The final qualifiers for the PGA Professionals Championship National Final are locked in after the postponed NSW\/ACT championship was completed at Castle Hill Country Club on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Rain in the lead-up again raised doubt as to whether play could go ahead but exceptional work by the Castle Hill Country Club grounds staff and sunny skies saw 50 players tee it up in their quest to qualify for the National Final at The Heritage Golf and Country Club in November.<\/p>\n
Cumberland Golf Club\u2019s Arthur Barakat secured his spot with a round of 2-under 68 to finish at the top of the leaderboard, one clear of reigning NSW\/ACT champion Cody Harper (69).<\/p>\n
Starting from the fourth tee, Barakat began his round with six straight pars followed by birdies at 10 and 16, remaining bogey free to complete a one-stroke win.<\/p>\n
Ken Druce earned exemption into the Australian PGA Senior Championship with the low round of those over the age of 50 while WPGA Tour of Australasia regular Danni Vasquez-Boyd is also headed to Heritage as the leading female qualifier.<\/p>\n
Vasquez-Boyd was one of five players to post 4-over 74, a playoff required to determine the 15th and final National Final qualifier.<\/p>\n
Castle Hill\u2019s own Head Professional Steve Gannon, Dean Mulley, Patrick Joseph and James Single joined Vasquez-Boyd in the playoff, Gannon edging Mulley on the third playoff hole to snare the final spot.<\/p>\n
Boasting prizemoney of $100,000, the PGA Professionals Championship National Final will be played on the St John Course at The Heritage Golf and Country Club from November 11-13.<\/p>\n
NSW\/ACT PPC qualifiers
1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arthur Barakat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 68
2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cody Harper\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 69
T3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mitchell Harry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 70
T3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jake Kable\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 70
T3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ken Druce\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 70
6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clayton Bridges\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 71
T7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Smyth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 72
T7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mitchell Kellehear\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 72
T7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adam Kelleher\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 72
T7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jason Perkin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 72
T11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel Nesbitt\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 73
T11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sung Park\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 73
T11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mitchell Gannon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 73
T11\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Benjamin Burge\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 73
15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Steven Gannon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 74<\/p>\n
Leading female qualifier
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