As ever for athletes with maroon coursing through the veins, the drive for both to excel on home soil at Pelican Waters Golf Club this week adds an extra dimension.
As he prepares for this week’s WGC–HSBC Champions event in China, reigning PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner Jake McLeod looks back on a season of discovery, both as a player and as a person.
Amid plenty of carnage from their countrymen, a pair of gritty opening day performances from the two Queenslanders have kept Australian hopes of winning The Open alive.
While Woods wasn’t technically there to meet Papadatos – or fellow Aussie debutant Jake McLeod or Kiwi Ryan Fox – some quick thinking from the 28-year-old ensured he made the most of the chance encounter.
West Australian Jarryd Felton and Victorian Cameron John have set the early pace at the AVJennings NSW Open but hold just a one-shot lead over nine players.
The opportunity to play in a full-field European Tour event with prizemoney of $5 million is one that a number Australians are eager to take advantage of.
Australian Golf Digest
