OFFICIAL MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate release: Saturday 4th August,
2012
Olsen prepares for
big finale
The E-Z-GO PGA Legends Tour has begun
with a bang after Kym Olsen has won six of the first seven events on the QLD
Swing.
After starting with an outright victory
in the Surfers Paradise Legends Pro Am, Olsen has also won tournaments at
Sanctuary Cove, Mt Warren Park, City Golf Club, Dalby and Chinchilla, with his
only blemish being at the Gold Coast Senior Open where he finished in a tie for
16th.
Olsen has had a stellar amateur career
including victories in the Masters division of the 2010 QLD and VIC Mid Amateur
Championships, as well as being the 2010 National Club Champion and 2007
National Golf Club Open Champion. He also qualified for the US Amateur in 1997
as well as being a Sectional Qualifier for both the 1996 and 1997 US Opens.
For Olsen it has been a dream start to
his Professional career and, after winning the Legends Tour Qualifying School
by an incredible 14 shots earlier this year, he hasn’t looked back.
“I didn’t have too many expectations
when I turned professional because when you’re teeing it up with the likes of
Mike Ferguson, Wayne Grady, Brian Jones, Jeff Woodland and alike, it would be
easy to be overwhelmed by the challenge”.
With the $17,500 Jandowae Legends Pro Am
to conclude the Darling Downs swing over the weekend, the tour will then turn
it’s focus to Hervey Bay for the Fraser Coast Legends Classic, before returning
to South East Queensland ready for the QLD leg to finish at Redland Bay Golf
Club. After staging the QLD Senior PGA Championship since 2004, Redland Bay
Golf Club have enjoyed the fruits of seeing the likes of Mike Harwood and
Rodger David win the title at their club.
“Our Members talk about their experience
of playing the QLD Senior PGA Championship for most of the year and it is
certainly the event our club looks forward to hosting. It has also helped us to
market our venue far and wide because of the great word of mouth that occurs
after the professionals have been to the facility,” said Redland Bay and 2011
Club Manager of the Year, Aaron Muirhead.
Garry Merrick, Ossie Moore and Lyndsay
Stephen are just some of the big names competing in the final QLD event and
therefore Kym Olsen will not have it all of his own way, fully aware of the
challenges of the intense schedule
“You would love to win every event you
play and although I have been lucky enough to go pretty close over the last
couple of weeks, the title of QLD Senior PGA Champion is certainly the one we
are all looking for. The schedule is laid out really well so we can stay fresh
without having too many non tournament days but the one thing I have against me
is that I am playing many of these courses for the first time and although far
from an excuse, I am just hoping to give myself the best opportunity come the
back nine of the final round”.
The QLD Senior PGA Championship will
take place over 36 holes from 23-24 August and with only a few amateur
positions and sponsorship packages available, it is the perfect opportunity to
play with some of the greats of our game.
-ENDS-
For further
information please contact:
Broc Greenhalgh – Executive Officer (QLD Division)
0402 021 280
Kym Olsen
