Three Australian major winners miss the cut at the Amundi Evian Championship, leaving Karis Davidson and Cassie Porter to fly the flag on the weekend. England’s Lottie Woad takes the outright lead at 11 under.
Karis Davidson has continued a strong run of form, recording a career-best major finish with a tie for 12th at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship as South Korea’s Haeran Ryu secured her first major title at Hazeltine National Golf Club.
Australia’s Karis Davidson remains in the hunt heading into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, but will need to chase down a five-shot deficit after South Korea’s Haeran Ryu surged into the lead at Hazeltine National Golf Club.
Karis Davidson has posted the lowest round of her LPGA Tour career to sit just two shots off the lead after day one of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
There will be a mix of three major winners and two US Women’s Open debutants among the Aussie contingent when the second LPGA major of the year tees off at iconic Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Hannah Green and Minjee Lee headline a stacked Aussie lineup heading into the Chevron Championship, with confidence high ahead of the first LPGA major of 2026 in Houston.
The Women’s Australian Open returns to Adelaide and Kooyonga Golf Club for the first time since 2020, with a star-studded field led by Major champions Minjee Lee, Hannah Green and Grace Kim competing for the Patricia Bridges Bowl.
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.
Karis Davidson and Su Oh have passed one of the most gruelling tests in golf as they regained their LPGA card at the eight-round LPGA Q-Series in Alabama.
The trio ended the day in a share of the lead at six-under par in cool and calm conditions – particularly in the morning – at Barwon Heads on the Bellarine Peninsula.
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