Martin King of the sand in Port Hedland - PGA of Australia

Martin King of the sand in Port Hedland


Professionals returned to one of the highlights on the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series, the Roy Hill Golf Classic hosted by the Port Hedland GC over the weekend.

Professionals returned to one of the highlights on the Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series, the Roy Hill Golf Classic hosted by the Port Hedland GC over the weekend.

""An event where the players get looked after both on and off the course exceptionally well, and with a great field of professionals, this year was yet again another great tournament.

Players were met by a strong easterly wind in round one which was going to make scoring tougher than previous years where leaders have been around the 8-under par mark.

That said, 13 of 29 professionals broke par including nine players shooting 3-under 69. The 2018 WA PGA Champion Michael Long got off to a nice start posting a 4-under 68 to be outright second but it was the in-form Daniel Fox who lead the field with 5-under 67 after the first 18 holes.

The second and final round was going to be a showdown with 15 players within five shots of Fox.

Once again the players were hit with strong easterly winds but that didn’t stop the hot scoring. Half of the field shot under par, including 6-under 66 from Karratha Pro-Am joint winner Jason Chellew.

Both Ben Ford and Andrew Crabb shot consecutive rounds of 6-under 69 to finish tied 3rd for the event at 6-under par.

Daniel Fox posted a second round 69 including six birdies but unfortunately, three bogies left him in second place in as many weeks.

The eventual winner was a familiar name on the leaderboards of the WA swing of Ladbrokes Pro-Am Series events Brody Martin. His superb 6-under 66 included three birdies and two eagles to get him across the line by one shot.

“It’ such a great event Port Hedland put on and to be able to play with and win in front of my sponsors (Craig and Dave) it makes this win extra special," said Martin.

"This course is so much fun, I love how creative you have to be on sand greens especially around this track as it asks for all shots to be played."

With this win and the $5,300 cheque, Martin has now moved closer to OOM leader Braden Becker and only trails by $72 at the moment with only two events left on the 2018 schedule.

Players now drive seven hours north to another great event, the Broome Open.


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