After lifting the trophies in front of record crowds in 2023, Chile’s Joaquin Niemann and South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai have today confirmed they will defend their titles at the 2024 ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Melbourne.
Minjee Lee is fighting hard to keep pace with her younger brother at the Australian Open, but South African Ashleigh Buhai is continuing to play spoiler.
In a great coup for the ISPS Handa Australian Open, and show of support for the world-first format, all three champions from 2022 will return to defend their titles in Sydney from November 30 to December 3.
Wherever one stands on the debate over how far leading professionals should be able to hit modern golf balls, one aspect is undeniable: the biggest victims of the distance explosion have been so many of the game’s truly great courses, including Walton Heath, the venue for this week’s AIG Women’s Open.
Buhai is the third woman to claim the British and Australian Open titles in the same year after a nail-biting, one-stroke victory at Victoria Golf Club.