Queenslander William Bruyeres claimed his first Challenger PGA Tour of Australia win at Royal Port Moresby Golf Club, fighting back from five shots behind early in the final round to snare the 2024 PNG Open.
With a new season of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia getting underway in Port Moresby on Thursday, not many players can say they are in as rich a vein of form as Brett Rankin right now.
One of the emerging stars in world golf whose style of play and charisma on and off the course has attracted a vast global fan base, Lee will have his sights on being the first player to defend the Joe Kirkwood Cup since Cam Smith in 2018.
Although they weren’t quite able to make it into the top three on the Order of Merit to earn a DP World Tour card, there were plenty of players on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia who definitely trended in the right direction in season 2023-2024.
They got there in wildly fluctuating fashion, yet Aussie pair Matthew Griffin and Scott Hend will start the final round tied for the lead at the 103rd New Zealand Open.
The agreement marks a significant milestone in the sport’s growth and allows Golf NSW to showcase the game’s brightest talent to a greater audience across Australia.
Gale is eyeing one of the three cards on the DP World Tour on offer, a target that is now clearly in view with just two events left in the PGA Tour of Australasia season.
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