Qualifies for Web.Com Tour event

Travis scored a 7 under par round at the Monday qualifying for the United Leasing and Finance Championship in Newburgh Indiana.  After 18 holes Trav was tied for 4th place with 4 others.  Six spots available. So playoff to decide 3 from four.  A birdie at the 3rd playoff hole secured the place for Trav."Guys go so low here!  The course was relatively short so scores were good.  It was wet and we played lift clean and place.  Pleased to make the grade after bombing out at last week's qualifier. It really adds something to what is a really worthwhile trip."Last week Trav was well off the pace in his first attempt at making a Web.Com event.  He was 10 shots adrift in near freezing conditions at the North Mississippi Classic qualifier.He tees up on Thursday with a number of Aussies including Curtis Luck and Stuart Appleby.  The purse is US$600,000. 

Final round cancelled

Trav finished T7. The fourth round was cancelled after a 5 hour delay due to heavy rain.Next event a Monday Qualifier for the Web.Com tour North West Classic on 16 April.

Into top ten

Firing a third round 4 under Trav moved to T7. He is 5 under for the tournament.“Played really good today. Again it was super windy like yesterday. I holed a few more putts. Got some serious work to do to catch these guys. ““it’s going to rain tomorrow so there’s an opportunity to jump the leaderboard.”Leader is 11 under.

Northwest Mississippi Championships

Trav made the two round cut in his first US Pro event. With rounds of even and one under he is T33. Cut is projected at +1 with a few players still to finish.“Greens were so baked and slippery. Missed lots inside 6 feet. Hard to read grain. Needed a bit of luck to hole putts. In second round a 4 club wind arrived late morning so early starters got the scoring conditions.”“Happy with how I’m playing.” 

Back in the USA

Things are pretty quiet on the Australian PGA tour at the moment so Trav  headed to the US to play an Adams Tour event near Memphis Tennessee. After that he has a couple of Web.Com "Monday" Qualifiers."Yeah talked with my coach, John Serhan, and we decided to invest some time playing a bit of professional golf in the US ahead of the Web.Com qualifiers at the end of the year.  Played lots of amateur stuff here so my first pro event will be fun!"His first event is the Northwest Mississippi Classic starting on 11 April.  The purse is around Aussie 220k.  Four rounds about 160 players in the field.  The Adams Tour is a regional tour and currently conducts professional golf tournaments in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.[wpvideo BoGv04zU] "It's all good over here.  Feeling great, bit cold though!""Forecast a bit warmer for the tournament though!" 

Top 20 finish in New Zealand

Travis was able to re-group after yesterday's disappointment to record a final round 2 under par and finish T11th.He was 18 under for the tournament.  After a poor front nine of 2 over he managed four birdies on the back nine to advance up the leaderboard."Really enjoyed this tournament and the week I have spent in Queenstown.  I have been well looked after by good friends and this event is must for me on my schedule."Eventual winner was Queenslander Dan Nisbet.  He managed to overhaul the leader Terry Pilkadaris despite a 6 shots deficit going into the final day.  Nisbet shot a masterful 9 under par final round. 

Pinged by the rules

Travis shot 3 under in the third round of the New Zealand Open to be 16 under for the tournament and T7.He was travelling pretty well having scored 2 under on the front nine.  He got it to five under through 16.  Then an error by his caddy on the 17th cruelled the day. Unfortunately he picked up a filet of grass in a bunker next to the rake and in so doing incurred a two shot penalty."Yeah very disappointing but just gotta move on.  No option really!"Terry Pilkadaris looks to have grabbed the tournament by the scruff of the neck carding a nine under par 62 to be 24 under par for the tournament and five shots ahead of second placed Callan O'Reilly.

Staying in contention

Travis finished the second round of the New Zealand Open at 13 under for the tournament and in 4th place. His second round of 5 under featured 5 birdies on the trot.He is 2 shots behind the leader Asian and Australasian tour veteran Terry Pilkadaris on 15 under. Dan Nisbet and Callan O'Reilly are tied for second place at 14 under."The weather is perfect no wind and not too hot.  Great for scoring.  Queenstown is a great town and I'm loving my time here!"The cut line of top 60 and ties is expected to be 6 under.

ISPS Handa NZ Open

Travis got off to a flying start in the first round of the NZ Open.  Carding an 8 under par he is T4 in the 144 strong field which features leading players from Australasia and Japan.He had a bogey green round in good scoring conditions.  His back nine included 4 birdies and an eagle."Obviously really happy with the score. I'm really enjoying myself and swinging freely.  "Yeah just made a couple of changes and got myself in a good headspace."The leaders Dan Nisbet, Queensland, Jarin Todd USA, and Kodai Tatsuya Japan, are at 9 under par.  The tournament has a purse of around $1m and is played over two courses at Millbrook Resort and The Hills course. It has a pro-am format with the number of amateurs reducing throughout the event depending on their pros performance.  Top 60 and ties make the cut which looks to be around 3 under par.

No joy in Palmerston North

Travis carded his second even par round in the NZ PGA Championships.  At even for the tournament he is one shot outside the one under par cut line.His score leaves him tied 62nd with the top 50 and ties advancing to the week end."Very disappointing, in fact a pretty poor display!  It’s so frustrating but hey there's next week!"Travis tees up next week in the NZ Open at Hillbrook near Queenstown.  A tournament with ten times the amount of prize money at NZ$1,125,000.  The field of 144 includes 50 Asian and Japanese Tour players.

NZ PGA Championships

Travis shot even par in the first round of the $NZ 125,000 Horizon Golf NZ PGA Championship held at Palmerston North.He is tied 50th.  As ever it is a tightly packed field with just two shots better being in the top twenty."It’s a course I feel like I can play very well at. Today I was scrambling a bit too much due to out of position tee shots. Tomorrow if I can get off the tee slightly better and find more greens a great score isn’t far away!"The leading 50 professional players and ties will make the cut. Travis is right on the cut line.

Time to re-group

In blustery 40km winds Travis scored two over in the second round of the Perth Super Six to close a disappointing trip to WA.  At ten over for the first two rounds he was way off the cut line of even par.Above Travis tees off on the par five 3rd hole in the second round.  After scoring 8 in the first round on this hole he made par the second time around!Travis heads back East to spend some time with his coach before going to New Zealand for the NZ PGA in Palmerston and the NZ Open in Queenstown.He has decided to take a break and not compete in the Queensland PGA next week.

Not the day we were looking for

Carding an 8 over par 80 in the first round of the ISPS HANDA World Super 6 was a huge disappointment for Travis, his team and supporters.Starting on the 10th he was 3 over through eleven holes.  Still with a chance of getting back to even. Finding water hazard on the par five 3rd and scoring 8 killed off any chances of recovery."I was really inconsistent couldn't find anything at all.  I was missing it left then right!""I'll just head to the range and see if I can sort something out!"Leader is last year's winner Brett Rumford on 8 under with a few players still to finish.The Cut of 60 plus ties is likely to be one under.

Double at the last

Travis is set to miss out on the week end after a returning a 2 over par score in the second round of the Vic Open.  He currently stands 1 over for the tournament and T82.  The cut line of top 60 is projected at 1 under.The story of the second round started well; two under on the front nine and looking comfortable.  Then he picked up bogeys on the two par threes to pull him back to even for the round and right on the cut line thro 17.  Double on the last cruelled his day."Bit annoying today! Can't seem to get my head around these two courses!"Travis will play in the Perth Super 6 European Tour co-sanctioned event next week.

Steady start at the Vic Open

Travis carded a 1 under par 71 in the first round of the Vic Open to be T45.  He played on the Beach course with a mid day tee time starting on the 10th."I was travelling real good then the double on the 5th brought me back a bit! Plenty of holes tomorrow!"The leaders are David Bransdon and James Anstiss at 8 under.The 36 hole cut is top 60 and ties plus amateurs.  That could be 1 under or even par depending how the day unfolds!

Getting the season underway

Travis tees off on Thursday 1 February at the Vic Open held at the Beach and Creek courses at Barwon Heads.The event is pretty special as the Womens' Vic Open is held concurrently.  Both tournaments have an equal purse being $650,000.  All credit to the Vic Government and sponsors!"Yeah I'm certainly hoping to improve on my previous outings at 13th Beach.  I am over the illness post Asian Q School and eager to get out and compete!"On the last two occasions Travis missed the 3rd round cut in 2016 and the 2nd round cut in 2017.  Wind can be a critical factor in the draw.  Travis tees off at 12.30pm.The event will be televised at the week end on PGA TV.

Top 5 at Tour School

Travis shot a closing round 3 under to secure his Asian Tour card at tied 3rd.  He was the top Aussie in the field alongside Steve Jeffress on 11 under par, 3 behind the eventual winner, Korean, Sevngtuek Lee.This is a tremendous result for Travis having turned pro just 4 months ago.  To have status on both the PGA Tour of Australasia and the Asian Tour gives him ample playing options."Yep, I am stoked about this result.  After missing out in Europe on my first taste of tour school I guess I was a bit apprehensive, but wow got the job done!"The 27 Aussies in final stage acquitted themselves well.  In total eleven Aussies got cards including Ollie Goss and Matt Stieger two old friends from the 2013 Golf Australia Rookie program. Professional golf is a long and winding road!  

Nice position heading into final round

Carding a 5 under par 4th round Travis is in a nice spot heading into the fifth round of Asian Q school.  There are a few players still to finish but Travis is currently T5 at 8 under par for the event.He recovered well from a double on the second by finding 7 birdies.The field has now been cut to top 70 and ties.  The cut was +1 at T59 with 72 players to tee up in the final round for a chance of a Tour Card."After the first round I did some good practice and since then I’ve kept the feels simple and played very well. I’m enjoying myself !"Top thirty get cards. The higher the finish the more starts a player gets in the higher value tournaments.  Top 5 is especially rewarding! 

Through to 3rd round

Travis got his act together and climbed from 188th spot to 44th with a second round 5 under par 66.  Big improvement after a first round 4 over 75!  For the tournament he is 1 under at 141.He made the second round cut of top 120 plus ties = +4 easily. (in the end!)In truth the first round was rain delayed after 9 holes for Travis when he was 5 under.  Then he returned to the course the following day at 7am into a three club wind.  Professional golf!Of over 26 Aussies in the field most of them made the 2 round cut although there were some notable misses.The fourth round cut is 70 plus ties.  Reporting back in a couple of days! 

You need a good head for this game

Standing at the short par 4 12th, Driver or 3 wood?  Practice round at Bonnie Doon with good friend James Grierson. They both got birdies.Travis left for Thailand two days later to try for his Asian Tour card.  He obtained exemption to final stage on the back of his amateur career.Tour school starts on 10 January for 5 days.  Played at two courses; Rayong Green Country Club and St Andrews 2000.Some 131 players were exempt to final stage to be joined by 111 players who fought through qualifiers.Q school is over 5 rounds with cuts after 2 rounds and 4 rounds which will see 70 players in the final round looking  to get top 35 and a tour card."Guess I am a bit rusty tournament wise after a six week break but I am eager to get going on this."There are 25 Aussies playing in the final stage.  A big number but no surprise given the depth of talent in Australia relative to the size of our local tour. But golf is increasingly competitive globally with an equal number of players arriving from Europe and the Americas despite the pathways available to them nearer home.