Ryan Fox of New Zealand in action during the Australian PGA Championship at Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane, 2025.
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New Zealand golfers have made a solid start to the Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane, with one near the top of the leaderboard and another hitting a hole in one.
Ryan Fox is tied for third after firing an four under par 67 in his opening round at the Royal Queensland Golf Club.
Fox is three shots behind the leader Sebastien Garcia of Spain who is through 15 holes after a lightning storm forced an early end to the day.
Josh Geary is tied for ninth at 3 under par.
Meanwhile Kazuma Kobori had a hole in one at the par three 17th, known as the ‘party hole’.
“My round was getting off to a relatively slow start and then that helped me boost it a little bit,” Kobori told Golf New Zealand.
Kobori finished two under par in a tie for 22nd, the same score as Daniel Hillier.
He wasn’t the only player to hit a hole in one with local Daniel Gale acing the 11th which also won him a $250,000 car.
Gale is outright second.
Another New Zealander also featured with Tiger Woods’ former caddie Steve Williams coming out of retirement to carry the bag for local Anthony Quayle who is tied for third.
Anthony Quayle of Australia with his caddie Steve Williams, Australian PGA Championship, Brisbane, 2025.
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