The Bubble Update - After NZ PGA
The third last event of the 2024/25 season is in the books with the completion of the New Zealand PGA this afternoon. Congratulations to winner Tyler Hodge. Not a lot of movement at the top end of the Projected Order of Merit but plenty happening on The Bubble!
Big Moves
Tyler Hodge (1st) up 37 to #17
Kerry Mountcastle (T2) up 5 to #18
Tim Hart (T2) up 16 to #25
Shae Wools-Cobb up 26 to #75
Inside the (top 50) Bubble
Brady Watt (T7) up 8 to #45
Outside the (top 50) Bubble
Andrew Martin (WD) down 3 to #53
Sam Brazel (T46) down 6 to #54
Inside The (top 70) Bubble
Todd Sinnott (12th) up 9 to #68
Outside The (top 70) Bubble
James Gibellini (MC) down 4 to #71
Other interesting moves include Denzel Ieremia (T7) up 7 spots to # 51, and Kade McBride (T7) also moving up 7 to #52.
David Micheluzzi has entered into The National which has moved him up 4 positions to #26.
Projected 50th has moved from 138.99 points down to 137.08, and projected 70th has moved from 90.00 down to 87.74
A week off now before the final two events and the push to retain cards for next season. Full projections below.
| Projected Rank | Player | Current OOM Points | Events Played | Total Expected Events | Projected OOM Points |
| 1 | Elvis Smylie | 1356.36 | 8 | 9 | 1381.54 |
| 2 | Ryan Peake | 984.19 | 17 | 19 | 1002.05 |
| 3 | Lucas Herbert | 758.47 | 4 | 4 | 758.47 |
| 4 | Cameron Smith | 735.68 | 4 | 4 | 735.68 |
| 5 | Jack Buchanan | 639.41 | 14 | 16 | 689.76 |
| 6 | Curtis Luck | 539.45 | 5 | 6 | 564.63 |
| 7 | Anthony Quayle | 540.21 | 13 | 15 | 564.32 |
| 8 | Corey Lamb | 479.25 | 15 | 17 | 503.36 |
| 9 | Jordan Doull | 399.61 | 16 | 18 | 449.96 |
| 10 | Harrison Crowe | 388.49 | 10 | 12 | 427.49 |
| 11 | Jak Carter | 387.82 | 14 | 15 | 413.00 |
| 12 | Cory Crawford | 362.77 | 15 | 17 | 386.88 |
| 13 | Josh Geary | 356.89 | 7 | 9 | 374.75 |
| 14 | Phoenix Campbell | 322.18 | 13 | 15 | 372.53 |
| 15 | Blake Proverbs | 331.14 | 16 | 18 | 370.14 |
| 16 | Jasper Stubbs | 334.74 | 13 | 15 | 352.60 |
| 17 | Tyler Hodge | 292.57 | 13 | 15 | 331.57 |
| 18 | Kerry Mountcastle | 303.99 | 13 | 15 | 328.10 |
| 19 | Jake McLeod | 301.57 | 16 | 18 | 325.68 |
| 20 | Nick Voke | 306.29 | 5 | 5 | 306.29 |
| 21 | James Marchesani | 255.70 | 16 | 18 | 278.31 |
| 22 | Ben Henkel | 239.11 | 15 | 17 | 260.82 |
| 23 | Alexander Simpson | 249.73 | 10 | 11 | 258.66 |
| 24 | Dylan Gardner | 235.25 | 14 | 16 | 253.11 |
| 25 | Tim Hart | 229.30 | 17 | 19 | 251.91 |
| 26 | David Micheluzzi | 210.22 | 4 | 5 | 235.40 |
| 27 | William Bruyeres | 210.30 | 15 | 17 | 229.81 |
| 28 | Nathan Barbieri | 200.93 | 17 | 19 | 220.44 |
| 29 | Matias Sanchez | 197.15 | 14 | 16 | 219.76 |
| 30 | Ben Eccles | 192.06 | 14 | 16 | 216.17 |
| 31 | Andrew Campbell | 176.53 | 13 | 15 | 215.53 |
| 32 | Cameron John | 187.79 | 13 | 15 | 210.40 |
| 33 | Jye Pickin | 187.92 | 16 | 18 | 207.43 |
| 34 | Brett Rankin | 187.07 | 12 | 14 | 206.58 |
| 35 | Will Florimo | 176.19 | 10 | 12 | 198.80 |
| 36 | Connor McKinney | 172.53 | 12 | 14 | 192.04 |
| 37 | Jason Norris | 172.42 | 10 | 11 | 191.92 |
| 38 | Jack Munro | 173.20 | 15 | 17 | 187.52 |
| 39 | Adam Brady | 167.37 | 16 | 18 | 181.69 |
| 40 | Quinnton Croker | 152.43 | 11 | 13 | 175.04 |
| 41 | Gavin Fairfax | 146.41 | 13 | 15 | 165.92 |
| 42 | James Conran | 144.74 | 15 | 17 | 162.60 |
| 43 | Haydn Barron | 137.13 | 6 | 7 | 162.31 |
| 44 | Tyler Wood | 143.33 | 14 | 16 | 161.19 |
| 45 | Brady Watt | 136.46 | 11 | 13 | 154.32 |
| 46 | Michael Hendry | 127.21 | 5 | 7 | 151.32 |
| 47 | Austin Bautista | 124.75 | 13 | 15 | 148.86 |
| 48 | Andrew Evans | 127.72 | 11 | 13 | 145.58 |
| 49 | Dillon Hart | 129.37 | 13 | 15 | 143.69 |
| 50 | Darcy Brereton | 119.22 | 16 | 18 | 137.08 |
| 51 | Denzel Ieremia | 124.44 | 10 | 11 | 134.19 |
| 52 | Kade McBride | 111.91 | 13 | 15 | 131.42 |
| 53 | Andrew Martin | 108.84 | 10 | 12 | 130.55 |
| 54 | Sam Brazel | 106.17 | 8 | 10 | 125.68 |
| 55 | Braden Becker | 105.88 | 17 | 19 | 125.39 |
| 56 | Josh Armstrong | 103.41 | 17 | 19 | 121.27 |
| 57 | Matthew Millar | 118.58 | 9 | 9 | 118.58 |
| 58 | Connor McDade | 114.09 | 14 | 14 | 114.09 |
| 59 | Christopher Wood | 97.00 | 14 | 16 | 111.32 |
| 60 | Andrew Kelly | 90.35 | 13 | 15 | 109.86 |
| 61 | Brett Rumford | 105.34 | 6 | 6 | 105.34 |
| 62 | Adam Bland | 81.77 | 10 | 12 | 104.38 |
| 63 | Ryan Ang | 103.23 | 10 | 10 | 103.23 |
| 64 | Blake Windred | 88.16 | 14 | 16 | 102.48 |
| 65 | Tom Power Horan | 74.12 | 10 | 12 | 91.98 |
| 66 | Joshua Greer | 68.77 | 14 | 16 | 91.38 |
| 67 | Lachlan Barker | 70.95 | 13 | 15 | 88.81 |
| 68 | Todd Sinnott | 77.13 | 8 | 9 | 88.44 |
| 69 | Lucas Higgins | 77.11 | 14 | 16 | 87.82 |
| 70 | Aaron Pike | 77.03 | 11 | 13 | 87.74 |
| 71 | James Gibellini | 69.05 | 17 | 19 | 83.37 |
| 72 | Peter Cooke | 68.29 | 8 | 10 | 82.61 |
| 73 | Lawry Flynn | 69.81 | 9 | 10 | 80.67 |
| 74 | Daniel Gale | 79.36 | 6 | 6 | 79.36 |
| 75 | Shae Wools-Cobb | 68.10 | 11 | 13 | 78.81 |
| 76 | Jarryd Felton | 61.75 | 13 | 15 | 76.07 |
| 77 | Jason Scrivener | 75.30 | 4 | 4 | 75.30 |
| 78 | Douglas Klein | 64.27 | 6 | 8 | 74.98 |
| 79 | Kyle Michel | 55.78 | 13 | 15 | 73.64 |
| 80 | Lincoln Tighe | 58.66 | 14 | 16 | 69.37 |
| 81 | Samuel Slater | 68.94 | 4 | 4 | 68.94 |
| 82 | Harry Hillier | 68.87 | 5 | 5 | 68.87 |
| 83 | Jordan Zunic | 47.67 | 9 | 11 | 67.18 |
| 84 | Louis Dobbelaar | 54.76 | 17 | 19 | 65.47 |
| 85 | James Hydes | 54.54 | 14 | 16 | 65.25 |
| 86 | Justin Warren | 54.32 | 4 | 6 | 65.03 |
| 87 | Deyen Lawson | 24.60 | 8 | 10 | 63.60 |
| 88 | Chris Crabtree | 44.48 | 16 | 18 | 62.34 |
| 89 | Dimitrios Papadatos | 48.23 | 14 | 16 | 58.94 |
| 90 | Zachary Maxwell | 47.84 | 12 | 14 | 58.55 |
| 91 | Christopher Fan | 47.74 | 13 | 15 | 58.45 |
| 92 | Josh Younger | 43.04 | 12 | 14 | 57.36 |
| 93 | Simon Hawkes | 45.25 | 7 | 8 | 57.30 |
| 94 | Edward Donoghue | 44.96 | 11 | 13 | 55.67 |
| 95 | Jack Pountney | 40.88 | 14 | 16 | 55.20 |
| 96 | Aaron Wilkin | 54.63 | 4 | 4 | 54.63 |
| 97 | Aaron Townsend | 39.34 | 11 | 13 | 53.66 |
| 98 | James Mee | 38.25 | 12 | 14 | 48.96 |
| 99 | Anthony Choat | 34.99 | 10 | 12 | 45.70 |
| 100 | Andrew Richards | 34.43 | 12 | 14 | 40.37 |