Trainee Pros ready for Rich River - PGA of Australia

Trainee Pros ready for Rich River


Trainee Professionals representing every state in Australia will descend on the Rich River Golf Club Resort in Moama today for the the 2016 Coca-Cola Rich River Trainee Classic.

Trainee Professionals representing every state in Australia will descend on the Rich River Golf Club Resort in Moama today for the the 2016 Coca-Cola Rich River Trainee Classic.

""The field of 137 Trainee Professionals, which includes eight females, will be vying for a share of the increased prize purse of $36,000 in the tournaments 29th year.

Trainee Professionals who were dominating the leaderboard over the last two years have all graduated and leave an opportunity for new Trainee Professionals coming through the ranks to strut their stuff this year.

Ones to watch this week include Victoria’s Adam Burdett who finished finished second in the 2015 Titleist – Footjoy Performance Rankings together with Paul Griffiths (QLD), Luke Bleumick (VIC) Andrew Thompson (NSW) Adam Porker (ACT) and Kevin Smith (VIC) who are all in the top-15 of the Titleist – Footjoy Performance Rankings.

Monday will see a longest drive competition in memory of past club member and supporter for the tournament Doug Fraser with defending champion Jarrod Coco, who had a winning drive of 305.09m, back again this year to defend his big hitting title.

The long drive competition is held in honour of the long-serving Rich River member and tournament volunteer, Doug Fraser, who before his untimely passing, was the driving force behind the running of the Rich River Trainee Classic.

The official welcome dinner took place on Sunday evening with the founder of Empower Golf, James Gribble, as guest speaker. James, a quadriplegic, possesses a unique combination of passions for helping those with disabilities and golf with a strong corporate background.

The future of Australian golf is on show at the Rich River Golf Club Resort from 2nd February – 5th February, where one Trainee will ultimately prove themselves worthy of the title of 2016 Coca-Cola Rich River Trainee Classic Champion.

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