St Michael’s young gun Harrison Crowe claimed victory in the Golf Challenge NSW Open at Concord by one shot – a fitting win for the most in-form amateur golfer Australia may have seen in a long time.
The confident 20-year-old held his nerve long enough over the closing holes, shooting a four under par round of 67 to finish at 18 under par.
His nearest rival, Newcastle’s Blake Windred, had earlier posted a final-round 64 to finish 17 under par.
Crowe came up the 18th hole needing par to hold on, and he duly delivered despite pulling his drive close to the trees on the left.
Crowe becomes the sixth amateur to win the NSW Open title in its 91 year history.
His summer of excellence includes wins in the Australian Master of The Amateurs, The NSW & Victoria Amateur Crowns, and this his first NSW Open title.
The win also lifts Crowe into some rarified company; he is the first amateur to hold both the NSW Open and Amateur crowns concurrently since the great Jim Ferrier did in 1937 and 1938. He also becomes one of only five golfers in the 91-year history of the event to achieve the NSW Amateur/Open Double.
Winners of the double include (amateur year noted first):
Ben Eccles 2013 – 2015
Peter O’Malley 1986 – 2010
Tony Gresham 1970/72/82 – 1975
Jim Ferrier 1931/34/37/38 – 33/35/36/37/38.
Pos. | Player | State/ Nat | R1 | R2 | R3 | TOT | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Harrison Crowe (a) | ![]() | 61 | 61 | 67 | 195 | --18 |
2 | Blake Windred | ![]() | 68 | 61 | 61 | 196 | -17 |
3 | Jordan Zunic | ![]() | 61 | 66 | 67 | 197 | -16 |
Jarryd Felton | ![]() | 61 | 66 | 67 | 197 | -16 | |
5= | Jake Higginbottom | ![]() | 67 | 67 | 61 | 198 | -15 |
John Lyras | ![]() | 66 | 68 | 61 | 198 | -15 | |
Adam Blyth | ![]() | 68 | 63 | 67 | 198 | -15 | |
Blake Collyer | ![]() | 66 | 62 | 70 | 198 | -15 | |
9= | Christopher Wood | ![]() | 66 | 67 | 66 | 199 | -14 |
Jackson Bugdalski | ![]() | 66 | 66 | 67 | 199 | -14 | |
Josh Armstrong | ![]() | 67 | 65 | 67 | 199 | -14 | |
Deyen Lawson | ![]() | 61 | 66 | 69 | 199 | -14 | |
Dimitrios Papadatos | ![]() | 61 | 66 | 69 | 199 | -14 | |
14= | Brady Watt | ![]() | 68 | 67 | 65 | 200 | -13 |
Cameron John | ![]() | 66 | 69 | 65 | 200 | -13 | |
Daniel Gale | ![]() | 71 | 67 | 62 | 200 | -13 | |
17= | Austin Bautista | ![]() | 66 | 70 | 66 | 202 | -11 |
Todd Sinnott | ![]() | 67 | 67 | 68 | 202 | -11 | |
Brett Rankin | ![]() | 67 | 66 | 69 | 202 | -11 | |
Kade McBride | ![]() | 67 | 61 | 71 | 202 | -11 | |
21= | Andrew Richards (a) | ![]() | 66 | 70 | 67 | 203 | -10 |
Alex Edge | ![]() | 69 | 68 | 66 | 203 | -10 | |
Michael Sim | ![]() | 70 | 67 | 66 | 203 | -10 | |
Michael Wright | ![]() | 68 | 66 | 69 | 203 | -10 | |
Peter Wilson | ![]() | 68 | 66 | 69 | 203 | -10 | |
Anthony Quayle | ![]() | 61 | 68 | 71 | 203 | -10 | |
27= | Nick Flanagan | ![]() | 70 | 65 | 69 | 204 | -9 |
Jye Pickin (a) | ![]() | 69 | 66 | 69 | 204 | -9 | |
Dale S Williamson | ![]() | 68 | 67 | 69 | 204 | -9 | |
Tim Hart | ![]() | 70 | 69 | 65 | 204 | -9 | |
31= | Matthew Stieger | ![]() | 69 | 67 | 69 | 205 | -8 |
Charlie Dann | ![]() | 61 | 72 | 69 | 205 | -8 | |
Brendan Jones | ![]() | 69 | 67 | 69 | 205 | -8 | |
Kazuma Kobori (a) | ![]() | 70 | 67 | 68 | 205 | -8 | |
Bryden Macpherson | ![]() | 69 | 66 | 70 | 205 | -8 | |
Nathan Barbieri | ![]() | 70 | 67 | 68 | 205 | -8 | |
Andrew Dodt | ![]() | 65 | 70 | 70 | 205 | -8 | |
Andrew Martin | ![]() | 69 | 69 | 67 | 205 | -8 | |
Jeffrey Guan (a) | ![]() | 68 | 70 | 67 | 205 | -8 | |
Harry Bolton (a) | ![]() | 71 | 63 | 71 | 205 | -8 | |
Jack Buchanan (a) | ![]() | 66 | 72 | 67 | 205 | -8 | |
Matt Jager | ![]() | 66 | 65 | 74 | 205 | -8 | |
Ben Wharton | ![]() | 69 | 70 | 66 | 205 | -8 | |
44= | Lawry Flynn | ![]() | 68 | 68 | 70 | 206 | -7 |
Jay Mackenzie | ![]() | 68 | 67 | 71 | 206 | -7 | |
Jayden Ford (a) | ![]() | 67 | 68 | 71 | 206 | -7 | |
Jake McLeod | ![]() | 61 | 70 | 72 | 206 | -7 | |
Will Heffernan | ![]() | 66 | 72 | 68 | 206 | -7 | |
Zach Murray | ![]() | 71 | 68 | 67 | 206 | -7 | |
Aaron Pike | ![]() | 69 | 70 | 67 | 206 | -7 | |
51= | Edward Donoghue | ![]() | 69 | 67 | 71 | 207 | -6 |
Kevin Yuan | ![]() | 69 | 67 | 71 | 207 | -6 | |
Sam Brazel | ![]() | 69 | 67 | 71 | 207 | -6 | |
Darren Beck | ![]() | 61 | 72 | 71 | 207 | -6 | |
Jack Munro | ![]() | 69 | 68 | 70 | 207 | -6 | |
Elvis Smylie | ![]() | 66 | 71 | 70 | 207 | -6 | |
Rohan Blizard | ![]() | 66 | 67 | 74 | 207 | -6 | |
Jordan Mullaney | ![]() | 68 | 70 | 69 | 207 | -6 | |
Mitchell Smith | ![]() | 70 | 69 | 68 | 207 | -6 | |
Shae Wools-Cobb | ![]() | 70 | 69 | 68 | 207 | -6 | |
61= | Jordan Garner | ![]() | 70 | 67 | 71 | 208 | -5 |
Aaron Townsend | ![]() | 66 | 72 | 70 | 208 | -5 | |
Blake Phillips (a) | ![]() | 68 | 70 | 70 | 208 | -5 | |
Andrew Evans | ![]() | 67 | 71 | 70 | 208 | -5 | |
Jason Norris | ![]() | 71 | 67 | 70 | 208 | -5 | |
Daniel Beckmann | ![]() | 69 | 69 | 70 | 208 | -5 | |
Max McCardle | ![]() | 70 | 69 | 69 | 208 | -5 | |
Damien Jordan | ![]() | 72 | 67 | 69 | 208 | -5 | |
69= | Hayden Hopewell (a) | ![]() | 67 | 69 | 73 | 209 | -4 |
William Bruyeres | ![]() | 66 | 71 | 72 | 209 | -4 | |
Luke Brown | ![]() | 70 | 69 | 70 | 209 | -4 | |
Daniel Gill (a) | ![]() | 69 | 70 | 70 | 209 | -4 | |
73= | Louis Dobbelaar | ![]() | 70 | 68 | 72 | 210 | -3 |
Haydn Barron | ![]() | 70 | 68 | 72 | 210 | -3 | |
George Worrall | ![]() | 70 | 69 | 71 | 210 | -3 | |
76 | Brayden Petersen | ![]() | 69 | 68 | 74 | 211 | -2 |
77 | Christopher Fan (a) | ![]() | 69 | 69 | 74 | 212 | -1 |
78 | James Grierson | ![]() | 70 | 68 | 75 | 213 | E |
79 | Aaron Wilkin | ![]() | 69 | 70 | 75 | 214 | 1 |
80= | Ryan Chisnall | ![]() | 69 | 71 | 140 | -2 | |
Matt Dowling | ![]() | 74 | 66 | 140 | -2 | ||
Josh Clarke | ![]() | 71 | 69 | 140 | -2 | ||
David Micheluzzi | ![]() | 71 | 69 | 140 | -2 | ||
Peter Fowler | ![]() | 70 | 70 | 140 | -2 | ||
Jye Halls (a) | ![]() | 75 | 65 | 140 | -2 | ||
Joshua Greer (a) | ![]() | 70 | 70 | 140 | -2 | ||
Matthew Millar | ![]() | 68 | 72 | 140 | -2 | ||
Jeffrey Pullen (a) | ![]() | 71 | 69 | 140 | -2 | ||
Scott Arnold | ![]() | 71 | 69 | 140 | -2 | ||
Chang Gi Lee | ![]() | 69 | 71 | 140 | -2 | ||
Matias Sanchez | ![]() | 70 | 70 | 140 | -2 | ||
Jordan Widdicombe | ![]() | 71 | 69 | 140 | -2 | ||
93= | Lucas Higgins | ![]() | 67 | 74 | 141 | -1 | |
Josh Younger | ![]() | 71 | 70 | 141 | -1 | ||
Justin Warren | ![]() | 71 | 70 | 141 | -1 | ||
Rick Kulacz | ![]() | 69 | 72 | 141 | -1 | ||
Samuel Slater (a) | ![]() | 68 | 73 | 141 | -1 | ||
Richard Green | ![]() | 70 | 71 | 141 | -1 | ||
TJ King | ![]() | 69 | 72 | 141 | -1 | ||
Jack Murdoch | ![]() | 68 | 73 | 141 | -1 | ||
Marcus Fraser | ![]() | 70 | 71 | 141 | -1 | ||
Douglas Klein | ![]() | 71 | 70 | 141 | -1 | ||
Cooper Eccleston | ![]() | 70 | 71 | 141 | -1 | ||
104= | Mitch Davis | ![]() | 72 | 70 | 142 | E | |
James Marchesani | ![]() | 70 | 72 | 142 | E | ||
James Hydes (a) | ![]() | 70 | 72 | 142 | E | ||
Joshua Fuller (a) | ![]() | 72 | 70 | 142 | E | ||
Braden Becker | ![]() | 72 | 70 | 142 | E | ||
Cory Crawford | ![]() | 75 | 67 | 142 | E | ||
Andrew Kelly | ![]() | 70 | 72 | 142 | E | ||
Jack Thompson | ![]() | 74 | 68 | 142 | E | ||
Denzel Ieremia | ![]() | 70 | 72 | 142 | E | ||
Andre Stolz | ![]() | 75 | 67 | 142 | E | ||
114= | Andre Lautee (a) | ![]() | 71 | 72 | 143 | 1 | |
Samuel Eaves | ![]() | 70 | 73 | 143 | 1 | ||
Steven Jeffress | ![]() | 72 | 71 | 143 | 1 | ||
Bradley Kivimets | ![]() | 71 | 72 | 143 | 1 | ||
Peter Martin | ![]() | 71 | 72 | 143 | 1 | ||
Tae Koh | ![]() | 72 | 71 | 143 | 1 | ||
Anthony Choat | ![]() | 73 | 70 | 143 | 1 | ||
James Conran | ![]() | 72 | 71 | 143 | 1 | ||
Derek Ackerman | ![]() | 70 | 73 | 143 | 1 | ||
123= | Peter Cooke | ![]() | 73 | 71 | 144 | 2 | |
Ben A Campbell | ![]() | 75 | 69 | 144 | 2 | ||
Daniel Nesbitt | ![]() | 73 | 71 | 144 | 2 | ||
Jediah Morgan | ![]() | 74 | 70 | 144 | 2 | ||
Corey Lamb | ![]() | 73 | 71 | 144 | 2 | ||
Neven Basic | ![]() | 70 | 74 | 144 | 2 | ||
129= | Ben Ford | ![]() | 74 | 71 | 145 | 3 | |
Will Florimo (a) | ![]() | 73 | 72 | 145 | 3 | ||
131= | Mitchell Gannon | ![]() | 72 | 74 | 146 | 4 | |
Luke Arthur (a) | ![]() | 73 | 73 | 146 | 4 | ||
133= | Tom Power Horan | ![]() | 70 | 78 | 148 | 6 | |
Zinyo Garcia | ![]() | 71 | 77 | 148 | 6 | ||
Joshua Page | ![]() | 75 | 73 | 148 | 6 | ||
136= | Ashley Hall | ![]() | 70 | 79 | 149 | 7 | |
Lachlan Armour | ![]() | 74 | 75 | 149 | 7 | ||
138= | Thomas Heaton (a) | ![]() | 72 | 78 | 150 | 8 | |
Gavin Fairfax | ![]() | 75 | 75 | 150 | 8 | ||
Dale Howie | ![]() | 75 | 75 | 150 | 8 | ||
141 | Jarrod Harding | ![]() | 76 | 75 | 151 | 9 | |
142 | David Bransdon | ![]() | 72 | 83 | 155 | 13 | |
143 | Lawrence Curtis | ![]() | 77 | 79 | 156 | 14 | |
144 | Robbie Minns (a) | 80 | 77 | 157 | 15 |