She’s 17. She’s won four times in 2026. She’s beaten European Tour professionals. She’s on the Australian Junior Amateur
honour board alongside Adam Scott, Jason Day and Minjee Lee. And in a few months, Amelia Harris off to the University of South Carolina on a golf scholarship.
The victory earns Harris a place in next week’s 2026 Ford Women’s NSW Open, co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and WPGA Tour of Australasia, where she will line up against world-class professionals.
Commonwealth Golf Club gets a chance to show off its much-trumpeted restoration, Cranbourne Golf Club goes on display in its final year of operation at the current site, and the best amateurs in Australia and from across the world have congregated as the adidas Australian Amateur begins today.
Quinn Croker has secured the biggest win of his career at the adidas Australian Amateur, but 15-year-old Amelia Harris suffered the cruellest of cuts in the final round at Yarra Yarra Golf Club.
Harris, who is currently completing Year 9 at Melbourne’s Rowville Sports Academy, secured her spot for the week at Monday’s pre-qualifying at Sanctuary Lakes.
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