The PGA TOUR and its affiliated Tours boasts a large roster of Australians as members. Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances.
PGA TOUR
John Deere Classic
TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois
Purse: $5,800,000 ($1,044,000 to winner)
| Player | Result | Earnings | FedExCup
Standing |
Notes |
| Robert Allenby* | CUT (+4) | — | 242 | Missed the cut for the third-consecutive time this season. |
| Stuart Appleby | T50 (-9) | $13,989 | 196 | Second time in 2018 to post all four rounds at even-par or better (FedEx St. Jude Classic). Shot rounds of 67-70-71-67 at the par-71 TPC Deere Run. |
| Aaron Baddeley | CUT (-2) | — | 133 | Missed the cut for the third consecutive time this season. |
| Steven Bowditch | CUT (+3) | — | Missed the cut in all six starts this season. | |
| Greg Chalmers | DNP | — | ||
| Jason Day | DNP | — | ||
| Matt Jones | T12 (-15) | $117,450 | 145 | Earned his best finish of the season and his largest payday since he earned $119,866 at the 2017 Valero Texas Open (T13). |
| Marc Leishman | DNP | — | ||
| Geoff Ogilvy | DNP | — | ||
| Rod Pampling | DNP | — | ||
| Cameron Percy | CUT (-2) | — | 178 | Missed the cut for the fourth time this season. |
| Adam Scott | DNP | — | ||
| John Senden | T34 (-11) | $27,453 | 219 | Earned his best finish of the season. Fourth made cut in six starts. |
| Cameron Smith | DNP | — |
*Non-PGA TOUR member
PGA TOUR Champions
Constellation SENIOR PLAYERS Championship
Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, Illinois
Purse: $2.800,000 ($420,000)
| Players | Result | Earnings | Notes |
| Steve Elkington | DNP | ||
| Peter Lonard | T24 (-9) | $27,370 | Earned his second top-25 of the season. No. 79 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. |
| David McKenzie | T54 (-3) | $6,440 | No. 50 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings |
WEB.COM TOUR
Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank
Oakridge Country Club, Farmington, Utah
Purse: $700,000 ($126,000 to the winner)
| Player | Result | Earnings | Notes |
| Steve Allan | DNP | — | |
| Jamie Arnold | CUT (+1) | — | Fell three spots, to No. 61, on the Regular Season money list. |
| Ray Beaufils | DNP | — | |
| Cameron Davis | DNP | — | |
| Brett Drewitt | CUT (-4) | — | Missed the cut for the third consecutive time in 2018. No. 48 on the Regular Season money list. |
| Nick Flanagan | DNP | — | |
| Rhein Gibson | CUT (-1) | — | Missed the cut for the sixth time this season. Remains No. 32 on the Regular Season money list. |
| Mathew Goggin | DNP | — | |
| Bronson La’Cassie | DNP | — | |
| Curtis Luck | T49 (-11) | $1,939 | No. 78 on the Regular Season money list. Has a missed-cut, made-cut streak that dates to his missed cut at the BMW Charity Pro-Am in mid-May. |
| James Nitties | DNP | — | |
| Cameron Percy | DNP | — | |
| Travis Smyth | DNP | — | |
| Michael Sim | DNP | — |
MACKENZIE TOUR
Staal Foundation Open presented by tbaytel
Whitewater Golf Club, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Purse: CAD $200,000 ($36,000 to the winner)
| Player | Result | Earnings | Notes |
| Brett Coletta | T4 (-19) | CAD $8.800 | Earned his best finish of the season. Improved to No. 19 in the Order of Merit. |
| Theodore Coroneo | CUT (+12) | — | Missed the cut in his season debut. |
| Ruben Sondjaja | CUT (+2) | — | No. 46 on the Order of Merit. |
PGA TOUR CHINA
Yantai Championship
Nanshan International Golf Club, Yantai, China
Purse:￥1,500,000 (￥270,000 to the winner)
| Players | Result | Earnings | Notes |
| Sam Earl | CUT (+9) | — | No. 154 in the Order of Merit. |
| James Gibellini | T47 (+7) | ￥5,250 | Third made cut in five starts was his worst finish of his made cuts. No. 76 on the Order of Merit. |
| Corey Hale | T40 (+5) | ￥6,925 | Made his fifth consecutive cut. No. 58 on the Order of Merit. |
| Deyen Lawson | 10th | ￥29,400 | Third made cut in three starts resulted in second top-10 to go with a T12. Is 24th on the Order of Merit. |
| DJ Loypur | CUT | — | |
| David Lutterus | T29 (+1) | ￥10,575 | Has yet to miss a cut in 2018 in five starts. No. 57 in the Order of Merit. |
| Bryden Macpherson | 15th (-3) | ￥28,500 | Second top-15 finish in as many starts. No. 53 on the Order of Merit. |
| James Marchesani | T34 (+3) | ￥8,775 | No. 56 in the Order of Merit. |
| Peter Martin | T25 (E) | ￥12,986 | Best finish of the season and top showing since a T20 at the 2016 Buick Open. |
| Max McCardle | CUT (+7) | — | No. 18 on the Order of Merit. |
| Michael Pearce | DNP | — | |
| Martyn Roberts | DNP | — | |
| Andrew Schonewille | CUT (+5) | — | No. 110 in the Order of Merit. |
| Sean Underwood | CUT (+8) | — | Missed his third consecutive cut. No. 101 in the Order of Merit. |
| Christopher Wood | DNP | — | |
| Kevin Yuan | DQ | — | No. 60 in the Order of Merit. |
PGA TOUR LATINOAMERICA
No tournament this week
Next Tournament: Second-half schedule TBD
| Player | Result | Earnings | Notes |
| Harrison Endycott | |||
| Ryan Gaske | |||
| Troy Kennedy | |||
| Mitch Krywulycz | |||
| Danny List | |||
| Ryan McCarthy | |||
| Ryan Ruffels | |||
| Joel Troy | |||
| Brady Watt |
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