experience in Europe. He later said that poor putting was causing him problems during this era. Shortly after the European season ended, he returned to Australia. His erratic play continued. In October, he played the South Australian Open. Cahill failed to break par and finished outside the top 25. The following week, Cahill played the Queensland Open. He opened with a 78 but played better thereafter and finished in the top ten. Late in the month, Cahill made the cut at the National Panasonic New South Wales Open but finished 33 shots behind the champion. In November, he played the Australian PGA Championship. Cahill was in contention to win but "lost ground" with a final round 74. He still finished in a tie for sixth, his best result of the season. Later in the month, at the Australian Open, he made cut but finished well back, in a tie for 47th place. Two weeks later he played the Honeywell NSW PGA Championship at Federal Golf Course. Facilitated by excellent putting, Cahill opened with a 67 (−6). He was in joint second, three back. After the round "Cahill claimed it was his best putting round as a professional." Cahill shot significantly under par from thereon in and finish solo fourth. The following week, Cahill played the Air New Zealand Shell Open. In the second round, Cahill five-under-par 65 to get into contention. However, he shot well over-par thereafter to finish in a tie for 22nd. Later in December, he played the Queensland PGA Championship. He opened with rounds of 80 and 78 to miss the cut by a wide margin. In 1985, Cahill's play got even more erratic and he later referred to it as a "terrible year." In January, he played the two-day Mitsubishi Motors pro-am at the par-74 Cranbourne Golf Club. Cahill opened with a 69 to tie for the lead. However, he "crashed badly" with a 79 on the final day to finish well back. The following week, at the Tasmanian Open he opened with rounds of 77 and 74 to immediately fall from contention. The next week he played the Australian Masters. At the star-studded pro-am, he shot a 72 to finish in a tie for fifth with Bernhard Langer and Greg Norman, three back. At the tournament proper, however, he opened with a 78 and was never in contention. His Australian season ended well though. In