Only an extraordinary chain of events stands between Karl Vilips and promotion to the PGA Tour in 2025, as Cassie Porter enters the Epson Tour Championship with one hand on an LPGA Tour card.
At world No.61, Scott narrowly secured his start at Pinehurst this week only when the USGA said it was prepared to remove Grayson Murray, who passed away last month, from their ranking criteria if it were to affect any player who might have qualified via the top-60 category.
Through what they wear, how they interact with fellow players, their answers to in-game interviews and how they play the game, all 12 players are provided the platform to show who they really are.
West Australian rookie professionals Kirsten Rudgeley, Connor McKinney and Hayden Hopewell along with second-year Queensland professional Cassie Porter are the new additions to the squad.
Despite a two-shot lead at the start of the day, Porter could not match the relentless march of South Korea’s former world No.1 Shin, who caught the Queenslander by the second hole, overtook her and ran away with a five-shot win.
Admitting that she was “heartbroken” by not advancing to the final stage of LPGA Q Series in November, Porter has spent the past few months recharging and reinvigorating her game.
Australian Golf Digest
