What's on This Week - Week 23
The second Major of the year for the women and it is at the famed Riviera CC in LA. The PGA has one of it's biggest signature events of the year, the Memorial, at Jack's place up against the US Women's Open. Great teamwork. A young Ozzie star gets a start o the LET access Tour in France.
LPGA
Tournament: US Women’s Open
Dates: 4 – 7 June
Course: The Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, CA
Purse: USD $12.0M
Ozzies in the field: Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, Grace Kim, Steph Kyriacou, Karis Davidson, Sarah Hammett (a)
The second women’s major of the year is at the iconic Riviera Country Club. Hot favourite will be Nelly Korda but our ow Ozzie Hannah Green must go in with strong chances having notched up four wins this year already. She has had a couple of weeks back home in Perth and will be ready to go in LA. Minjee Lee is just too good to ignore in any consideration of who might win this week. She is all class and has the pedigree to get the job done.
The other three players that might be worth keeping an eye on are the two Englishwomen Lottie Woad and Charlie Hull and young gun Canadian Anna Huang.
Woad does not seem to understand pressure and her recent win at the Kroger Queen Classic shows she comes into this week with some recent form.
Charlie Hull is teeing it up at a US Women’s Open for the 12th time with her best result being in 2023 at Pebble Beach where she stormed home on Sunday with a 66 to finish second.
Huang just recorded her third win on the LET and she is only 17. Her first two wins were last year when she was 16 so the Canadian prodigy is no stranger to being at the top of leaderboards. Clearly the US Open is a different issue but this youngster has plenty of game and it will not surprise if she does will this week.
LETAS
Tournament: Arkea Montauban Ladies Open
Dates: 5-7 June
Course: Golf de Montauban
Purse: €50,000
Ozzies in the field: Belinda Ji, Kristalle Blum, Amy Walsh, Hannah Reeves, Munchin Keh (NZ)
Great to see Ozzie Hannah Reeves get an invitation to play this event. The Ozzie young gun has the game to compete in this tour and will be looking for a good showing to show her credentials against European competition.
PGA Tour
Tournament: The Memorial presented by Workday
Dates: 4-7 June
Course: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, OH
Purse: USD $20.0M
Ozzies in the field: Jason Day, Min Woo Lee, Adam Scott, Ryan Fox (NZ)
Twenty million dollars up for grabs so the big guns are turning out. The Memorial is a signature event and the real warm up for the US Open in two weeks. This should be a wonderful week of golf with Scottie and Rory in the field.
Korn Ferry Tour
Tournament: BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNEX
Dates: 4-7 June
Course: Thornblade Club, Greer, SC
Purse: USD $1.0M
Ozzies in the field: Rhein Gibson, Aaron Baddeley
Aaron Baddeley is teeing it up for the second week in a row.
PGA Champions Tour
Tournament: Senior Family Insurance Championship
Dates: 5-7 June
Course: TP Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Purse: USD $3.0M
Ozzies in the field: Steve Allan, Steve Alker (NZ), Stuart Appleby, David Bransdon, Greg Chalmers, Richard Green, Mark Hensby, Rod Pampling, Percy Cameron, Michael Wright, Scott Hend (3rd Alt)
The old guys of the US Champions Tour go around this week with the usual very strong contingent of Australasians. Stewart Cink is in the field so he is favourite but it would be great to see Scott Hend get a start.
DP World Tour
Tournament: KLM Open
Dates: 4-7 June
Course: The International, Amsterdam
Purse: USD $2.75M
Ozzies in the field: Jason Scrivener, David Micheluzzie, Ryan Peake, Anthony Quayle, Connor McKinney, Jack Buchanan, Dan Hillier (NZ), Kazuma Kobori (NZ)
The DP World Tour moves to the Netherlands for the KLM Open. Could this be the week that Micheluzzi, Peake and McKinney play as we know they can.
Hotel Planner Tour
Tournament: Swiss Challenge
Dates: 4-7 June
Course: Golf Sempach, Lucerne, Switzerland
Purse: €300,000
Ozzies in the field: Dimi Papadatos, Hayden Hopewell, Haydn Barron, Quinnton Croker, Damiel Gale, Sam Jones (NZ)
Asian Tour
Tournament: am green IGPL Bharath Classic
Dates: 4-7 June
Course: Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort
Purse: USD $500,000
Ozzies in the field: Kevin Yuan, Jed Morgan, Justin Warren, Nick Voke (NZ), Harrison Crowe, Will Florimo, Jack Thompson, Travis Smyth, Brett Rankin, Jack Buchanan, Maverick Antcliff, Daniel Ieremia (NZ)
The Asian Tour moves to Morocco to the Gary Player Mazagan Course. This is one of the longest courses in Morocco so it should suit the big hitters.
Japanese Tour
Tournament: BMW Japan Golf Tour Championship Mori Building Cup
Dates: 4-7 June
Course: Shishido Hills Country Club West Course
Purse: ¥150,000,000
Ozzies in the field: Michael Hendry (NZ)
JLPGA
Tournament: Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament
Dates: 5-7 June
Course: Yonex CC, Niigata
Purse: ¥90,000,000
Ozzies in the field: Lion Higo
KLPGA
Tournament: Celltrion Queens Masters
Dates: 5-7 June
Course: Seongmunan
Purse: ₩1,500,000,000
Ozzies in the field: Claire Shin
Sunshine Tour
Tournament: Waterfall City Tournament of Champions
Dates: 4-7 June
Course: Royal Johannesburg
Purse: R500,000
Ozzies in the field: Austin Batista
LIV Golf
Tournament: Liv Andalucía
Dates: 4-7 June
Course: Real Club, Valderrama
Purse: $$$$$$$
Ozzies in the field: Ripper GC: Cam Smith, Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert, Elvis Smylie
An important week for the LIV players not exempt into The Open. The highest ranked player after this tournament, not already exempt, gets entry to The Open at Royal Birkdale.