Illawarra’s Jordan Zunic fought back, almost to the brink of making the cut at the Victorian Open, but ultimately fell short at the Barwon Heads beach course on Friday. Zunic carded a four-under 68 to be -4 for the tournament, but it was still two shots short of seeing weekend action.
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He made bogey on 16, before birdies at the final two holes pushed him up to be tied for 81st.
Zunic will now head to the World Super 6 tournament in Perth next week, a $1.6 million tournament which features a cut after two rounds and 54-hole stroke play, before the top 24 advance to a six-hole matchplay format until a winner is decided.
Fellow Illawarra professional Travis Smyth also battled at the Victorian Open, finishing one-under for the tournament to be tied for 121st overall. Smyth went bogey free in the second round, with two birdies.
Fit-again after a hand injury, Lincoln Tighe had narrowly missed out on the field as part of his medical exemption.
