By Jeff Centenera
Golf Australia Assistant Editor
at the Australian PGA Championship
Yesterday, Victorian Matthew Griffin described representing Australia in the Eisenhower Trophy, one of the top amateur events in the world, as his greatest experience in golf. That may now have some competition, as the first-year pro moved into the halfway lead at Coolum.
The 26-year-old was the winner of this year's Fiji Open and the golf writers' Rookie of the Year Award. He had to miss the Australian Open last week to play the last Asian Tour event on the schedule to guarantee his card for next year.
Interestingly, Griffin has a degree in commerce and economics from Monash University. "Macro, definitely," when asked which area of economics he specialised in. "I'm interested in politics and interest rates and all that stuff."
Over the next couple of days, he'll have to contend with a few guys who have their own knowledge of the money supply - Geoff Ogilvy and Stuart Appleby are a shot back, while Robert Allenby and Adam Scott are also in range.
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