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.
Australia’s most prolific major champion, Karrie Webb, is predicting big things for newly crowned Amundi Evian champion Grace Kim after the Sydneysider’s dramatic playoff victory in France.
Sydneysider Grace Kim says a photo image of Karrie Webb in the clubhouse in Evian, France, was a week-long reminder to battle through sickness to produce one of the most thrilling finishes to a major for her breakthrough victory.
The English amateur is the first to earn her card through the LPGA’s new LEAP program, which is designed to get the best players in the world onto the tour faster.
It is where she joined the pantheon of major champions, but world No.6 Minjee Lee has revealed the other reason the Amundi Evian Championship holds a special place in her heart.
The only predictable thing is that you can’t predict who will be the centre of attention at post-round championship ceremonies. But, we’ll try our best. Here’s our look at 20 players we think can get the job done.
Lottie Woad, who has won plenty over the past two years, including the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur, dominated a professional event for the first time, winning the KPMG Women’s Irish Open on the Ladies European Tour by a whopping six shots.
The LET announced overnight (Australian time) that chief executive Alexandra Armas will step down on October 1 after helming the tour since early 2020.
The prodigious Thai, who’ll celebrate her 22nd birthday this Thursday, follows her compatriot Patty Tavatanakit, who picked up the winner’s cheque last year as part of the $US5 million Saudi’s flagship women’s golf tournament in 2024.
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.
Another week, another slow-play debate in professional golf. Then again, is it really a debate when everyone is in agreement it’s a major issue that seems to never get fixed?
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.
Australian Golf Digest
