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West Australian
22-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Braden Becker takes out the 51st annual Spalding Park Open in stunning fashion
PGA pro Braden Becker claimed the Spalding Park Open jacket on Sunday after a stellar weekend of golf at Spalding Park Golf Club. Going into the final round on Sunday, Becker trailed Andrew Crabb by four strokes as he began his chase of the jacket and the $50,000 Spalding Park Open title. Becker, 32, was one of only two golfers on the course during the final day of competition to break 70, leading him to victory by one stroke over Tim Hart, finishing at 12-under. Spalding Park Golf Club's head golf professional Byron Clarkson said it was special to see Becker take out the Open after multiple attempts at claiming the jacket. 'It was great to see Braden Becker finally get the win after supporting the event for the past 10 years,' Clarkson said. 'With a couple of runner-up finishes in the past it was nice to see him win.' Clarkson said it was a great event and was well received by all who were involved in the three-day tournament as well as seeing the the Wally Sudilowski Memorial also claimed. 'The feedback from all players has been amazing with numerous players stating we have the best greens in Australia, which is a great accolade for our voluntary head greenkeeper Chris Clarkson,' he said. 'Mitchell and Brown have now been sponsoring this event for 17 years and we have already started planning for next year's event and are going to make it bigger than this year's event. 'It was also great to see Trent Purcell take out the very prestigious Wally Sudilowski Memorial closed section event.' The competition had 60 pros, 15 amateurs and 45 local members tee off in the 51st Spalding Park Open Pro-Am Series in what was a great weekend for golf in the Mid West.
West Australian
15-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Spalding Park Open Pro-Am Series: PGA Pro Jordan Doull gears up for second bite of the cherry in Geraldton
From this Friday to Sunday, the Spalding Park Golf Club will host the 51st annual Spalding Park Open, showcasing the best pros in Australia as they converge on the Mid West for the Pro Am Series. One pro hoping to make his mark on the tournament is Perth's Jordan Doull. Doull returns to Spalding Park with unfinished business to attend to. After finishing second in last year's Open, the 26-year-old will be looking to go one better this year and take top honours. The Geraldton Guardian sat down with Doull ahead of the tournament's start on Friday as he reflected on his career to date and his hopes for the weekend. What age did you start playing golf? First time I picked up clubs I was pretty young. I was about six or seven but didn't really start playing till I was about 14. I played soccer actually for most of my life, and then snapped my ACL so turned to golf. What was your pathway to pro like? I played golf outside of school at Mount Lawley Golf Club, and then when I was 18 I moved to the US to play college golf at Columbus State in Georgia, where I spent five years. Then I returned to Australia, got my pro card, and started the journey of being a pro about a year ago. Favourite club in your bag? My driver. Probably the strongest part of my game too. Where has the game taken you? I have played in the US, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea but I have my first tournament in Europe in October, so I am looking forward to tick that off the list too. Favourite course you have played on? Pretty hard to go past Augusta National. That course is perfect, not a blade of grass out of line I mean, all the trees are tied together to stand up straight. It's just a very special course. What is one highlight that sticks out to you so far? Winning the 2025 Perth Webex Players Series in front of a home crowd was pretty awesome. It was played at Royal Freo so had a home crowd supporting me, which was great. What do you think of Spalding Park Golf Club? Obviously played here last year and came second, so I know the course now. It's really nice. I feel comfortable here. My coach is from Geraldton. The wind is something to take into account when playing here, and it's blowing a bit more than last year so that will be something to look at. But I like the course, the set-up is great, and the conditions are awesome. Any tactics going into the weekend? The wind is something to think about, but I feel like I figured it out last year. If I can make it through the first two to five holes at one under or even, it should set me up for a good day. I struggled to get used to it early in the round last year, so this year hopefully will be different. What are your aspirations for the future? Just keep playing golf for a living. I mean no matter where it is. Australia, Europe, Asia, it doesn't really bother me as long as I'm playing golf for a living and having fun. Sixty pros, 15 amateurs and 45 local members will be teeing off in the 51st Spalding Park Open Pro-AM Series from Friday-Sunday.
