Oliver Bekker was one strike away from authoring a clean back nine in tricky conditions on Saturday at the WA Open, but a sole miscue let several golfers back into the picture.
Cameron John delivered one of the shots of the summer at the first playoff hole to complete a three-win season and secure a second victory at The National Tournament in three years.
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He’s the perennial tournament favourite, yet James Marchesani has an old rival to contend with as younger brother Anthony returns to play this week’s Webex Players Series Victoria at Rosebud Country Club.
A six-shot leader through 54-holes, Eccles’ 23-under total and five-stroke victory masks the turmoil of a restless night’s sleep, two chats with coach Grant Field between rounds and a host of challengers who bridged the gap to just three before the final group made the turn.
Yoon has joined the elite company of Hannah Green (TPS Murray River last year) and Linn Grant (the DP World Tour’s Scandinavian Mixed event last year) as the only women to triumph in a 72-hole professional mixed-gender tournament.
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