With eight birdies and two eagles – including a an unexpected 50-metre pitch-in for eagle at 17 and birdie at 18 – Hayden Springer shot a 12-under-par 59 on the par-71 course.
The decision was made to wait a day partially out of fairness to the competitors who are playing for their livelihoods in 2024 and partially because of the work needed to get the two host courses back into playing shape.