A stunning eagle highlighted a brilliant round that catapulted Lucas Herbert into the lead while major champion Cameron Smith was left trailing by two shots on an exciting second day at the Ford NSW Open.
In playing this week’s NSW Open, Cam Smith and Lucas Herbert have simply been moved by the charming, country-town reminders that meaningful golf isn’t only played when there are millions of dollars on the line.
They say good things come in threes and, for Golf NSW, nothing could be more accurate thanks to another huge coup that it has secured Ford as the naming-rights sponsor of its men’s and women’s NSW Opens, along with its Jack Newton Junior Golf (JNJG) Masters Series.
Lucas Herbert says he’s got more weapons in his arsenal to attack leaderboards during the Australian summer of golf after a year spent learning from Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman and Matt Jones on LIV Golf’s Ripper GC team.
Victorians Lucas Herbert and Marc Leishman will return to their home state for the 2024 ISPS HANDA Australian Open as part of multiple Australian appearances to end the year.
The playing future of Aussie young gun Jeffrey Guan remains unclear following a statement from Australian golf’s governing bodies overnight confirmed there was “no set timeline for his return home”.
Golf fans are in for a real treat at Stonecutters Ridge next month when two-time World Long Drive Champion Jamie Sadlowski makes his Australian professional debut at the NSW Open.