On a day when the rising sun flag of Japan not only topped, but completely overtook the first page of the AIG Women’s Open leaderboard, the Australian contingent had some familiar faces lead the charge in pursuit of a women’s major hat-trick.
The final chance for golf major-championship glory in 2025 arrives this week at the AIG Women’s Open, held for the first time at the renowned Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Wales, where nine Australians will attempt to make it a hat-trick of major wins by Aussie women.
Gabriela Ruffels got her tennis fix at Wimbledon last week. Taking a couple of days off to watch her former life play out was just the preparation she needed for the Amundi Evian Championship.
Gabi Ruffels says watching YouTube highlights of Brooks Koepka’s breakthrough major victory in 2017 at Wisconsin’s Erin Hills course has inspired her quest to mix it the world’s best at the same venue for this week’s US Women’s Open.
On a low scoring day full of birdies, eagles and holes-in-one, Steph Kyriacou got in on the act during a “boring” five-under round that has her two off the lead and heading the Australian contingent at the Amundi Evian Championship.
It was another difficult day full of high scores at the US Women’s Open, where West Australian Minjee Lee again displayed patience and top quality ball-striking to sit one-under and in a share of third place at the halfway mark.
A lacklustre showing from most of the Australian contingent at the Valspar Championship in Florida marked the second straight week of disappointing results on the PGA Tour.
Australia’s newest LPGA Tour member and one of the longest standing are the latest commitments to the ISPS Handa Australian Open, with Gabi Ruffels and Sarah Kemp today confirming their places in Sydney from November 30.
She won’t officially join them until 2024, but Gabriela Ruffels was welcomed into Australia’s LPGA family ahead of this week’s CPKC Women’s Open in Canada.
There is no longer an instant ‘Battlefield Promotion’, but Gabi Ruffels has guaranteed her promotion to the LPGA Tour in 2024 with a third win of the season at the Epson Tour’s Four Winds Invitational.