Angela Stanford has confirmed her US Solheim Cup team, selecting Megan Khang, Rose Zhang and first-timer Lindy Duncan as her captain’s picks ahead of the September showdown in the Netherlands.
Maria McBride has claimed the US Senior Women’s Open, holding off Annika Sorenstam and Karrie Webb at Barton Hills Country Club, exorcising the memory of last year’s late collapse.
Japan’s Miyu Yamashita is on track for a wire-to-wire victory in the Canadian Women’s Open after firing a five-under 65 third round to claim a six-shot lead in Edmonton. Yamahita rebounded from a bogey on the par-3 17th with a birdie on the par-4 18th to get to 19-under 191 at Royal Mayfair, the tree-lined Read more…
Rachel Hetherington is set to make her US Senior Women’s Open debut at Barton Hills Country Club, marking a full-circle moment for one of Australia’s greatest women’s golfers as she returns to major championship golf.
Jeeno Thitikul has won in Portland for her third LPGA Tour title of the season, closing with a spectacular eight-under 64 to become the eighth player in history to reach 10 career wins before turning 24.
Sophia Schubert has birdied two of her last three holes to share the lead with Arpichaya Yubol heading into the final round in Portland, as both players chase a first LPGA Tour win.
West Australian Whitney Hillier carried the memory of fellow WPGA Tour of Australasia member Jessica Bang to a co-runner-up finish on the Ladies European Tour.
Kelsey Bennett has moved up to third on the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit after finishing fifth at the PIF London Championship, a week that also saw 17-year-old Anna Huang break an 11-year-old Lydia Ko record.
Ella Scaysbrook and Rachel Lee have both been eliminated in the Round of 16 at the US Women’s Amateur, ending Australia’s hopes of a second champion at the event.
Victoria’s Jazy Roberts heads a strong Australian contingent projected to advance to match play at the US Women’s Amateur Championship, with five players on track to reach the knockout stage for the first time since 2012.
Leona Maguire, a 31-year-old veteran of three Solheim Cups, along with Julia Lopez Ramirez, Nastasia Nadaud and former Women’s NSW Open champion Mimi Rhodes were the four captain’s picks made by Anna Nordqvist on Monday morning as she rounded out the 12-player European squad she’ll be leading in the Netherlands in September.
Australian Golf Digest
