From Akshay Bhatia and Chris Gotterup on tour to Steph Kyriacou’s own side bets, here’s the simple birdie-only match pros use to stay sharp, and how you can adapt it for your own game.
Steph Kyriacou is six years into life as a professional golfer, living out of a suitcase, chasing majors and quietly becoming one of the most compelling players of her generation. She jumped on a call with Australian Golf Digest Women from the US for a conversation about flow state, side bets and what keeps her hungry for more.
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.
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.
The field for the 2026 women’s Australian Open continues to strengthen, with a host of homegrown stars confirmed to tee it up at Kooyonga Golf Club in Adelaide from March 12-15.
Declan O’Donovan emphatically won his first professional title at Webex Players Series Sydney hosted by Peter O’Malley, storming to a five-stroke victory at Castle Hill Country Club.
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.
Japan’s Miyu Yamashita sits at 11-under and leads by three shots, as Steph Kyriacou, Grace Kim and Minjee Lee were the only Australians to survive the halfway cut at Royal Porthcawl.
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.
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