The WPGA Championship will be a highlight of a swing of co-sanctioned events between the WPGA Tour of Australasia and the Ladies European Tour, which also includes the 2026 Women’s Australian Open to be held the week before in Adelaide.
The Women’s Australian Open will make a triumphant return to the schedule as a stand-alone national championship with a home base in Adelaide and Ladies European Tour (LET) co-sanctioning.
As the seriousness of the threat of Cyclone Alfred hit home for the players at the cancelled Australian WPGA Championship, a logical question for professional golfers served to remind again how the golf industry and community comes together in support.
Former New South Wales amateur star and LPGA winner Grace Kim will headline next week’s Australian Women’s Classic at Coffs Harbour Golf Club, bringing her rising international reputation home to where her career began.
A winner on the world’s premier women’s circuit in 2023, Kim will be one of the stars of the show when the contest for the Karrie Webb Cup is played for the first time at the renowned Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club.
Karen Lunn, the WPGA Tour of Australasia’s chief executive and ‘International Woman of the Year’, speaks about some of the game’s most pertinent issues, including the immediate future of the Women’s Australian Open.
One of the pioneers for women’s golf in Australia has been honoured, while one of the country’s most prominent all abilities players has also received recognition in the annual Australia Day honours list.
The winner of two tournaments on the LPGA Tour this year, the West Australian rose to a career-high of No.5 on the world ranking and will start as one of the favourites to win the Patricia Bridges Bowl.
Historic Wollongong Golf Club will host the 2025 Women’s NSW Open, while stunning Coffs Harbour Golf Club on the Mid-North Coast will be the stage for the Australian Women’s Classic.
Set to be played from November 28 to December 1, the Australian Open will again feature its unique combined format with players in the men’s, women’s and all abilities tournaments over two courses, showcasing the best of Australian golf.
Although winner’s status and LET points are not awarded for a one-round event, the records will show Australia’s Jess Whitting, Denmark’s Nicole Broch Estrup and Taipei’s Peiying Tsai as joint winners after their rounds of six-under 66 on Saturday.
Australian Golf Digest
