Round 3 of the ISPS HANDA Perth International produced 25 sub-par rounds and a field average score of 71.86. Brody Ninyette leads on -8 with Jeong, Rumford and Hansen following on -7. We analyse their performances and round up the Genworth Statistics leaders.


Brody NINYETTE -8
Brody Ninyette converted seven birdies against two bogeys on his way to a third round 67, to lead by one going into Sunday. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 22 year old Australian golfer ranks lower than expected for Driving Accuracy, but the combination of 5th for Greens in Regulation and 4th for Putts per GIR highlights some very accurate approach play, enabling him to accumulate 15 birdies in total so far and score very well across the different hole types.
Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
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Stroke Average | 69.33 | 1 |
Driving Accuracy | 61.9% | 46 |
Driving Distance | 276 yds | 31 |
Greens in Reg | 77.8% | 5 |
Scrambles | 50.0% | 45 |
Sand Saves | 83.3% | 4 |
Putts per GIR | 1.667 | 4 |
Putts per Round | 29.3 | 22 |
1 Putts per Rnd | 7.00 | 17 |
Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
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Par 3 Scoring | 3.00 | 10 |
Par 4 Scoring | 3.87 | 3 |
Par 5 Scoring | 4.67 | 19 |
Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 9 |
Birdies per Rnd | 5.00 | 1 |
Pars per Rnd | 10.67 | - |
Bogeys per Rnd | 2.33 | 11 |
Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
Par 5's in 2 | 0 | 45 |


Brett RUMFORD -7
Brett Rumford fired eight birdies against a single bogey on his way to a superb third round 65 (the low round of the day). Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 36 year old Australian golfer is ranking high (as usual) for the short game and putting categories, plus he leads the par 3 Scoring with a 2.75 average (alongside Finch and Lamb). An incredible year could get even better over the final day, with Brett vying for his third European Tour title of the year (on home soil).
Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
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Stroke Average | 69.67 | 2 |
Driving Accuracy | 64.3% | 42 |
Driving Distance | 284 yds | 17 |
Greens in Reg | 70.4% | 22 |
Scrambles | 68.8% | 8 |
Sand Saves | 50.0% | 29 |
Putts per GIR | 1.658 | 3 |
Putts per Round | 27.7 | 4 |
1 Putts per Rnd | 8.67 | 3 |
Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
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Par 3 Scoring | 2.75 | 1 |
Par 4 Scoring | 4.00 | 17 |
Par 5 Scoring | 4.67 | 19 |
Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 9 |
Birdies per Rnd | 4.67 | 4 |
Pars per Rnd | 11.33 | - |
Bogeys per Rnd | 1.67 | 2 |
Others per Rnd | 0.33 | 36 |
Par 5's in 2 | 0 | 45 |


JB HANSEN -7
JB Hansen was one of three players to navigate the Lake Karrinyup course without dropping a shot on his way to a third round 66. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 23 year old Danish golfer is strong across the board, averaging a huge 305 yards for Driving Distance, 70.4% for Greens in Regulation, 75.0% for Scrambles and 29.0 Putts per Round. JB is dropping comparatively few shots and scoring extremely well on the Par 4’s and Par 5’s (although he is yet to birdie a Par 3).
Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
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Stroke Average | 69.67 | 2 |
Driving Accuracy | 61.9% | 46 |
Driving Distance | 305 yds | 4 |
Greens in Reg | 70.4% | 22 |
Scrambles | 75.0% | 5 |
Sand Saves | 100.0% | 1 |
Putts per GIR | 1.763 | 24 |
Putts per Round | 29.0 | 14 |
1 Putts per Rnd | 7.33 | 13 |
Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
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Par 3 Scoring | 3.08 | 25 |
Par 4 Scoring | 3.93 | 10 |
Par 5 Scoring | 4.50 | 4 |
Eagles per Rnd | 0.00 | 9 |
Birdies per Rnd | 4.00 | 18 |
Pars per Rnd | 12.33 | - |
Bogeys per Rnd | 1.67 | 2 |
Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
Par 5's in 2 | 2 | 9 |


Jin JEONG -7
Jin Jeong converted five birdies against two bogeys on his way to a third round 69. Looking at his Genworth Statistics, the 23 year old Korean golfer is performing superbly from tee to green, with 33/42 fairways and 41/54 Greens in Regulation (plus 4 sub-regulation hits on the Par 5’s). A good final day on the greens and Jin may emerge as a surprise winner this week.
Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
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Stroke Average | 69.67 | 2 |
Driving Accuracy | 78.6% | 7 |
Driving Distance | 262 yds | 57 |
Greens in Reg | 75.9% | 8 |
Scrambles | 46.2% | 56 |
Sand Saves | 50.0% | 29 |
Putts per GIR | 1.756 | 22 |
Putts per Round | 30.7 | 43 |
1 Putts per Rnd | 5.33 | 50 |
Tournament Stats | Result | Rank |
---|---|---|
Par 3 Scoring | 3.00 | 10 |
Par 4 Scoring | 3.87 | 3 |
Par 5 Scoring | 4.75 | 28 |
Eagles per Rnd | 0.33 | 1 |
Birdies per Rnd | 4.67 | 4 |
Pars per Rnd | 10.00 | - |
Bogeys per Rnd | 3.00 | 34 |
Others per Rnd | 0.00 | 1 |
Par 5's in 2 | 4 | 1 |
Official Genworth Statistics Leaders
- Stroke Average: 69.33
Brody NINYETTE. - Driving Accuracy: 92.9%
Simon WAKEFIELD. - Driving Distance: 316 yards
Bo VAN PELT. - Greens in Regulation: 81.5%
Ross FISHER, Soren HANSEN. - Scrambles: 85.0%
Marcus FRASER. - Sand Saves: 100%
JB HANSEN, Scott LAYCOCK, Jack WILSON. - Putts per GIR: 1.647
James NITTIES, Peter HEDBLOM. - Putts per Round: 1.50
James NITTIES, Christopher CAMPBELL. - 1 Putts: 28
James NITTIES, Christopher CAMPBELL.
Other interesting statistics provided by the Genworth Stats Pack
- Par 3 Scoring: 2.75
Richard FINCH, Brett RUMFORD, Brad LAMB. - Par 4 Scoring: 3.80
Fredrik ANDERSSON HED. - Par 5 Scoring: 4.33
Clint RICE. - Most Par 5 holes where green is hit in two shots: 4
Jin JEONG. - Most shots holed from off the green: 3
Paul SPARGO. - Least number of drop shots during the tournament: 4 bogeys
Marcus FRASER. - Most 3 Putts: 6
Branden GRACE. - Most Eagles: 1
13 players. - Most Birdies: 15
Peter HEDBLOM, Jason SCRIVENER, Brody NINYETTE. - Most Pars: 43
Marcus FRASER. - Most Bogeys: 18
Neven BASIC. - Most Others: 4
Dawie VAN DER WALT, Lorenzo GAGLI.
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