Home State Victory Especially Sweet For Price
Sutherland Shire-born Aron Price claimed his first win in almost six years- and his home state Championship – with victory in the Gloria Jeans NSW Open at Castle Hill Country Club.
After rounds of 66, 66 and 68 in the rain-affected opening three days, Price was tied for the lead with Queensland’s Stephen Bowditch.
Inspired by playing a tournament he caddied in as a kid 20 years ago, Price shot a steady two-under final round to finish four shots ahead of former NSW Open Champ Aaron Townsend, South Australia’s Adam Bland, Victorian Jack Wilson.
Newcastle’s Callan O’Reilly claimed low amateur honours with a four-round score of 13-under par.
The triumph was the first big win for Price since winning the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship on the then the US Nationwide tour- now known as the Korn Ferry tour – where he plied his trade for almost 11 years.
A graduate of Georgia Southern University, Price had a taste of the big time, playing on the PGA tour between 2009-2011.
The 2013 NSW Open was Price’s first pro tour win on home soil, and he was especially thrilled knowing it was his home state Championship.
“At any level, a four-round win is a great feeling. Winning is winning.
“I grew up playing in the NSW junior events…I would rather win the NSW Open than the Queensland or West Australian Open,” Price said after his victory.
| Pos | Player | State/Nat | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Tot | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aron Price |  | 66 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 269 | -19 |
| 2= | Adam Bland |  | 72 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 273 | -15 |
| 2= | Aaron Townsend | | 68 | 65 | 72 | 68 | 273 | -15 |
| 2= | Jack Wilson |  | 71 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 273 | -15 |
| 5= | Jun Seok Lee |  | 67 | 76 | 63 | 68 | 274 | -14 |
| 5= | Bryden Macpherson | | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 274 | -14 |
| 7= | Ryan Fox |  | 67 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 275 | -13 |
| 7= | Ashley Hall | | 67 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 275 | -13 |
| 7= | Callan O'Reilly (a) | | 70 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 275 | -13 |
| 7= | Steven Bowditch |  | 70 | 65 | 64 | 76 | 275 | -13 |
| 11= | Nick Gillespie | | 74 | 67 | 70 | 65 | 276 | -12 |
| 11= | Bradley Hughes | | 68 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 276 | -12 |
| 13= | Stephen Dartnall |  | 70 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 277 | -11 |
| 13= | Hamish Robertson | | 71 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 277 | -11 |
| 13= | Edward Stedman | | 68 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 277 | -11 |
| 16= | Matthew Millar |  | 72 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 278 | -10 |
| 16= | Ben Eccles (a) | | 69 | 74 | 73 | 62 | 278 | -10 |
| 16= | Jason Scrivener | | 72 | 68 | 66 | 72 | 278 | -10 |
| 19= | Max McCardle | | 69 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 279 | -9 |
| 19= | Pieter Zwart | | 68 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 279 | -9 |
| 19= | Mark Brown | | 72 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 279 | -9 |
| 19= | Scott Laycock | | 70 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 279 | -9 |
| 19= | Cameron Davis (a) | | 72 | 68 | 67 | 72 | 279 | -9 |
| 24= | Josh Geary | | 69 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 280 | -8 |
| 24= | Paul Spargo | | 72 | 63 | 72 | 73 | 280 | -8 |
| 24= | Nathan Holman | | 70 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 280 | -8 |
| 24= | Brett Rankin | | 69 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 280 | -8 |
| 28= | Troy Moses (a) | | 71 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 281 | -7 |
| 28= | David Bransdon | | 73 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 281 | -7 |
| 30= | Anthony Summers | | 75 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 282 | -6 |
| 30= | Anthony Brown | | 72 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 282 | -6 |
| 30= | David Klein | | 71 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 282 | -6 |
| 30= | Andrew Kelly | | 71 | 69 | 74 | 68 | 282 | -6 |
| 30= | Clint Rice |  | 73 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 282 | -6 |
| 35= | Brad McIntosh | | 68 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 283 | -5 |
| 35= | Daniel Fox | | 70 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 283 | -5 |
| 35= | Leigh McKechnie | | 72 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 283 | -5 |
| 35= | Toby Wilcox | | 68 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 283 | -5 |
| 35= | Michael Choi | | 66 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 283 | -5 |
| 40= | Chris Gaunt | | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 284 | -4 |
| 40= | Daniel Bringolf | | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 284 | -4 |
| 40= | Alex Edge | | 68 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 284 | -4 |
| 40= | Tom Power-Horan (a) | | 73 | 67 | 70 | 74 | 284 | -4 |
| 40= | Timothy Wood | | 69 | 71 | 70 | 74 | 284 | -4 |
| 40= | Kieran Muir | | 73 | 70 | 73 | 68 | 284 | -4 |
| 46= | Brody Ninyette | | 72 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 285 | -3 |
| 46= | Zac Mullins (Am) (a) | | 74 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 285 | -3 |
| 48= | Michael Wright | | 73 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 286 | -2 |
| 48= | Taylor Cooper | | 71 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 286 | -2 |
| 48= | Ryan Haller | | 73 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 286 | -2 |
| 48= | Steven Jeffress | | 73 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 286 | -2 |
| 48= | Thomas Petersson |  | 74 | 68 | 74 | 70 | 286 | -2 |
| 53= | Josh Younger | | 73 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 287 | -1 |
| 53= | Matt Jager | | 70 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 287 | -1 |
| 53= | Kim Felton | | 70 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 287 | -1 |
| 53= | Kyu Ha Sim | | 71 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 287 | -1 |
| 57= | Leigh Deagan | | 69 | 74 | 68 | 77 | 288 | EVEN |
| 57= | Euan Walters | | 69 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 288 | EVEN |
| 57= | Lincoln Tighe | | 70 | 72 | 75 | 71 | 288 | EVEN |
| 57= | Richard Gallichan | | 72 | 69 | 77 | 70 | 288 | EVEN |
| 61 | Craig Hancock | | 74 | 67 | 72 | 76 | 289 | 1 |
| 62 | Jack Sullivan (a) | | 66 | 70 | 78 | 76 | 290 | 2 |
| 63 | Peter Spearman-Burn | | 70 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 292 | 4 |
| 64= | Glenn Joyner | | 67 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 293 | 5 |
| 64= | Wayne Perske | | 73 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 293 | 5 |
| 66= | Troy Ropiha | | 70 | 71 | 74 | 79 | 294 | 6 |
| 66= | Craig Hasthorpe | | 73 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 294 | 6 |
| 66= | John Wade | | 73 | 68 | 78 | 75 | 294 | 6 |
| 69 | James Nitties | | 67 | 69 | RTD | RTD | ||
| Players below failed to make the cut | ||||||||
| 70= | Christopher Wood | | 70 | 74 | 144 | EVEN | ||
| 70= | Jordan Zunic (Am) (a) | | 71 | 73 | 144 | EVEN | ||
| 70= | Shaun Cameron (a) | | 72 | 72 | 144 | EVEN | ||
| 70= | Paul Hayden | | 75 | 69 | 144 | EVEN | ||
| 70= | Andrew Martin | | 73 | 71 | 144 | EVEN | ||
| 70= | Ricky Kato (a) | | 72 | 72 | 144 | EVEN | ||
| 70= | Dale Brandt-Richards (a) | | 76 | 68 | 144 | EVEN | ||
| 70= | Alex Katholos | | 75 | 69 | 144 | EVEN | ||
| 70= | Theodore Coroneo | | 72 | 72 | 144 | EVEN | ||
| 79= | Daniel McGraw | | 73 | 72 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | Kristopher Mueck | | 78 | 67 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | Marcus Cain | | 76 | 69 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | Won Joon Lee | | 70 | 75 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | Nick O'Hern | | 72 | 73 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | Matthew Giles | | 75 | 70 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | Brett Drewitt | | 74 | 71 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | Andrew Evans | | 71 | 74 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | Corey Hale | | 73 | 72 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | John Collins | | 75 | 70 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | Matthew Ballard | | 78 | 67 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | Taylor MacDonald (a) | | 76 | 69 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | Sven Puymbroeck | | 75 | 70 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 79= | Brendan Chant | | 71 | 74 | 145 | 1 | ||
| 93= | Brendan Smith | | 75 | 71 | 146 | 2 | ||
| 93= | Brad Shilton | | 75 | 71 | 146 | 2 | ||
| 93= | Rohan Blizard | | 73 | 73 | 146 | 2 | ||
| 93= | Grant Thomas | | 73 | 73 | 146 | 2 | ||
| 93= | Ian Esson | | 74 | 72 | 146 | 2 | ||
| 93= | Terry Price | | 74 | 72 | 146 | 2 | ||
| 93= | Andrew Tschudin | | 70 | 76 | 146 | 2 | ||
| 100= | John Onions | | 75 | 72 | 147 | 3 | ||
| 100= | Ryan Lynch | | 72 | 75 | 147 | 3 | ||
| 100= | Neven Basic | | 74 | 73 | 147 | 3 | ||
| 100= | Christopher Thorn | | 76 | 71 | 147 | 3 | ||
| 100= | Quinton Howe | | 71 | 76 | 147 | 3 | ||
| 100= | Tarquin MacManus | | 77 | 70 | 147 | 3 | ||
| 106= | Kurt Carlson | | 76 | 72 | 148 | 4 | ||
| 106= | Peter O'Malley | | 71 | 77 | 148 | 4 | ||
| 106= | Brent McCullough | | 74 | 74 | 148 | 4 | ||
| 106= | Kevin Conlong | | 75 | 73 | 148 | 4 | ||
| 106= | Mathew Perry | | 75 | 73 | 148 | 4 | ||
| 106= | Michael Bell (a) | | 75 | 73 | 148 | 4 | ||
| 106= | Daniel Valente | | 73 | 75 | 148 | 4 | ||
| 106= | Peter Shaw | | 74 | 74 | 148 | 4 | ||
| 106= | Tom Bond | | 73 | 75 | 148 | 4 | ||
| 106= | Jack McLeod (a) | | 71 | 77 | 148 | 4 | ||
| 106= | Rory Bourke | | 74 | 74 | 148 | 4 | ||
| 117= | Mick Gerstenberg | | 75 | 74 | 149 | 5 | ||
| 117= | Adam Crawford | | 74 | 75 | 149 | 5 | ||
| 117= | Henry Epstein | | 76 | 73 | 149 | 5 | ||
| 120= | Michael Pearce (a) | | 76 | 74 | 150 | 6 | ||
| 120= | Ben Campbell | | 79 | 71 | 150 | 6 | ||
| 120= | Jordan Sherratt | | 75 | 75 | 150 | 6 | ||
| 120= | Michael Moore | | 73 | 77 | 150 | 6 | ||
| 124= | Trent Smith (a) | | 77 | 74 | 151 | 7 | ||
| 124= | Luke Humphries (a) | | 75 | 76 | 151 | 7 | ||
| 124= | Aaron Pike | | 74 | 77 | 151 | 7 | ||
| 124= | Kris Hellier (a) | | 77 | 74 | 151 | 7 | ||
| 128= | Jonathon Holder | | 73 | 79 | 152 | 8 | ||
| 128= | Ryan O'Flaherty | | 76 | 76 | 152 | 8 | ||
| 128= | Joseph Trinder (a) | | 78 | 74 | 152 | 8 | ||
| 128= | Mitchell A Brown | | 75 | 77 | 152 | 8 | ||
| 128= | Justin Roach | | 80 | 72 | 152 | 8 | ||
| 133= | Troy Cox | | 77 | 76 | 153 | 9 | ||
| 133= | Rika Batibasaga | | 78 | 75 | 153 | 9 | ||
| 133= | Justin Warren (a) | | 77 | 76 | 153 | 9 | ||
| 133= | Wade Lowrie | | 80 | 73 | 153 | 9 | ||
| 133= | Adam Kelleher | | 77 | 76 | 153 | 9 | ||
| 138 | Alex Hawley | | 79 | 76 | 155 | 11 | ||
| 139 | Ben Ford | | 78 | 78 | 156 | 12 | ||
| 140 | Matthew Gaffney (a) | | 79 | 78 | 157 | 13 | ||
| 141 | Steve Treisman | | 84 | 79 | 163 | 19 | ||
| 142= | Christopher Campbell | | 76 | RTD | RTD | |||
| 142= | Neil Sarkies | | 74 | RTD | RTD | |||
| 142= | Dylan Perry (a) | | 74 | RTD | RTD | |||