It was a remarkable final day, not least for the stunning, 10-under par 61 by Rod Pampling that smashed Spieth’s course record from previous year and at one point, threatened to win the tournament for the Queenslander.
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Jordan Spieth’s grip of the Australian Open is not entirely secure as he sits three shots behind table leader Matt Jones heading into the final day. The Australian holed a three-foot par putt on the final hole to finish at eight under, a shot clear of Spieth and Adam Scott.
Like last year, when he birdied five of the last six holes to finish tied for second, his extraordinary late charge this year (he finished 4th) has allowed him to again claim one of the three spots available for next year’s British Open.
“It’s one Major I would love to win, it’s one Major that I think suits my golf game the best. I was more looking at trying to give it a chance but make sure I was a chance to still make the birdie”. To have him in the group, to go up against the number one in the world will be a lot of fun’.
Flying under the radar no more, Matt Jones is eyeing major championship glory after taking down world No. 1 Jordan Spieth to win the 100th Australian Open in a riveting climax.
“I knew I have been playing well, but I could not get anything going earlier in the tournament”, Pampling said.
“I battled away today, which is fantastic the way I did, I could have let it slip and let it get away”.
He ultimately finished in fourth after his course-record round.
It helped Spieth glide his way to an eventual round of 67, or four under par for a seven under par total.
The four clubs had all excelled as hosts since the Open returned to Sydney in 2006, he said.
“The support of State Governments is critical with golf tournaments these days and you have to judge the quality of courses, whether the players are happy, will it attract the best, will it suit sponsors and is there the space”.
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The final round coverage of the 2015 Australian Open will be show LIVE from 12pm on the Seven Network. ‘It will be a lot of fun.’ ‘If I go out and shoot two or three under tomorrow I’m going to be very tough to beat.
