Powered by the “nervous excitement” of playing his first Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia event with money on the line, the former amateur star detailed his trip from last weekend’s Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Japan to Kalgoorlie with a laugh.
Jasper Stubbs and Quinn Croker will make an immediate switch to concentrating on their professional golf careers after finishing the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Japan on Sunday.
Feeling there’s unfinished business at Augusta National is one of the reasons defending champion Jasper Stubbs will try to win another golden ticket to two men’s majors via the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Japan next month.
Golf Australia has named an imposing seven-man team for the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship to be played in Japan in October, where major starts for 2025 go on the line.
Stubbs has a plan for his future, and it’s not that surprising what it entails. He wants to get back to Augusta one day as a pro, and the journey starts now.
Valero Texas Open winner Akshay Bhatia says his commitment to using an Odyssey broomstick putter is the one constant in a whirlwind week that saw him scrambling to fly to Augusta National after punching the very last ticket into the Masters.
Jasper Stubbs has prepared for one of the most famous golf shots in the world, at golf’s most exclusive club, by pounding balls at a beloved public driving range in Melbourne where a large bucket costs just $25.
The first 54 holes of strokeplay will decide who advances to the six-hole knockout matchplay contests on the final day. Play began at 7:15 (AEDT) this morning.
Jasper Stubbs has won the Asia Pacific Amateur at Royal Melbourne, punching his ticket to next year’s 2024 Masters and Open Championship. Stubbs, 21, who lives 2km from Royal Melbourne, was five-over for the tournament after six holes of the final round but rattled off four birdies in his last 12 holes to shoot 69. Read more…
Ten Australians have accepted their invitations to compete in the 2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at Royal Melbourne Golf Club next month, opening the door to earn a place in the Masters Tournament and the 152nd Open Championship next year.
Newsmaker of the month: Cameron Smith When Cameron Smith last played on home soil, he was still considered a baby-faced prodigy of extraordinary promise. After a close-to three-year wait, Smith’s return solidified his new-found status as the pied piper of Australian golf. From the moment he touched down in Brisbane with the claret jug in Read more…