What’s on this Week - Week 4 3

LPGA

Tournament: BMW Ladies Championship

Dates: 22-25 October

Course: Pine Beach Golf Links, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea

Purse: USD $2.35M

Ozzies in the field: Minjee Lee, Grace Kim, Cassie Porter, Robyn Choi, Karis Davidson

The women of the LPGA stay in Asia this week as they travel to the Republic of Korea, one of the strongholds of women’s golf. Haeran Ryu, Hye-Jin Choi and Hyo Joo Kim lead the strong Korean contingent. For the Ozzies Hannah Green might still be carrying the sticks for hubby Jarryd Felton as she is not playing this week. Steph Kyriacou and Hira Naveed will be back stateside getting ready for Qualifying Stage of LPGA Q-Series.

LET

Tournament: Hero Women’s Indian Open

Dates: 22-25 October

Course: DLF Golf and Country Club, Delhi

Purse:USD $500,000

Ozzies in the field: Madison Hinson-Tolchard, Justice Bosio, Momoka Kobori (NZ), Whitney Hillier, Belinda Ji

A big week for Whitney Hillier as she tries to stay inside the top 70 on the OOM. This is probably Hillier’s last chance to improve her ranking as she will not get entry to the next two tournaments which have limited fields.

Steph Bunque is not playing this week which is a surprise as she too needs to hang onto her OOM spot (61st) and will not get into the next two tournaments. Then it is the season finale in Spain and only the top 64 players qualify.

LETAS

Tournament: Super Bock Ladies Open

Dates: 20-22 October

Course: Vidago Palace Golf

Purse: €50,000

Ozzies in the field: Hannah Reeves

Hannah Reeves is hanging onto her chance of cracking the top seven on the OOM and getting a full LET card for next season. She is playing the three remaining tournaments so is giving herself every chance. Reeves is 242 points away from 7th position so assuming those top players also earn points over the remainder of the season she is going to need three good finishes to achieve her goal. First place receives 500 points and second place gets 320.

Kristalle Blum is having a week off the LETAS and is playing the Players Championship at Willunga SA, a home game for her. Belinda Ji, who has had two great weeks on LETAS recently, is playing the LET event in India.

PGA Tour of Australasia & WPGA

Tournament: Players Series South Australia

Dates: 22-25 October

Course: Willunga Golf Course

Purse: AUD $200,000

Ozzies in the field: LOTS

The Ozzie season is well and truly in gear as the players head east into South Australia for the first of the five Players Series tournaments. In these tournaments both men and women compete for the same trophy. South Australian’s Caitlin Peirce who plays on the Epson Tour is teeing it up as is LETAS player Kristalle Blum.

PGA Tour

Tournament: Butterfield Bermuda Championship

Dates: 22-25 October

Course: Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton

Purse: USD $6.0M

Ozzies in the field: Cam Davis, Aaron Baddeley

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The fifth last chance for our Ozzies get some points and try to salvage their playing rights for 2027.

PGA Champions Tour

Tournament: Stifel Charity Classic

Dates: 23-25 October

Course: Norwood Hills Country Club, St Louis, MO

Purse: USD $2.3M

Ozzies in the field: Steve Allan, Steve Alker (NZ), Stuart Appleby, David Bansdon, Greg Chalmers, Matthew Goggin, Richard Green, Scott Hend, Mark Hensby, Rod Pampling, Percy Cameron, Michael Wright

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The first of the three Champions Tour playoffs. This week the field is 72 and Mathew Goggin with only 9 starts, many of them Monday qualifying, scraped into the field at no 69. Only the top 54 on the points list progress to next weeks tournament. After that the top 36 play the season finale and it is those 36 players who are guaranteed full playing rights next year.

DP World Tour

Tournament: Genesis Championship

Dates: 22-25 October

Course: Woo Jeong Hills CC, Cheonan, South Korea

Purse: USD $4.0M

Ozzies in the field: Jason Scrivener, David Micheluzzie, Dan Hillier (NZ), Kazuma Kobori (NZ), Elvis Smylie, Ryan fox (NZ)

The final regular season tournament is in Korea and it really is a shame that the battle for playing status is in a limited field event. Whilst the back nine concept has much going for it (including great tv times for Ozzies) we are denied the drama of all the bubble players competing this week.

There is plenty to play for – as well as the win players are vying to get into the top 70 on the Race to Dubai to play the first end of season playoff event, the Abu Dhabi Championship.

Legends Tour

Tournament: Sergio Melpignano Senio Italian Open

Dates: 22-24 October

Course: San Domenico Golf

Purse:€??

Ozzies in the field: Mark Brown (NZ), Michael Long (NZ)

Asian Tour

Tournament: Link Hong Kong Open

Dates: 22-25 October

Course: Hong Kong Golf Club

Purse: USD $2.0M

Ozzies in the field: Kevin Yuan, Jed Morgan, Cory Crawford, Justin Warren, Nick Voke (NZ), Harrison Crowe, Will Florimo, Jack Thompson, Travis Smyth, Brett Rankin, Matt Jones, Chris Wood, James Marchesani, Sam Brazel, Matt Jones, Denzel Ieremia (NZ), Maverick Antcliff

This is the 65th running of the Hong Kong Open and all of them have been at the storeyed venue, the Hong Kong Golf Club. The event is part of The Open series with the winner receiving an invite to the 2027 Open and Master. Thompson and Norman have held the trophy aloft and it’s surely time for another Ozzie Hong Kong champion.

Sunshine Tour

Tournament: Stella Artois Players Championship

Dates: 22-25 October

Course: Glendower Golf Club

Purse:

Ozzies in the field: Austin Batista

Glendower Golf Course

Bautista sits 67 points behind OOM leader Samuel Simpson so will be looking to eat away at that margin again this week.

JLPGA Step Up Tour

Tournament: Salonpas Ladies Open

Dates: 23-25 October

Course: Wakagi GC, Saga

Purse: Y20,000,000

Ozzies in the field: Lion Higo

Lion Higo is fresh off her second win on the Step Up Tour this season. She sits at no 3 on the OOM and will be pushing to get into the top 2 positions as they get full status on the JLPGA next season.

Japan Tour

Tournament: Fortinet Players Cup 2026

Dates: 22-25 October

Course: Narita Hills Country Club

Purse: Y150,000,000

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

Mena Tour

Tournament: Mena England Q-School 2027

Dates: 20-21 October

Course: Royal Automobile Club – Old Course, Epsom

Purse:

Ozzies in the field: Nil

Whilst there are no Ozzies in this Q school we will follow just to see who makes it through to the main Mena Tour. The OOM on the Mena Tour gives players access to the HotelPlanner Tour.