Cameron Percy – late dropped shots proved costly but through to Tour Championship
The penultimate event of the PGA Tour Champions season for 2025 was completed this morning in Little Rock in Arkansas in which only was the title of the Simmons Bank Championship at stake but also the prospect of making the final 36 in the Schwab Cup standing to advance to the Tour Championship in ten days’ time.
The winner this week was Padraig Harrington who won his third event of the season by two shots over Y.E. Yang but several Australasians have assured themselves of starts at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix starting on November 7th.
Victorian Cameron Percy, in his first season at this level, finished in a share of 5th this week but perhaps equally as important was that his finish saw him just scrape into 36th position in the standings and assure him not only a start in the Charles Schwab Cup but full status on the PGA Tour Champions in 2025.
Percy raced to 7 under through 14 holes of today’s final round to get within one of leader Harrington but then dropped three consecutive shots to fall out of the top 36 in the standings.
A little help from others late in the day saw his place in the standings return to the top 36 and he has completed a successful first season.
Steve Allan, Steve Alker and Rod Pampling tied for 12th this week, Alker retaining his second position in the rankings, Pampling finishing 33rd in the standings and Allan just missing out when 39th overall.
Richard Green was not so good this week when 16th but such has been his game in 2024 he is in 6th place for the season and advances to Phoenix.
Michael Wright completed the final event of his rookie season in 24th place but has finished 54th in the overall standings and while not regaining full status for 2025 he will hopefully earn enough starts to take advantage of the experience he has gained this season.
Stuart Appleby finished 26th this week and is 33rd and on his way to Phoenix.
David Bransdon who finished 3rd last week to gain a start in this week’s event finished 34th this week and unfortunately just missed out in 38th place overall.
Greg Chalmers and Mark Hensby finished well back this week but had done enough in earlier events to be inside the top 36 and will also tee it up in Phoenix.