Weekly Wrap - Week 25
Wyndham gets his second US Open and the Ozzie women have lots of top tens.
A big weekend for Ozzie women as we had six top ten finishes across the LPGA, LET and Epson Tour.
PGA Tour
Tournament: The US Open
Dates: 18-21 June
Course: Shinnecock Hills
Purse: USD $
Ozzies in the field: Jason Day, Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott, Lucas Herbert, Cam Smith, Ryan Fox (NZ)
Wyndham Clarke won his second US Open holding off Scottie Scheffler and Sam Burns. A disappointing tournament for the Ozzies with none of them making the cut.
Clarke had to win in the face of harsh treatment from his home fans in what seemed a bizarre display of anti-Wyndham sentiment. To his credit Clarke handled it all with great credit and in the end was a very deserving winner.
1st Wyndham Clarke – USD $4.5M
MC – all the Ozzies.
LPGA
Tournament: Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
Dates: 18-21 June
Course: Blythefield Country Club
Purse: USD $3.25M
Ozzies in the field: Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, Grace Kim, Steph Kyriacou, Cassie Porter, Robyn Choi, Karis Davidson, Gabbi Ruffels, Hira Naveed
Cassie Porter looked tight in the contest through the last round but Miyu Yamashita and Lottie Woad pulled ahead and ended up tied at seventeen under par. Yamashita, the 2025 AIG Women’s Open champion then won the first playoff hole. Woad seemed to have the tournament wrapped up in regulation but a three putt bogey on the 72nd hole cost her dearly. Porter ended up in a tie for fifth and Grace Kim continued her recent good form with a tie for seventh.
1st Yamashita – USD $487,500
T5 Cassie Porter - $305,678
T7 Grace Kim – 83,958
T12 Karis Davidson - $37,879
T27 Hannah Green - $27,379
T32 Minjee Lee - $20,267
Mc Hira Naveed
MC Robyn Choi
MC Gabbi Ruffels
MC Steph Kyriacou
EPSON TOUR
Tournament: Great Lakes Championship at the Highlands
Dates: 19-21 June
Course: Harbour Springs, MI
Purse: USD $250,000
Ozzies in the field: Jennifer Elliot, Caitlin Peirce, Su Oh, Jess Whitting, Fiona Xu (NZ)
Jennifer Elliot led going into the final day but could not get going and ultimately finished in a tie for third. Elliott started the final day in the lead but a disappointing final round 73 left her two shots behind Lauren Olivares and Kaleiya Romero who went into a playoff which was won by Loivares.
1st Laurenn Olivares – USD $37,500
T3 Jennifer Elliott - $12,743
T9 Caitlin Peirce - $5,545
MC Su Oh, Jess Whitting, Fiona XU (NZ)
LET
Tournament: Dutch Ladies Open
Dates: 19-21 June
Course: Goyer Golf and country Club
Purse:€
Ozzies in the field: Kelsey Bennett, Kirsten Rudgeley, Madison Hinson-Tolchard, Justice Bosio, Steph Bunque, Sarah Kemp, Whitney Hillier, Belinda Ji, Amelia Garvey (NZ), Momoka Kobori (NZ)
It wasn’t to be for our Ozzie women in the Netherlands. Justice Bosio and Kirsten Rudgeley were near the top of the leaderboard for most of the final day but neither cold make the final push with both finishing tied for fifth. It was Bosio’s best finish so far in her debut season on the LET and Rudgeley is still chasing that elusive first win.
Sarah Kemp and Maddison Hinson-Tolchard would have had high hopes going into the final day particularly as leader Charlotte Heath made early bogeys and they were both then only one shot off the lead Unfortunately neither could get firing and finished outside the top twenty.
In the end it was Thai player Aunchisa Utama who took the win in a playoff with Dorthea Forbrigd. Utama won on the first playoff hole after she and Forbrigd had finished on nine under par. It was Utama’s first win on the LET.
1st Aunchisa Utama - €52,500
T5 Justice Bosio - €9,187
T5 Kirsten Rudgeley €9,187
T35 Sarah Kemp €2,014
T44 Madison Hinson Tolchard €1,596
T64 Amelia Garvey (NZ) €997
T68 Whitney Hillier €875
T71 Momoka Kobori (NZ) €770
MC Belinda Ji, Wenyung Keh (NZ), Steph Bunque, Kelsey Bennett
LETAS
Tournament: Ladies German Challenge powered by VcG
Dates: 19-21 June
Course: Golf-Club Bergisch Land
Purse: €70,000
Ozzies in the field: Kristalle Blum, Amy Walsh, Hannah Reeves, Belinda Ji, Munchin Keh (NZ), Hanee Song (NZ)
A maiden victory for Sweden’s Moa Svedesnkiold in only her third start on the LETAS. She won by two shots from England’s Bel Wardle. Best of the Ozzies was Hannah Reeves in a tie for twenty third.
1st Moa Svedenskiold - €11,200
T23 Hannah Reeve - €971
T44 Kristalle Blum - €488
MC Munchin Keh (NZ), Amy Walsh, Hanee Song (NZ)
Hotel Planner Tour
Tournament: English Open
Dates: 18-21 June
Course: The Vale Golf Club, Worcestershire, England
Purse: GBP 300,000
Ozzies in the field: Daniel Gale, Haydn Barron, Quinnton Croker, Sam Jones (NZ)
John Catlin recorded his first Hotelplanner Tour win and his fifth national title by winning in an extraordinary seven hole playoff. Catlin and Norwegian Kristian Krogh finished tied at 18 under par after 72 holes and they then each parred the first six play off holes. Catlin birdied on the seventh attempt to take the win.
Best of the Ozzies was Haydn Barron in a tie for twenty third.
1st John Catlin - €55,403
T23 Haydn Barron - €3,116
T23 Sam Jones (NZ) - €3,116
T41 Daniel Gale - €1904
MC Quinnton Croker
JLPGA
Tournament: Nichirei Ladies
Dates: 19-21 June
Course: Sodegaura CC Shinsode
Purse: Y100,000,000
Ozzies in the field: Lion Higo
Min-Young Lee won in a seven hole playoff over Mizuki Oode and Mana Yoshizaki who was eliminated after the first playoff hole.
1st Min-Young Lee – Y18,000,000
MC Lion Higo
KLPGA
Tournament: Incar Financial The Heaven Masters
Dates: 19-21 June
Course: The Heaven
Purse: KRW 1,000,000,000
Ozzies in the field: Claire Shin
Kyorim Seo was the winner with a score o sixteen under par. Clair Shin made the cut to finish T50.
Sunshine Tour
Tournament: KCM Challenge
Dates: 18-21 June
Course: Nchanga Golf Club
Purse: 150,000R
Ozzies in the field: NIL
1st Samuel Simpson (RSA)