Aaron Baddeley gave his
broadest hint that he will turn professional and move to the United States after
completing his US PGA tour debut in the Honda Classic.
The teenage Australian Open champion shot a final round of 71 for a seven-under-par
total of 281 to share 57th place, 12 strokes behind the winner, local resident
Dudley Hart.
Baddeley, of course, couldn't
collect any cash for his efforts and was disappointed with his putting throughout
the week.
But he could become very
accustomed to American greens, electing to follow Greg Norman and make his base
in the US.
When asked whether he was
considering setting up home in America, he replied: "Absolutely. But I don't
have to worry about that for six months."
He added: "I have enjoyed
this week but it was so frustrating because, after two good opening rounds of
69 and 68, I couldn't get my putter working."
Baddeley will be in action
again in this week's US tour event in the countdown to Masters debut at Augusta
National next month.
