Little-known Australian golfer Cameron John loved the most effective day of his skilled profession because the world quantity 1007 fired a shocking ten-under par spherical of 62 to sit down in second place on the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship in Scotland.
All eyes at Kingsbarns – simply down the highway from St Andrews – have been on PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and governor of Saudi Arabia’s Public Funding Fund Yasir Al-Rumayyan taking part in in the identical group within the pro-am occasion, however John managed to grab a few of the highlight with 9 birdies and an eagle.
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The 23-year-old sits one shot behind South African Darren Fichardt within the DP World Tour occasion with a subject which incorporates main champions Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Jon Rahm and Matt Fitzpatrick.
“I clearly took benefit of the truth that it wasn’t that windy out right here,” John stated. “We forward a apply spherical Monday and it was the primary time I had seen the course, and I used to be like, wow, this place is like fairly brutal.
“After which rocked up at the moment and I used to be like, everybody else goes to go low so I’d as nicely. The I acquired fairly aggressive and hit loads of good photographs, and I clearly managed to roll some putts wherein was good.”
John hails from Melbourne having grown up taking part in golf together with his father at Churchill Park Golf Membership in Endeavour Hills earlier than shifting to Commonwealth Golf Membership on the famed Melbourne Sandbelt.
He has plied his commerce on the PGA Tour of Australasia since turning skilled in 2018 and his efforts on residence shores granted him a begin this week.
John has additionally featured on the Asian Tour and in Europe, however his breakthrough skilled victory got here in Australia at The Nationwide Match in March which he believes set him up nicely for fulfillment on the Scottish Hyperlinks at Kingsbarns, St Andrews and Carnoustie.
“Most likely most just like this might be down at like The Nationwide in Victoria,” John stated.
“That was in all probability essentially the most related, I’d say, hyperlinks form of golf.”
John pocketed $36,000 for his win on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula earlier this yr, whereas the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship has a whole prize pool of US$5 million.
The Australian is paired with chief govt of the St Andrews Hyperlinks Belief Neil Coulson within the pro-am occasion which incorporates former Actual Madrid and Tottenham winger Gareth Bale, England cricket greats James Anderson and Kevin Pietersen in addition to Hollywood actors Michael Douglas and Invoice Murray.
The event is performed throughout three programs with John and Coulson to play at St Andrews on Friday earlier than taking to Carnoustie for his or her third spherical.