Anthony Quayle 4th at Japan Golf Tour Championship
Anthony Quayle – file photo Bruce Young
Queensland based Anthony Quayle has recorded his second consecutive top 4 result on the Japan Golf Tour when finishing in 4th place at the Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup in Ibaraki this weekend.
Following on from his runner-up finish last week, Quayle had his chances again today of a breakthrough win on the Japan Tour but a late bogey did not help his cause as he pressed for a fast finish to catch the eventual winner Kazuki Higa.
“Unfortunately, the putter was a little bit cold today,” said Quayle, who birdied the opening hole before reeling off 12 consecutive pars.
“As it turned out, if I did not three-putt on 16, I could have a bit of a chance. I feel like I’m a little bit unlucky today, a little bit the same as last Sunday (where he squandered a four-shot lead in the final round before losing the playoff).
“I was playing pretty nicely, and it was just cold putter again. I just couldn’t get the ball into the hole.
“I don’t think I could have done anything else. I handled myself well. It just wasn’t my day, but I’ll keep knocking on the door.”
Quayle, who is in his 5th year on the Japan Golf Tour, although much of that disrupted by Covid 19, now moves into 8th place on the season’s money list rankings in Japan.
Brad Kennedy was 13th this week and New Zealander Mike Hendry 38th.
Quayle and Kennedy earned Open Championship starts courtesy of their finishes at last week’s Mizuno Open but will focus their attention next week on and event in Fukuoka in Southern Japan.
