Weekly Wrap - Week 15

PGA Tour & DP World Tour

Tournament: THE MASTERS

Dates: 9-12 April

Course: Augusta National

Purse: 2025 USD $21.0M. Prize pool and details for 2026 are released during tournament week.

Ozzies in the field: Jason Day, Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott, Cam Smith, Ryan Fox (NZ)

Rory McIlroy goes back to back at Augusta National to win his second Masters and his sixth major. He joins Jack Nicklaus, Sir Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as the only players to have successfully defended at the Masters.

McIlroy’s six shot lead from Friday was gone by Saturday afternoon but on the final day it was a combination of him holding on and no one else close enough being able to mount a challenge. Scottie Scheffler played the weekend bogey free and finished a single shot behind McIlroy but he had started too far back on Saturday. Scheffler is monotonously good and his eleven under weekend was not good enough to overcome his +2 Friday which is where his tournament was lost.

Tyrell Hatton shot the equal best score of the final round (-6) with Keegan Bradley but Hatton had also started too far back and finished T3 a further shot behind Scheffler. The others at T3 were Justin Rose, Russ Henley and Cam Young.

After 10 Holes Rose looked like he might be the one to don the green jacket. He played the front nine four under and looked completely in charge of his game. He stood on the 10th tee leading The Masters by two shots. Alas, bogeys at 11 and 12 and a three put par on 13 ended his charge and he now has five top 5 finishes at this tournament. Cameron Young started the day as joint leader with McIlroy and played excellent tee to green golf but could not make a putt. His putting for the last round was his worst for the week.

Jason Day started Sunday only three shots from the lead but had a day to forget carding a three over 75 to finish T12. That, at least, gets him an invite to next years Masters but it was not the Sunday the Ozzie was hoping for.

Ultimately McIlroy was too good for the rest and he gets to wear the green jacket for another 12 months. This is great news for Ozzie fans who will see him down under again later this year for the Australian Open at Kingston Heath.

Rory McIlroy 1st – USD $4.5M

Jason Day T12 – $427,500

Adam Scott T24 - $178,071

Min Woo Lee MC

Ryan Fox (NZ) MC

Cam Smith MC

LetAccess

Tournament: Madaef Golf Ladies Open

Dates: 12-14 April

Course: Royal Golf de Fes, Morocco

Purse: €50,000

Ozzies in the field: NIL

The first winner of the 2026 LetAccess Tour is Swiss player Caroline Sturdza who prevailed by one shot over countrywomen Natalie Armbruester.

Caroline Sturdza 1st - €7,500

Japanese Tour

Tournament: Token Homemate Cup

Dates: 9-12 April

Course: Token Tado Country Club Nagoya

Purse: ¥130,000,000

Ozzies in the field: Brad Kennedy, Michael Hendry (NZ)

Tomohiro Ishizaka won on the second playoff hole over Yuki Inamori after they both finished regular play at nine under par.

Kiwi Mike Hendry opened with a seven under 64 to lead after the first round. The second round was cancelled due to bad weather and Hendry could not hang on to his lead over the final two rounds, ultimately finishing third.

Tomohiro Ishizaka 1st – ¥19,500,000

Mike Hendry (NZ) 3rd - 6,630,000

Brad Kennedy MC

JLPGA

Tournament: Fujifilm Studio Alice Ladies Open

Dates: 10-12 April

Course: Ishizaka Golf Course, Saitama

Purse: ¥100,000,000

Ozzies in the field: Lion Higo

Despite a bogey on her last hole Chia Yen Wu held off fast finishing LPGA player Akie Iwai to win by two shots. Iwai finished with birdies on 16 & 17 for a total of -4 for the day but couldn’t bridge the gap to the ultimate winner Wu.

Chia Yen Wu 1st - ¥18,000,000

Lion Higo MC

KLPGA

Tournament: iM Financial Group Open

Dates: 10-12 April

Course: golfzoncounty Sunsan

Purse: KRW ₩1,000,000,000

Ozzies in the field: Claire Shin

A first round 66 set up the win for Minsol Kim who won by four shots with a final total of eleven under par. Ozzie Claire Shin withdrew.

Minsol Kim 1st – 18,000,000 KRW

Claire Shin W/D

Image courtesy of Golf Australia

Australian Junior Amateur Championships

Ballarat hosted the 2026y Australian Junior Amateur Championships and Victorian Amelia Harris confirmed her status as one of the top young stars of the Australian golfing landscape winning the Junior Girls Championship. Harris cane back from four behind at the start of the final round to clinch victory by two shots over Teresa Wang. The win continues an amazing season for Harris who has recorded her first win in a pro event at the NSW Women’s Open Regional Qualifier at Shellcove as well as wins in the Rene Erichsen Salver and Keperra Bowl.

Japan’s Kanichiro Katano, base out of the Pakuranga Golf Club, also overcame a four shot deficit with a brilliant closing sic under 66 to win by two shots from Ryan Xie.