Australian golf experts’ tipping challenge – Australian Open results

We’ve pitted some of Australia’s golf experts against each other to see who can make the best predictions for the three big Australian golf tournaments.

We’re using a similar point scoring system to the F1’s for the Talisker Australian Masters, Emirates Australian Open and Australian PGA Championship. Three picks for each expert and all points are totalled.

Finish	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6-10	11-15	16-20	21-25	26-30
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

No one picked Peter Senior or any of the top three players on what was a wild final day at The Australian Open. Luke Elvy and Richard Hinds were the best tipsters with all three of their picks finishing in the top 20.

Richard Hinds now takes over top spot with just the Australian PGA Championship to come this week. Grant Dodd, Martin Blake and Luke Elvy are close behind.

Emirates Australian Open results
		Pts		Pts		Pts	AO	AM	Total
Richard Hinds (Sydney Morning Herald)	J.Senden T18	4	A.Scott T14	6	J.Rose T4	12	22	51	73
Grant Dodd (Network Ten, ESPN Star)	A.Scott T14	6	J.Rose T4	12	Liang W T28	1	19	51	70
Martin Blake (Freelance Golf Writer)	J.Rose T4	12	M.Leishman T42	–	A.Scott T14	6	18	51	69
Luke Elvy (Network Ten)	A.Scott T14	6	J.Rose T4	12	J.Senden T18	4	22	43	65
Andy Maher (Network Ten, SEN, FoxSports)	J.Rose T4	12	A.Scott T14	6	G.Ogilvy T23	2	20	43	63
Brendan James (Golf Australia Magazine)	A.Scott T14	6	J.Senden T18	4	G.Chalmers T23	2	12	44	56
Brenton Speed (FoxSports)	A.Scott T14	6	G.Ogilvy T23	2	K.Stanley T28	1	9	33	41
Richard Fellner (Inside Golf Magazine)	M.Fraser T42	–	J.Senden T18	4	G.Chalmers T23	2	6	34	40
Mark Hayes (Herald-Sun)	A.Scott T14	6	J.Senden T18	4	N.Cullen T18	4	14	25	39
Mark Allen (SEN Radio)	G.Chalmers T23	2	M.Fraser T42	–	A.Presnell T23	2	4	26	30