Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances.
PGA TOUR
WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Firestone CC (South), Akron, Ohio
Purse: $10,000,000 ($1,7000,000 to winner)
Next Tournament: PGA Championship (St. Louis, Missouri, August 9-12)
Player | Result | Earnings | FedExCup
Standing |
Notes |
Jason Day | T10 (-7) | $160,875 | 5 | Earned his fifth top-10 finish of the season and has finished no worse than T17 in his last three starts. In his ninth appearance at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, recorded his third top-10 finish. Has advanced to the weekend every time, except for a WD in 2014. |
Marc Leishman | T14 (-6) | $128,250 | 20 | Has made the cut in all six appearances at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. His best finish is a third place in 2014. |
Wade Ormsby* | T39 (+1) | — | N/A | Advanced to the weekend in his WGC-Bridgestone Invitational debut. His only other PGA TOUR start this season was at the WGC-Mexico Championship, where he finished T50. |
Adam Scott | T57 (+4) | $52,750 | 119 | Has made the cut in all 16 appearances at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Won this event in 2011, where he shot an 8-under 62 in the opening round. |
Cameron Smith | 23rd (-4) | $92,250 | 50 | Recorded all four rounds at even-par or better in his WGC-Bridgestone Invitational debut. |
*Non-PGA TOUR member
Barracuda Championship
Montreux G&CC, Reno, Nevada
Purse: $3,400,000 ($612,000 to winner)
Next Tournament: PGA Championship (St. Louis, Missouri, August 9-12)
*The Barracuda Championship employs the Modified Stableford scoring format (Albatross: +8, Eagle: +5), Birdie: +2, Par: 0, Bogey: -1, Double Bogey or worse: -3). Players are allocated points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole with the goal of achieving the highest overall score.
Player | Result | Earnings | FedExCup
Standing |
Notes |
Robert Allenby* | CUT (+6) | — | 250 | Missed the cut for the fifth consecutive time this season. In five overall appearances at the Barracuda Championship, the only year he advanced to the weekend was in 2015, where he finished T59. |
Stuart Appleby | T30 (+26) | $21,114 | 196 | Has made five of seven cuts at the Barracuda Championship. Best finish is a T4 in 2017. |
Aaron Baddeley | T26 (+27) | $25,670 |
137 |
In nine overall appearances at the Barracuda Championship, best finish is a T4 in 2005. |
Grant Booth* | T64 (+10) | $7,174 | N/A | The University of Nevada alum played as a sponsor’s exemption. Advanced to the weekend in his PGA TOUR debut. |
Steven Bowditch | CUT (-24) | — | N/A | Has failed to advance to the weekend for the fifth consecutive time at the Barracuda Championship. |
Greg Chalmers | DNP | — | 181 | |
Matt Jones | T15 (+31) | $51,000 | 145 | Recorded his best finish at the Barracuda Championship in his sixth start at the event. |
Geoff Ogilvy | MC (+3) | — | 206 | Since winning the Barracuda Championship in 2014, has failed to record a finish better than T35 in his last four starts. |
Rod Pampling | T58 (-1) | $7,514 | 200 | Has made the cut in all 12 appearances at the Barracuda Championship. Has finished in the top-10 three times, highlighted by a T# finish in 2003. |
Cameron Percy | CUT (+6) | — | 169 | |
John Senden | DNP | — | 224 |
*Non-PGA TOUR member
PGA TOUR Champions
3M Championship
TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota
Purse: $2,000,000 ($314,330 to the winner)
Next Tournament: DICK’S Sporting Goods Open (Endicott, New York, August 17-19)
Players | Result | Earnings | Notes |
Steve Elkington | DNP | — | |
Peter Lonard | T26 (-7) | $15,25 | |
Greg Norman | DNP | ||
David McKenzie | T53 (E) | $3,850 | After a 77 in the opening round, rebounded with rounds of 67-72 in his 3M Championship debut. |
Web.com Tour
KC Golf Classic
Nicklaus GC at LionsGate, Overland Park, Kansas
Purse: $675,000 ($121,500 to the winner)
Next Tournament: Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae (Hayward, California, August 9-12)
Player | Result | Earnings | Notes |
Steve Allan | DNP | — | |
Jamie Arnold | CUT (+2) | — | Missed the cut for the third consecutive time this season with rounds of 71-73. In three overall appearances at the KC Golf Classic, best finish is a T21 in 2017. |
Ray Beaufils | DNP | — | |
Cameron Davis | CUT (+8) | — | Since winning the Nashville Golf Open Benefitting the Snedeker Foundation in May, has failed to advance to the weekend in all of his last four starts. |
Brett Drewitt | DNP | — | |
Nick Flanagan | DNP | — | |
Rhein Gibson | DNP | — | |
Mathew Goggin | DNP | — | |
Bronson La’Cassie | DNP | — | |
Danny List | DNP | ||
Curtis Luck | T27 (-10) | $4,590 | In his 19th start of the season, recorded his best finish since a T5 finish at the Savannah Golf Championship in April. |
James Nitties | DNP | — | |
Cameron Percy | DNP | — | |
Travis Smyth | DNP | — | |
Michael Sim | DNP | — |
Mackenzie Tour
Syncrude Oil Country Championship presented by AECON
Edmonton Petroleum G&CC, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Purse: CAD $200,000 (CAD $36,000 to the winner)
Next Tournament: ATB Financial Classic (Calgary, Alberta, Canada, August 9-12)
Player | Result | Earnings | Notes |
Brett Coletta | T15 (-10) | CAD $3,500 | Following a missed cut at the Osprey Valley Open, recorded his fourth top-25 finish in his eighth start of the season. |
Theodore Coroneo | DNP | — | |
Ruben Sondjaja | T23 (-7) | CAD $1,714 | In his eighth start of 2018, recorded his best finish since a T13 at the GolfBC Championship in June. |