2026 Lexus of Blackburn Golf Invitational - Royal Melbourne - September

The Lexus of Blackburn Golf Invitational was held at the number one course in the country, Royal Melbourne, where the course was presented in outstanding condition. With the greens running hard and fast, players needed to bring their A-game to score well.

Claiming third place were Shane Luby, Peter Botter, Ruth Hall & Sally Grace. Their round got off to a slow start, with just one birdie in their opening six holes. At the halfway mark, they were sitting at two under par and well off the pace. But the team found another gear, rattling off four birdies in their next five holes to put themselves right back in contention. With a chance to challenge for the win, an untimely bogey on their final hole saw them finish with a very respectable nett 55.87.

Less than half a shot ahead were the runners-up, Paul Schultz, Mark Herman, Api Sundaram & Schumann Shen, who recorded a nett 55.5. They came out firing, opening with a par, two birdies and an eagle in their first four holes. A bogey on the challenging 16th served as an early reality check, but three steady pars settled the team before they hit their straps again with six birdies in the next seven holes. With just three holes remaining, victory was firmly within reach, but three closing pars meant they would have to settle for second place.

Taking out the win by almost two shots with an outstanding nett 53.62 were Mark Austin, James Standfield, Joshua Reid & Paul Spillane. Their final score of 62 was the equal best of the day and featured an incredible ten birdies and not a single bogey. Despite their blistering finish, they were only four under par after ten holes and still had plenty of work to do. Four consecutive birdies proved decisive, before a birdie-birdie finish sealed a convincing victory.

For the full results from the day, please click the Download All Results button below.

The on-course charity challenge was once again a fantastic success, raising $3,385 for the Otis Foundation and when another $6,300 was added via the auction, it took the final result beyond the $10,000 mark. Thank you to everyone who generously contributed and helped support such a worthwhile cause.

Sixteen guests also took part in the beginner golf lessons with two of the local golf professionals. See below for the winners.

Putting Winner - Christine Wilson

Putting R/Up - William Chen

Chipping Winner - Max Hou

Chipping R/Up - Jenny Toh

The opportunity to go to the Lexus Melbourne Cup was drawn at the end of the day and Paul Triantafillou was the lucky winner. Paul will attend LANDMARK by Lexus for the running of the Lexus Melbourne Cup.

Keep an eye out for the Lexus Australia Golf Tour that will be taking place this year as below:

The Australian Open (2 days at the AO & golf at Royal Melbourne, Kingston Heath & St Andrews Beach) - 3rd to 8th December

Flightscope was on the 15th hole - for a collection of swings, please see the video below.