Because of the 13 cancelled events, plenty of big-name golfers who thought they had time to play their way into the top 125 are now sitting on the bubble.
Battling a ligament injury in his right hand, Herbert played hesitantly as he missed the cut at the Australian Open a fortnight ago, but was troubled on only a couple of occasions in his round of 67 today.
Before this week Gibson’s main claim to fame was the 16-under 55 he shot at River Oaks Golf Club in Oklahoma in 2012 that earned him a place in the Guinness World Records.
Jordan Zunic has grinded out his third ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia title, clinging on to his third-round lead by the slimmest of margins to win the Isuzu Queensland Open.
With the opportunity to assume the mantle of Australia’s No.1-ranked male golfer by claiming the Joe Kirkwood Cup on Sunday, Leishman’s position at the top of the leaderboard alongside Adam Bland after 36 holes is to be expected but Pete Senior’s spot just inside the top 10 is a shock to all but his fellow professionals.
Rhein Gibson shot to international fame after recording a Guinness World Record low-round 55 in 2012. Three years on, this Lismore product has graduated from one of the golf world’s toughest circuits to the biggest stage of all – the US PGA Tour.