Steph Kyriacou’s final round couldn’t have gotten off to a much poorer start at the AIG Women’s Open, but a gritty and determined fightback saw her record a third consecutive under-par round to secure Australian bragging rights at Royal Porthcawl.
There is still plenty of ground between AIG Women’s Open leader Miyu Yamashita and the Australian chasing pack, but Steph Kyriacou and Minjee Lee did their best to climb the leaderboard in the third round at Royal Porthcawl.
Shooting to join fellow Japanese star Mao Saigo as an LPGA major winner this season, Miyu Yamashita shot a two-over 74 in the third round to maintain a lead – albeit a slim one at one shot – in the final major of the year.
On a day when the rising sun flag of Japan not only topped, but completely overtook the first page of the AIG Women’s Open leaderboard, the Australian contingent had some familiar faces lead the charge in pursuit of a women’s major hat-trick.
With the AIG Women’s British Open being contested this week, LPGA star Charley Hull spoke to the media and broke down her golf TV watching habits, which has minimal golf, or at least very little 21st-century golf.
Alister Scott is the regular first-tee announcer on the DP World Tour, so he’s a pro’s pro. And he proved it on Sunday, bringing the energy and a nice Scottish brogue as he stood sentry and read the names of the 70 golfers who played in rotten weather.
Jovan Rebula’s 3&2 victory over Irishman Robin Dawson in the 36-hole final at Royal Aberdeen guaranteed the 20-year-old Springbok a place in the next month’s Open Championship, as well as trips to the 2019 Masters and US Open.
Australian Golf Digest
