To be sure, Pampling isn't a tee-shot crusher in the mold of Bubba Watson or Woods. His average driving distance yesterday was 286 yards, 30 yards per drive less than Woods.

Angela Pampling watches her husband, Rod Pampling, of Australia, on the third green during the final round of the Tournament of Champions golf event, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, at Kapalua Plantation ...

Rod Pampling met his wife, a clinical psychologist in Australia, on a blind date and after they were married he asked her to work with him. (AP Photo/Matt York) (The Associated Press) ...

Pampling, despite bogeying two of his last four holes for a five-under total of 139, was delighted to secure outright second place in the elite World Golf Championships (WGC) event.

Pampling was 5 for 5 in sand saves, including his last two holes, to get to 10-under 130 and a stroke ahead of first-round leader Stewart Cink (67), Stephen Ames (66) and PGA Tour rookie Charley ...

Pampling, a two-time USA PGA tour winner and top-five finisher at the 2005 US Masters, said he doesn't regret his final hole aggression as he fought for victory.

Pampling said he had played a lot of golf at Coolum – the last PGA was in 2006 where he came 14th – and the course was now back to its best.

Pampling has made 3 of 5 cuts on the PGA TOUR in the 2014-15 season with his best finish a T10 at the Puerto Rico Open. Pampling is 3-for-3 on the 2015 Web.com Tour, with a T8 at the Colombia ...

DiMarco posted a 31-point halfway total in the modified stableford format, while first round leader Pampling had 25 points after 11 holes.

Pampling, less than two weeks removed from his maiden US PGA Tour victory, picked up four birdies in a sizzling front nine, before suffering a minor setback with a bogey at the 10th.

Australia's Rod Pampling took a one-stroke lead into the final round of the centennial Australian Open in Sydney, shooting a 3-over 74. Pampling won The International in August for his first PGA To… ...