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.
For all of the possible mathematical permutations at the finale to the 2023-2024 Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia season, the equation is relatively simple.
Seven of the top 12 players on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit will hope to advance their status when the 2023-2024 resumes this week with the return of the Heritage Classic.
The 2023 portion of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia’s 2023/24 season is in the books with first-time champions, winners from the past re-emerging and a young superstar on the rise contributing plenty of highlights to remember.
Earning 61 Order of Merit points on Sunday saw Barker leapfrog Daniel Gale and Simon Hawkes into first spot ahead of this week’s latest addition to the Webex Players Series, the Webex Players Series South Australia.
A six-shot leader through 54-holes, Eccles’ 23-under total and five-stroke victory masks the turmoil of a restless night’s sleep, two chats with coach Grant Field between rounds and a host of challengers who bridged the gap to just three before the final group made the turn.
The X-Golf Challenge saw some of Australia’s leading male and female professionals compete in an 18-hole strokeplay event played simultaneously across four states.
An eagle at the 72nd hole propelled Matthew Griffin to his third top-10 finish in Japan this year, while Jack Wilson recorded his best finish on the European Challenge Tour at the Foshan Open in China.