The Monday Mulligan: the week that was in golf …
- themondaymulligan
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Welcome to the biggest week in Aussie golf … it is officially Australian Open week! It’s been an incredible run in with some high-quality events and now it’s time for the main draw, headed up by Rory McIlroy and a raft of incredible golfers from around the world. But first, lets catch a quick recap from last week which presented it’s own storylines and some great viewing.
The 2025 Australian PGA Championship culminated in a commanding performance by 23-year-old Spaniard David Puig, who carded a flawless bogey-free final round of 66 to finish at 18-under and claim the title by two strokes.
Puig started Sunday tied for the lead at 13-under, but three successive birdies from the 2nd to 4th holes set the tone for a dominant finish, enough to fend off challenges from a competitive field. China’s Wenyi Ding, who also delivered a final-round 66, settled for solo second at 16-under. Australia’s best performances came from Marc Leishman and Nick Voke, who tied for third at 15-under, while former champion Min Woo Lee finished tied for fifth. The win is historic: Puig became the first Spaniard to lift the Joe Kirkwood Cup since the legendary Seve Ballesteros’ 1981 victory. It’s also Puig’s first victory on the DP World Tour since becoming a full-time member, and only the second time in recent decades that a non-Australian has won the Championship. The win also gives Puig a strong start to the DP World Tour season, earning valuable Official World Golf Ranking points and a big confidence boost on the world stage.
David Puig becomes the first Spaniard to win the Joe Kirkwood Cup since Ballesteros in 1981
(photo courtesy of: www.livgolf.com)
The 2025 Andalucía Costa del Sol Open de España, held last week at Real Guadalhorce Club de Golf in Málaga, closed out the LET season with a dramatic final round as 21-year-old Frenchwoman Nastasia Nadaud surged from five strokes back to win her maiden LET title. Starting the day in third and trailing overnight leader Trichat Cheenglab, Nadaud fired a brilliant 66, finishing at 16-under, four strokes clear of second-place Kirsten Rudgeley. Nadaud’s final round featured birdies on holes 1 and 3, an eagle at the 4th, another birdie at 5, then a flurry of three birdies after the turn. She dropped just two shots (13th and 16th) but had already built enough cushion to cruise home and secure the win. Among other highlights: Cheenglab, who at one point led by seven shots after setting a blistering pace, struggled on the final day and ended well outside contention. Meanwhile, veteran Spanish campaigner Azahara Muñoz finished as the top Spaniard of the event, and amateur Andrea Revuelta impressed with a 15th-place finish and earned the tournament’s national-promising-player honour. The event also decided the season-long rankings: Shannon Tan clinched the 2025 LET Order of Merit title, the first Singaporean ever to do so, finishing safely ahead of challengers after the final round.
Best of the Aussies was Kirsten Rudgeley in second place on 12-under.
Nastasia Nadaud secures her maiden victory on the LET Tour
(photo courtesy of: www.surinenglish.com)
The inaugural Bharath Classic, a jointly sanctioned event by the Asian Tour and Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL), concluded with a dramatic finish as Poosit Supupramai of Thailand clinched the title. Poosit closed with a clutch birdie on the 18th hole, posting a final-round 69 and an 18-under total of 270, narrowly edging out Korea’s Woo‑young Cho (65) who finished at 17-under. The win marked Poosit’s maiden victory on the Asian Tour, earning him a one-year exemption and solidifying his Tour status. On the final day, Indian golfer Sachin Baisoya delivered a scintillating 10-under (62). including two scorching birdie streaks, one of six in a row, finishing tied for third and becoming the top Indian at the event. Earlier in the week, Thai pair Jazz Janewattananond and Poosit shared the third-round lead at 15-under after bogey-free rounds of 65 and 66 respectively. They led by three strokes over their closest challengers, including Indian amateur Ishaan Chawhan, Korea’s Heemin Chang, and Thailand’s Panuphol Pittayarat. India’s Pukhraj Singh Gill also raised eyebrows with a career-best 6-under 66 on Day 1, eight birdies against two bogeys, which put him near the top of the leaderboard early on. Overall, the Bharath Classic 2025 delivered an exciting week of golf: redemption for Poosit, strong showings from Indian players, and a fitting return of the Asian Tour to Indian soil under the IGPL partnership.
Best of the Aussies was Todd Sinnott who finished in T61.
Thailand’s Poosit Supupramai wins the inaugural Bharath Classic 2025 Gujarat
(photo courtesy of: https://asiantour.com/)
Up Ahead
The Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia and the DP World Tour host another co-sanctioned event this week in the form of The Australian Open. Players will head down to Victoria for a taste of the Royal Melbourne Golf Course (composite). This event is steeped in plenty of rich history, with worldwide fields and strong representation by the best of Australian golf playing on their home turf down on the sand belt. This year, Rory McIlroy represents this biggest name and has drawn a large field of talent, talent which was also drawn by the prospect of winning their ticket into the Masters and The Open in 2026. This years Australian Open offers a purse of $AUD 2 million along with 3,000 points in the Race to Dubai rankings and will be defended by Ryggs Johnston.
The PGA Tour heads to Albany for the Hero World Challenge this week where the field will battle it out for their share of the $USD 5 million purse. This event is being played at the Albany Golf Club where Scottie Scheffler got the chocolates last season.
Those members of the DP World Tour who are not headed down under have the option of another event this week in South Africa in the form of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player. This event is being played at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City where the purse is worth $USD 6 million. Johannes Veerman is the defending champion and will be hoping to secure a fair chunk of the 4,000 points on offer in the Race to Dubai Rankings.
The Asian Tour has a week off before they head back to Saudi Arabia for the Saudi Open presented by PIF.
Whilst the LPGA season may have ended, many of the professional women on that tour are competing in the Grant Thornton Invitational in a couple of weeks in Naples. As a co-sanctioned event, players will pair up to compete for a share in the $USD 2 million purse where Jake Knapp and Patty Tavatanakit were our winners from last year.
The DP World Tour joins the Liv Golf League in being done for the year. Updates on those leagues will only be included following any significant news which the everyday punter should be aware of and have some talking points for the office environment come Monday.
That’s it for this week, I hope it covered what you were after and if not, feel free to get in touch and offer some suggestions so we can improve the blog here at The Monday Mulligan. We are stoked to be back and capturing the highs and lows across the world of golf.
That’s it for now, stay safe and play well!
Play well,
TMM
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