Japanese golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa will headline a strong contingent of players from Japan competing in the New Zealand Open when the tournament tees off of on February 27 at Millbrook Resort in Queenstown.
Brendan Jones is the latest Australian to earn playing rights on the PGA Tour Champions, and he will begin his life as a 50-something on the most lucrative senior tour in the world.
A host of Aussie greats will seek to extend their country’s recent dominance when the final stage of the PGA Tour Champions Qualifying Tournament tees off in Arizona tonight, Australian time.
Jones feels that his surprise success in New Zealand in March has counted against him but hopes the prestige of this week’s Asian Tour marquee event at Tanah Merah Country Club, which begins today, could inspire a return to form.
New Zealand Open champion Brendan Jones may delay his start to the 2023 Japan Golf Tour season as he eyes a late charge at the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit crown.
Jones has recorded nine top-10 finishes to be sixth on the Japan Golf Tour moneylist and qualify for the season-ending Golf Nippon Series JT Cup next week.