Kiwi Kazuma Kobori’s chase for a third consecutive Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia title, a feat not achieved in almost two decades, and the appearance of a couple of women’s major golf champions will provide two of the major storylines at the Vic Open, which starts today.
A crowd favourite and long-time supporter of Australian women’s golf, Shin is coming off an outstanding 2023 campaign where she again showed she is one of the major forces in women’s golf.
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.
Coming to the end of her remarkable rookie season on the LPGA Tour, Australian Grace Kim has confirmed she will return home for the ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Sydney alongside former world No.1 and 2013 champion Jiyai Shin of Korea.
Came, saw, made off with the trophy across the Atlantic. It’s a familiar tale when it comes to major championship golf played in England during 2023.
It was her first victory as a professional and came on one of golf’s grandest stages, earning her a payday of $US2 million, the largest in women’s golf.
Nasa Hataoka holds the inside track to win the major, holding a one-stroke lead at seven-under par over Allisen Corpuz. Here are five storylines to follow during the final round at Pebble Beach.