Weekly Wrap - Week 17

LPGA

Tournament: The Chevron Championship

Dates: 23-27 April

Course: Memorial Park Golf Course, Houston Texas

Purse: USD $8.0M

Ozzies in the field: Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, Grace Kim, Steph Kyriacou, Cassie Porter, Robyn Choi, Karis Davidson, Gabbi Ruffels,

Nelly Korda wins the first Major of the year in dominant fashion finishing at –18 which was five shots ahead of her nearest competitors, Ruoning (Ronny) Yin and Petty Tavatanakit. Korda started the day with a five shot lead and was able to maintain that through to the finish. Korda has played in the final group of each of the five tournaments she has played this year and continues her amazing form with the worst finish of the year being second.

Best of the Ozzies was Hannah Green who had a great final round of four under 68 to finish in a tie for seventh. Cassie Porter had a disappointing final round two over to finish T34. Grace Kim seems to be slightly out of form with a MC here and her best finish of this LPGA season being a T27 at Aramco back in February. Steph Kyriacou’s run of missed cuts continues with her best finishes of this season being T69 and 71st in the opening events of the 2026 LPGA season.

The win is Korda’s 17th on the LPGA, 21st worldwide and third major following her 2021 PGA and 2024 Chevron Championships. With the win Korda will move back to no. 1 in the Rolex Rankings and will maintain her position as no. 1 in the Race to CME Globe ranking. The American’s win is a boost to the LPGA which continues to fight for clean air and a champion that the viewing public in the USA can rally behind.

Nelly Korda 1st – USD $1,350,000

Hannah Green T7 - $213,262

Cassie Porter T34 - $53,351

Minjee Lee T49 - $31,117

Karis Davidson T67 - $20,191

Lydia Ko MC

Robyn Choi MC

Grace Kim MC

Gabbi Ruffels MC

Steph Kyriacou MC

EPSON TOUR

Tournament: IOA Championship

Dates: 24-26 April

Course: Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon, Beaumont California

Purse: USD $200,000

Ozzies in the field: Jennifer Elliot, Caitlin Peirce, Jess Whitting, Fiona Xu (NZ), Su Oh, Hira Naveed

It was a home town victory for Ameri Avery as the USC alumna claimed her first professional victory. Avery carded a bogey free final round of two under 70 to win by a single shot over Spaniard Carla Escuder. Avery becomes the first African American to win on either the LPGA or Epson Tour. That path was paved by women such as the amazing Althea Gibson who won both Wimbledon and the US Open before turning to pro golf.

Ozzie Jennifer Elliot could only muster a one over 73 in the final round and finished T33. Even though it is the secondary tour to the LPGA the pickings are still slim for the women playing here. Elliot earned $1,466 for her week’s work before accounting for travel, accommodation etc.

Ameri Avery 1st – USD $30,000

Jennifer Elliot T33 - $1,466

LET

Tournament: The South African Open

Dates: 23-26 April

Course: Royal Cape Golf Club Cape Town

Purse:€350,000

Ozzies in the field: Kelsey Bennett, Kirsten Rudgeley, Madison Hinson-Tolchard, Justice Bosio

Winning for the first time never gets old or boring. Englishwomen Esme Hamilton showed al the emotions of what it means to win when she holed her final putt on the 72nd hole. Hamilton obviously a poplar winner on tour as she was completely surrounded by, and soaked by her friends on tour after the win.

None of the Ozzies could mount a challenge with the best finisher being Justice Bosio at T24. Despite missing the cut Kelsey Bennett remains at no. 3 on the OOM.

Esme Hamilton 1st - €52,500

Justice Bosio T24 – 4,263

Amelia Garvey (NZ) T29 – 3,353

Kirsten Rudgeley T34 – 2,835

Maddison Hinson-Tolchard T44 – 1,715

Momoka Kobori (NZ) T44 – 1,715

Kelsey Bennett MC

PGA Tour

Tournament: Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Dates: 23-26 April

Course: TPC Louisiana

Purse: USD $9.5M

Ozzies in the field: Cam Davis & Geoff Olgivy, Karl Vilips & Michael Thorbjornsen

Matt Fitzpatrick continues his hot streak with another win, this time with his brother Alex in this team format. The win was set up with a blistering fifteen under round of 57 on Saturday in the best ball format. In Sunday’s alternate shot format the Fitzpatrick duo struggled and were even par after seventeen holes and tied for the lead with two other teams.

Needing a birdie on the 72nd hole to avoid a playoff Matt hit a piping drive and Alex then put the second shot into the front bunker leaving Matt a testing 35 yard bunker shot to the hole. With memories of his US Open victory Matt played a glorious bunker shot to less than a foot which secured a birdie and the win.

The win gives Alex Fitzpatrick status on the PGA Tour for the rest of this season and the following two years.

M & A Fitzpatrick 1st – USD $1,372,750 (each)

Vilips & Thorbjornsen T13 - $69,492 (each)

PGA Champions Tour

Tournament: Mitsubishi Electric Classic

Dates: 24-26 April

Course: TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth Georgia

Purse: USD $2.0M

Ozzies in the field: Stuart Appleby, Greg Chalmers, Richard Green, Mark Hensby, Cameron Percy, Jon Senden, Michael Wright

The glorious swing of Retief Goosen was back in the winner’s circle with a two point win over Stephen Ames in the modified Stableford format. This is Goosen’s fifth win on the old guys circuit. Best of the Ozzies was Michael Wright at T15.

Retief Goosen 1st – USD $300,000

Michael Wright T15 - $35,000

Richard Green T31 - $14, 700

Stuart Appleby T36 - $10,425

Cameron Percy T36 - $10,425

John Senden T59 - $3,500

Greg Chalmers T65 - $2,300

DP World Tour

Tournament: Volvo China Open

Dates: 23-26 April

Course: Enhance Anting GC, Shanghai

Purse: USD $2.75M

Ozzies in the field: Jason Scrivener, David Micheluzzie, Ryan Peake, Anthony Quayle, Connor McKinney, Dan Hillier (NZ), Kazuma Kobori (NZ), Kuangyu Chen

Bernd Wiesberger had his ninth DP World Tour victory in China although it was the Austrian’s first win in five years. He did it shooting a four under final round beating overnight leader Adrian Otagui by three shots.

Best of the Ozzies was Anthony Quayle who is having a solid season and now sits 70th on the Race to Dubai points.

Bernd Wiesberger 1st - €400,172

Anthony Quayle T8 – 48,491

Kuangyu Chen T25 – 22,009

Kazuma Kobori (NZ) T58 – 7,179

Dan Hillier (NZ) MC

Jason Scrivener MC

Ryan Peake MC

David Micheluzzi MC

Connor McKinney MC

Legends Tour

Tournament: Barbados Legends

Dates: 24 – 26 April

Course: Apes Hill

Purse:€??

Ozzies in the field: Scott Hend, Michael Campbell (NZ), Peter Fowler

Englishman Greg Owen recorded his second win on the Legends Tour in Barbados. Owen’s final round 64 was enough to get ahead of overnight leader Scott Hend and ultimately win by two shots from the Ozzie.

Greg Owen 1st

Scott Hend 2nd

Michael Campbell (NZ) T27

Peter Fowler T56

Asian Tour

Tournament: Singapore Open

Dates: 23-26 April

Course: Sentosa Golf Club

Purse: USD $2.0M

Ozzies in the field:Jack Buchanan, Lucas Herbert, Travis Smyth, Christopher Wood, Cory Crwford, Matt Jones, Cameron John, Wayde Ormsby, Kevin Yuan, Jack Thomopson, Maverick Antcliff, Jed Morgan, Nick Voke (NZ), Justin Warren, Will Florimo, Brett Rankin, Harrison Crowe

Whilst Korea’s Jeongwoo Ham recorded a wire to wire victory the Ozzie interest was with Cameron John who pushed his final day playing partner all day. Whilst ultimately coming up two shots short, John did enough to claim second place and one of the two invitations to this year’s Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. The result is just reward for John who had a stellar season on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia with three wins and finishing second on the OOM.

Jeongwoo Ham 1st- USD $360,000

Cameron John 2nd - $220,000

Kevin Yuan T12 – $29,117,114

Jed organ T17 - $21,977

Cory Crawford T17 - $21,977

Justin Warren T26 - $17,144

Nick Voke (NZ) T26 - $17,144

Harrison Crowe T37 - $12,633

Wade Ormsby T37 - $12,633

Will Florimo T37 - $12,633

Jack Thompsosn WD

Travis Smyth MC

Brett Rankin MC

Jack Buchanan MC

Matt Jones MC

Lucas Herbert MC

Chris Wood MC