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| Program Overview |
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The VIS Golf Program operates in partnership with the Victorian Golf Association, Women’s Golf Victoria and the Professional Golfers Association (Southern Division), and provides Victoria's leading young male and female amateur, and professional golfers with services and support to assist them in achieving their full potential.
The program develops sport specific competencies and life skills via a combination of coaching, sport science, sports medicine and vocational support, providing athletes with the tools to compete at the national and international level. Stephen Allen, Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Aaron Baddeley, Richard Green, Marcus Fraser, Geoff Ogilvy and Vicky Uwland are leading examples of the success of the VIS Golf Program.
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| Athlete Pathway |
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The VIS Golf Program offers support for high nationally or internationally ranked athletes who have the potential to achieve international success.
Selection Criteria
• Potential to succeed at the international level
• Participation in State programs and selection in representative teams
Selection Panel
• VIS Golf Head Coach
• VIS Golf Assistant Coach
• VIS Performance Manager
• Representatives from PGA, VGA and WGV
To be eligible to apply for a VIS scholarship, athletes must be Australian citizens and Victorian residents.
The selection panel will also take into consideration factors pertaining to athlete commitment, attitude and recent results.
Process of selection:
Applications must reach the VIS before the due date and time. Late applications will not be accepted. Scholarship is usually opened for application around August/September period. Application for the 2009/10 scholarship was closed on Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 5.00pm.
Applicants are short-listed based on the extent to which they satisfy the selection criteria. Short-listed applicants maybe interviewed by representatives of the VIS and the State Sporting Organisation to determine suitability for the program. All applicants will be advised of their success or otherwise in writing by the end of September.
Current scholarship holders do need to re-apply for a new scholarship by sending an email to the Performance Coordinator before a set due date and as well, update their contact details if they have changed. Otherwise, current athletes will need to fill up a new application form as followed in the general process and submit to the VIS by the due date.
The current scholarship term for Golf is from 1 October 2009 – 30 September 2010.
For further information or assistance, please contact Marty Joyce, VIS Golf Program Head Coach on (03) 9425 0000 or email marty.joyce@vis.org.au. Alternatively, you may contact Timothy Lai, VIS Performance Coordinator on (03) 9425 0000 or email timothy.lai@vis.org.au
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| Training Program |
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New scholarship holders are introduced to a personalised training program that takes into account assessed levels of competence in training areas, as well as work and/or study commitments. Maturing athletes are encouraged to become actively involved in both the assessment of their current abilities and the design of their own training programs in preparation for a career as an elite athlete on an International Tour.
All aspects of the sport are continually analysed and reviewed by the coaching staff. The latest innovations and findings in areas such as technique development, mental skills training, physical preparation and equipment advances are considered when reviewing the training program in order to provide the athlete with the opportunity for continued improvement.
Personal and professional development courses through the Athlete Career and Education (ACE) Program provide opportunities to develop skills that enhance the athletes on and off course persona, through public speaking and media workshops. The ACE program also provides assistance with vocational development and juggling the demands of training, competition and everyday life. |
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| Competition Program |
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| The competition program includes club, state, national and international tournaments. This program will vary from athlete to athlete, depending on where each golfer's development lies. Information gained by exposure to superior levels of competition is critical in providing direction for future training programs for both coach and athlete. Athletes are required to be actively involved and responsible for organising all areas of their competition schedule including tournament entries, travel, accommodation, etc. to assist them in developing the skills necessary to compete on world tours. |
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| Training Venues |
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VIS Gymnasium
Melbourne Golf Academy, Heatherton
Metropolitan golf courses, as arranged through State Sporting Organisations |
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| Head Coach |
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| Marty Joyce | Golf Head Coach / VGA Coaching Coordinator |
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| VIS Athletes |
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| Former Athletes |
| Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Aaron Baddeley, Daniel Beckmann, Luke Bleumink, Lachlan Cain, Clare Choi, Leigh Deagan, Matthew Griffin, Grace Lennon, Bryden Macpherson, Kristopher Mueck, Elissa Orr, Keiran Pratt, Tom Prowse, Brandon Rave, Ashley Umbers, Josh Younger |
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| Athlete Service Providers |
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| Timothy Lai | | | Richard Cooney | Samputt Lab | | Patrick Farrell | Sport Psychology | | Darren Lay | Physiotherapist (Golf Specific) | | Ryan Lumsden | Biomechanist | | Daniela Manche | Nutrition | | Ramsey McMaster | Physiotherapist (Golf specific) | | Lisa Sutherland | Nutrition |
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| Specialist Coaches and Staff |
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| Marty Joyce | Golf Head Coach / VGA Coaching Coordinator | | Darren Cole | Assistant Coach |
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| Recent Events and Results |
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| Tasmanian Open Championship |
| Date | Friday, 16 February 2007 - Sunday, 18 February 2007 |
| Description | The Tasmanian Open is a National Selection Trial played around the Devonport Golf Club in Tasmania.
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| Jacobs Creek Open Championship |
| Date | Thursday, 15 February 2007 - Sunday, 18 February 2007 |
| Description | The Jacobs Creek Open is a co-sanctioned event between the Australasian PGA Tour and The US Nationwide Tour, played at the Kooyonga Golf Club in Adelaide, SA.
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| Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open |
| Date | Thursday, 15 February 2007 - Sunday, 18 February 2007 |
| Description | The Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open is a co-sanctioned event between the European and Asian PGA Tours, played at the Damai Indah GCC, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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| Australian Womens Strokeplay Championship |
| Date | Monday, 12 February 2007 - Thursday, 15 February 2007 |
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| The Victorian PGA Championship |
| Date | Thursday, 25 January 2007 - Sunday, 28 January 2007 |
| Description | The Victorian PGA Championship is the first event of the year on the Von Nida Tour. It will be contested this year around the Sanctuary Lakes Golf Course.
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| The Victorian 72 Hole Strokeplay Championship |
| Date | Tuesday, 23 January 2007 - Friday, 26 January 2007 |
| Description | The Victorian 72 Hole Strokeplay Championship (The Nell Smithett Cup) will be played around the East Course at Royal Melbourne Golf Club from January 23-26, 2007.
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| European PGA Tour Qualifying School Stage 2 |
| Date | Wednesday, 1 November 2006 - Saturday, 4 November 2006 |
| Review and Results | VIS associate scholarship holder, Andrew Tampion won the Sherry Golf Jerez in Spain in the second stage of the European PGA Tour Qualifying School. Tampion fired rounds of 66, 71, 70 and 71 for a four round total of seven under par to win by two shots. The win secures Tampion a start in the Final Qualifying School which takes place this week in Spain. |
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| US PGA Tour Qualifying School 1st Stage |
| Date | Wednesday, 1 November 2006 - Saturday, 4 November 2006 |
| Review and Results | VIS golf program graduate, Marc Leishman has successfully negotiated the first stage of the US PGA Tour Qualifying School. Playing at the San Juan Oaks Golf Club in California, Leishman fired rounds of 71, 71, 73 and 67 to finish six under par and move through to the second stage of qualifying. |
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| The Roadcon Queensland Open Championship |
| Date | Thursday, 26 October 2006 - Sunday, 29 October 2006 |
| Description | The Roadcon Queensland Open Championship is one of the events on the Australian Von Nida Tour. The event is played over 72 holes, is open to both Professionals and Amateurs and is being staged at the Ipswich Golf Club.
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| Review and Results | VIS associate scholarship holder, Ashley Hall has finished sixth at the Roadcon Queensland Open. Hall fired rounds of 69, 67, 72 and 68 for a four round total of 12 under par, two shots behind winner, Ricky Schmidt of NSW. |
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| North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic |
| Date | Wednesday, 11 October 2006 - Saturday, 14 October 2006 |
| Description | The North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic is one of the events that makes up the Australian Von Nida Tour.
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| Review and Results | VIS Graduate Marc Leishman has registered the 3rd tournament win of his roookie year by coming from behind to win the North Queensland X-Ray Services Cairns Classic on the Von Nida Tour. Leishman recovered from a first round 78 and fired rounds of 68, 70 and 67 to win by one shot from Michael Brennan of NSW and two from Peter Senior. Leishman's win is his second on the Von Nida Tour this year, having won the Toyota Southern Classic earlier this year. |
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| The Victorian Junior Girls Championship |
| Date | Monday, 25 September 2006 - Friday, 29 September 2006 |
| Description | The Victorian Junior Girls Championship is contested via a 36 hole qualifying and knockout matchplay section. VIS Scholarship Holder Grace Lennon will compete in the event this year.
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| Review and Results | 14 year old VIS scholarship holder Grace Lennon has won the Victorian Junior Girls Championship. Lennon was the leading qualifier after shooting rounds of 81, 72 and won the Championship after defeating Laura Griffin 6 & 4 in the 36 hole matchplay final. |
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| European PGA Tour Qualifying School - Stage 1 |
| Date | Sunday, 24 September 2006 - Friday, 29 September 2006 |
| Description | Andrew Tampion will this week embark on his quest to gain a Tour Card for the European PGA Tour when he competes in the 1st Stage of Qualifying school at the Golf de Moliets course in France.
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| Review and Results | VIS Scholarship Holder Andrew Tampion has successfully negotiated the 1st Stage of the European PGA Tour Qualifying School held last week at Golf de Moliets in France. Tampion fired rounds of 68, 72, 71, 66 for a four round total of 11 under par to finish in a tie for 7th place. He will represent Australia at the World Amateur Teams Championship in South Africa before contesting Stages 2 & 3 of Qualifying School. |
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| The Canadian Amateur Championship |
| Date | Friday, 11 August 2006 - Friday, 18 August 2006 |
| Description | The Canadian Amateur Championship is contested via a 36 hole strokeplay qualifying round, followed by an elimination matchplay knockout format. VIS scholarship holder, Ashley Hall will contest the event this year.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Ashley Hall reached the quarter final of the Canadian Amateur Championships last week.
Hall qualified for the matchplay in third position after rounds of 69 and 68 for a score of -5. He then won his first three matchplay rounds before being eliminated by Ryan Yip, 3 and 2, in the quarter final.
Hall now travels to the Hazeltine Golf Club to contest the US Amateur Championship next week. |
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| The Womens US Amateur Championship |
| Date | Monday, 7 August 2006 - Sunday, 13 August 2006 |
| Description | The United States Women’s Amateur is one of the United States Golf Association’s original three championships. It was first conducted in 1895, shortly after the inaugural US Amateur and US Open. The Women’s Amateur has since been conducted every year except 1917-18, when it was temporarily suspended because of World War I, and 1942-45, when it was suspended because of World War II.
VIS scholarship holder Alison Whitaker will contest the event this year, which is being played at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Oregon.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Alison Whitaker, made the matchplay round of 16 in last weeks Womens US Amateur before losing to Kimberley Kim of Hawaii. Whitaker had earlier finished tied for 9th in the strokeplay qualfying after shooting rounds of 72 and 72. |
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| Sectional Qualifying US Amateur Championship |
| Date | Monday, 7 August 2006 - Tuesday, 8 August 2006 |
| Description | The US Amateur event is the most coveted Amateur Championship in the world. To qualify for the Championship, players must first get through sectional qualifying. This year, VIS scholarship holder Ashley Hall will attempt to qualify for the event.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Ashley Hall, has qualified for the US Amateur after shooting a two round total of 142 at the qualifying course in Beallsville, MD. The US Amateur will be held this year at Hazeltine GC, Minnesota. |
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| The Western Amateur |
| Date | Monday, 31 July 2006 - Sunday, 6 August 2006 |
| Description | The Western Amateur is a prestigious amateur event played with strokeplay qualifying and knockout matchplay format at the Point O'Woods Country Club in Michigan. VIS scholarship holders, Ashley Hall and Andrew Tampion will contest the event this year.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder Ashley Hall fired rounds of 71, 76 and 67 to qualify in 13th place for the matchplay section of the Western Amateur at Point O'Woods CC in Michigan last week. He was beaten in the first round of matchplay by Gary Woodland (Kansas) 4 and 3. |
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| The Porter Cup |
| Date | Wednesday, 26 July 2006 - Saturday, 29 July 2006 |
| Description | The Porter Cup is a 72 hole strokeplay event played at the Niagara Falls Golf Club in Lewiston ,New York. VIS scholarship holders, Ashley Hall and Andrew Tampion will contest the event this year.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Andrew Tampion has finished tied for ninth in the Porter Cup played last week in New York. Tampion fired rounds of 71, 70, 70, 67 for a four round total of 2 under par. Fellow VIS scholarship holder, Ashley Hall finished tied for 30th. |
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| The Players Amateur Championship |
| Date | Sunday, 16 July 2006 - Wednesday, 19 July 2006 |
| Description | The Players Amateur is a 72 hole strokeplay event played at the Belfair Golf Club in Bluffton, South Carolina. VIS scholarship holders, Ashley Hall and Andrew Tampion will contest the event.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Ashley Hall has continued his good form by finishing tied for ninth at the Players Amateur Championship played at the Bluffton Golf Club in South Carolina. Hall fired rounds of 70,65, 67 and 69 for a four round total of 13 under par. |
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| The Womens Victorian Amateur Championship |
| Date | Monday, 10 July 2006 - Friday, 14 July 2006 |
| Description | The Victorian Amateur Championship is contested in a strokeplay qualifying and elimination matchplay format over five days at the Huntigndale Golf Club. VIS scholarship holders, Clare Choi, Stephanie Brennan, Emma Bennett and Grace Lennon will contest the event this year.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Stepahanie Brennan acquitted herself well at last week's Victorian Amateur Championship. Brennan qualified in third position for the matchplay draw after shooting rounds of 76 and 73 and made it through to the quarter finals before losing to eventual winner Stacey Keating. |
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| North and South Amateur |
| Date | Monday, 3 July 2006 - Sunday, 9 July 2006 |
| Description | VIS scholarship holders, Ashley Hall, Michael Choi and Andrew Tampion will contest the North and South Amateur this week at Pinehurst Golf Club in North Carolina. The North and South is a 36 hole qualifying event with the top 64 seeded for a matchplay draw. The event is one of the major events on the US Amateur Schedule.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder Ashely Hall had a great week at the North and South Amateur at Pinehurst in North Carolina after reaching the semi-final of the event. Hall shot rounds of 70, 74 to qualify in 44th position, then defeated four opponents in the matchplay bracket of the draw before losing his semi-final against Robert Gates of Texas. Fellow VIS scholarship holder Andrew Tampion qualified in 31st position after rounds of 71, 72 before losing in the 2nd round of matchplay. |
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| Ladies British Amateur Championship |
| Date | Tuesday, 13 June 2006 - Saturday, 17 June 2006 |
| Description | The Ladies British Amateur Championship involves strokeplay qualifying and knockout matchplay. The event is being played this year at Royal County Down in Ireland and will be contested by VIS Scholarship Holder Emma Bennett.
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| Jisan Resort Open |
| Date | Thursday, 18 May 2006 - Sunday, 21 May 2006 |
| Description | The Jisan Resort Open is an event on the Korean PGA Tour. VIS associate scholarship holder, Marc Leishman will contest the event.
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| Review and Results | VIS associate scholarship holder, Marc Leishman won his first international tournament by an empahatic 10 shots at the Jisan Resort Open on the Korean PGA tour. Leishman shot an amazing 11 under par 61 in the first round and followed it with rounds of 69, 70 and 70 for a four round total of 18 under par. The win is Leishman's second for the year after his victory in the Toyota Southern Classic on the Von Nida Tour earlier this year. |
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| Malaysian Open Amateur Championship |
| Date | Thursday, 18 May 2006 - Sunday, 21 May 2006 |
| Description | The Malaysian Open Amateur is a 72 hole strokeplay event being played this year at the Penang Golf Resort. VIS scholarship holders, Ashley Hall, Andrew Tampion and Michael Choi will contest the event.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holders acquiited themselves well at the Malaysian Open Amateur last week. Andrew Tampion tied for second after firing rounds of 64, 67, 69 and 74 with the first round 64 being a new course record. Fellow scholarship holder Ashley Hall finished tied for seventh in the event and broke Tampion's course record when he shot a nine under par 63 in the third round. |
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| Korean PGA Tour Qualifying School |
| Date | Thursday, 30 March 2006 - Sunday, 2 April 2006 |
| Review and Results | VIS associate scholarship holder, Marc Leishman, has continued his run of good form by finishing tied for third in the Korean PGA Tour Qualifying School. Leishman fired rounds of 70, 69, 71 and 70 to finish one shot behind winner J.B Pugunsan of the Phillipines. Leishman will play a number of events in Korea before contesting the US PGA Tour Qualifying School later in the year. |
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| Mens Australian Amateur Championship |
| Date | Monday, 27 March 2006 - Thursday, 30 March 2006 |
| Description | The top 32 qualifiers from the Australian Strokeplay Championship contest the Australian Amateur Championship, in a matchplay format. The Australian Amateur Championship is the most prized event on the AGU calendar, and attracts a strong National and International field.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holders acquitted themselves well at the Australian Amateur Championship last week. 2005 finalist, Andrew Tampion, won his way through to the semi-final, where he was beaten by Mitchell Brown on the 20th hole. Michael Choi was beaten by eventual winner Tim Stewart in the quarter final and Ashley Hall lost in the second round. |
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| Nell Smithett Victorian 72 Hole Strokeplay Championship |
| Date | Monday, 27 March 2006 - Wednesday, 29 March 2006 |
| Description | The Nell Smithett 72 hole Strokeplay Championship is a National Ranking event played this year at the Woodlands Golf Club. VIS scholarship holders, Emma Bennett, Stephanie Brennan, Clare Choi, Grace Lennon and Alison Whitaker, will contest the event this year.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Emma Bennett, has continued her impressive run of form by winning the Nell Smithett 72 hole Championship. Bennett fired rounds of 71, 71, 69 and 73 to win by two shots from Frances Bondad of NSW. Fellow scholarship holder, Clare Choi, finished seventh after rounds of 77, 76, 75 and 72, while Alison Whitaker finished tied for 16th and Stephanie Brennan finished tied for 19th. |
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| The Australian Men's Amateur Strokeplay Championship |
| Date | Thursday, 23 March 2006 - Sunday, 26 March 2006 |
| Description | The Australian Men's Strokeplay Championship is played over four rounds at the Tasmania and Royal Hobart Golf Clubs and serves as the qualifying tournament for the Australian Amateur Championship, with the top 32 placegetters qualify for the matchplay draw.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holders have acquitted themselves well in the Australian Men's Amateur Strokeplay Championship. Leighton Lyle produced his best ever performance as he shot rounds of 67, 69, 69 and 67 to tie for first place, ultimately losing the title on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff with Queenslander Jason Day. Fellow scholarship holder Ashley Hall finished equal seventh, Andrew Tampion was equal 16th and Michael Choi was equal 26th.
Lyle, Hall, Tampion and Choi all qualified for the Australian Amateur Championship Matchplay rounds which begin today at Royal Hobart Golf Club. |
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| The Queensland 72 Hole Strokeplay Championship |
| Date | Sunday, 19 March 2006 - Tuesday, 21 March 2006 |
| Description | VIS scholarship holders, Clare Choi and Stephanie Brennan, will be in action this week at the Queensland 72 Hole Strokeplay Championship. Played at the Coolangatta/Tweed Heads Golf Club the tournament is a National Ranking Event.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Clare Choi, finished eighth at the Queensland Strokeplay Championship. Choi fired rounds of 75, 73, 77 and 77 to finish eight shots behind winner, Haeji Kang, of Queensland. |
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| The Toyota Southern Classic |
| Date | Friday, 17 March 2006 - Sunday, 19 March 2006 |
| Description | The Toyota Southern Classic is a 54 hole Von Nida Tour event played at the Wollaware Golf Club in NSW.
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| Review and Results | VIS associate scholarship holder, Marc Leishman, won his first event as a Professional, the Toyota Southern Classic, a Von Nida Tour event. Playing at the Woolaware Golf Club, Leishman shot a course record -10, 60 in the first round and followed it with rounds of 64 and 66 for a -20 total to win the event by seven shots. Leishman will head overseas next week to try and secure a Tour Card at the Korean Tour School. |
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| The South African Amateur Championship |
| Date | Wednesday, 8 March 2006 - Tuesday, 14 March 2006 |
| Description | The South African Amateur Championship consists of a strokeplay qualifying event and a knockout matchplay event and attracts a strong International field. VIS Schaolsrhip Holder Andrew Tampion has been selected in an Australian Team to contest the event this in the lead up to the Eisenhower Cup later in the year.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Andrew Tampion, reached the semi final of the South African Amateur Championship last week. Qualifying in 20th position after the strokeplay rounds, Tampion won three match-play games before being beaten by fellow Australian, Won Joon Lee. |
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| Womens Riversdale Cup |
| Date | Sunday, 26 February 2006 - Wednesday, 1 March 2006 |
| Description | The Riversdale Cup is a 72 hole National Ranking Event played at the Riversdale Golf Club in Melbourne. VIS Scholarship Holders Alison Whitaker, Stephanie Brennan, Clare Choi, and Grace lennon will contest the event.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Alison Whitaker, was runner up at the Riversdale Cup, losing the event on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to fellow Victorian, In-Hong Lim. Whitaker shot rounds of 72, 71, 72 and 74 for a four round total of -3. |
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| New Zealand PGA Championship |
| Date | Thursday, 23 February 2006 - Sunday, 26 February 2006 |
| Description | The NZ PGA Championship is a 72 hole Championship co-sanctioned with the US Nationwide Tour.
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| Review and Results | VIS graduate, Jarrod Lyle, has produced the best finish of his professional career by finishing in a tie for second place at the New Zealand PGA Championship. Lyle fired rounds of 71, 66, 69 and 74 for a four round total of -9, one shot behind winner Jim Rutledge of Canada. |
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| Tasmanian Open Championship |
| Date | Friday, 17 February 2006 - Sunday, 19 February 2006 |
| Description | The Tasmanian Open Championship is an AGU National Selection Trial played over 72 holes, and is being played this year at the Devonport Golf Club. VIS scholarship holders, Ashley Hall, Andrew Kelly, Andrew Tampion, Daniel Beckmann, Leighton Lyle and Michael Choi, will contest the event this year.
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| Review and Results | Andrew Tampion has fared the best of VIS scholarship holders who contested the Tasmanian Open last week. Tampion fired rounds of 67, 69, 71 and 67 for a four round total of 274 (6 under par) to finish in eighth place, 10 shots behind winner Ben Parker from the UK. Fellow VIS sholarship holders, Daniel Beckmann and Andrew Kelly, finished tied for 19th with 1 under par totals. |
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| Jacob's Creek Open |
| Date | Thursday, 16 February 2006 - Sunday, 19 February 2006 |
| Description | The Jacobs Creek Open is a co-sanctioned event between the Australasian PGA Tour and the US Nationwide Tour. It is played over four rounds at the Royal Adelaide Golf Club and carries the richest purse on the Nationwide Tour for the entire year.
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| Review and Results | VIS graduate, Jarrod Lyle, played his best golf of the year so far when he finished in a tie for fourth place at the Jacobs Creek Open. Lyle fired rounds of 69, 70, 73 and 71 for a four round total of 5 under par around the demanding Royal Adelaide layout. |
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| Womens Australian Strokeplay Championship |
| Date | Monday, 6 February 2006 - Friday, 10 February 2006 |
| Description | The Women's Australian Strokeplay Championship is a National Ranking event contested in strokeplay format over 72 holes. The event is to be played this year at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney. VIS scholarship holders, Clare Choi, Alison Whitaker and Stephanie Brennan, will compete in this years event.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Clare Choi, has finished in a tie for 5th position in the Australian Strokeplay Championship played at The Lakes Golf Club in Sydney last week. Choi shot rounds of 68, 74, 81 and 77 for a four round total of 300 to finish 4 strokes behind winner Sarah Nicholson from New Zealand. |
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| Victorian Open Championship |
| Date | Friday, 3 February 2006 - Sunday, 5 February 2006 |
| Description | The Victorian Open Championship is a 54 hole event open to both Professional and Amateur golfers. The event is being played at the Woodlands Golf Club and forms part of the Von Nida Tour. Several VIS scholarship holders will contest the event.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holders acquitted themselves well at the Victorian Open Championship held at Woodlands Golf Club last week. Associate scholarship holder Marc Leishman fired rounds of 73, 67, 68 (-8) to finish in a tie for 8th place. Andrew Tampion won leading amateur after shooting rounds of 68, 74, 68 (-6), finishing in a tie for 17th place. Ashley Hall also performed well with rounds of 72, 68, 72.
The Open was won by Victorian, David Diaz, who finished with a score of -14. |
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| Victorian PGA Championship |
| Date | Thursday, 26 January 2006 - Sunday, 29 January 2006 |
| Description | The Victorian PGA Championship is a 72 hole event played at Sanctuary Lakes Golf Club in Melbourne. VIS scholarship holders, Marc Leishman and Tim Wood, will contest the event, the first on the 2006 Von Nida Tour Schedule.
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| Review and Results | VIS associate scholarship holder, Marc Leishman, has tied for second place at the Victorian PGA Championship. Leishman fired rounds of 73, 70, 63, 67 for a four round total of 15 under par, one stroke behind winner Steven Jeffress of NSW. Leishman's third round score of 9 under par 63 is the new course record for Sanctuary Lakes. |
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| Lake Macquarie Amateur Championship |
| Date | Thursday, 19 January 2006 - Sunday, 22 January 2006 |
| Description | The Lake Macquarie Amateur Championship is a 72-hole stroke-play event played at the Belmont Golf Club in NSW. VIS scholarship holders, Emma Bennett, Clare Choi, Stephanie Brennan and Alison Whitaker, will contest the event.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Emma Bennett, has finished third at the Lake Macquarie Amateur. Bennett fired rounds of 68, 77, 71 and 69 for a three under par total of 285, six shots behind winner Sarah Nicholson from New Zealand. |
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| Master of the Amateurs Tournament |
| Date | Monday, 16 January 2006 - Thursday, 19 January 2006 |
| Description | VIS scholarship holders will be in action this week at the Master of the Amateurs Tournament at Melbourne's Yarra Yarra Golf Club. The event is played over 72 holes and attracts a strong field of amatuer golfers from around Australia.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holders, Andrew Kelly and Andrew Tampion, have tied for fourth place at the Master of the Amateurs Tournament at the Yarra Yarra Golf Club in Melbourne. Kelly fired rounds of 77, 70, 75 and 65 while Tampion shot rounds of 69, 73, 75 and 74 to finish one under par. |
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| Australian Junior Championship |
| Date | Wednesday, 11 January 2006 - Friday, 13 January 2006 |
| Description | VIS scholarship holders, Clare Choi and Grace Lennon, will contest the Australian Junior Championship this week at the Southern Golf Club in Melbourne. The 54-hole stroke-play event is contested by a strong field of junior golfers from around Australia.
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| Review and Results | VIS scholarship holder, Clare Choi, has finished sixth at the Australian Junior Championship. Choi shot rounds of 70, 74, and 75 to finish five shots behind winner Sarah Oh of NSW. |
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