3/29/2023 0 Comments Australian open leaderboard![]() ![]() Jones, playing not far from where the Otago gold rush started, staked his claim with a two-putt birdie on 14 before a tap-in birdie on the par 3 15th. Japan's Tomoyo Ikemura and Terumichi Kakazu, Australians Chris Wood and John Lyras, Korean Jaewoong Eom and Queenstown professional Ben Campbell were amongst those lining up for a piece of the Brodie Breeze trophy. Jones began the day four shots behind compatriot Shae Wools-Cobb, but the overnight leader would go on to shoot the worst Sunday round of the field to leave the throne vacant for a host of challengers. There would be few more popular winners of this event than Jones, a perpetual ambassador for Queenstown and the New Zealand Open in Japan, where he is considered the most successful foreigner to have played on the Japanese tour. ![]() The 48-year-old, who only just survived the cut after two rounds of 69, produced a standout 62 on Saturday and then drained back-to-back birdies late on Sunday afternoon when it seemed a stacked leaderboard was destined for a playoff. ![]() Photo: PhotosportĪustralian golfer Brendan Jones timed his run perfectly to claim his first win in four years at the 102nd New Zealand Open. Brendan Jones from Australia after winning the 102nd New Zealand Golf Open. ![]()
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