Petersen breaks Rich River east course record - PGA of Australia

Petersen breaks Rich River east course record


Perfect conditions greeted the PGA Trainees as they made their way to the tee this morning for day three of the Rich River Trainee Classic.

Perfect conditions greeted the PGA Trainees as they made their way to the tee this morning for day three of the Rich River Trainee Classic.

""Players took advantage of the calm conditions and the absence of the wind, which the locals call the Moama Doctor, resulted in better scores. Second year PGA Trainee from Yarra Bend Golf Club James Betts, was in early with an under par round of 70 before Kew Country Club’s  first year  PGA Trainee Benjamin Morgan went one lower at 69.

Allan Haughie, first year PGA Trainee from New South Wales Golf Club maintained his form from yesterday with a very solid 6-under 66 to equal the current Rich River East Course record.

“I was just able to keep the momentum going from yesterday and the easier conditions meant easier scoring,” said Haughie.

Today’s score sees Haughie sitting at 4-under the card and outright second place on the leaderboard.

However, the round of the day belonged to Asquith Golf Club’s first year PGA Trainee Professional, Brayden Petersen who took full advantage of the conditions shooting a very impressive 8-under 64 to break the Rich River East Course record by two shots.

“I kept the ball in play and dropped a lot of birdies with my putter running hot today,” said Petersen.

With a round that included a total of nine birdies, four consecutively on the front-9, Petersen sits comfortably at the top of the leaderboard at 9-under the card.

With nine shots separating the leaders from the rest of the field it should prove a battle between the leaders for the prize purse and the Rich River Trainee Classic title.


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