Rod Pampling

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Pampling capitalises on late tee time

Australian golfer Rod Pampling capitalised on his last-minute entry to be just two shots off the lead after the first round of the US PGA Tour’s Wells Fargo Championship.

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Baddeley full focus on final Masters spot

Aaron Baddeley.

Ben Everill, Los Angeles Aaron Baddeley refuses to give up hope of boosting Australia's contingent at next week's US Masters to five as he and 10 countrymen join the battle for the last invitation.

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Popovic keeps lead at Australian PGA

Daniel Popovic

Daniel Popovic's mother Mila was in tears and couldn't bear to watch.

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Chasing pack eyes Yowani's Popovic

Daniel Popovic lines up a putt on the 12th hole during round two of the Australian PGA Championship at Palmer Coolum Resort  on December 14, 2012 in Sunshine Coast,

Jon Tuxworth He has announced himself as a serious player at Coolum this week, but it was at a humble Canberra course where Daniel Popovic's golfing passion was born.

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Ogilvy lurks as Zhang and Popovic share PGA lead

Daniel Popovic.

Phil Lutton Overnight leader Daniel Popovic endured a late hiccup but remains in command at the Australian PGA Championship in Coolum, finishing his second round at 10 under and after stunning the field to be...

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Emotion-filled Popovic shares PGA lead

Daniel Popovic

Phil Lutton, Coolum Daniel Popovic isn't done yet in the Australian PGA Championship at Coolum.

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Ageless Senior has no pity for the juniors

SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 15:  Peter Senior of Australia plays a shot on the 7th hole during round three of the Australian PGA Championship at the Palmer Coolum Resort on December 15, 2012 in Sunshine Coast, Australia.  (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Phil Lutton SOMEONE tell Peter Senior there's a queue of bright young things and tour journeymen waiting for their big break. Australian golf's ageless wonder is on the verge of taking more spoils for himself.

Senior sets up frantic PGA finish

Daniel Popovic

Phil Lutton At the moment, Australian golf's ageless wonder is on the verge of taking more spoils for himself.

Popovic bucks odds to deliver

Daniel Popovic kisses the trophy after his win in the Australian PGA.

Phil Lutton There wasn't so much as an inkling that this would happen. Not even the wildest suspicion.

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Popovic: the gift that just keeps giving

Phil Lutton, Coolum There wasn't so much as an inkling that this would happen. Not even the wildest suspicion.

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From pizza maker to PGA champ, Popovic caps his unbelievable rise

Daniel Popovic of Australia kisses the trophy after the final round of the Australian PGA golf tournament at the par-72 Palmer Coolum Resort course on December 16, 2012. Popovic won the Australian PGA after leading the tournament from start to finish, with a final round three-under-par 69 to finish on 16-under, four shots clear.        AFP PHOTO / Patrick HAMILTON
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Phil Lutton THERE wasn't so much as an inkling that this would happen. The closest thing to a premonition of Daniel Popovic's extraordinary week at the Australian PGA Championship was that he was clubbing his...

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Round of day puts Jones in Q-School mix

Los Angeles Five of the 13 Australians at the US PGA tour Q-School sit inside the top-25 card mark at the halfway point of the tough six-round tournament in La Quinta, California.

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Bowditch survives final day nerves to secure PGA card and avoid Q-School infamy

Steven Bowditch

Australian golfers Steven Bowditch and Matt Jones will return to full status on the US PGA Tour in 2013 after claiming cards on the final day of the qualifying school.

Masters of their domain

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Richard Hinds Adam Scott's appetite for success might be gauged by performance at Australian Masters

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Aussies fight for US PGA Tour futures

Rod Pampling is sharpening his mental game amid a field of desperate golfers making last stands to retain their US PGA Tour cards for next season.

Australians fight for US PGA Tour futures

Rod Pampling.

Los Angeles Field of desperate golfers making last stands to retain US PGA Tour cards for next season.

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Leader in health scare

Charlie Beljan: 'I honestly didn't think I was going to get through it.'

Florida Charlie Beljan shakes off an uncomfortable night in hospital to stay atop the leaderboard in the US PGA event at Walt Disney World.

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Appleby set to miss school in bid for Masters

Just off pace: Stuart Appleby shares third spot in Connecticut.

Melissa Woods Australian Masters organisers are confident that 2010 champion Stuart Appleby will play at Kingston Heath this week rather than attempt to regain his US PGA tour card through qualifying school.

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Rising golf star puts past behind him

Daniel Nisbet.

An 18-month absence from golf left him devastated at the time, but rising star Daniel Nisbet is eager to put the past behind him as he prepares to make the jump into professional ranks.

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Fewer star rivals, but Chalmers expects a hot summer

SUNSHINE COAST, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 27:  Greg Chalmers of Australia kisses the Kirkwood Cup after winning in a play-off against Robert Allenby and Marcus Fraser during day four of the 2011 Australian PGA Championship at the Hyatt Regency Coolum on November 27, 2011 at the Sunshine Coast, Australia.  (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Justin Chadwick Tiger Woods and his Presidents Cup comrades are not gracing our shores this year, but Greg Chalmers insists this does not mean he will get an easy run as he defends his Australian Open and Australian...