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21-year-old Chang Gi Lee from Korea has come from behind to win the 2017 Men’s Tasmanian Open at Royal Hobart Golf Club.
The newly crowned men’s amateur champion completed the double when he carded a final round of four-under 68 to join Jordan Garner at six-under-par.
Garner, the joint overnight leader from New South Wales, returning an even-par final round of 72.
The pair progressed to a sudden-death play-off with Lee defeating Garner on the fourth hole with a par.
Billy Cawthorne from South Australia dropped from joint overnight leader to place outright third on five-under-par following a final round 73.
Launceston Golf Club’s Mitch Van Noord was the leading Tasmanian on four-under-par.
|
POS |
VS PAR |
TOTAL |
NAME |
STATE |
P/A/I |
CLUB |
RND 1 |
RND 2 |
RND 3 |
RND 4 |
|
T1 |
-6 |
282 |
Chang Gi Lee |
KOR |
A |
Pupuke |
72 |
74 |
68 |
68 |
|
-6 |
282 |
Jordan Garner |
NSW |
I |
Castle Hill |
66 |
70 |
74 |
72 |
|
|
3 |
-5 |
283 |
Billy Cawthorne |
SA |
I |
Royal Adelaide |
71 |
68 |
71 |
73 |
|
4 |
-4 |
284 |
Mitch Van Noord |
TAS |
A |
Launceston |
75 |
68 |
71 |
70 |
|
T5 |
-3 |
285 |
Lucas Higgins |
QLD |
I |
Burleigh |
72 |
67 |
79 |
67 |
|
-3 |
285 |
Mitchell Smith |
QLD |
A |
Indooroopilly |
75 |
68 |
72 |
70 |
16-year-old Grace Kim from the Avondale Golf Club in New South Wales has won the 2017 Women’s Tasmanian Open at Royal Hobart Golf Club.
The women’s amateur champion carded rounds of 66, 69, 67 and 71 to finish 19-under-par and a massive eleven strokes in front of her nearest rival.
Isabelle Taylor of Queensland, a 17-year-old member of Sanctuary Cove, placed second after carding rounds of 67, 74, 73 and 70 for her eight-under-par total of 284.
Western Australia’s Kirsten Rudgeley placed third on five-under after carding rounds of 74, 69, 70 and 74.
Tasmania Golf Club’s Georgia Milbourne was the leading local on even-par with scores of 79, 71, 71 and 71.
|
POS |
VS PAR |
TOTAL |
NAME |
STATE |
A/I |
CLUB |
RND 1 |
RND 2 |
RND 3 |
RND 4 |
|
1 |
-19 |
273 |
Grace Kim |
NSW |
I |
Avondale |
66 |
69 |
67 |
71 |
|
2 |
-8 |
284 |
Isabelle Taylor |
QLD |
A |
Sanctuary Cove |
67 |
74 |
73 |
70 |
|
3 |
-5 |
287 |
Kirsten Rudgeley |
WA |
A |
Wanneroo |
74 |
69 |
70 |
74 |
|
4 |
EV |
292 |
Georgia Milbourne |
TAS |
A |
Tasmania |
79 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
|
5 |
+6 |
298 |
Lisa Edgar |
QLD |
I |
Emerald Lakes |
73 |
74 |
73 |
78 |
South Australia’s Billy Cawthorne and Jack Thompson took out the two-man teams event which sees states competing for the Don Cameron Shield.
The pair combined for a total of 569 and defeated their nearest rivals, Richard Kube and Mark Schulze from Tasmania, by ten strokes on 579.
New South Wales’ Jordan Garner and Joshua Gadd placed third on 580.
Teams Event – Don Cameron Shield
|
South Australia |
569 (Billy Cawthorne & Jack Thompson) |
|
Tasmania |
579 (Richard Kube & Mark Schulze) |
|
New South Wales |
580 (Jordan Garner & Joshua Gadd) |
|
Queensland |
582 (Lochie Coleborn & Lucas Higgins) |
|
Western Australia |
589 (Adam Brady & Connor Fewkes) |
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The Men’s and Women’s Tasmanian Open Golf Championships are the flagship tournaments for Golf Tasmania.
The 2017 Men’s & Women’s Tasmanian Open Golf Championships are being played at the Royal Hobart Golf Club from November 23-26.
Website: http://www.golf.org.au/eventdisplay/mens-tas-open–womens-stroke-play-elvie-whiteside/10528
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GolfTasmania
Live Scores
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