSON ALL INFORMATION IS CORRECT AT TIME OF PRINT AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANCE WITHOUT NOTICE, DUE TO MATTERS OUTSIDE OUR CONTROL SUCH AS ADVERSE CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS, TAXES AND FUEL SURCHARGES. ATTEND THE US MASTERS IN 2025
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May 2024 www.insidegolf.com.au PRO NEWS 14 His best result at the Masters was fifth in 1959 and his best finish in the US Open was a tie for fourth in 1956. He won 11 Senior PGA Tour titles including the Senior PGA Championship in 1984. In 1985, he won nine times on the Senior US PGA Tour and finished top of the money list. His last tournament victory came at the 1988 British PGA Seniors Championship. PRIZEMONEY GROWTH IN 1947, Jim Ferrier received a cheque for $US3,500 after winning the US PGA Championship. David Graham banked $US60,000 for winning in 1979 and Wayne Grady collected $US225,000 in 1990. Five years later, Steve Elkington picked up a cool $US360,000 for winning in 1995 and in 2015 Jason Day banked $US1.8m. This year’s winner will win around $US3.15m. US PGA Championship THE 106th US PGA Championship will be played at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky from May 16-19. It will be the fourth time the course has hosted the event, with Rory McIlroy winning on the most recent staging in 2014. Designed by Jack Nickalus, the Valhalla course opened in 1986. The Australian connection IN 2015, Jason Day became the fifth Australian to lift the Wanamaker Trophy when he won the 97th US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Day set a major championship scoring record en-route to a threestroke victory over American Jordan Spieth. The Queenslander fired a 67 (fiveunder) in the final round to finish 20-under par breaking the previous major scoring record by Tiger Woods and Bob May at the 2000 Open Championship. Tiber and May finished 18-under par. Woods won the playoff. Australians locked in to contest the 2024 event include Day, Cameron Smith and Cameron Davis, with Min Woo Lee and Adam Scott also likely to take part due to their current 2024 PGA Tour money list position or Official World Golf ranking. 29 years ago Steve Elkington won his only major when he defeated Scotland’s Colin Montgomerie in a playoff at Riviera Country Club in 1995. 1 OVER par was the winning score on four occasions – 1960, 1968, 1972 and 1976. 2 is the number of times Greg Norman (1986-93) and Bruce Crampton (1973-75) finished runnerup. Bob Tway and Paul Azinger edged out the Shark and Jack Nicklaus was the man to deny Crampton. 3 times the tournament wasn’t played (1917-18) and 1943 due to World War I and II. 4 the number of times Jack Nicklaus finished runner-up. 5 the number of times Jack Nicklaus and Water Hagen won the championship. Five is also the number of wire-to-wire winners: Bobby Nichols (1964), Ray Floyd (1969-82), Hal Sutton (1983) and Tiger Woods (2000). 7 The biggest comeback by a winner was seven strokes – John Mahaffey in 1978. 8 strokes is the biggest winning margin by Rory McIlroy in 2012. Jack Nicklaus in 1980. US PGA Championship by the numbers US PGA Championship – Past 20 winners 2023 Brooks Koepka Oak Hill CC 2022 Justin Thomas Southern Hills CC 2021 Phil Mickelson The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island 2020 Collin Morikawa TPC Harding Park 2019 Brooks Koepka Bethpage Black 2018 Brooks Koepka Bellerive Country Club 2017 Justin Thomas Quail Hollow Club 2016 Jimmy Walker Baltusrol Golf Club 2015 Jason Day Whistling Straits 2014 Rory McIlroy Valhalla GC 2013 Jason Dufner Oak Hill CC 2012 Rory McIlroy The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island 2011 Keegan Bradley Atlanta Athletic Club 2010 Martin Kaymer Whistling Straits 2009 Y.E. Yang Hazeltine National GC 2008 Padraig Harrington Oakland Hills CC 2007 Tiger Woods Southern Hills CC 2006 Tiger Woods Medinah CC 2005 Phil Mickelson Baltusrol GC 2004 Vijay Singh Whistling Straits In 1947, the matchplay format called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days. The first two days were stroke play with the defending champion Ben Hogan and the top 63 pros advancing to matchplay. Played at Plum Hollow Country Club, Ferrier defeated Lloyd Mangrum 4/3 in the quarter-final and Art Bell 10/9 in the semi-final. Toney Penna beat Ben Hogan 3/1 in the first round. AUSSIE RUNNERS-UP FIVE Australians have finished runner-up in the US PGA Championship. In 2016, Jason Day was second behind American Jimmy Walker. In 2005, Steve Elkington and Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn finished runners-up to Phil Mickelson. Greg Norman was twice runner-up – in 1986 to Bob Tway and 1993 to Paul Azinger. Bruce Crampton also finished second on two occasions. He was runner-up to Jack Nicklaus in 1973 and 1975. In 1960, 13 years after his only major victory, Jim Ferrier was runner-up to Jay Herbert. THOMMO NO SHOW FIVE-TIME Open Championship winner Peter Thomson never played a single US PGA Championship, but he did win the US PGA Seniors’ Championship. In a career spanning more than four decades, Thommo played 43 majors – 30 Open Championships, eight US Masters and five US Opens. David Graham, a two-time major champion, was the winner of the PGA Championship in 1979. The sudden-death playoff began on the par-4 18th hole where both found the fairway and reached the green in regulation. Elkington was away and birdied from six metres. Montgomerie missed his putt to extend the playoff. Both played the par-71 layout in 267 strokes – 17-under par. 34 years ago Wayne Grady scored a three-stroke victory over American Fred Couples to win his only major in 1990. In the final round, Couples led by a stroke after a birdie at the 12th hole, but then had four consecutive bogeys, while Grady shot par for the rest of the round at Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club. Grady finished with a score of 282 – six-under par. 45 years ago David Graham, the only Australian to win two majors in the US, captured 9 nations have won the US PGA Championship – the US, Australia, South Africa, England, Zimbabwe, Fiji, Germany, Ireland, South Korea and Northern Ireland. 14 times a playoff has decided the US PGA Championship. 18 the number of cuts Greg Norman made from 22 appearances. 20 under par is the lowest 72-hole score in relation to par by Jason Day in 2015. And 20 years old was the youngest US PGA Championship winner, Gene Sarazen, in 1922. 27 the number of most cuts made by Jack Nicklaus and Ray Floyd. 32 was the field size between 191621 when the tournament was played in the matchplay format. 50 years old and 11 months was Phil Mickelson’s age when became the oldest winner in 2021. 59 Americans have won the tournament since the inaugural event in 1916. 86 times has the US nation captured the US PGA Championship. A five-time winner, and four times a runner up at the PGA Championship, Jack Nicklaus is also the course designer of the Valhalla GC, the 2024 host venue. 156 players will make it to the first tee this year. 264 is the lowest 72-hole score by Brooks Koepka (69-63-66-66) in 2018. 500 dollars and a diamond-studded gold medal was the winner’s share in the inaugural event in 1916. 3,150,000 American dollars Brooks Koepka banked for winning last year’s championship. 18,000,000 US dollars is the total prizemoney for the 2024 US PGA Championship to be played at Valhalla GC in Louisville, Kentucky. the 1979 US PGA at Oakland Hills Country Club. Going into the final round, Graham was four shots back and had a twoshot lead teeing off the 72nd hole. He should have won it comfortably, but double bogeyed the 72nd hole and was forced into a playoff with Ben Crenshaw. Graham rallied and won at the third extra hole. In the same event, Sam Snead, a three-time champion, set the record for the oldest player to make the cut in a major. He was 67 years, 2 months and seven days of age and finished 42nd. 77 years ago The first Australian to win the US PGA Championship was Jim Ferrier. In 1947 he edged out American Chick Harbert 2/1 in the matchplay final. From 1916 to 1957, the US PGA was a matchplay tournament. Brooks Koepka, already three times a winner at the PGA Championship, is the defending champion at the 2024 event. Aussie Steve Elkington beat Scot Colin Montgomerie to win the PGA Championship in 1995.
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May 2024 www.insidegolf.com.au PRO NEWS 16 Weather brings a premature end at Bonville JOINT winners were declared when unrelenting wet weather resulted in the Australian Women’s Classic-Bonville, presented by Pacific Bay Resort Studios, being reduced to just 18-holes. Jess Whitting of Western Australia, Nicole Broche Hestrup of Denmark, and Chinese Taipei’s Peiying Tsai, who all carded first rounds of six-under par 66, became the first-ever joint winners of the joint LET- WPGA event. Despite the daunting task of dealing with over 80 millimetres of rain on the night prior to the final round, the Bonville green staff made every effort to make the course playable, however when added to the nearly 200 millimetres the course had already endured since Monday and no play was possible on Sunday. Friday’s round had also been pushed into Saturday after only a handful of groups managed to get onto the course on the opening day. WA’s Whitting was delighted with the unexpected victory, while acknowledging the unusual situation. “It’s hard because I wanted a chance to go out there and play and prove myself. But then it’s also a great outcome because, who knows, I could have gone out there and not played well and fell down the ranks … but it’s out of my control.” “I’m pretty excited though, it’s a pretty cool thing to write down on the resume.” Bonville Golf Resort General Manager Brad Daymond thanked the players for their patience in extraordinary circumstances. “Obviously we are disappointed not to be able to proceed with the final round, but I don’t know if there is a golf course on the east coast right now that could have dealt with that much rain,” said Daymond. As a show of goodwill, tournament promoters Golf NSW issued a $500 payment to every player to assist in travel costs incurred during the week. Following a three-under par 69, Annika Rathbone, of The Australian Golf Club in Sydney, was the low amateur. The Australian Women’s Classic is proudly supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW. Joint winners of the Australian Women’s Classic-Bonville, (from left) Nicole Broch Estrup of Denmark, Jess Whitting of Western Australia, and Peiying Tsai of Chinese Taipei. Columbian beats a Brit to win NSW Women’s Open COLUMBIAN Maria Jose Uribe Duran held on to win by one shot from England’s Bronte Law in a thrilling final-round battle royale in the Women’s NSW Open Golf Championship at Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club. Uribe, the overnight leader, returned a last day 70, for a 14-under par total, one ahead of Law who started fast with three birdies over the opening five holes before closing with a 67. The pair could not be separated at the turn, Law struck first with birdies on the 11th and 12th holes to establish a two-shot buffer, however Uribe muscled her way back into the contest with a birdie on the 14th to regain the lead. Again tied on the 15th, Uribe buried a crucial birdie putt on the par-three 16th, before a birdie on the penultimate hole from the Englishwoman meant the scene was set for a final hole thriller. The Columbian did not disappoint, rifling a wedge to around two metres and when Law missed her birdie, putt it was Uribe who became the Women’s Open Champion in converting her birdie and celebrating with an elated fist pump. “I’m happy, really happy,” Uribe beamed after the win. “I said in my head that 15-under was the number this week, so that’s what I went out to do,” “I thought it was going to be a shootout of birdies. I struggled today with my putting, but I knew the birdies were out there. “I know Bronte (Law) well. She’s a close friend, and I said to myself, I’m going to play good, and if I lose, then I’m OK with that.” The win was Uribe’s first since 2011, with the 14-year LPGA veteran already calling this year her last on tour. Her final goal, however, was to make the Olympics, and with victory here, she has all but assured herself of a spot on the Columbian team in Paris. “I’m pretty sure, come Monday, this will clinch it, and I should be in Paris for now. My husband will be happy because I don’t have to do a crazy schedule anymore.” Spain’s Marta Martin finished in third at nine-under par after closing with a 70, while England’s Cara Gainer signed for a 69 on Sunday to for fourth alongside Peiying Tsai at minus eight. Queensland Amateur Justice Bosio, the firstround leader after opening with a 65, was the leading Australian, her seven-under par total for the 54-hole event leaving her tied for sixth, while New Zealand’s Momoka Kobori, the defending champion, was one shot further back in a tie for eighth. The Women’s NSW Open Golf Championship, which was a joint Australian WPGA and Ladies European Tour event, was proudly supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW. *Additional reporting David Tease, Golf NSW Columbian Maria Jose Uribe Duran, the NSW Women’s Open champion. FOLLOW US ON WWW.GOLFWORLD.COM.AU MOTHER’S DAY SALE SCAN FOR MOTHER’S DAY GIFT IDEAS
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