Weekly Wrap - Week 27

PGA Champions Tour & Legends Tour

Tournament: The US Senior Open Championship

Dates: 2-5 July

Course: Scioto Country Club, Columbia IO

Purse: USD $4.0M

Ozzies in the field: Steve Allan, Steve Alker (NZ), Stuart Appleby, David Bansdon, Greg Chalmers, Richard Green, Scott Hend, Mark Hensby, Brendan Jones, Cam Percy, Michael Wright, Michael Campbell (NZ)

Padraig Harrington has defended his Senior US Open title. The Irishman won by four shots from Stewart Cink with George McNeill a further two shots back. LIV man Ian Poulter had a good week, finishing fourth.

Harrington is an amazing golfer. The three times major winner is now a three time (2022,2025,2026) Senior US Open champion and those titles go with his 2026 Senior Open Championship.

Best of the Ozzies was Brendan Jones at T20 None of the Ozzies featured and surprisingly kiwi Steve Alker missed the cut.

1st Padraig Harrington – USD $800,000

T20 Brendan James - $37,751

T26 Richard Green - $27,443

T38 Scott Hend – $16,807

T44 Greg Chalmers - $11,796

T29 Cam Percy - $9,493

MC Steve Allen, Steve Alker, David Bransdon, Mark Hensby, Stuart Appleby

LET

Tournament: Hulencourt Women’s Open

Dates: 2-5 July

Course: Vieux Gennappe, Belgium

Purse:€350,000

Ozzies in the field: Kelsey Bennett, Kirsten Rudgeley, Madison Hinson-Tolchard, Justice Bosio, Steph Bunque, Sarah Kemp, Belinda Ji, Whitney Hillier, Amelia Garvey (NZ), Momoka Kobori (NZ),

What a great time to be called Chacarra in the golfing world. Last week it was Eugenio on the DP World Tour at the Italian Open and this week it is his sister Carolina winning on the LET, for her maiden victory. The Wake Forest Alumni both tasting success in consecutive weeks.

Kelsey Bennett came close again and had her second runner-up for the season after her second place behind Anna Huang at the Lalla Meryam Cup in May. Bennett went into the final round with a two shot lead but just could not get firing whereas the Spanish Chacarra had a steady 4 under round to eventually win by three.

Another cut made for Steph Bunque for valuable OOM points.

1st Caroline Chacarra - €52,500

2nd Kelsey Bennett - €31,500

T7 Kirsten Rudgeley - €8,540

T12 Momoka Kobori (NZ) - €6,562

T31 Steph Bunque - €3027

T39 Amelia Garvey - €2,205

T49 Sarah Kemp - €1,487

T54 Maddison Hinson-Tolchard - €1,239

MC Justice Bosio, Belinda Ji, Whitney Hillier

LETAS

Tournament: Swedish Strokeplay

Dates: 1-3 July

Course: Golf Uppsala Soderby

Purse: €50,000

Ozzies in the field: Kristalle Blum, Jordan O’Brien, Hanee Song (NZ), Munchin Keh (NZ), Wenyung Keh (NZ)

A first victory for Norway’s Silje Torvund Ohma who beat Denmark’s Cecilie Leth-Nissen by two shots. Ohma only turned professional two weeks ago and this was just her second LETAS event. Best of the Australasians was Hanee Song (NZ) who finished in a tie for thirty sixth position.

1st Silje Torvund Ohma - €8,000

Hanee Song (NZ) 0 €534

T48 Kristalle Blum - €315

T53 Munchen Keh - €235

MC Wenyung Keh, Jordan O’Brien

PGA Tour

Tournament: John Deere Classic

Dates: 2-5 July

Course: TPC Deere Run

Purse: USD $8.8M

Ozzies in the field: Karl Vilips

Chris Gotterup claimed his third victory of the season at the John Deere Classic. With a blistering final round nine under par 62 Gotterup won by one shot from Max Homa who finished with a final day 7 under 64. This is Gotterup’s fith OGA Tour victory and he now heads to Scotland to defend his title there.

Ozzie Karl Vilips finished in a tie for thirty ninth position.

Chris Gotterup – USD $1,584,000

T39 Karl Vilips - $36,520

DP World Tour

Tournament: BMW International Open

Dates: 2-5 July

Course: Golfclub Munchen Eichenried, Munich, Germany

Purse: USD $3.0M

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

What a finish by Michael Hollick as he eagled the 72 hole to win by one shot from his compatriot Hennie Duplessis.

Thirty nine year old Hollick had given up golf just two years ago and w=gone back to coaching but after a comeback and success on the Sunshine Tour he is now a DP World Tour winner. Duplessis fell agonisingly short again. He led by three shots with two holes to play but a bogey on 17 and a par on the reachable par five 18th meant his 2nd runner up this season. He had some consolation in that his finish earned him entry to The Open at Royal Birkdale.

Winner of the European Swing was Eugenio Chacarra with his two wins. The series win gives Chacarra a bonus of $200,000 USD and entry into each of the back 9 tournaments.

None of the Ozzies made the cut.

1st Michael Hollick - €445,468

Hotel Planner Tour

Tournament: Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge

Dates: 2-5 July

Course: Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil

Purse: €300,000

Ozzies in the field: Austin Batista, Quinnton Croker, Sam Jones (NZ)

A home win for Frenchman Julien Sale. This was Sale’s maiden win on the HotelPlanner Tour and he became the first Frenchman to win this event. Best of the Australasians was kiwi Sam Jones at T44.

1st Julien Sale - €48,000

T44 Sam Jones (NZ) - €1,470

T55 Austin Batista - €990

MC Quinnton Croker

KLPGA

Tournament: The 16th LOTTE Open

Dates: 2-5 July

Course: Bear’s Best Cheongna (USA & Australasia)

Purse: KRW1,200,000,000

Ozzies in the field: Claire Shin

Hyojoo Kim was the winner.

Claire Shin did not make the cut.