Here is the recap from this past week’s action and the Australians’ performances.
PGA TOUR
No tournament this week
Next Tournament: TOUR Championship
(Atlanta, Georgia, September 20-23)
PGA Tour – Champions
The Ally Challenge
Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Michigan
Purse: $2,000,000 ($300,000 to the winner)
| Players | Result | Earnings | Notes |
| Steve Elkington | DNP | ||
| Peter Lonard | DNP | ||
| Greg Norman | DNP | ||
| David McKenzie | T17 (-8) | $26,657 | Recorded his fifth top-25 finish of the season and carded all three rounds at even-par or better (67-69-72) |
Next Tournament: Sanford International
(Minnehaha Country Club, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 21-23)
Web.com Tour
Albertsons Boise Open presented by Kraft Nabisco
Hillcrest CC, Boise, Idaho
Purse: $1,000,000 ($180,000 to the winner)
Note: The top-25 players in the Regular Season money list earned their PGA TOUR cards for the 2018-19 season after the conclusion of play at the Winco Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft-Heinz. Players Nos. 26-100 on the money list qualified for the Web.com Tour Finals, a set of four tournaments that feature these Web.com Tour players and PGA TOUR players Nos. 126-200 on the FedExCup standings—those who didn’t qualify for the FedExCup Playoffs. The top-25 money-winners in these four tournaments will earn their 2018-19 PGA TOUR cards.
| Player | Result | Earnings | Finals
Money List Position |
Notes |
| Stuart Appleby | T58 (-6) | $2,590 | 105 | Following eight consecutive missed cuts, Appleby advanced to the weekend for the first time since the El Bosque Mexico Championship by Innova in March. He finished strong with rounds of 69-69 on the weekend. |
| Aaron Baddeley | T17 (-11) | $13,085 | 22 | Recorded his third consecutive top-25 finish and moved to No. 22 on The Finals 25 money list. Sitting on the bubble, he will need another strong showing at the Web.com Tour Championship to lock up his card for the 2018-19 TOUR season. |
| Cameron Davis | MC (-1) | — | 9 | ALREADY SECURED 2018-19 PGA TOUR CARD |
| Brett Drewitt | T43 (-8) | $3,155 | 71 | |
| Rhein Gibson | T43 (-8) | $3,155 | 64 | |
| Matt Jones | DNP | — | 5 | ALREADY SECURED 2018-19 PGA TOUR CARD |
| Curtis Luck | T24 (-10) | $7,686 | 18 | Despite a missed cut and a T24 in the last two events, a T5 finish in the first Finals event allowed Luck to stay inside the top-20 on The Finals 25 money list. |
| Cameron Percy | T24 (-10) | $7,686 | 50 | In his eighth start of the season, recorded his second consecutive top-25 finish, thanks in part to a second-round, 7-under 64. Fell four spots to No. 50 in The Finals 25 money list. |
| John Senden | T43 (-8) | $3,155 | 90 | Advanced to the weekend for the first time this season in his fourth overall start. |
Next Tournament: Web.com Tour Championship
(Atlantic Beach Country Club, Atlantic Beach, Florida, September 20-23)
Mackenzie Tour
Freedom 55 Financial Championship
Highland Country Club, London, Ontario, Canada
Purse: CAN $225,000 (CAN $40,500 to the winner)
Note: The Freedom 55 Financial Championship marked the final event of the Mackenzie Tour- PGA TOUR Canada season and it was the last chance for players to move up on the Order of Merit standings. The No. 1 player on the Order of Merit earned fully-exempt status for the 2019 Web.com Tour season, while players Nos. 2-25 earned varying degrees of conditional status on the 2019 Web.com Tour season and exemptions into Web.com Tour Q-School.
| Player | Result | Earnings | Notes |
| Brett Coletta | T12 (-12) | CAN $4,410 | Following a T5 finish in Montreal, recorded another strong showing for his sixth top-15 finish in 12 overall starts this season. Finished No. 22 on the Order of Merit and will be exempt into Second Stage of Web.com Tour Q-School. |
| Mathew Goggin | DNP | — | Finished No. 141 on the Order of Merit and failed to gain any status for the Web.com Tour next season. |
| Ruben Sondjaja | T52 (+1) | CAN $753 | Finished No. 55 on the Order of Merit and failed to gain any status for the Web.com Tour next season. |
Next Tournament: Aruba Cup
(Noord, Aruba, December 13-15)
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