{"id":89512,"date":"2026-01-04T06:48:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T20:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sanctuarycovegolf.com.au\/cms\/?p=89512"},"modified":"2026-01-07T07:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:29:57","slug":"sanctuary-cove-open-championship-overview-sunday-4-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanctuarycovegolf.com.au\/cms\/2026\/01\/sanctuary-cove-open-championship-overview-sunday-4-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanctuary Cove Open Championship Overview \u2013 Sunday 4 January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Sanctuary Cove Open Championship Overview \u2013 Sunday 4 January 2026<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 2025 Sanctuary Cove Open Championship was held on Sunday 4 January 2026, with players competing across The Palms and The Pines golf courses. The event featured a field of 33 players, including staff members, elite amateurs, and PGA and WPGA professionals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The morning round on The Palms golf course saw Kade McBride and Anthony Quayle lead the field with rounds of 66. Mitch Smith and Jordan Mackay followed closely with rounds of 67, keeping the leaderboard tightly contested heading into the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After 27 holes, Kade McBride and Anthony Quayle shared the lead at three under par, with Jordan Mackay and Mitch Smith remaining in close contention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It was ultimately Anthony Quayle who was crowned the 2025 Sanctuary Cove Open Champion, after a consistent final stretch to finish at four under par over 36 holes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We wish all PGA and WPGA professionals, as well as the elite amateurs, all the best for the year ahead. To view the leaderboard, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanctuarycovegolf.com.au\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Final-Sanctuary-Cove-Open-Leaderboard.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; width: 64.2105%;\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;\">\n<th style=\"width: 20%;\" align=\"left\">Place<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 23.0117%;\" align=\"left\">Player<\/th>\n<th style=\"width: 21.1988%;\" align=\"left\">Score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\">First<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.0117%;\">Anthony Quayle<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 21.1988%;\">Four under par<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\">Second<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.0117%;\">Taylor Barr<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 21.1988%;\">Two under par<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\">Tied third<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.0117%;\">Brad Kennedy<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 21.1988%;\">One under par<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"width: 20%;\">Tied third<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.0117%;\">Jordan Mackay<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 21.1988%;\">One under par<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanctuary Cove Open Championship Overview \u2013 Sunday 4 January 2026 <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The 2025 Sanctuary<\/a><a><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1822,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[253],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-member-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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