HARRISON Crowe’s win at The Nationwide Event noticed him transfer as much as end eighth on the ultimate PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Benefit factors listing, nonetheless there have been loads of others who trended in the precise path through the not too long ago accomplished summer time season.
Right here’s a have a look at a few of the largest improvers who completed inside the highest 20 on the inal 2025/2025 OOM.
Cory Crawford – up 118 locations from 2023/2024 to No.13 in 2024/2025
The spotlight of Crawford’s summer time was a one-shot win on the Vic PGA Championship at Moonah Hyperlinks in December, his first on Tour in additional than seven years. The 32-year-old Queenslander had top-20s in 5 consecutive occasions, including a tie for seventh at Webex Gamers Collection Victoria after the Christmas-New 12 months break
Tyler Hodge – up 101 to No.20
The New Zealander produced the perfect results of his profession with a win on the Wallace Growth NZ PGA Championship at Hastings, whereas his different large factors hauls got here with an eleventh on the Ford NSW Open and share of eighth on the Heritage Basic.
Ryan Peake – up 79 to No.2
The West Australian’s thrilling one-shot win on the NZ Open offered by Sky Sport was one of many large highlights of 2024/25. Lower than 12 months after enjoying within the Tour Q College, the lefthander earned a winner’s class on the PGA Tour of Australasia, in addition to Asian Tour and a 2025/26 DP World Tour card. He additionally had 5 different prime 10s on his summer time document.
Jack Buchanan – up 65 to No.6
In his second 12 months as an expert, Buchanan was one of many stars of the primary half of the 2024/25 season, beating Jordan Doull in a playoff for his first Tour win on the WA PGA Championship, earlier than coming from behind to say Webex Gamers Collection South Australia in entrance of a house crowd. He additionally produced a T5 end on the Ford NSW Open and a season-ending T6 at The Nationwide Event.
James Conran – up 64 to No.15
Conran got here near his first PGA Tour of Australasia title, ending as runner-up to Will Bruyeres within the PNG Open and when he subsequent made it into competition on the Heritage Basic, he accomplished the job, producing a improbable wedge shot on the ultimate gap to arrange a tournament-clinching birdie and a one-shot margin over Nathan Web page.
Jack Thompson – up 60 to No.16
The South Australian got here inside a shot of forcing a playoff with Ryan Peake after closing with a superb 63 at th4 NZ Open at Millbrook. That outcome got here after a T9 at Webex Gamers Collection Sydney.
Corey Lamb might not have registered a win, however his kind was extremely constant through the Australian {golfing} summer time.
Corey Lamb – up 53 to No.9
Lamb was equal second at Webex Gamers Collection SA and the Ford NSW Open and third on the Gippsland Tremendous 6. He was additionally effectively in competition at Webex Gamers Victoria earlier than ending tied for eleventh. A spot inside the highest 10 on the Order of Benefit represented an enormous leap for the NSW professional who got here by means of Qualifying College final April.
Elvis Smylie – up 30 to No.1
Two victories, together with an Aussie main, plus one other 5 top-10 finishes made it a season to recollect for the younger Queenslander who now has a DP World Tour card and a place in The Open Championship at Royal Portrush. Smylie additionally produced arguably the shot of the 12 months – an strategy in near-gale power winds establishing a birdie to clinch the WA Open at Mandurah Nation Membership.
Blake Proverbs – up 24 to No.17
The Queenslander was considered one of 13 first-time winners on Tour this season, triumphing in a playoff in opposition to Jason Norris at Webex Gamers Collection Murray River. Earlier within the season, Proverbs confirmed his liking for Nudgee Golf Membership with a tie for third on the Queensland PGA Championship after being a joint runner-up in the identical occasion 12 months earlier
Harrison Crowe – up 18 to No.8
A victory on the season-ending Nationwide Event was a simply reward for the previous Asia-Pacific Champion and GA Rookie Squad member. He fired within the large occasions with a T5 on the ISPS HANDA Australian Open, T7 on the Ford NSW Open and T8 on the BMW Australian PGA Championship. His bogey-free 68 in robust winds to shut out the win at The Nationwide was one of many rounds of the season.
