Updated Feb 28, 2013 1:59 AM ET QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (AP) Australians Aaron Townsend, Matthew Ballard and Adam Bland shared the lead at 6-under par on Thursday after the first round of the New Zealand PGA golf championships. Townsend
led the 72-strong field by one shot, ahead of three Australians at 4-under: Steven Jeffress, Anthony Summers and Adam Bland . The event, which continues Wednesday, is the first of a series of regional qualifying tournaments on five continents
Alex Hawley, Australia 75-75 -150 Carlos Del Moral, Spain 69-81 -150 James Kingston, South Africa 76-74 -150 Adam Bland , Australia 77-73 -150 Ryan Lynch, Australia 76-74 -150 Oscar Floren, Sweden 77-74 -151 Andrew Martin, Australia
Whittaker 38-33 ??" 71 Troy Kelly 33-38 ??" 71 Danny Lee 34-37 ??" 71 Miguel Angel Carballo 36-35 ??" 71 Adam Bland 35-36 ??" 71 Gary Christian 35-36 ??" 71 Dan Woltman 35-36 ??" 71 Creighton Honeck 39-32 ??" 71 Christopher
69-70-74-74-287 Jamie Arnold, Australia 70-76-72-70-288 Nicholas Cullen, Australia 72-70-69-77-288 Adam Bland , Australia 74-72-72-71-289 Scott Laycock , Australia 72-74-72-71-289 Adam Crawford , Australia 73-72-72-72-289
70-74-75-75-294 Daniel Beckmann 72-71-75-76-294 Geoff Ogilvy 72-69-75-80-296 Kim Woo-hyun 74-69-78-76-297 Adam Bland 68-74-78-78-298 Ashley Hall 73-69-75-83-300 South African Open Leading Scores Sunday At Serengeti Golf
Michael Foster, Australia 36-40â 76 Michael Gannon, Australia 37-39â 76 Anthony Brown, Australia 38-38â 76 Adam Bland , Australia 38-38â 76 Chris Hartas, Australia 37-39â 76 Brett Rankin, Australia 36-40â 76 Pieter Zwart, New Zealand
the first time in nine years in his home country, overcoming a seven-shot deficit with a final-round 65 to beat Adam Bland by a stroke. Noteworthy: Greg Chalmers, the Australian Open and Australian PGA winner, is trying to become the second
that's been boiling all year.'' Appleby, whose 65 on Sunday at last year's Masters earned him a one-shot win over Adam Bland , said rest and ''a bit of poking and prodding'' rather than practice will be his priority ahead of the opening round
that's been boiling all year." Appleby, whose 65 on Sunday at last year's Masters earned him a one-shot win over Adam Bland , said rest and "a bit of poking and prodding" rather than practice will be his priority ahead of the opening round