Stolz led Hend by a massive 10 shots after day one on the Sunshine Coast, but Hend, the European Legends Tour Order of Merit champion making a rare appearance back home, produced an 8-under 64 in the morning wave on day two to set the clubhouse target for his fellow Queenslander as he set out for his afternoon round.
The overnight leader responded with an even-par 72, while Victorian Euan Walters, who was two shots back after a 65 in Round 1, could only manage a closing 73 to share third with Peter Lonard (69-69).
The win repeated Stolz’s 2021 success at the Queensland Senior PGA, the second last event of the 2025 PGA Legends Tour season.
Turning point
Stolz set up the win with a back nine of 6-under-par 30 in Round 1, including a run of five consecutive birdies.
On day two, he consolidated his lead with a front nine of 33 before easing to the finish line with six pars and three bogeys on the back nine.
Quick quotes
Stolz said: “On this course, there’s plenty of birdies to be made. If you’re hitting it properly and hitting it straight, you can make a lot of birdies, but if you’re a little bit off, it’s going to punish you real quick.
“Yesterday, obviously I hit the ball pretty damn straight and holed everything. Today I hit it pretty well for the most part, just the putter went a bit cold in the back nine.
“I sort of looked at the scoreboard and I thought ‘right, just nurse it around and get it home for the win’.”
Leading scores
1 Andre Stolz 63-72 – 135
2 Scott Hend 73-64 – 137
T3 Euan Walters 65-73 – 138
T3 Peter Lonard 69-69 – 138
T5 Jason Norris 69-70 – 139
T5 Steven Jeffress 70-69 – 139
T5 Michael Craig 68-71 – 139
T5 Brad Burns 72-67 – 139
Next up
The season-ending Legends Tour Championship will be played at Beerwah Golf Club on the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday and Thursday.
December 12
Twice the fun at Twin Waters
One of the most popular events on the calendar each and every year, Twin Waters Golf Club was once again in pristine condition as it hosted a star-studded two-day tournament.
Tied for the lead with Jason Norris after the pair compiled superb rounds of 7-under 65 on day one, Burns arrived for Round 2 with a new driver in the bag.
While it may not have been responsive as his previous driver, Burns did enough in a round of even-par 72 to finish level with Barr (68-69) at 7-under for the two rounds.
“The PXG driver had a bit of a crack in it so I had to change another driver,” Burns said post-round.
“I drove it terribly but irons and putting were great the last two days so pretty pleased to hang in there.”
Three back at the start of Round 2, Barr was bogey-free on Friday, he and Burns finishing one clear of Norris (73) and Peter Lonard (71).
Quick quotes
“This has to be the coolest trophy on our tour,” Barr said of the famous surfboard trophy.
“It’s been a good year. I’ve had a couple of wins, but this one is really great. The field was amazing. We had some really good legends out here this week. Obviously Brad’s leading the Order of Merit and he’s done himself proud today to really help him solidify that.
“It was nice to crawl up there towards the end. It wasn’t all going my way, but I hung in there and really proud of what I did.”
“The members are absolutely privileged to be here because the condition of the golf course is fantastic all the time,” Burns added.
“I’ve been away for about two-and-a-half months and it’s good to get back to the Sunny Coast. Thank God for Twin Waters.”
Leading scores
T1 Brad Burns 65-72—137
T1 Scott Barr 68-69—137
T3 Jason Norris 65-73—138
T3 Peter Lonard 67-71—138
T5 Leon Trenerry 66-73—139
T5 Nigel Lane 69-70—139
Next up
Queensland Senior PGA Championship, Maroochy River Golf Course, December 14-15
December 9
Four to the fore at Noosa
Matthew Rogers made it two on the trot a day after securing his first PGA Legends Tour win again in a four-way tie at the Noosa Atlas Golf Services Legends Pro-Am at Noosa Golf Course.
Rogers was one of four players to share victory a day earlier at Tin Can Bay Country Club and backed that up with a round of 4-under 68 at Noose on Tuesday.
Adam Henwood also enjoyed wins on consecutive days, this time sharing the title with Rogers, Chris Hollingsworth and Chris McCourt.
Starting his round with back-to-back birdies at 11 and 12, Rogers was 4-under and bogey free until he dropped a shot at the par-4 eighth, getting it straight back with a birdie at the par-4 ninth.
Leading scores
T1 Matthew Rogers 68
T1 Chris Hollingsworth 68
T1 Chris McCourt 68
T1 Adam Henwood 68
T5 Andre Stolz 69
T5 Murray Lott 69
December 8
Two-under the magic number at Tin Can Bay
There were birdies galore yet no player could better 2-under 70 at the Konami Tin Can Bay Legends Pro-Am at Tin Can Bay Country Club.
Marcus Cain was the only player to go bogey-free on Monday, picking up birdies at 13 and 15 to finish tied with Matthew Rogers, Adam Henwood and Mark Boulton.
The quartet went one better than Chris Hollingsworth and Stuart Beament with eight players tied seventh at even-par 72.
Leading scores
T1 Marcus Cain 70
T1 Matthew Rogers 70
T1 Adam Henwood 70
T1 Mark Boulton 70
T5 Chris Hollingsworth 71
T5 Stuart Beament 71
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