Jordan Doull’s breakthrough year could hit new heights this week if he plays to his potential at the Nexus Advisernet Bowra & O’Dea WA Open.
Doull is, on paper at least, amongst the favourites to land the coveted Roy Paxton Bowl at his home club of Mount Lawley GC where the WA Open drama will unfold from October 16-19.
And that’s not just hype. As well as intimate knowledge of the revamped golf course, Doull is one of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia’s most consistent performers who knows what it takes to contend and to win at the top level.
After just missing out on the WA PGA Championship in a playoff in his rookie season last October, Doull topped one of the strongest domestic fields of the year to win the Webex Players Series Perth title at Royal Fremantle in January.
Since then, the 26-year-old has routinely been in the mix in PGA Tour of Australasia events and comes into the 2025 WA Open in confident mood.
“I definitely think I’m more consistent now than I was a year ago, so I’m feeling pretty confident,” Doull told GolfWA.
“Even when I missed a couple of cuts towards the tail end of last season I was still under par and not playing badly. And there were some events where my swing felt terrible but I was still able to compete and finish in the top five.”
The big difference between the Jordan Doull of today and the Jordan Doull of 12 months ago is the certainty that he has the game to prosper at this level.
“Knowing that I can compete and win out here, that’s the biggest difference,” he said. “Even when I know there are flaws in my game, I feel like I can still get the ball around and post a score.”

Jordan Doull’s knowledge of Mount Lawley should hold him in good stead at the WA Open
Doull’s streetfighter mentality is also a key asset. He never knows when he’s beaten, as he proved only last week when he recovered from carding an sextuple-bogey 11 on a par five in Round 1 of the WA PGA Championship in Kalgoorlie.
For most players that would have guaranteed an early flight home. Doull, however, dug deep and ground out a five-under-par 67 on day two to make the cut with a shot to spare. That’s seriously impressive bouncebackability.
While he can produce swashbuckling golf, Doull says he’s adopting a more conservative mindset for his home state open at his home course.
“I won’t play as aggressively around Mount Lawley as I do at some other courses,” he said. “I take more irons off the tee here than anywhere else because I’ve hit driver into too many difficult spots over the years.
“I know how to plot my way round here and I know when to be aggressive. It’s not a long course, but with firm greens and tough pin positions it won’t be easy. It’ll be interesting to see how everyone plays it.”
And while he’s confident he has what it takes to challenge this week, Doull is realistic enough not to get too far ahead of himself.
“It’s always harder playing an event at your home course, because you know exactly where to hit it and where to miss it,” he said. “If you don’t hit it in the right spots, the added pressure of being in a tournament can make you freak out.
“I definitely think you can want it too much. While it would be pretty cool to win at my home course, especially with all the members and family around, I’m just going to try and keep my head as level as I can.”
You can see Jordan in action at the Nexus Advisernet Bowra & O’Dea WA Open at Mount Lawley Golf Club from October 16-19. Entry is free. Full details on the event here.
You can tune in to live coverage of the championship on Kayo over the closing two rounds
– Saturday, October 19: 1pm – 4pm (AWST)
– Sunday, October 20: 11am – 4pm (AWST)
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