Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances.
PGA Tour
PGA Championship
Bellerive CC, St. Louis, Missouri
Purse: $10,500,000 ($1,980,000 to winner)
Player | Result | Earnings | FedExCup
Standing |
Notes |
Jason Day | T19 (-7) | $113,125 | 6 | The 2015 PGA Championship winner recorded his seventh top-25 finish in his ninth overall start at the event. He missed the cut in 2011 and 2012. |
Craig Hocknull* | CUT (+5) | — | N/A | The PGA of America club pro finished T12 in the 2018 PGA Pro Championship to qualify. In his PGA Championship debut, missed the cut with rounds of 72-73. His only other PGA TOUR start was at the Waste Management Open in 2017, where he missed the cut. |
Marc Leishman | T71 (+2) | $19,200 | 22 | In his eighth appearance at the PGA Championship, made the cut for the seventh time. The only year he missed the cut was in 2015 at Whistling Straits. |
Adam Scott | 3rd (-13) | $748,000 | 70 | Played as a special invite from the PGA of America in his 18th consecutive appearance at the PGA Championship. Made his first start in a final Sunday pairing on the PGA TOUR since the 2016 Honda Classic. Marked his best finish since winning the 2016 WGC-Mexico Championship (at Doral). |
Cameron Smith | T56 (-1) | $22,566 | 51 | In his third appearance at the PGA Championship, advanced to the weekend for the second time. |
*Non-PGA TOUR member
Next Tournament: Wyndham Championship
(Greensboro, North Carolina, August 16-19)
Web.com Tour
Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae
TPC Stonebrae, Hayward, California
Purse: $600,000 ($180,000 to the winner)
Player | Result | Earnings | Notes |
Steve Allan | DNP | — | |
Jamie Arnold | CUT (-3) | — | Since a T20 finish at the LECOM Health Challenge, has missed the cut for the fourth consecutive time this season. |
Ray Beaufils | DNP | — | |
Cameron Davis | T14 (-13) | $10,200 | After missing the cut for four consecutive weeks after his win at the Nashville Golf Open Benefitting the Snedeker Foundation, he recorded his third top-15 finish in his 10th start of the season. |
Brett Drewitt | CUT (+1) | — | Missed the cut for the fifth consecutive time this season. |
Nick Flanagan | DNP | — | |
Rhein Gibson | CUT (-2) | — | Missed the cut for the third consecutive time this season. Hasn’t recorded a top-10 finish since a T3 and 3rd place finish at the first two opening events in the Bahamas. |
Mathew Goggin | DNP | — | |
Bronson La’Cassie | DNP | — | |
Danny List | DNP | — | |
Curtis Luck | CUT (-2) | — | Following a T27 finish at the KC Golf Classic, missed the cut with rounds of 68-70. |
James Nitties | DNP | — | |
Cameron Percy | DNP | — | |
Travis Smyth | DNP | — | |
Michael Sim | DNP | — |
Next Tournament: WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft-Heinz
(Portland, Oregon, August 16-19)
MacKenzie Tour
ATB Financial Open
Country Hills GC, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Purse: CAD $200,000 (CAD $36,000 to the winner)
Player | Result | Earnings | Notes |
Brett Coletta | CUT (-3) | — | Despite a 6-under 65 in the second round, missed the cut by one shot at 3-under par. |
Mathew Goggin | T49 (-4) | CAD $695 | In his season debut, recorded three out of the four rounds under par to advance to the weekend. |
Ruben Sondjaja | CUT (-2) | — |
Next Tournament: Players Cup
(Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, August 16-19)