This week’s Women’s Australian Open will have just two South Australians in the field, and the lone professional, Kristalle Blum, has received the dream draw of a spot in the first group off the first tee at Kooyonga Golf Club on Thursday.
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.
Major winners Hannah Green, Grace Kim and Minjee Lee headline this week’s field as the women’s Australian Open returns to Adelaide for the first time since 2020.
Kelsey Bennett has claimed the most significant win of her young career, with the New South Wales local triumphing at the Australian Women’s Classic on International Women’s Day at Magenta Shores Golf & Country Club.
Agathe Laisne has become only the second Frenchwoman to win the Women’s NSW Open, delivering a stunning final-round 65 to claim a one-stroke victory at Wollongong Golf Club.
The Queenslander was the standout performer in Regional Qualifying for this week, winning three of the six tournaments held in the months leading up to the main event, and she is now in pole position to take the title after a third-round 66 at Wollongong Golf Club.
Four weeks of consecutive events co-sanctioned by the WPGA Tour of Australasia and the Ladies European Tour begins this week with the Ford Women’s NSW Open.
The WPGA Tour of Australasia schedule for 2026 starts in January with the first half of the season revealed today, with a cross country calendar covering five states and offering nearly $5 million in prizemoney and four consecutive weeks of Ladies European Tour co-sanctioned action.
After the Ford Women’s NSW Open at Wollongong Golf Club a week earlier, the Australian Women’s Classic gives fans the rare opportunity to witness back-to-back marquee tournaments, showcasing the very best of the women’s game.
The Ford Women’s NSW Open is set to shine brighter than ever in 2026, returning to Wollongong Golf Club from February 26 to March 1 with the largest prize purse in the tournament’s history.
Swede Meja Ortengren captured the Hills Open in her homeland, becoming the third amateur to win on the LET since 2022 and the second to do it this year.
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