Holden Scramble
Aussies draw closer to China
N
othing could separate Team Australia
and Team China following 36 holes
in the International Champions Tour,
played at the prestigious Agile Mickleson
International Golf Club on the outskirts of
Shanghai, China.
Richmond to host
Seniors Championship
The Australian PGA Seniors Championship
will be played for the second year at
the Richmond Golf Club from the 29th
October to 1st November 2014.
A part of the E-Z-GO PGA Legends Tour
the Australian PGA Seniors Championship
is expected to attract a strong field as
the competitors vie for a prize purse of
AU$70,000.
Travelling to China, representing
Australia were the 2013 Holden Scramble
Championship Final Champions who were
joined by a further seven PGA Professionals
from across the country teeing it up against
the top three teams from China’s respective
China Golf Club League.
“We are pleased to be returning to the
Richmond Golf Club for one of the most
prestigious events on the E-Z-GO PGA
Legends Tour,” said Brian Thorburn, Chief
Executive Officer of the PGA.
After failing to record a victory in the event’s
three-year history, Australia came agonisingly
close at Pelican Waters Golf Club, losing by
six stableford points when the PGA hosted
the first round back in March, and were
determined to turn the tables on foreign soil.
Being played at the Richmond Golf Club
for the second time in the Championship’s
28 year history, the Club is looking forward
to welcoming some of Australia’s best over
50’s tournament Professionals back to their
course.
The format for the competition was a
modified stableford, much like the PGA Tour’s
Reno-Tahoe Open, whereby there was even
greater risk-reward for players either playing
aggressively or conservatively on each hole
with points deducted from the scorecard if a
hole is wiped.
The Chinese and Australian teams share in the spoils
“Although the Australian team did not win,
all 12 players felt like champions having
made it to this competition and celebrated
with the Chinese team following the event,”
said Michael Chard, National Events Manager,
for the PGA of Australia
The Australians started strongly in the 4BBB
combining well in the opening round to hold
an early six-point lead heading into the final
single stableford round.
“This event is a fantastic way for the PGA
to continue to strengthen the existing
relationship with the China Golf Association
and provides great playing opportunities for
amateurs and PGA Professionals involved
in the Holden Scramble and as a result we
are committed to working with the CGA to
ensure its continued success.”
With the best 10 out of the 12 scores in the
single stableford final round counting towards
the overall team’s total, the event came down
to the final group to determine the champions.
A victory, however, did not eventuate with
the final scorecards resulting in a drawn
competition after both teams finished on a
combined total of 306 points each.
The Australians’ overall adventure will be
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