Ladies GOLF Summer/Autumn 2018/19 Issue 25

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48 Ladies in RACING Magazine Subscription Nelly Korda Completes Sibling Slam The ALPG Tour – A Breeding Ground 50 4 for Stars of the Future

Golf Keeps Residents Healthy and in 51 the Swing of Things

6 Julia Boland Elected as ALPG President Shinta Mani Angkor Bensley Collection 52 – A Golfers Paradise

8 ALPG Announces 2019 Tournament Schedule Lynn Marriott Named Nancy Lopez 53 Golf Achievement Award Recipient 10 Minjee Lee Wins Greg Norman Medal 54 Korea Take UL International Crown 2019 Brisbane Invitational

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Becky Morgan Wins the Hero 56 Women’s Indian Open for First Jiyai Shin Donates ActewAGL Career Title

12 Canberra Classic Prizemoney 58 Lacoste Ladies Open De France Gill Crowned as Winner

14 ofBreanna Inaugural Women’s International Georgia Hall Wins Ricoh Women’s 60 Pro-Am 2018 British Open Yae Eun Hong Wins the 2019

15 Australian Women’s Amateur Championship

Jin Young Ko Earns 2018 61 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of

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Brooke Henderson Wins the Lawrence 16 Tips and Training with Anne Wilson- 62 CP Women's Open Angela Stanford Wins Evian 18 Rolex Player Ratings 63 Championship for First Career Major

Montana Strauss Takes Out Women’s 21 Blitz

Golf Curlewis 64 Swede Success for Jenny Hagland Seaborn Ovation – Luxury Western 22 66 Julia Engstrom Claims Title at El Prat Mediterranean Golf Cruise Julia Engstrom On Why She Chose 67 23 Sahara “The Weapon” Hillman Varma Golf Over Tennis Danielle Kang Proves She is a 24 Jenny Sevil - 5 Step Process To Success 68 Champion in Shanghai Win a Golf Holiday to Sheraton Deva 26 New Caledonia 70 Product Reviews

28 Ladies Coral Classic 71 Golf Course Real Estate The 46th South Pacific Ladies 29 Grace Kim Claims ANNIKA Invitational 72 Open Classic 30 Fairway Birdies

Many of Australia’s Top 100 Golf 72 How Redemption for Lexi

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31 Stephanie Kyriacou Claims her

NT Team Debuts at the 2018 32 73 Australian Biggest Win

Women’s Senior Amateurs Moorina Golf Club Wins Barclay Shield 33 Albacore Apartments 74

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Dongara Golf Club 35 Mecure Sanctuary Golf Resort Doey Choi Wins SA Amateur Championship Another Thailand Victory in Pattaya 75 36 SA Golf Camp Girls Meet 38 Queen of Clubs Vietnam Golf Tour 75 Stephanie Na Ariya Jutanugarn Earns 2018 Rolex 40 Dubbo Golf Club to Host 2020 Player of the Year Award 76 Women’s NSW Open Golf Championship Travel to the LET Omega Dubai

41 Moonlight Classic Kazuma Kobori & Sohie Yip Win 77 2018 Victorian Boys and Girls Play with Style with Nivo 42 Championships

44 Jamie Sadock Fashions 78 Book Reviews Just a Teenager on a Fun Day Out 46 80 Advertisers Index 47 Ladies GOLF Magazine Subscription www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

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elcome to our Summer - Autumn Issue of Ladies GOLF Magazine.

What an exciting time it is for lady golfers with the ALPG Tour in progress. Victorian Montana Strauss took out the women's section of the Blitz Golf Curlewis on January 4, in heatwave conditions at Curlewis Golf Club on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula.

Congratulations to World Number six Minjee Lee, who has become the first woman to win Australian golf’s most prestigious individual honour; the Greg Norman Medal. Australia’s best performing golfer, male or female, on the international stage in 2018, Minjee is the third recipient of the medal following Jason Day in 2015 and 2016 and Marc Leishman in 2017.

January 19, 2019 saw the highly anticipated modernisation of the Rules of Golf. The changes to the Rules are a key step in the R&A’ s bid to make golf more accessible and make the way it is played more in line with the modern sport. In doing so, governing bodies of the sport can ensure longevity and a healthy future for the sport. There has been a significant amount of information released over the past three months including the distribution of new Rules of Golf books in the form of a Players Guide, Full Rule Book and Official Guide to the Rules of Golf that contain various detail levels on the rules. The publications are full of great diagrams and easy to understand wording which has simplified the rules for the golfer. For further information visit www.golfaustralia.org.au With the 2019 ISPS Handa Vic Open shaping up to become the biggest yet, we need your help, and this is our final call for volunteers! With the introduction of tour sanctioning with the European Tour and LPGA Golf Australia, they will be requiring additional volunteer support to assist with new roles. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer visit the Golf Australia website.

Jenny Sevil brings us her “Five Step Process to Success” showing you how you can improve your golf through her tools and strategies that took her from a struggling professional golfer/part time waitress to be come a multiple winner on the International stage. Follow her advice on page 24.

Professional coach Ann Wilson-Lawrence shows us how you can improve your Greenside Bunker Play, a five-page instructional tutorial starting on page 16.

Congratulations to our winners who will all receive a $300.00 Ambassador Travel Voucher as well as a copy of the 2019 Golf Course Guide, a fabulous book that saves you money whilst enjoying the best courses around Australia. The winners are Louise Griffin from Victoria and Yvonne Small, Trish Piry, Carol Brassat and Candace D’Souza from N.S.W. Golf Australia’s Swing Fit is the fun, healthy and social way for women to learn and develop golf skills. The best thing about Swing Fit is that you don’t have to know anything about golf to get involved. Many of our participants have never even picked up a club before.

You’ll have fun in a relaxed environment and your swing and putting will improve each week.

You’ll learn golf-specific exercises and movements, work in pairs, receive constant support and be surrounded by like-minded people. For further information on how you can get involved visit www.golfaustralia.com.au So, if you’re interested in a fun, healthy and social way to learn to play golf, Swing Fit is for you!

Yours in GOLF Catherine Meredith PS Do you want to win a Golf Holiday to Play in the Sheraton Women’s International Pro-Am 2019 March 12th to 16th in New Caledonia? It is a three round ALPG Pro-Am, $40,000 Professional Prize Money, World Class Beachfront Accommodation at an amazing new golf resort. Limited opportunity for only 40 overseas women amateurs to join the pros for this unique Pro-Am. For full event information and to enter with answering a simple question go to www.pacificgolf.co.nz and see page 26.

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The ALPG TOUR A Breeding Ground for Stars of the Future!

Story by Karen Lunn ALPG

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The 2019 ALPG Tour has a rich history of nurturing and producing some of the greatest names in women’s golf, and at the start of our 2018/2019 Tour we looked back at some of the achievements Downunder of some of the biggest names in women’s golf.

f we go all the way back to 1992, a shy young Queenslander by the name of Karrie Webb cut her teeth on the ALPG tour as an amateur. Karrie, who had long been touted as a future star, found her way into contention at the Victorian Open at Yarra Yarra Golf Club as a 17-year-old before eventually finishing in 2nd place behind Australian LPGA star Wendy Doolan. It was onwards and upwards from there for the talented and fiercely determined Queenslander who went on to capture 57 worldwide titles including 7 major championships.

Karrie is often referred to as Australia’s greatest ever player and her incredible record makes it tough to argue against.

Two years later at the 1994 Women’s Australian Open an unheralded Swede by the name of Annika Sorenstam claimed her first professional title defeating Australian stars Rachel Hetherington and Jane Crafter at Royal Adelaide Golf Club.

Annika is widely recognised as the greatest woman golfer of all time, collecting 93 worldwide tournament titles including 10 major championships. Karrie and Annika would both go on to be inducted into the LPGA and World Golf Hall of Fame, the two going on to develop one of the fiercest rivalries in golf during the mid to late nineties.

Korean star Amy Yang is another who got her big break on the ALPG Tour when she became the youngest ever winner in a Ladies European Tour sanctioned event by taking out the ANZ Ladies Masters in 2005 at age 16 years, 192 days. Amy would go on to be a multiple winner on the LPGA tour and has amassed US$9m in prizemoney on that tour alone.

The impressive list of players who got their first taste of success at a professional level on the ALPG Tour continued when 14-year-old Lydia Ko became the youngest player in the history of the game to win a professional event by capturing the 2012 Bing Lee NSW Open at Oatlands Golf Club. Lydia would go on to become the youngest player of either gender to become

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the world number 1 in professional golf and as we speak the popular Kiwi has notched up 15 LPGA wins and more than US$9.3m in prizemoney at the ripe old age of 21! As Lydia’s career progressed she went on to break record after record, upon winning The Evian Championship in France on the 13 September 2015 she became the youngest woman, at age 18 years, 4 months and 20 days, to win a major championship.

Her closing round of 63 was a record lowest final round in the history of women's golf majors. On 22 November 2015, Lydia won the LPGA Rolex Player of the Year Award making her the youngest winner in the 49 years of the award. On 3 April 2016, she won the ANA Inspiration, her second consecutive major championship, where she also became the youngest player to win two women's major championships.

Lydia has not only been recognised in the golfing ranks for her prodigious talent and incredible success, on 23 April 2014, one day before her 17th birthday, she was named as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people. In both 2014 and 2015, Lydia was named in the ESPNW Impact25 list of twenty-five athletes and influencers who have made the greatest impact for women in sports.

The Bing Lee NSW Open in 2013 once again produced a star of the future, when a young Caroline Hedwall claimed her first professional event at Oatlands Golf Club defeating the defending champion Lydia Ko by 2 shots. The Swedish star remains to this day the only player in the history of the Solheim Cup to have won all 5 matches in one event, having achieved a clean sweep in 2013 in Dallas when the European Team won the Cup for the first time on US soil.

Our own Minjee Lee became the world’s number 1 ranked amateur golfer after winning the Oates Vic Open as an amateur in 2014. She remained the number one ranked amateur golfer until she turned professional in September 2014 after leading

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Minjee’s former Australian team-mate and partner at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Su Oh won the Ladies Masters in just her second event as a professional in 2015, and now in her third full season is finding her feet on the LPGA Tour. Su, alongside Minjee, Katherine Kirk and Sarah Jane Smith will represent Australia at the UL International Crown in October, and it is surely only a matter of time before the likeable Victorian captures her first LPGA title.

Pernilla, who had contended for the title in Canberra on the final day went on to capture her first professional tournament at the ANA Inspiration less than two months later, the Swede commenting that she had learned a lot during the final round at the ActewAGL Canberra Classic playing alongside former world number 1 and eventual winner Jiyai Shin.

Englishwoman Georgia claimed her first professional title as a 19-year-old at the 2016 Oates Vic Open on the ALPG Tour, and would claim her first LPGA title and major championship at the Ricoh Women’s British Open in August. Georgia has since firmly established herself in the top 10 on the Rolex Women’s World rankings and there is no doubt the best is yet to come from the talented 22-year-old. getty images

Earlier in 2018 two young European Players arrived in Australia to start off their season and I am sure it was beyond their wildest dreams to imagine the success which was just around

the corner for them. “Where champions are made” could certainly be an appropriate tag line for the ALPG Tour in 2018 after Pernilla Lindberg and Georgia Hall both went on to win major championships in 2018 after competing at the Oates Vic Open, ActewAGL Canberra Classic and the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open.

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the Australia team that won the Espirito Santo Trophy. Minjee has already won 4 LPGA titles in her first 3 years on tour, and many expect that the West Australian will go on to taste major success and become the first Australian woman to win a major championship since Karrie Webb captured the ANA Inspiration in 2006. Minjee has already firmly established herself as one of the most consistent and toughest competitors on the LPGA Tour having amassed over US$4m in prizemoney by the age of 22.

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JULIA BOLAND Elected as ALPG President

By Karen Lunn ALPG

Former LPGA Tour player Julia Boland has been elected to succeed Shani Waugh as the President of the ALPG

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t the ALPG AGM held on Sunday 11th March, Shani Waugh informed the membership that she would not be re-standing for President of ALPG. Shani had been the ALPG President for six years, having served on the ALPG Board for 11 years.

only be beneficial to all of us in the industry to continue to work together for the betterment of our game in Australia. I would like to very sincerely thank Shani for the enormous contribution she has made to the ALPG over the past 11 years and wish her and her family all the best for the future”

The outgoing President said that she felt that now was the right time for her to move on. “Having been on the ALPG board for 11 years and President for six of those the time is right for both the organisation and me personally to step away. I do so feeling completely comfortable knowing that our Vice President Julia Boland is moving into the President's role. Julia has served on our board for two years and is an extremely sharp and articulate woman who cares very much for the ALPG and its members.

Given the push to improve the industry for all women I know Julia is the perfect person to lead our organisation into his very exciting phase”

Karen Lunn ALPG CEO also thanked Shani for her dedication.

Julia was honoured to be asked to take on the role of President commenting on her predecessor, “It is with mixed emotions that I take on the role of ALPG President. It has been an honour to serve as Vice-President under Shani and I have learned a lot in the past 2 years. The ALPG is in a very strong position and there is so much positivity around women’s sports in Australia at the moment which we need to build upon. We have been working closely with our colleagues at Golf Australia and the PGA of Australia and it can

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“I want to say a huge thanks to Shani for all of her hard work over the past 10 or so years. There have been many times when I have witnessed Shani making personal sacrifices to fulfil her role as President and I feel that we have been fortunate to have her involved for this long. I wish Shani nothing but the best for her Shani Waugh Golf School in WA and trust she will also enjoy spending more time with her daughter Alex.

“Julia has played at the very highest level as a professional which obviously is an advantage, but it is her off course accomplishments which I believe make her an outstanding candidate for President. Julia was one of the most respected players on tour when she played, she is honest, respectful and is never one to shy away from a challenge. In my opinion, these strengths combined with Julia’s scholastic achievements and common-sense approach make the perfect recipe for the ALPG Presidency” Keep an eye-out on our website and our social media pages Facebook (ALPG Official), Twitter (@ALPGTour) and Instagram (alpgtour) for more announcements and news!

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ALPG Announces 2019

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Story by Karen Lunn ALPG

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The 2019 ALPG Tour and 2019 ALPG ClubCar Series kicked off on January 4th 2019 with an exciting new pro-am on our schedule, The Blitzgolf Curlewis, where 20 ALPG professionals joined 40 of their counterparts from the PGA in what was a fun-filled, action-packed day.

litzgolf is a relatively new format of the game but so far has received fantastic feedback and reviews. ALPG is excited to be involved in this innovative new format of the game, while our traditional events are without a doubt the lifeblood of our tour it is important that we follow the lead of those women’s sports which have successfully embraced shorter formats of the game such as the WBBL Cricket and the Fast5 Netball.

BALLARAT

Also, for the first time in our history ALPG will be holding a Qualifying Tournament, where players from tours across the world will visit our shores to compete for exemptions into all of our major tournaments in 2019. The Qualifying Tournament will be played over 54- holes at the stunning Ballarat Golf Club just over an hour west of Melbourne in Victoria’s Goldfields from 28th – 30th January, and we are delighted to have such a high-class venue and facility hosting our maiden Qualifying Tournament. The winner of the Qualifying Tournament will receive an exemption into the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, the leading 10 players will receive exemptions into the Vic Open while the leading 15 players will receive exemptions into the Australian Ladies Classic Bonville, the ActewAGL Canberra Classic and the NSW Women’s Open.

The Qualifying Tournament will lead straight into the ALPG Ballarat Icons Pro-am, a 36-hole event which will be played over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd February 2019. Earlier this year the ALPG Ballarat Icons Pro-am attracted a high-class field of professionals from 18 different countries, and we are confident that this will again be the case in 2019 as some of the world’s best golfers look for an opportunity to sharpen their games heading into our major events.

Day one of the pro-am will be a traditional event with 3 amateurs players playing alongside one ALPG professional, while day 2 will see just the professional players competing for the $30,000 prizemoney on offer.

We are very excited to be playing this event again in 2019 after a fantastic pro-am earlier in 2018, and a big thank you must go out to ALPG member Ange Tatt, and the Ballarat Golf Club board for their support and vision to host not only our ALPG Pro-am but also

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host our Qualifying Tournament and our Next Generation Rookie Camp in 2019.

13TH BEACH

From the Goldfields the ALPG heads just an hour down the highway to the Bellarine Peninsula to the stunning 13th Beach Resort in Barwon Heads for the 2019 Vic Open.

The Vic Open continues to go from strength to strength each year, thanks to the fantastic support from both the State government in Victoria and the City of Geelong.

We have seen the prizemoney continue to grow each year for both the men and the women events, in 2014 each field was playing for $150,000 in prizemoney while in 2019 both the men and the women will each be competing for 10 times that amount, with a total purse of $3 million in prizemoney making it the richest golf tournament in Australia.

In 2019 the men’s event will be jointly sanctioned between the PGA of Australia and the European Tour which is great news, and we can expect to see some big names from Europe featuring in both the men’s and women’s draws.

Golf Victoria have done an outstanding job with this event and have created a really unique concept which has captured headlines all over the world and which the players, stakeholders and fans all love being a part of.

ADELAIDE

From the Bellarine Peninsula, the tour heads west to the city of churches for what is the pinnacle of the ALPG Tour, the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open.

In 2019 the tournament will be held from 14th - 17th February at the Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, where many of the world’s leading players including defending champion Jin Young Ko will compete for a share the of US$1.3 million prizemoney on offer.

Our leading players Minjee Lee, Sarah Jane Smith, Su Oh, Katherine Kirk, Hannah Green and Sarah Kemp will all be trying to get their names on the prestigious Patricia Bridges Bowl for the first time, while ALPG and LPGA legend Karrie Webb is expected to tee up in 2019 attempting to win the title for a record 6th time.

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It is certainly exciting for the women professionals to be playing such a prestigious event here in Australia for this level of prizemoney, and quite unique in the sporting world for the women’s event to carry a higher level of prizemoney than its men’s equivalent.

There is no doubt that the tournament will once again attract a world class field, a direct benefit of having the powerhouse that is the USLPGA Tour as a sanctioning partner.

Golf Australia have done a wonderful job in securing another threeyear deal to play the Open in Adelaide, in 2016 the tournament was held at The Grange Golf Club, in 2017 at Royal Adelaide Golf Club and 2018 at Kooyonga Golf Club.

COFFS HARBOUR

From Adelaide we will head to the mid-north Coast of NSW to Coffs Harbour for the second edition of the Australian Ladies Classic Bonville, which will be held at “Australia’s Augusta” Bonville Golf Resort, from 21st – 24th February. The event earlier this year was a great success, and a big thanks must go out to Coffs Harbour MP Andrew Fraser and NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro for their support in gaining the necessary funding from Destinations NSW to secure not only this event but also the NSW Women’s Open.

Golf NSW CEO Stuart Fraser and Government Relations Manager Bernard Bratusa should also be commended on their vision and for all of their hard work in securing funding for 5 years for both events.

I am sure our ALPG members and international visitors will once again enjoy the stunning beaches, rainforests and restaurants that Coffs Harbour has to offer.

CANBERRA

From Coffs Harbour the ALPG Tour will head to our National Capital Canberra for the ActewAGL Canberra Classic held at Royal Canberra Golf Club from 1st – 3rd March.

The ActewAGL Canberra Classic will once again be a 54-hole event with prizemoney of AUD$150,000 on offer.

A big thanks must go out to our title sponsor ActewAGL, and our other sponsors Audi Centre Canberra, The Doma Hotel Group, Drummond Golf, University of Canberra, Cutter and Buck, Revo, Volvik and Bing Lee for their continued support of both the ALPG and this tournament.

The final round will see the leading fifty professionals battle it out for the trophy, already we have commitments from defending champion and current world number 25 Jiyai Shin, ALPG stars Rebecca Artis, Sarah Kemp, Steph Na and Whitney Hillier along with former World Number 1 and Australian Open champion, legend Dame Laura Davies.

We are also expecting a host of other European stars to commit to the tournament in the coming weeks and months as they get set for tilt at making the European Team to take on defending champions USA at the Solheim Cup at Gleneagles in Scotland in September 2019.

Canadian LPGA star Lorie Kane has also committed to play, and will be joined by QLD amateur star Cassie Porter who has gained an exemption by virtue of her victory at the 2018 Ian Baker Finch Junior Classic. In addition, two of Australia’s elite amateur squad will be competing in the event.

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QUEANBEYAN

From Royal Canberra the players will have a very short trip across the border to Queanbeyan Golf Club for the NSW Women’s Open, which will be held over 72-holes from 7-10th March with $150,000 in prizemoney up for grabs.

It will certainly be a pleasant change for the players to be in the same region for two weeks in a row providing our ALPG stars and international visitors with the opportunity to visit the many fantastic attractions which the ACT and the NSW Southern Tablelands have to offer. The tournament will look to attract a very similar field to the ActewAGL Canberra Classic held the previous week, as is the case with the Australian Ladies Classic Bonville it will also be an official co-sanctioned on the Ladies European Tour.

NEW CALEDONIA

The following week the ALPG Tour heads offshore to beautiful New Caledonia for the second edition of the Sheraton Deva New Caledonia Women’s International Pro-am, where 40 players will be competing for $40,000 prizemoney on offer.

The 2018 event was the first time an ALPG event was held in the Pacific Islands and the players thoroughly enjoyed both the course, the hospitality and the surroundings of the magnificent Sheraton Deva Resort.

There will also be amateur packages available to participate in the pro-am, please go to Pacific Golf Managements website www. pacificgolf.co.nz or call phone Richard Ellis +64 21989996 for more information.

BRISBANE

The tour then heads to Brisbane to McLeod Country Golf Club for the fifth edition of the Brisbane Invitational, which will be played over two days on the 18th and 19th March, with day two being the professional individual event played for a purse of $30,000.

Our good friends at McLeod Country Golf Club eventually hope that the pro-am will prove to be a stepping stone to bring a major women’s professional tournament to Brisbane sometime in the near future.

YAMBA

The Tour then heads south down the M1 to gorgeous Yamba for the Yamba G&CC ALPG Tour Pro-am which will be held on 22nd March.

This will mark the sixth edition of the pro-am and without doubt it is one of the most popular venues for our members and visitors with its pristine beaches and holiday atmosphere.

The Pro-am will be played for prizemoney of $20,000 and will also be the final event of the 2019 ClubCar Series, which has a bonus pool of $15,000 up for grabs for our members across the ALPG Tour Pro-ams, ActewAGL Canberra Classic and the NSW Women’s Open.

We look forward to seeing you at one or more of our events in 2019, if you are interested in playing in any of our pro-ams or plan to come to watch one of our major events please feel free to contact me at karenl@alpg.com.au.

I would like to thank our tournament partners, venues and stakeholders for their ongoing support.

Keep track of news and stories on our website alpg.com.au Facebook page “Australian Ladies Professional Golf Official” Twitter page @ALPGTour Youtube channel “GameOnALPG” Instagram “ALPGTour”

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MINJEE LEE Wins Greg Norman Medal Story by Karen Lunn ALPG

World Number 6 Minjee Lee has become the first woman to win Australian golf’s most prestigious individual honour; the Greg Norman Medal.

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ustralia's best performing, male or female, golfer on the international stage in 2018, Minjee is the third recipient of the medal following Jason Day in 2015 and 2016 and Marc Leishman in 2017.

“I’m humbled to have won such a prestigious award alongside two amazing golfers already in Marc and Jason,” said Minjee.

“It’s a great honour, Greg is arguably one of the greatest golfers to ever come out of Australia so to win an award attached to his name is really special. I’ve had a great 2018 season and this is a really nice way to be acknowledged for that, thanks to my team for their hard work throughout the year, hopefully we can have a bigger and better one next year.”

Beginning the 2018 season ranked 19th in the world, West Australian Minjee got her year off to a flying start winning the Vic Open for a second time by a commanding five shots. She was close to back-to-back wins in Australia finishing runner-up at the ActewAGL Canberra Classic followed by a top-5 finish at the ISPS HANDA Women’s Australian Open.

She recorded a further four top-10’s on the LPGA Tour including 2nd at the Mediheal Championship before winning the Volvik Championship. This win ignited a blistering run of form with Minjee recording six finishes inside the top-4 to reach the ranking of World Number 5, having started the year ranked 19th.

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Minjee cemented her outstanding performance this year as the best performing Australian female in all Majors and the Race to CME Globe final standings. Greg Norman couldn’t be on the Gold Coast for the Awards Ceremony but sent Minjee a video message.

“Australian professional golf has seen a successful year, with notable performances from both our male and female players around the world,” said Greg. “We have seen the emergence of some great young players, making their name in the US and Europe, and seen many of our established players continue their successful careers.

“One nominee for the Greg Norman Medal this year stood out above the rest. Two tournament wins, one in Australia at the Vic Open, and one on the LPGA tour at the Volvik Championship, outstanding performances in all major championship events, and a fifth place standing on the Race to CME Globe, her ranking moved from 19th to 5th in the world.

“It is my honour to announce the first female recipient of the Greg Norman Medal, by virtue of her success in 2018 is Minjee Lee. I’m honoured to announce Minjee Lee as the 2018 Greg Norman Medal winner.”

The evening also saw members of the professional golf circuit, corporate world and golf community gather to celebrate the achievements of both vocational and tour PGA Professionals. www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

The 2019 Brisbane Invitational March 18 - 19

McLEOD COUNTRY GOLF CLUB The Brisbane Invitational is an ALPG Pro Am event open to both men and women golfers.

McLeod is proud to offer the only ALPG event in Brisbane in 2019 for the 5th year running.

Bookings are now open so don’t miss your opportunity to play and meet the professional ladies’ golfers both from Australia & around the world.

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hoose to play one day or enjoy the entire two-day experience for the best money value. All groups will include one professional player and three amateurs. Professionals will be allocated.

McLeod Country Golf Club located at the foothills of Mount Ommaney, Brisbane is a club with a rich history still alive today in the camaraderie of their welcoming and fun spirited lady Members and associate Fellows.

The Club was formed in 1968 for both men and women and is still the only club in the Southern Hemisphere to be administered by women. The Board boasts an incredible talent of women who, along with the Management of the Club, ensure the true heritage and foundations that Club was built on have only grown stronger over the years.

Today both women and men make up the 1200-plus membership enjoying a challenging game of golf on the superb 18-hole course. If you’re lucky enough, you may even see some of the beautiful wildlife the course is well known for; families of ducks or even a deer or two!

The clubhouse has delicious meals available, friendly staff and poker machine facilities. McLeod also has beautiful grounds to cater for wedding ceremonies and a stunning outlook over the course from the Westlake room, perfect for functions and events. www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

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The Brisbane Invitational is open to both men and women amateur golfers holding a handicap. Come and play along side the professional golfers of the ALPG and visiting Internationals. Sign up today at www.mcleodgolf.com.au.

EVENT PROGRAM MONDAY - 18TH MARCH 2019

FULL EVENT: $200 (MEMBERS $180) 2 Days Golf + Shootout & Awards Dinners. This is the ultimate ticket! Play in everything and enjoy all meals and entertainment plus it has the best savings.

DAY 1 GOLF ONLY: $85

Ambrose Event Each team of 4 will include an ALPG Professional player

Play in the Ambrose event only, no access to Shootout Dinner

DAY 1 GOLF + SHOOTOUT DINNER: $120

6.30am to 12.30pm tee time starts 5.15pm - Lady Professional Shootout on 18th hole 6.00pm - Shootout Dinner Buffet: 2 course dinner, player interviews, Ambrose winner awards and Calcutta auction

Play in the Ambrose event, enjoy the Shootout and then finish the day with a two course meal while listening to player interviews and bidding on the Calcutta.

TUESDAY - 19TH MARCH 2019

This is the money day for the Pro’s. You play alongside the Professional Ladies as they play stroke, while you play Stableford and combine scores in the Aggregate Stableford.

Finish the day with a 2 course meal while awards are presented and the Calcutta finalised.

Professional Stroke Event Amateur Aggregate Stableford Event Each team of 4 will include an ALPG Professional player 6.30am to 12.30pm tee time starts 5.45pm - Tournament Awards Dinner Buffet: 2 course dinner, Professional winner, Aggregate winner awards and Calcutta winner presentations

DAY 2 GOLF + AWARDS DINNER: $120

SHOOTOUT DINNER ONLY: $35 JUNIORS: $60 - $120 1 OR 2 DAY OPTIONS - GOLF ONLY *Ticket prices include cart if required.

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JIYAI SHIN

Donates ActewAGL Canberra Classic Prizemoney to ALPG’s Next Generation Story by Karen Lunn ALPG

South Korean superstar Jiyai Shin claimed victory at the ActewAGL Canberra Classic at Royal Canberra Golf Club back in February this year and has recently announced that she will donate her prizemoney of $22,500 to the ALPG to put towards our ALPG Next Generation Camp and other Development initiatives.

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hen Jiyai first committed to play in the 2018 ActewAGL Canberra Classic we were absolutely thrilled to have a player of her pedigree in the field, especially given that she had won the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open back at Royal Canberra Golf Club in 2013. To have her inform us that she wanted to donate her prizemoney back to the ALPG after winning the tournament was really just unbelievable, in the world of professional sport these types of gestures come few and far between.

During the ActewAGL Canberra Classic Jiyai, who is a great sports fan herself spent some time chatting with our ALPG patron Dawn Fraser, and learned about the camp and what ALPG was doing to assist our rookies and younger members, and felt that she would also like to contribute.

It is no secret that Jiyai loves competing in Australia, having won the Australian Open back in 2013, the Ladies Masters in 2016 and now the ActewAGL Canberra Classic once again at Royal Canberra Golf Club this year.

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Jiyai has also made no secret for her love of Aussie meat pies, the first thing that she ordered on arrival at Royal Canberra Golf Club in February was a meat pie, I was a witness to it!

After her win at the ActewAGL Canberra Classic Jiyai said that Royal Canberra is now her favourite golf course and that the Aussie meat pies she ate during the week gave her the extra distance on her drives to help her win!

Jiyai also heard about the project which ALPG is working on with Bond University on the Gold Coast, which is to bring international women golfers to Bond University to study the English language whilst refining their golf skills with our ALPG coaches and other industry service providers.

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grateful for what I have been able to do and when I saw and heard what the ALPG are doing for young women players here, I wanted to give my support and give something back. “ Most readers of Ladies GOLF Magazine will understand that compared to some of golfs’ other governing bodies here in Australia, ALPG is a relatively small organisation with three fulltime employees and restrictive budgets.

For some time now we have been discussing holding a camp to assist and mentor our younger players, and in January this year ALPG held our first ever Next Generation Rookie Camp at Ballarat Golf Club after receiving some funding from The R&A. We had 16 of our members attend the camp including four of our international members, and they all enjoyed the experience immensely, learning from ALPG stars Shani Waugh, Jennifer Sevil, Julia Boland, Stacey Peters, Cathryn Bristow and Mardi Jiyai with 2 Amateur winners Lunn, Osteopath Adam Olarenshaw, PGA representative Nick When I spoke to Jiyai and thanked her for what she had done she Bielawski and the great Karrie Webb who skyped in from her smiled back at me and commented “Its no problem, I got what I home in Florida. wanted which was the trophy” being the 50th of her impressive The feedback following on from the camp and during our 2018 professional career.

ALPG Tour has all been incredibly positive about the lessons our Jiyai later commented on her donation “I love coming to Australia members learned and the knowledge they gained at the camp. at the beginning of the year. I feel so welcome and everyone I meet is so caring and passionate about women’s golf and I really can’t thank Jiyai enough not only for this incredible growing the game. I know what it is like to be a young player with gesture but for the support she gives to ALPG on an annual a goal to play golf professionally. When I was just starting out basis. This exceptional young woman who is a former world and playing in South Korea, I was very lucky to have the support number 1, two-time major winner and winner of 50 International and guidance of some wonderful people. I know that support professional tournaments on the world’s major tours all before has helped me have such a wonderful career and I am always her 30th birthday is truly a credit to our sport and all those who thankful for that. I am always thankful for that. Every day, I am play it.

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BREANNA GILL

Crowned as Winner of Inaugural Women’s International Pro-Am 2018 Breanna Gill and Vicky Uwland fought it out in a sudden death playoff, with a pat on the 9th hole enough to seal the win for Breanna. The new victor of the South Pacific’s inaugural women’s PGA tournament took home a large slice of the $40,000 prize money.

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competition and won with a score of 144 (par), bettering Vicky by one shot in their sudden death playoff. Close runners up were Aussie fave Sarah, who came third with a total of 146 (+2) and local runner up and comer was Emilie Ricaud, who put in a great game and kept the spectators on their toes until The competition saw over 60 players take part, with over the very last hole. half of the participants hailing from Australia, the remaining players made the local contingent of the first competition of Winner Breanna said “I am so thrilled to win this competition its kind for the South Pacific. The competition has seen over at such a stunning course and to represent women’s golf at the 20 Australian PROS take part including Sarah Kemp, Victoria South Pacific’s inaugural PRO-AM tournament. Competition Fricot and Phillis Meti (New Zealand) all of whom are the was fierce, but morale and comradery were high and in official ambassadors for the competition. abundance thanks to a great local crowd supporting us each his official event on the Australian Ladies’ Professional Tour is being held at the recently opened, $250 million world-class five-star beach front accommodation, Sheraton Deva Resort & Spa.

Boosted by perfect conditions, winner Breanna beat out stiff step of the way!”

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YAE EUN HONG Wins the 2019 Australian Women's Amateur Championship Story by Martin Blake Golf Australia

Yae Eun (Amy) Hong made it three Korean winners of the women’s Australian Amateur in the past four years, and she did it in style at Woodlands on January 20th.

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lready three-up and playing the 34th hole of a 36hole final against Japan’s Tsubasa Kajitani, the 16-year-old found herself in a difficult spot behind the 16th green. Tsubasa meanwhile, had her ball on the green with a long birdie putt to extend the match.

But Amy, yet another graduate of the incredible South Korean golfing factory, sized up the tricky chip, wedged it into the bank, ran it up on to the green and into the cup for a birdie.

It was game over, just like that. The 3&2 victory was her first in a national championship and just her third anywhere, following two wins in her native country. Afterward, the teenager from Seoul, admitted that she had only hoped to get her matchwinning chip close to the pin. “I just thought ‘bogey is okay’,” she said. “It was so hard, and it was my first time playing on these tough greens. I just played it and I thought it was very big, but it just went in the hole.’’

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Amateurs for the experience. She brought her father Tae-Sik along, and he was on her bag today. A former professional golfer who stopped playing at 19, Tae-Sik Hong was in tears after his daughter’s victory. “I thought: ‘Let’s just play with my Dad’,’’ said Amy. “But I had good scores, made the win so it’s good for everyone.’’

Amy wants to turn professional in a few years. Her favourite player, not surprisingly, is the former world No. 1 Sung Hyun Park. “I love her,’’ she said. “I met her at a tournament and I always go in the gallery. She’s the best.” Ranked 178th in the world before today’s big win, Amy had to work hard for the win against the 15-year-old Tsubasa, who has a beautiful rhythm to her swing and who hits it long.

The Korean was up for most of the day and then put the hammer down with a gorgeous, low spinning wedge to the par-five 15th hole, rolling in the birdie from three metres.

Tsubasa had also hit it close there, but when she missed her downhill birdie putt, Amy was three-up. The birdie at the 16th gave her the exclamation point.

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CHING THE GREEN

n, d ANN WILSONAnn Wilson Lawrence LAWRENCE Golf Professional Awarded Teaching Ann is a life member Professional of Australian Ladies Professional Golf.

Ann has been She is teaching named incurrently the at Palm Meadows on the topGold 50 teaching Coast. professionals in Ann holds Group Clinics Australia. and is available for Private Lessons.

She is a life Pleaseof give Ann a call for member some help improving your thegolf ALPG and game. is a teaching 0413 860 213. professional at Lakelands Golf Club on the Gold Coast.

Ann holds weekly group clinics, private lessons and beginners fun golf days once a month.

Please give Ann a call for some help with your golf game on 0413 860 213.

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Bunker Play

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For those players who don’t like bunkers here are a few tips on how to set up and play out of them, so bunkers become your friend.

THE 3 GOALS FOR BUNKER PLAY

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Photos courtesy of Greg Minns

Preparing to enter the Bunker

1. Get the ball out

of how

• First, always enter the bunker from the lowest edge and closest point to your ball. (This will prevent injury, and you’ll have less sand to rake)

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2. Get it on the green

• If there is a rake near to your entry, pick it up cleanly without scraping the sand, and place it conveniently near your ball, without interfering with your ball or stance.

3. Get it close to the hole.

• Remember bunkers are a hazard, so make sure you don’t touch the sand with your club any time before you play your shot, or you will have to add a penalty shot to your score for testing the sand.

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TIPS & TRAINING PLAYING OUT SOFT SANDREQUIRES REQUIRES A A SLIGHTLY PLAYING OUT OFOF SOFT SAND SLIGHTLYDIFFERENT DIFFERENT Playing out of Soft Sand SET -UP AND SWING TO HARD SAND BUNKERS SET-UP AND SWING TO HARD SAND BUNKERS Let’s look at the Set-up

Let’sfor look theup Set-up SoftatSet Sand Bunkers. for Soft Sand Bunkers.

• Dial the club face open, so the • Dial the club face open, so the

leading pointing to one • Dial the club edge face isopen, so the leading edge isgrip pointing to one justto down leadingo’clock, edge then is pointing onefrom o'clock. then gripgrip justhandle. down from end of the o’clock,the then grip just down from the end of the grip handle. the end of the • Twist yourgrip toeshandle. and feet into the • Twist toes feetfor intopippies the sand.your (A bit likeand digging

• Twist sand. your toes andThis feet into the (A bit like digging at the beach) will for givepippies you the sand.at(A bitof like forgive pippies the beach).

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Take your a comfortable stance from the ball, bend slightly forward also• •lower centre point, and keep Take a comfortable stance from theyou ball,stable. bend slightly forward from the hips with knees flexed.

the hip withstance knees flexed.

• Take •from a Feet comfortable from the ball, bend slightly forward shoulder width apart, your wrists about a hand span from from the hips with knees flexed.

• Feet shoulder your thigh. width apart, your wrists about a handspan from your

• Feet •thigh. shoulder width apart, yoursowrists about a hand Open your stance a little the tops of your toesspan pointfrom left of • Open stance little so the tops of your toes point left of your your thigh. youryour target.

(For aright-hand players) target. (For right-hand players)

• Open• Ball yourposition stanceina the littlecentre so the tops feet. of your toes point left of of your • Ball position forward of centre of your feet. your target.

(For right-hand players) • Move your body weight slightly to the left side and check that

• Move your body weight slightly to the left side and check that your hands and wrists are just in front of the ball.

• The head shouldslightly not touch the sand in theand address • Move yourclub body weight tonot the leftball. side checkposition. that • Watch the sand behind the an ball, the Just hover the club about inch behind the ball. your hands and wrists are just in front of the ball.

• Don't sit back on your heels, your weight should be on the balls of • Watch the sand behind the ball, not the ball.

• The club yourhead feet. should not touch the sand in the address position.

• Don’tthe sit club back about on your weight Just hover anheels; inch your behind the should ball. be on the balls of your feet. your hands wristsofare justfeet. in front of the ball.

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• Watch the sand behind the ball, not the ball.

• Don’t sit back on your heels; your weight should be on the balls of your feet.

Swing Tips out of Soft Sand Now that you are correctly positioned to play your bunker shot, let’s see how easy it is to get the ball out of the bunker and on the green.

Remember, the club face doesn’t make direct contact with the ball.Now Use the bottom of the club and hit inch or so behindshot, thatsole youorare correctly positioned toan play your bunker the see ball,how depending distance required. shotsand require let’s easy itonis the to get the ball out ofShorter the bunker on the the face to be more open. green.

Swing Tips out of Soft Sand

• Swing the club to shoulder height.

(10 o’clock Remember, the shoulder club faceheight doesn’t make direct contact with the to two o’clock) ball. Use the sole or bottom of the club and hit an inch or so behind • Make sure youon accelerate through the sand, like a splashing or the ball, depending the distance required.

Shorter shots require exploding action.

Feel like you are creating a pillow of sand, the face to be more open. which lifts and places the ball on the green.

• Swing the club shoulder height to shoulder height. (10 o’clock • to Your divot should be evenly taken either side of the ball. two o’clock) Take about a cup of sand, and toss the sand on to the green.

••Make sure you accelerate through the sand, like a splashing or • exploding Make sure action. your weight forward the leading side, of (leftsand, Feel stays like you are on creating a pillow side for right-hand players) throughout the swing. which lifts and places the ball on the green.

Don’t leanshould back! be evenly taken either side of the ball.

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• Take about a cup of sand, and toss the sand on to the green.

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• Don’t lean back!

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TIPS & TRAINING - BACK TO BASICS

Playing out of Hard Sand Set up The club head needs to cut into the hard sand to pop the ball

Set-up Set-up for forHard Hard Sand out. By closing the club Sand face, theleading edge is able to cut under

The The club club head needs needs tocut cut into into the the hard hard sandof totothe pop pop the theball ball the ball, to head dig into the to sand and cut the ballsand out bunker out. out.ByByclosing closingthe theclub clubface facethe theleading leadingedge edgeisisable abletotocut cutunder under and onto the green. the the ball, ball, totodig dig into into the thesand sandand andcut cutthe theball ballout outofofthe thebunker bunkerand and onontotothe thegreen. green. down down the the handle. handle.

• •Grip •Grip Grip down the handle. closer closer totothe ball ball with with a anarrow stance. stance.

• •Stand •Stand Stand closer tothe the ball with anarrow narrow stance.

• •Dig Digfeet feetinto intosand sandif ifpossible. possible.

• Dig feet into the sand if possible.

• •Close Closethe theclub clubface faceslightly. slightly.

• Close the club face slightly • •Position Positionthe theball ballback back(opposite (oppositethe theright rightheel). heel).

• Position the ball back (opposite right heel) • •Lean Leanononyour yourfront frontfoot foot(left (leftside) side)with withyour yourwrists wristsininfront frontofof the ball. ball.on your front foot (left side) with your wrists in front •the Lean of the ball.

Swing SwingTips Tipsout outofofHard HardSand Sand

Swing Set-up for Hard Sand

• •Swing Swingthe theclub clubupupmore moresharply. sharply.

•swing Swing clublike more sharply • •Shorten Shortenthe theback backand andthrough throughswing sosothe it itfeels feels likea apunch punch The club head needs to cut into the hard sand to pop the ball shot. shot. out. By closing the club face the leading edge is able to cut under • Shorten the back swing and through swing so it feels like a punch shot the ball, to dig into the sand and cut the ball out of the bunker and • •Yes, Yes,you youdo dotake takesand sandjust justbehind behindand andunder underthe theball. ball. the green.

• Yes, you do take sand just behind on andtounder the ball • Grip down the handle.

• Stand closer to the ball with a narrow stance.

• Dig feet into sand if possible.

• Close the club face slightly.

• Position the ball back (opposite the right heel).

• Lean on your front foot (left side) with your wrists in front of the ball.

Swing Tips out of Hard Sand • Swing the club up more sharply.

• Shorten the back and through swing so it feels like a punch shot.

• Yes, you do take sand just behind and under the ball.

ROLEX RANKINGS Discover the Top Ten Players

RANK

PLAYER

AVERAGE POINTS

TOTAL POINTS

EVENTS

1

ARIYA JUTANUGARN

6.88

392.29

57

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SUNG HYUN PARK

6.38

318.80

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SO YEON RYU

5.93

278.77

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INBEE PARK

5.48

191.67

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LEXI THOMPSON

5.28

227.04

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MINJEE LEE

5.10

285.55

56

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NASA HATAOKA

4.96

277.85

56

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GEORGIA HALL

4.77

176.55

37

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BROOKE M. HENDERSON

4.47

263.65

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JIN-YOUNG KO

4.28

226.97

53

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Plugged Lie or Buried Ball in Bunker

Plugged Lie or buried ball in Bunker

• Apply the same set-up position as for hard sand. • Swing longer back and shorter through for a punch-like effect.

• Take a Longer Back swing and hit down firmly just behind and under the ball. Short follow through.

• It will feel like you pop the ball out of the Plugged lie.

Bunker Drill and Images to help you in the Sand

• Imagine a ball lying in the centre of a $100 bill in the bunker on soft sand. You have to swing the club and get the ball out, riding on the $100 bill. So make sure you don’t cut the bill in half.

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• Imagine the ball is the yolk of a fried egg. Your goal is to get the egg out on to the green without breaking the yolk. The club is used like a spatula.

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• Leaning back instead of forward.

• Chipping out of bunkers, instead of taking a full swing.

Most common mistakes made in bunkers

• Not aggressive enough. Women need to swing with more pace • Leaning back instead of forward. to get the ball out of the bunker.

TIPS & TRAINING

• Chipping out of bunkers, instead of taking a full swing.

• Trying to play impossible shots over extremely high lips instead aggressive enough. Women need to swing with more pace of taking your medicine by playing out sideways or• Not backwards. to get the ball out of the bunker.

You may even need to take a penalty drop.

• Trying to play impossible shots over extremely high lips instead

• Every player has the right to call a shot ‘Unplayable’ofand taking taking your medicine by playing out sideways or backwards.

You may even need to take a penalty drop. a one shot penalty. It’s your call.

No one can say to you “You can play that!” Its your choice.

• Every player has the right to call a shot ‘Unplayable’ and taking a one shot penalty. It’s your call.

Just another rule of golf.

Most Common Mistakes Made in Bunkers

No one can say to you “You can play that!” Its your choice.

• Drop a ball as near as possible to the place you lastJust hitanother the shot. rule of golf.

• Drop a ball as near as possible to the place you last hit the shot.

• Leaning back instead of forward.

• Chipping out of bunkers, instead of taking a full swing.

• Not aggressive enough. Women need to swing with more pace to get the ball out of the bunker.

• Trying to play impossible shots over extremely high lips instead of taking your medicine by playing out sideways or backwards.

You may even need to take a penalty drop.

• Every player has the right to call a shot ‘Unplayable’ and taking a one shot penalty. It’s your call. No one can say to you “You can play that!”

Its your choice. Just another rule of golf.

Here are your options for an unplayable lie in the Most common mistakes made in bunkers bunker: • Leaning back instead of forward.

• Chipping out of bunkers, instead of taking a full swing.

• Not aggressive enough. Women need to swing with more pace • Play a ball as nearly as possible to the spot from the original to get the which ball out of the bunker.

• Trying to play impossible shots over extremely high lips instead ball was played. of taking your medicine by playing out sideways or backwards.

You may even need to take a penalty drop.

Every player has the right to call a shot ‘Unplayable’ and taking • Drop a ball behind the point where the ball• lay, keeping point a one shot penalty. It’s your that call.

No one can say to you “You can play that!” Its your choice.

Just another of golf. is dropped, directly between the hole & the spot on which therule ball • Drop a ball as near as possible to the place you last hit the shot. with no limit behind as long as it is dropped in the bunker.

• Drop a ball with 2 club lengths of the spot where the ball lay, but not nearer the hole. The ball may be lifted & cleaned under these rules.

If the player deems his ball to be unplayable, a one-shot penalty applies.

This may very well be the smartest option, considering how many strokes it may take a player to get the ball out of a bunker form an impossible position.

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Remember the Goals for Bunker Play

• Get the ball out

• Get it on the green

• Get it near the hole

In Conclusion If you are having trouble getting out of bunkers, take these tips and change what you may be doing incorrectly. It might be a small adjustment in your set-up position that helps you.

It’s not always easy to see and understand what’s wrong with your bunker shot, so if you need some help go and see your local professional. If you are on the Gold Coast, come and see me at Palm Meadows Driving Range,The Golf Schools, I’d like to help you.

Confidence comes by doing something well.

To gain your confidence in bunkers, you need to spend some time practising the correct way, so bunkers become your friend. So find some sand to practise your bunker shots. Just make sure you and everyone around you are in a safe place.

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MONTANA STRAUSS Takes out Women´s Blitz Golf Curlewis Story Courtesy ALPG

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Victorian Montana Strauss took out the women's section of the Blitz Golf Curlewis on January 4th in heatwave conditions at Curlewis Golf Club on Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula.

eeing off that morning at 9:30am, with the thermometer having already topped the 35-degree mark, twenty ALPG professionals started out the first "blitz" of the day over nine holes, with ten players playing the back nine and the other ten playing the front nine. At the end of the "blitz" it was Kristalle Blum, Tahnia Ravnjak, Ali Orchard, Jess Cowie and Karen Pearce, who were eliminated, while Victorians Adele Huggard and Vicky Uwland advanced after nearest the pin playoff victories over Breanna Gill and Gennai Goodwin, and Katy Jarochowicz respectively.

In the second "blitz", the remaining twelve players were again split into two sections each playing six holes, and it was the pretournament favourites Stacey Peters, Stephanie Na, Whitney Hillier and Charlotte Thomas, along with Uwland and Sydney's Molly Lavercombe who were eliminated leaving just six women remaining in the event.

The third "blitz' saw the remaining six players, Paige Stubbs, Chizuru Ueda, Grace Lennon, Montana Strauss, Adele Huggard and Bree Arthur, playing a three-hole "blitz" and this time it was Ueda and Stubbs who were eliminated, leaving four players to fight it out to become the first ALPG winner of a Blitz Golf event.

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The four remaining ALPG players, along with four celebrities and four PGA professionals who had qualified for the final "blitz" headed off to the 18th hole to decide who would be the Blitz Golf Curlewis champions for 2019.

On the first playoff hole in the women's group local favourite Adele Huggard, playing in just her first event as a professional, and fellow Victorian Montana Strauss both made par 4's at Curlewis's tough finishing hole, while Bree Arthur and Grace Lennon were both eliminated after making bogey 5s.

Adele and Montana had ensured a Victorian winner of the women's event and headed back to the 18th tee to decide the winner, and it was the 22 -year-old Strauss who emerged victorious to claim her first professional title in just her third professional event.

Canberra's Matt Millar was the winner of the men's Blitz Golf Curlewis, edging out local favourite Deyen Lawson, Zach Murray and reigning Vic Open champion Simon Hawkes in the final. Keep an eye out for more news and stories on our website - alpg.com.au and follow our social media pages Facebook (ALPG Official), Twitter (@ALPGTour) and Instagram (alpgtour)

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SEABOURN OVATION Luxury Western Mediterranean Golf Cruise

LISBON TO BARCELONA Trendsetter Travel announces the launch of its inaugural Seabourn Golf Cruise of the Western Mediterranean from October 9th to 23rd 2019.

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he Seabourn cruise has a fantastic cruise itinerary with nine ports, all of which involve at least a ninehour port stay allowing ample time for you to play golf.

The tour starts with a 5-star golf resort near Lisbon where you will play two of Portugal’s top 10 rated courses including world top 100 Oitavos Dunes.

The base golf program involves six games of golf including four games while on the cruise. Five of these courses rank in the top 10 in Spain, Portugal and France. The tour offers an additional five optional golf games, all on excellent courses that will be a pleasure for you to play.

You sail for 11 nights (10 full days) on the near new Seabourn Ovation, an all balcony suite ship with a maximum of 600

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guests, complimentary gourmet meals throughout and all alcoholic beverages (including top shelf), gratuities and much more. All but one category of stateroom, includes a luxury bathroom with 2 hand basins, separate shower and bath.

For a short time only, Seabourn offers a complimentary two category upgrade, total on-board credits of US$200 pp (US$400/couple sharing), attractive complimentary internet package and halved deposit requirement.

This golf cruise is run by luxury golf cruise experts, Trendsetter Travel and is not subject to any minimum number of participants. For more information, please refer to the itinerary on www.trendsettertravel.com.au/GC19 or email david@trendsettertravel.com.au or phone 0413 010 638.

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Sahara

‘THE WEAPON’ Hillman-Varma Story by Chris Tanner Images by Vik Varma

Sahara first picked up a golf club in early 2016 at the age of 9 during a casual trip to the driving range with her Dad. Since then, she has developed such a profound curiosity, respect and love for the game, it’s hard to keep her off the course.

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t was at Barnwell Park GC where Sahara first began playing, where the older gentlemen local members began affectionately nicknaming her “The Weapon”, after she gathered a reputation for outdriving the teenage boys during their Saturday social comps.

Sahara quickly moved on to junior tournaments with US Kids Golf, and in 2017 turned her focus on the Jack Newton Junior Golf tournament calendar and set her sights on representing Hunters Hill Public School and the Sydney North district.

Since then she has represented Sydney North PSSA 3 years in a row, made the NSW golf team the last 2 years, won silver at the 2017 Pacific School Games, represented Australia at the US Kids Golf World Championships in Pinehurst, North Carolina, been nominated two years in a row for the Daily Telegraph Sports Star Award and made the Concord Golf Club team for the Sydney Metropolitan Encourage Shield in 2017 and 2018.

Sahara defied doctor’s orders and hit Warringah CG for the Sydney North PSSA Golf Squad tryouts with a broken foot and wearing a knee-high ‘moon boot’. She grabbed the attention of the media for not only making the team but taking out equal first in the girl’s stroke and winning in the overall nett.

Of all these moments and achievements, that closest to her heart is without a doubt, being presented this August with The New South Wales Premiers Award for Sport, for her achievements representing NSW in the 2017 Pacific School Games in Adelaide. As a junior golfer, Sahara is dedicated, disciplined and determined. She has a deep regard for and a genuine interest in the traditions and rules of golf and its history. As a child on the golf course and in the clubhouse she is known for her smile, her fierce sense of friendship and consideration for the greater knowledge of her elders. Given the opportunity, Sahara would certainly thrive as a member of The Australian Golf Club. www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

GOLF RECORD SCHOOL (PSSA) 2016 Sydney North PSSA Golf Squad 2017 Sydney North PSSA Golf Squad 2017 NSW PSSA Golf Squad 2017 Pacific School Games Adelaide – (Silver Medal) 2018 Sydney North PSSA Golf Squad 2018 NSW PSSA Golf Squad - Silver (Girls’ Team) - Silver (Girls Individual Stroke) 2018 School Sport Australia Championships (11-15 November 2018)

JACK NEWTON JUNIOR GOLF 2017 Peter O’Malley Junior Masters, Bathurst GC – (Runner up: Stroke) 2017 Ballina Junior Masters, Ballina GC – (Runner Up: Stroke) 2017 Illawarra Junior Masters, Links Shell Cove GC 2017 North Coast Junior Masters. Kew GC 2017 Macarthur Junior Masters. Campbelltown GC 2017 NSW Junior Masters. Shelly Beach GC 2018 Harvey Norman Week Of Golf. Lynwood/Stonecutters Ridge/Muirfield/ North Ryde GCs – (Runner Up: Stroke) 2018 Peter O’Malley Junior Masters. Bathurst GC – (Runner Up: Nett) 2018 Illawarra Junior Masters. Links Shell Cove GC 2018 State Age Championships. Dunheved GC/Penrith GC – (Runner Up: Stroke) 2018 South Coast Junior Masters. Catalina GC 2017 Sydney Metropolitan Encourage Shield Team – Concord GC 2018 Sydney Metropolitan Encourage Shield Team – Concord GC

US KIDS GOLF 2016 Winter Tour: Fairbairn GC (ACT) – (Silver Medal) Richmond GC – (Gold Medal) Bayview GC – (Silver Medal) Wentworth Falls – (Gold Medal) 2016 NSW State Championships. Bankstown GC – (Girls Champion) 2017 Australian Open. Moore Park GC – (Runner Up) Represented Australia- 2017 US Kids Golf World Championships. Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA.

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Minjee Lee

Whether or not you want to shave strokes off your handicap, win your next club competition or win the Australian Open, the following process will enable you to see these goals and aspirations materialise

By Jenny Sevil

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am a firm believer in setting the “intention”, setting a “goal” and believing it is possible to achieve. However, results don’t just appear by wishing or wanting them, but by taking action.

There are different ways to achieve desired results on and off the golf course. The first part of this process is to have an open mind and to accept that steps, action and commitment are required.

I’d like to share with you my 5-step process. The tools and strategies I used to take me from a struggling professional golfer/part time waitress to become a multiple winner on the international stage and become the number one female professional in Australia back in the nineties…

What I love about this 5-step process that it gets results on the golf course, but can also can be applied to many things in my life as well! Have a look to see if you can apply these steps to your work, health, weight loss, relationships, emotional stability, any sport or talent. The steps can be likened to a recipe, as a set of life instructions or simply a process to follow if you want success!

What are your inner most desires for improvement on the golf course? Do you want to alleviate anger, frustration, self-sabotage, handle nerves and be more confident? I'm confident if you commit to and persevere with the follow 5 steps, you will be contacting me with your success stories in the near future.

The Steps: 1. AWARENESS.

Learn to be aware of what you are thinking on the way to the golf course, when you arrive at the course, walking to the first tee, before each shot, after each shot and before and after each round.

d) You get to the 7th hole – “I hate this hole I never play it well.” e) Get to the water hole and say – “I will get out an old ball”.

Do you think this type of thinking or statements are servicing you well on the course?

Okay you admit you have said some of, or all of, and similar statements? What then can you do about it?

2. UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A CHOICE.

Understand that the mind does not judge what you tell it.

The MIND believes what you tell it! Therefore, why wouldn’t you want to feed it positive and productive information?

Once you are aware of the thoughts running through your head, you can say: Oh, that’s one of those thoughts, I choose not to let it be my reality, I will just delete it or let it pass without reacting to it.

Now that I have deleted it I can insert a thought that will counteract the negative one, or provide me with a real goal to focus on. a) After one bad shot – “oh it’s going to be one of those days”. DELETE. THEN, INSERT - “one bad shot does not make a bad day. I choose to play well now.” b) I knew I shouldn’t have come to golf today – “I am

playing so badly”. DELETE. THEN, INSERT – “If I concentrate on each shot I will play well today.” c) When you hit it in the bunker – “I might as well pick up”.

DELETE. THEN, INSERT – “I have hit out of a bunker before I can do it now”.

d) You get to the 7th hole – “I hate this hole I never play it well.” DELETE. THEN, INSERT – “It’s just another hole, play one shot at a time”. e) Get to the water hole and say – “I will get out an old ball”.

DELETE. THEN, INSERT – “The water is not my target, I will focus on the green.”

What type of things are you saying to yourself?

Have you ever thought or said the following?

SIDE NOTE: Be aware also what emotions your thoughts create for you.

a) After one bad shot – “oh it’s going to be one of those days”. b) I knew I shouldn’t have come to golf today – “I am playing so badly”. c) When you hit it in the bunker – “I might as well pick up”.

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EXAMPLES: • I can’t play this shot - “fear” - therefore anxiety over the result. www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

5 STEP PROCESS TO SUCCESS • I am nervous - “worry” about what others think.

Creates self- sabotage.

• I am playing so badly at the moment. Justification, low self- esteem – “acceptance of failure”. Are we protecting ourselves so not to feel disappointed or judged?

3. THE IMPORTANCE OF A PRE-SHOT ROUTINE

A pre-shot routine involves the process you go through from the time it is your turn to play, to the time you make your first movement to execute the shot. The routine can involve one or more courses of action including: standing behind the ball and visualising the shot; taking a practise swing: placing the club behind the ball then taking your stance; and then committing to your basic swing thought.

We all have different habits, different movements that we have developed, to prepare to execute the golf shot. Some players simply walk up to the ball and just hit it by only using a simple swing thought. The key however, is to do the same thing every time. This is crucial.

A repetitive routine creates one set of thoughts which the mind will reproduce, allowing no scope for negative thoughts.

The mind is busy processing the positive swing thoughts and focusing ONLY on the shot at hand.

A pre-shot routine can also relieve nerves.

Remember frequent rehearsal performance and consistency.

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4. PICK A TARGET

unwanted areas.

5. FOCUS ON THE GOOD SHOTS

You have finished your round, you played OK, maybe not your best but it was a round made up of some good shots and some bad. You walk into the clubhouse and someone asks you "How did you play?"

You immediately respond "Oh well if it wasn't for the triple bogey on the 5th, or the out of bounds on the 7th or the 3-putt on the last hole, I would have had a good round."

WHY IS IT THAT SO MANY GOLFERS FOCUS THEIR AFTER-ROUND REVIEW ON THE ONE BAD SHOT OR THE ONE BAD HOLE? Why are we reluctant to say that we played well. that we hit a great drive on the 4th hole, that we sank a 30-foot putt to save par on the 17th or that we holed a bunker shot?

We seem to be more comfortable reliving the bad shots.

Perhaps we are uncomfortable recalling the good shots because other players might think we are "big noting" or are big-headed or over-confident.

As most of us are uncomfortable sharing our good shots. and if you catch yourself doing the same, this is what I suggest you do.

After golf, perhaps when driving home, ask yourself, "What was my best shot today?"

"What did I do that was good out there today?"

If I were playing darts, I wouldn 't just throw the dart at the wall in the hope of hitting somewhere on the board.

Relive the good shots and inwardly celebrate. lt'll make you feel better about your golf. It will help you feel like you are doing OK or not playing badly, when you next tee it up.

I would focus on the dartboard itself, and then zoom in on the Bullseye as my specific target. If I were to miss the bullseye, I am confident I would still have hit somewhere within the outer ring.

Reminding yourself of your good shots will build confidence and help you focus on positives rather than negatives. Your mind will remember the visuals of the good shots that you have made your focus.

Similarly, if I stand on the teeing ground and look forward and "just try to hit down there somewhere," the ball will finish somewhere/anywhere, but not necessarily on the fairway.

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Therefore, I must decide on a specific target such as the middle of the fairway, a sprinkler on the left hand side of the fairway or that brown patch on the right hand side.

Even if my ball doesn't land on the exact target, it is likely to be in the vicinity and still be in play. Pick a small target, zoom in on a bullseye spot on the fairway, narrow it down.

On every shot, be precise about your target. Think of it as you would when zooming in with a camera lens OR as you would when you crop a photograph. In either process, you are eliminating areas that are not part of your focus.

Often when golfers stand on the tee, they focus on the trees in the rough, the fairway bunkers, the out-of-bounds or the fact that there is a water carry.

If the mind is thinking trees, bunker, water, OB, that thought becomes the focus. It is therefore critical that you choose a small target so that your mind is not concentrating on these www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

I believe if YOU commit to these 5 easy steps (repeatedly over and over), you WILL see instant and miraculous improvement, and particularly, consistent results in YOUR golf game. Be mindful, how you can apply these steps: awareness, choice of what thoughts to take as real for you, have a routine, have a target and focus on the good results, not only to your golf game but you can apply them to other aspects of your life. I hope you have lots of success.

Some of this article is an extract from Jenny Sevil’s book Intentional Success. You can order it on line from her website: www.jennysevilthemindgame.com.au Also available is her video workshop presentation and The Golf Mind GYM. (25 videos tips and strategies to improve your golf game. Go to: golfmindgym.com Contact Jenny via email: jenny@jennysevilthemindgame.com.au to work with her individually or have her speak at your golf club. www.jennysevilthemindgame.com.au Ladies GOLF Summer/Autumn 2018/19 • ISSUE 25

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Win a Golf Holiday to

SHERATON DEVA NEW CALEDONIA

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Play in the Sheraton Women’s International Pro-Am 2019 March 12th to 16th in New Caledonia.

Three round ALPG Pro-Am, $40,000 Professional Prize Money World Class Beachfront Accommodation at an amazing new golf resort.

Limited opportunity for only 40 overseas women amateurs to join the pros for this unique Pro-Am.

he Sheraton Deva Womens Pro-Am tournament is scheduled at the end of the major Australian women’s professional circuit to ensure the best professionals are available.

This international pro-am tournament will be played over 3 rounds at the Sheraton Deva Golf Course and is an official event on the Australian Ladies Professional Golf Tour.

5 STAR LUXURY ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation for the tournament is at the recently opened $250 million Sheraton Deva Resort & Spa which is located at Bourail, a leisurely 2 hours’ drive north of Noumea Airport.

This exceptional beachfront resort has 180 rooms, suites & bungalow’s, 15 kilometres of white sand beach, amazing food and plenty of activates for the non-golfers. For those looking to extend their holiday we suggest a few nights in New Caledonia’s capital Noumea at the beautiful water front Le Meridien Hotel & Casino which is only 10 minutes from downtown shopping area.

WHO CAN PLAY

The field will be made up of approximately 40 professionals and 80 amateurs. There are only 40 spots available for overseas women amateur golfers to compete in this event, women must have a current handicap of 30 or less.

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TOUR PACKAGE FOR AMATEURS INCLUDES

• 4 Nights’ accommodation at Sheraton Deva Resort & Spa • Fully buffet breakfast daily • Tournament package including fun pro -am and two rounds in the pro-am tournament • Daily golf carts • Players gift pack • On course lunch & drinks, 3 days • Welcome cocktail function including canapes at Sheraton Deva Resort • Drinks evening after the fun pro-am • Prize presentation cocktail function including canapes • Return airport transfers to the Sheraton Deva Resort Cost is based on a share twin basis

Golfer

$AU1696.00 - $NZ1843.00

Non- golfer $AU1146.00 - $NZ1245.00

Extra nights including breakfast,

$AU174.00 - $NZ186.00 per person share twin/double

Single room supplement, for those who want their own room 4 nights $AU574.00 - $NZ623.00 www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

For full event information and to enter with answering a simple question, go to www.pacificgolf.co.nz or phone Richard Ellis on +64 21989996 ENTRY CONDITIONS. 1. Prize must be used by the woman winner on the advertised dates only, March 12 to 16, 2019

2. Prize winner may bring a partner to share the room, the prize winner may bring a partner they would need to pay for other package inclusions, such as breakfast, ground transfers, event functions.

3. Entries to the competition must include Name email address and entrants agree to receive golf tour and tournament information from Pacific Golf Management and Sheraton Deva Resort 4. The prize is not transferable and can’t be sold or redeemable for cash.

5. Prize will be drawn on the 1st of February 2019 and winner will be notified by email 6. Prize does not include airfare, but a special airfare is available from Air Calin.

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LADIES CORAL CLASSIC Clear skies and some high wind made it a challenging second day at the Ladies Coral Coast Golf Classic presented by Cairns Amateurs Carnival at Paradise Palms.

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nly 2 shots separated the overall leader, Susan Cooper on the first day from Megan Smith who held onto her form on the second day to win the overall event.

This promising young player, off 8, started playing at the age of eight and recently won Cairns Junior Rising Star award. This year has seen her win the recent Club Championships at Paradise Palms as well as the Mercedes Benz Pro-Am Ladies Division 1.

She regularly travels to Southern Queensland for coaching and to play in Golf Queensland events and has competed in Las Vegas and Malaysian World Championships. Megan will be one to watch as she continues her golfing career destiny.

Prior to the event a raffle was promoted and drawn on the last day which raised $2500 for Cystic Fibrosis and donated to the local support group.

Our winners were :Ladies overall winner – Paradise Palms junior Megan Smith Men’s overall winner – Trevor Green Overall 4 Ball winners – Kevin Fields and Peter Fulmer Everyone enjoyed the event which was individual stableford each day and individual overall, combined with the overall 4BBB on one day and 4Ball aggregate the next day.

The Ladies Classic this year opened the event to Men which made for more competitive playing in the 4 ball best ball and 4 ball combined scores over two days. With plenty of great prizes including Amateurs event tickets from our sponsors on offer over the two days, there were many happy winners. Our perpetual trophy is a beautiful pearl shell (donated by Lorraine Matthews) mounted on a timber base and Megan took home a beautiful white pearl necklace in a gold setting and chain (pictured).

This event directly follows the Cairns Amateurs Racing Carnival who are the major sponsor and very generous with their ticket donations. Anyone who loves the races and golf should mark it off in their calendar for the first weekend in September for 2019 as it is an open event for all golfers. Guaranteed beautiful spring weather for perfect golfing conditions, it is a must do in Cairns.

Main photo - Overall winner Megan Smith with Lorraine Matthews. Above - Paradise Palms members at the Amateurs High Tea

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GRACE KIM claims ANNIKA Invitational

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Australia’s Grace Kim continued her dominance at the Royal Wellington Golf Club to win the inaugural ANNIKA Invitational Australasia by three shots.

fter smashing multiple records with her round of 10-under par 62, she didn’t slow down, signing for a round of four-under 68 to close out a clinical victory on her first visit to New Zealand.

fire but will be joining the third placed Doey Choi at the ANNIKA Invitational USA, presented by Rolex in January at the World Golf Village. Yuka shone all week with her amazing ball striking and will be one to watch for the future.

“It feels amazing, today was a great day and this whole week has been incredible. Words can’t explain how happy I am with this week, so it will be a memorable one,” beamed Grace.

Wellington’s very own Darae Chung made a run for the top three which could have earnt her a trip to America, but she was unable to clinch one of the valuable three places to compete at Annika’s main event. When Doey nailed her birdie putt on the final hole, this took her out of a tie for third with four other golfers.

“Putts kept dropping in on the front nine and then a bit of a struggle on the back nine, but I hung in there and am really happy with myself. If I can attend the ANNIKA Invitational USA, it will be a huge honour.”

“My whole team was awesome so big shout out to them for a great week.”

To have an 18th birthday, a personal best and an ANNIKA Invitational best all in the one week, “great” is an understatement for the Sydney based golfer who has a promising future ahead.

Round one leader, Yuka Saso of the Philippines was unable to

While a New Zealander was unable to make a run for the title, the inaugural ANNIKA Invitational Australasia was a huge success and exposed a lot of upcoming talent to some of the best in the business including the world’s greatest in Annika herself who continues to grow the game around the world.

Stephanie Kyriacou shot an incredible 7-under 65 in the final round to finish in a tie for fourth, with Isabelle Taylor and Sophie Yip rounding out the top-10 in outright eighth and 10th respectively.

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FAIRWAY BIRDIES

A place where women can discover, share educate, and connect themselves with other passionate and obsessed golfers.

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fter many years of being a home maker and juggling the demands of school age children, the relentless driving and all the other stuff that goes with being a parent, I realised that my children were becoming more independent. As they approached the later years of schooling and beginnings of university, it was then that I felt it was time to do my own thing and to find something that I loved.

I will never forget when I first started, with a tummy full of knots from nervous anticipation I soon realised that the game was much more than just hitting a ball. Over the years I have met so many amazing women who have become mentors, friends and fantastic sounding boards on not only golf but also life!

As I became more obsessed with the game and reached out for information about connecting with other like-minded women I realised there was a gap. I had friends eager to hear more and wanting to take that next step, but not knowing how or where to go next. Twelve months ago I created an online Golf Blog to inspire women like myself to embrace golf.

It’s not just about the sport of golf, it’s about women empowering themselves to embrace a lifestyle that encourages independence, strength, health, happiness and most importantly to feel connected to a positive environment. I have posted articles such as, On the Course, Skills & Drills, Travel, Nutrition, Mind & Body and of course Fashion. Fairway Birdies has grown in a short amount of time and followed by many women nationally. Our reach is increasing and creating a large following via our online platforms. There is no other online site for women doing this.

Our ‘followers’ consist of both experienced and inexperienced women who are learning golf and are searching for courses to play and people to play with.

Many things can attract women to the game of golf. Invariably it is often other things such as a need just to do something that gets you started. However, the love of the game soon develops beyond that one good shot per round, it keeps you coming back to a perspective of enjoying friendships and companionship with people with golf being the common denominator.

Let me explain…

For a woman beyond her 30’s with her kids in school, with or without a part-time or full time job, there exists a need to do something other than walking the dog or going to the gym. It feels good to get out of your regular routine once or twice a week to pursue socialisation, to learn a skill, have a game, meet people and have a laugh. (NB. none of this requires being good at golf yet.)

Having the courage to make the decision to have some golf lessons is the key to entering this world I have just described.

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Once you have had lessons, met people with similar skills and time constraints, you will find yourself playing 9 holes at a public course with new acquaintances and meeting more people doing the same. Ideas and invitations are shared and new courses are found and conquered.

Golf will have become a shared activity while you are sharing stories, life experiences, have a laugh lasting beyond the lattes afterwards.

You improve. You may want to join a Private Club eventually.

Pretty soon you will find people you like practising, playing and hanging with. Golf is often the common activity couples have with each other, which leads to dinner invitation, travel and big golf days and lunches to match. It is great to have a game of golf with your partner (+/- another couple) on the weekend. If you didn’t play golf - the friendship the lunches or dinners wouldn't exist.

I personally have made some very close friends through golf with which my chats and conversations have enriched my life.

I enjoy being with these friends as much as I love golf. It sure beats being at home wondering what to do. Shall I walk the dog or enroll in a beginners golf clinic to get the ball rolling!

A year down the track you will enter competitions within the club with similar women golfers and you will get the taste of golf competitions. You will be addicted.

Encouraging our ladies to sign up to beginner programs around Melbourne has been one of our main goals and now my subscribers have requested help in finding a permanent home to play, to have further instruction and to meet new friends.

The womens golf market at this level needs a catalyst such as this to meet the unique needs of this demographic.

I encourage women to connect and subscribe to my Facebook and Instagram pages. I will provide golf ideas and give women places and dates at various courses for lessons. I will bring them human interest stories about women and golf, provide golf travel destinations and show women that there is a whole new golf world out there for them. My sites are like a bridge providing women with a pathway of information for golfing options. Then through golf, women will have more options in their lives for friendship, travel, stimulating sporting challenges and personal interest as I have explained above.

What I am doing is exciting because it is unique to womens golf as I am trying to take my help beyond an online blog to a platform of accessible participation opportunity for a demographic that can fall through the cracks of what is currently out there for men.

Subscribe to Fairway Birdies and become part of our community www.fairwaybirdies.com, follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

By Nikki Wilson, founder of Fairway Birdies www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

Redemption for

LEXI

Lexi Thompson dispelled the demons and Ariya Jutanugarn pocketed a cool $1 million as both left the CME Group Tour Championship a lot richer in very different ways.

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exi’s four-stroke victory over Nelly Korda at Tiburón Golf Club ended an arduous journey for her that began in 2017 while Ariya completed a sweep of all the top 2018 LPGA awards, firmly establishing herself as the best in the women’s game and the Rolex Player of the Year. In every sense of the word, they both left Naples, Florida, as winners.

Coming into the week, Lexi, who missed a putt inside two feet in 2017 that cost her this tournament, was winless in a season during which she took a month off midway through to regroup and reassess her priorities.

But she played like a champion all week and on Sunday closed with a 70 to put her at 18-under par 270 with Nelly at 274. If Lexi was thinking about last year it was only as a motivational tool. This week, her putter was her best friend.

Lexi has now won at least once in each of the last six seasons, the longest active streak on the LPGA. Brittany Lincicome and So Yeon Ryu tied for third at 275; Ariya, Lydia Ko, Marina Alex and Carlota Ciganda were at 276; Nasa Hataoka finished at 278 with Brooke Henderson, Amy Olson and Sei Young Kim at 279.

Lexi began the day three strokes ahead of Nelly and six clear of Carlota.

After three days of near-perfect golf – 65-67-68 with 15 birdies and an eagle – it was more of a survival test. But with a three-stroke lead going into the day, par was her friend. She did what she had to do, making four birdies and two bogeys.

“Yeah, you can say that,” Lexi, who had her dog Leo on her lap, said when asked if this might be her most special win. “It’s been very up and down the last two years, with a lot of ups but a lot of stuff I’ve been going through. This is the best. Overall, it was a very special week.”

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birdie on No. 12 pulled her within two strokes of Lexi, the closest she got all day. But the key came on No. 13 when Nelly missed a 10-foot par try and Lexi made a 4-foot birdie to be four ahead with five holes left.

“I never like to get ahead of myself,” Lexi said. “I just kept saying to myself, ‘Just do what you’ve been doing the last three days.’ Once I hit the green on 18, I said to Curtis, ‘You’re going to share this with me.’

To have him on the bag, it’s the best.”

Curtis, her brother, who is also a professional golfer, was a last-minute substitute as her caddie and in addition to helping her read putts, kept her loose all week by reciting movie lines to her. It was a formula that worked.

In the battle for the $1 million bonus, Brooke briefly took over the top spot, but Ariya kicked it into another gear and closed with a 66 – the low round of the day.

“I’m so proud of myself,” Ariya said. “All week, I was thinking about all of the things [at stake] but today I didn’t think about that. I just wanted to have a good feeling going into the off season.” Now she has a million reasons to feel good – and more.

In a season that produced 26 different winners from 10 countries, Americans led the way with nine champions while South Korea had seven. Ariya and Sung Hyun Park had three wins each with Nasa Hataoka and Brooke Henderson each taking two titles.

For Lexi, it was a year of redemption and reordered priorities after a grueling 2017 that began at the ANA Inspiration, included a cancer scare for her mother and ended with that missed putt at the Tour Championship.

But she took control of her life, sought out happiness in places off the golf course and bounced back brilliantly. “I’ve been playing golf all my life,” Lexi said about her new perspective. “I’ve come to realize that it’s just what I do. I have so much more to my life – my family and friends.”

Of all her 10 LPGA victories, this may well be the most impressive for Lexi – and the most important. This one involved a lot more than just golf. It involved a woman finding happiness on and off the golf course.

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STEPHANIE KYRIACOU Claims Her Biggest Win

St. Michael’s teenager Stephanie Kyriacou has claimed the biggest win of her young career in the Australian Master of the Amateurs at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

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tephanie carded a two under par 70 to win by three shots from Victorian Julienne Soo. Another shot behind was the overnight leader Grace Kim, who carded a disappointing four over par 76.

“I got off to a good start, I birdied two, and it gave me some momentum.”

“I had a few sneaky bogies on eight and nine, but I bounced back with a birdie (on the tenth), and I was pretty happy with that,” an ecstatic Stephanie said after the round.

She admitted to some genuine nerves over the closing stages.

“I was so nervous coming down the last hole, but I knew I had the lead down the last by a couple of shots, and I was talking to my caddie who said to stay calm just like on every other hole.”

Stephanie explained the day was one of attrition more than anything else, and one where it was important to remain in the moment.

“I mean bogeys always hurt, but you’re still going to make bogeys here at Royal Melbourne. It is hard to go bogey-free. I tried to stay in the present, and not let it get to me too much.”

Stephanie said a putting tip late last night from a State teammate was the catalyst to her sterling round.

“I wasn’t putting too good, and with the help of a fellow teammate, I started to roll the ball really well today.

“I putted really good, I was really happy,” she said.

The win, the biggest of her career to date, may take a while to sink in.

“It's unreal,” she beamed, “I can't describe the feeling it’s so good.”

As for the winner's celebration, the 18-year-old kept her cards close to her chest.

“Maybe a drink, one drink and a quiet night in,” she smiled.

EARLY WOMEN’S GOLF

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arly Women’s Golf charts women in golf from classical times to the changing fashions of the early 20th century, including details of the early women’s golf societies the first national golfing association.

The involvement of women in golf may go back further than people think, given that the early historians traced the precursor of the golf ball to legendary classical female characters.

Though there are references to women playing golf in 15th century, and other related stick and ball games, care needs to be

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taken as these may not refer to golf or to the game as we know it.

The first secure mention of women playing golf is at Bruntsfield Links in 1738 and the first reference to links golf is in 1811 at Musselburgh, though women’s golf societies were not formed until the last quarter of the 19th century. Then came an explosion of interest in women’s golf and golf clubs.

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THAILAND VICTORY in Pattaya

Story by Richard C Talbot

The 2018 Ladies European Thailand Championship came to a happy ending for local Chonburi player Kanyalak Preedasuttijit at Phoenix Gold in Pattaya Thailand.

She managed to protect an overnight four shot lead to calmly walk away with the title that was won in 2017 by the 14-year-old Atthaya Thitikul.

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his is the second consecutive year that the Ladies European Tour have organized this competition in conjunction with the Thailand LPGA, and it once again proved to be an outstanding success.

The result again highlights the wealth of talent that Thailand Ladies have now and the question will surely arise as to why this is the case. It is worth remembering that prior to the Ariya Jutanugarn 2016 victory at Yokohama, no Thai player had ever won an LPGA sanctioned event, so the emergence of quality Thai golfers is a recent one.

in February there appears to be a growing depth of talent in the Land of Smiles.

None of these players were playing in Pattaya due to other commitments. The top 12 places were filled by eight Asian players, of which six were Thai, meaning that only four European players from the 70 who entered, managed to get into the top dozen positions.

Well now the dam has been breached the river is starting to flow. Ariya has now won two majors and seven other LPGA titles, and elder sister Moriya broke her duck when she lifted the Hugel – JTBC LA Open earlier in the year.

Two weeks before the event I decided to go and watch the Thai LPGA at work at nearby Green Valley, in the 5th leg of the Singha-Sat Thai LPGA Championship. They work on a shoestring budget with the prize money for the tournament totaling 1 million baht which is 30,000 US dollars. The winner of the event, 16-year-old Arpichaya Yubol, walked away with a prize of 4,300 US dollars.

The recent US Open win By Ariya also saw Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit finishing as the leading amateur as she claimed fifth place. With Atthaya also winning the inaugural Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship

The players are constantly looking for prize money around the continent entering tournaments in China, Taiwan, the Philippines and Korea. Yet they still find time to enter the competitions that are run in their own country.

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The competition is fierce and superbly organised. There was a day of qualifying and this resulted in a quarter of the players that filled the starting line-up being very good teenage amateurs. A number of players won’t turn professional as their amateur status means that they still qualify for the Thai National team, and they can also win golf scholarships to the United States.

There have been various claims that some of the Asian Players too regularly hoping from tour to tour, and there is no greater example of this than Chonlada Chayanun whose schedule over the last three months has seen her playing in fourteen tournaments. This has left her battle hardened and as she walked away with the third prize at Phoenix there was no sign of tiredness in her game.

The Europeans had started the week very strongly but as the competition developed in Thailand’s searing heat the players visibly wilted. This is no way a criticism of their talent or their efforts, but they are simply not playing as much competition golf as the Thai players are.

Very few people at the start of the week would have realized that the highest world ranking golfer in the field was Saranaporn Langkulgasettrin the winner of last year’s China LPGA merit table. She is still only 18 years of age and has just recently returned from the US open where she made the cut finishing in a tie for 57th position.

Currently the China LPGA tour’s top three places are filled

by Saranaporn, Supamas Sangchan who finished in 6th at Phoenix and the winner herself Kanyalak Preedaasuttijit.

The 20-year-old Thai’s victory was no fluke as she had spent the last three months visiting the course regularly to fine tune her preparation.

Last year has been a wonderful event and it would be made even more spectacular this year if the Europeans could find a winner. However, be warned they will be a great number of Thai golfers playing an awful lot of golf before now and then in order to reach their dream of winning this title.

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QUEEN of CLUBS Vietnam Golf Tour November, 2019

At last, amateur lady golfers get the chance to play a tournament under almost the same conditions that the professional girls do. The tournament is open to all amateur women golfers of all handicaps which gives everybody the chance to become the 2019 Queen of Clubs Champion in November this year.

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hailand Golf Tours was asked by several lady golfers if there was a tour just for amateur women golfers of all standards and at that stage there were none.

So, Mark and Graham set their minds to building the now Queen of Clubs Ladies Golf Tour to be held all over South-East Asia. In July 2018 the inaugural Queen of Clubs tour was held in Chiang Mai Thailand and in November 2019 we are off to Danang Vietnam to play 4 of the best golf courses available.

So, gather some of your friends and come and join us in Danang in November 2019 for a completely unique golfing experience. Early indications are that the full field (capped at 72 players) will fill quite quickly, so get your friends together and get your entry in now!

For more information visit our website at www.thailandgolftours. com.au where all the information is available including the booking forms and pricing. Of course, you can call us on 0419 264 800 and we will answer all your questions and book you in.

We are looking to hold the 2020 Queen of Clubs tour to Siem Reap in Cambodia and then in 2021 we will return to Thailand.

This concept has caught everyone’s interest with over 25 bookings already and many more have put their names down to come and join us.

All indications are that the full field capped at 72 will fill quite quickly so it really is a case of “first in best dressed”. The competition will follow the same format we have used over the years in that it is a stableford competition across the 3 grades A, B and C to ensure everybody can truly participate and enjoy themselves.

The Champion Queen of Clubs will be the very best score from any grade over the four-day tournament. The handicapping system is fully controlled and runs off a program we had specifically designed for our tournaments. The Queen of Clubs champion for 2018 was Lila Carson from the Pacific Golf Club in Brisbane.

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Lila Carson, The Queen of Clubs Champion for 2018.

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opposite: Danang Golf Club, 16th hole Graham Davison with ladies on the recent tour in Chiang Mai. below and right: a sample of the the sights in Hoi An above:

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Ariya Jutanugarn

ARIYA JUTANUGARN Earns 2018 Rolex Player Of The Year Award

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DAYTONA BEACH, October 30, 2018 – The LPGA Tour announced that Ariya Jutanugarn has earned the 2018 Rolex Player of the Year award, the second time in three seasons that the long-hitting Thai has secured this prestigious accolade.

t feels great to win this award for a second time, and I'm really excited about that," said Ariya, a 10-time winner on the LPGA Tour who returned to the No. 1 spot in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings. "I've played well this season and it's a huge honor for me to have my name on this trophy again. I would also like to thank my entire team. I am grateful to be working with all of them, and I am blessed to have my family and my sponsors who believe in me. I would also like to thank all my fans in Thailand. I am really proud to be from Thailand, and to win this prestigious award."

Ariya has produced electrifying form on the LPGA Tour this year, winning three times and recording 12 additional top10 finishes in 25 starts. She claimed her first victory of the season in May at the Kingsmill Championship presented by GEICO, then added a second just two starts later at the U.S. Women's Open, where she edged out Hyo Joo Kim after four extra holes to secure the second major title of her career.

Another win followed for Ariya at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open in July, when she fired a

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5-under 66 in the final round to triumph by one shot over Minjee Lee. With three events still to be played, Ariya lead the LPGA Tour in multiple statistical categories. She heads the Official Money List with $2,459,240 in season earnings, is No. 1 in scoring average at 69.379 and sets the pace in the CME Race to the Globe standings with 4,002 points.

She also lead the way with total birdies (421) and top-10 finishes (15).

Ariya received the Rolex Player of the Year award at the 2018 Rolex LPGA Awards ceremony, held at Tiburon Golf Club during the week of the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship.

In 2016, Ariya clinched the Player of the Year award for the first time after a dominant season in which she led the Tour with five victories and recorded 11 additional top-10 finishes. She became only the second player to win the Rolex Player of the Year, Race to the CME Globe and the LPGA Official Money Title in the same season, emulating Lydia Ko (2015). www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

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After the meet and greet and transfer to your stunning five-star hotel, you will attend a Welcome Dinner and a Cooking Class. You will also enjoy a unique VIP Desert Safari Experience, compete with a delicious BBQ Dinner and for the adventurous, camel riding, dune driving and sandboarding.

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The tour will also include an exclusive shopping experience to the famous Dubai Shopping Mall, with private shoppers guiding the group to the best shopping possible. You will have an incredible array of products available, where champagne & canapés will be enjoyed at the start at the famous Burj Khalifa to set your mood.

You will also play at the Emirates Golf Club, location of the LET Omega Dubai Moonlight Classic which was redesigned in 2005 by golf legend and six-time major winner Nick Faldo. The course now combines a stunning visual design with the nuances and challenges. During the day, gourmet food stations are situated for your enjoyment as well as a tournament for the closest to the pin and long driving contest will be held against the Swedish Golfers. Experience a unique night golf experience as well.

Highlights of the tour include our Private Yacht Cruise, where you will sail along the coast of the Persian Gulf in style, sipping champagne. and experience memorable views of iconic sights such as the Dubai Marina, the Palm Jumeirah and the luxurious Burj Al-Arab.

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Golf buggies are supplied for all rounds of golf. Play the brandnew Dubai Hills Golf Club, set against the striking downtown Dubai skyline adding to the sense of grandeur with the iconic Burj Khalifa in the backdrop.

For your convenience a team leader will be escorting you on all days and all your transfers for the week will be a VIP experience. Premier Golf Tours offers a fully chauffeured luxury coach throughout your stay.

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JUST A TEENAGER On a Fun Day Out Story by Richard C Talbot

It could have been on any practice green in the world as a 14-year-old girl practices her putting. She is being offered advice by her caddie and her coach.

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ust off the green her extended family gaze upon her with pride and admiration. Her concentration is only broken as she personally greets another friend as they join the plethora of onlookers. A smile, a kind word and the traditional Thai bow is given to one and all. She even breaks into a fit of giggles as the oldest member of the entourage interrupts her coach to give her his opinion about her putting stroke.

But this isn’t any old practice green and this isn’t any normal 14-year-old school girl. This is Atthaya Thitikul, aged 14 years and four months, who is practicing at Phoenix Gold Golf and Country Club, just 15 minutes before round three of the Ladies European Thailand Championship. She is sitting in second position, just one shot off the lead.

Of the starting field of 126 professional golfers, only six had managed to break par, and this young amateur is one of only two players who have managed it in both the first two rounds.

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As she leaves the green to make her way over the course to tee off, I manage a quick word. It is actually more than that though, as she takes time to tell me that although she lives in Ratchaburi, she is schooled in a different part of the region.

The exact area was of course lost in translation.

At the start of the week, many of the European players stated how much they were looking forward to pitting their skills against players from a different country and a different culture. If this young lady is an example of the players they have met, then regardless of how well she copes with the intense pressure of the final two rounds, the decision to locate the tournament on the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand is a wonderful one.

Atthaya is surely a potential star of the future. However, the most impressive feature of her persona is the humility that radiates from her. The quiet confidence is clearly drawn from the people that surround her and keeps arrogance safely at bay. www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

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NELLY KORDA Completes Sibling Slam

In the 68 previous LPGA seasons, only once had a woman joined her sister in the tour’s winner’s circle. This year it has happened twice.

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ith a masterful bogey-free 68, Nelly Korda won the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship Presented by CTBC by two strokes, holding off a determined challenge by Minjee Lee to pick off the win she thought she had in Singapore earlier this year only to be nipped at the finish line by Michelle Wie. In February, Nelly’s big sister Jessica picked up her fifth LPGA win at the Honda LPGA Thailand. In Chinese Taipei Nelly wrote the name “Korda” in the history books next to those of Annika and Charlotta Sorenstam and Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn. Moriya captured the HUGEL-JTBC LA Open in April while Ariya, who wrapped up Rolex Player of the Year honors on Sunday, has taken three of her 10 LPGA title this year. It was an emotional moment Nelly shared with Jessica via the magic of technology.

“Truthfully, I cannot put it into words,” she said about the thrill of victory. “It's definitely one of the best days of my entire life. I can finally check that off of my list, winning an LPGA event, something that I dreamed of ever since I started playing. Walking off the 18th, I saw my friends lined up and my sister was on FaceTime and I just lost it. I definitely had a couple tears going down my face.”

20-year-old Nelly began the final round tied for the lead with home-country hero Wei-Ling Hsu and two stokes clear of five other players. She took control with a birdie on No. 4 and an eagle on No. 6 then put an exclamation point on the process with a birdie on No. 10 as she completed her flawless round to finish at 13-under par 275. Minjee was at 277 with Ryann O’Toole at 278 and Carlota Ciganda, Megan Khang, Lydia Ko and Wei-Ling at 280.

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Nelly pointed to the stretch from No. 4 through No. 6 as the turning point. “I was hitting it really well on the front nine,” she said. “No. 4 is definitely one of the hardest holes on this golf course because you have such a long approach into the green. Yeah, those couple of holes gave me a boost of confidence going into the final nine holes, and it gave me a pretty good lead.”

While Minjee was making a charge with a mistake-free 66 and applied pressure to Nelly with birdies on Nos. 17 and 18, Wei-Ling, perhaps feeling the burden of expectation from the adoring fans in her homeland, began her slide with bogeys on Nos. 7 and 8 and had three more hiccups on the back nine to close with a 74.

“Wei-Ling had a couple oopsies on the last couple holes on the front nine,” Nelly said. “It was amazing, seeing how much the crowd was going for her. It was special. When she made a birdie or stuck it close, the crowd roars were really loud. I was like, is Tiger Woods playing here? It was definitely really cool to see, and I love that they support their players so much here.”

Nelly, who won the 2016 Sioux Falls GreatLIFE Challenge on the Symetra Tour, is the eighth different player from the United States to win this year, one better than South Korea.

The Koreans have won a total of nine tournaments and the Americans eight.

“I came so close in Singapore,” she said. “Unfortunately, I missed that by a shot. But I've been really motivated the entire year, and you know, I've just been really working towards this goal.” Then she discussed sisterly support. www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

golf keeps residents healthy And In The Swing Of Things

According to a recent study that appeared in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, playing golf could do wonders for older people's strength and balance.

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ick Rebbett, a resident at Bupa Aged Care in Eden echoes the findings and said that although he never considered himself a golfer, he now enjoys hitting the green at the home’s weekly golf tournament.

to play. I’ve since won the trophy three times,” Mr Rebbet said.

"I’ve learnt that you're never too old to play mini golf, even from a wheelchair. The home hosts a weekly tournament and it’s great because the staff make sure that everyone in the home has a go,” Mr Rebbet said.

“It is a friendly competition between everyone, triggers a bit of rivalry and gives us something to look forward to,” he said.

“Some people can hardly stand up but the carers and nurses help by holding them up while they are putting,” he said.

Compared with other sports, the risk of injury is low, and the 85 year old said he and others in the home are happy because it gets them out and about.

“Prior to moving into the home, I had never played golf but Tammie, Stef and other staff encouraged me and taught me how

“What I love about the weekly golf competition is that you get to socialise and whoever wins the championship has to defend it the following week.

The study also found golf contributes to better mental health outcomes and an activity that Personal Care Assistant, Tammie Grimes said has helped to improve wellbeing of people in the home, including those with ailments.

“Our mini golf competition is great because it is versatile and simple, so residents with a variety of abilities can enjoy it. When they sit down to take a break, they can still enjoy watching the others play,” Ms Grimes said.

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“She's been there every step of the way,” Nelly said about Jessica, who was back at home in Florida.

In a remarkable year in which the balance of talent on the LPGA has been abundantly clear it is somehow appropriate that history has been made not once but twice. There are a lot of great players in women’s golf right now and the Korda’s are among them. Half a world away from her big sister, Nelly proved she is one of them.

RIGHT: Sisters Jessica and Nelly Korda featured in Ladies Golf #24

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SHINTA MANI ANGKOR – BENSLEY COLLECTION A Golfer’s Paradise 10 Exquisitely Designed Villas with Tropical Landscaped Gardens, Personal Pools, Rooftop Lounges and Bensley Butlers Reimagining the Cambodian Experience

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hinta Mani Hotels launched its first highly anticipated flagship Bensley Collection property in December 2017 and has redefined the Cambodian experience. A hotel within a hotel, Shinta Mani Angkor – Bensley Collection comprises ten exquisite two-level 156 sqm villas in the cultural heart of the royal historic town of Siem Reap and offers an indulgent experience, showcasing visionary concepts, extra-ordinary design and bespoke service – the very essence of ‘Bensley Collection’.

Combine the allure of Angkor Wat's ancient beauty with the prestige of playing a world class golf course and staying at an exquisite Bill Bensley-designed boutique hotel and you have a winning combination; whether for individual golfers or those travelling in a group.

The Angkor Golf Resort, designed by legendary golfer Nick Faldo, is the premier golf course in Cambodia and within 15 minutes’ drive from the hotel. This championship course is superbly maintained with seashore paspallum grass throughout, allowing for an exceptional playing surface and enjoyable round. Practice facilities include a 300 yards driving range, with target greens and practice putting green and chipping area. The 18 Hole course is an amazing 7279 yards, par 72 built to challenge all levels of golfers.

The Experience On arrival at Siem Reap’s International airport, guests are fast tracked through immigration and whisked away to the secluded entrance of the Villas.

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Designed as a hotel within a hotel, Bensley Collection guests have a choice of an all-inclusive indulgent experience or a refined bed and breakfast option. In addition, they have access to the restaurants, bars, facilities and the Shinta Mani Spa by Khmer Tonics and facilities in the adjacent Shinta Mani Hotels, or can enjoy personal service from any outlets in their villa. The Bensley Collection Butlers Lounge and Compound is for the exclusive use of its guests.

Then there’s the Bensley Butlers - an elite group of handselected hospitality professionals that live and breathe the guests’ experience – there when they are needed and invisible when they are not! If you want petals scattered for a romantic outdoor bath, a rooftop or poolside BBQ, or to set up the sky bed so you can sleep under the stars in your oversize rooftop daybed, just call them.

This small but highly trained band of butlers, under the helm of Head Butler Mac, are traditionally trained, endlessly resourceful and look after all the guests’ needs while in residence at Shinta Mani Angkor – Bensley Collection, ensuring a flawless stay where everything is exactly as it should be, from arrival to the reluctant departure of each guest.

A proportion of the daily room rate is donated to the nonprofit Shinta Mani Foundation created by the owner, to support health, education and development programmes for the less fortunate in the community.

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LYNN MARRIOTT

Named 2018 Nancy Lopez Golf Achievement Award Recipient The LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals announced Lynn Marriott as the recipient of the 2018 Nancy Lopez Golf Achievement Award, which recognizes an LPGA professional who gives back to the game in the spirit of Nancy Lopez.

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he Nancy Lopez Golf Achievement Award was created in 2007 and is given to an LPGA professional who emulates qualities valued by Lopez: Leadership, Passion, Giving, and Approachability. Nancy Lopez is a 48time LPGA Tour winner and four-time Rolex Player of the Year. She was inducted into the LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame in 1987 and captained the victorious 2005 U.S. Solheim Cup Team.

As a Class A LPGA and PGA teaching professional, Lynn is one of the highest ranked female instructors in America and is regularly featured among Golf Digest's Top 50 Greatest Teachers. Lynn is also a best-selling co-author and has been previously honoured as the 2008 LPGA Ellen Griffin Rolex Award winner and was inducted into the LPGA T&CP Hall of Fame in 2016.

“I am grateful and humbled to receive the Nancy Lopez Golf Achievement Award,” Lynn said. “Nancy has done so much for the game and her spirit, passion and leadership has inspired me since I was a young player and later as a teacher and coach. Golf is better because of Nancy Lopez. It is truly an incredible honor to receive her award.”

Lynn believes it is a coach/teacher’s responsibility to help students find their best swing and their best way of playing and nurturing their unique spirit of the game.

Based on that belief, VISION54's Golf Schools have been named the "Best Golf School in America" and VISION54's Coach Programs have repeatedly received the highest marks by peers.

Lynn is globally recognized as co-founder of VISION54, and together with Pia Nilsson, has coached players to well over 100 victories on the LPGA Tour, PGA Tour, European Tour, Ladies European Tour and Japan Tour. They’ve coached nine different major winners and four top-ranked players in the world, including current Rolex Rankings No. 1 Ariya Jutanugarn.

Past recipients of the Nancy Lopez Golf Achievement Award are: Debbie O'Connell (2007), Troy Beck (2008), Patti Benson (2009), Lynn Stellman (2010), Malia Folquet (2011), Suzy Whaley (2012), Marvol Barnard (2013), Angela Aulenti (2014), Teresa Zamboni (2015), Donna White (2016) and Sandy LaBauve (2017).

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KOREA TAKE UL INTERNATIONAL CROWN Australia left shattered by play-off loss

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The star-studded team from the Republic of Korea took home their first UL International Crown trophy after a nail-biting finish in front of the huge partisan crowd at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Course in Incheon, Seoul.

he number one seeds looked like they were a certainty to take the title after heading into the final round singles competition with a 2-point lead of the USA, a 3-point lead over England, a 4-point lead over Sweden and a 5-point lead over Thailand. However, with pressure coming from the USA and England the gallery who attended on the final day were kept fairly quiet for a large part of the afternoon, and when things got tight on the back nine you could have heard a pin drop at times.

World number one Sung Hyun Park had held the lead for most of the day against world number two Ariya Jutanagarn and could not match the Thai star over the final holes as she stormed home to win the match 2&1. Former US Women's Open Champion In Gee Chun had lead Swede Anna Nordqvist 4-up with just 8 holes to go only to see the match head down the 18th hole.

When In Gee missed her birdie putt from 5 metres the feisty Swede had a putt to halve the match which would have really put the pressure on Ik Kim and So Yeon Ryu playing in the 3rd to last and final match respectively.

Anna missed her birdie putt to lose the match 1-up, and when IK Kim 2-putted from 12 metres on the 17th hole to ensure at least

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a half against England's Bronte Law. The Crown was in Korean hands for the first time. So Yeon's match, in the end, had no bearing on the final result and she went on to halve her match against American star Lexi Thompson.

After the match the Korean players spoke of the pressure they had felt in the lead-up to the tournament with the enormous expectations on them and their relief at winning the UL International Crown for the first time.

Unofficial team leader So Yeon said, "We never really get that nervous in majors but we have been worried about this for a few months as we knew the pressure that would be on us to win this week."

In Gee Chun thanked her team-mates for helping her handle the pressure, "I have been so nervous this week and they have all helped me so much" More than 75,000 spectators attended the tournament this week and this figure no doubt would have been closer to 100,000 had yesterday not been washed out due to the back end of Typhoon Kong-Rey hitting the Southern Korean peninsula. www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

The Australian Team: Sarah Jane Smith, Su Oh, Minjee Lee and Katherine Kirk

The Australian Team of Minjee Lee, Katherine Kirk, Su Oh and Sarah Jane Smith were left to rue missed opportunities against the English team on day one as they were eliminated from the event in a sudden-death playoff after defeating the team from Chinese Taipei 4-0.

Minjee Lee and Sarah Jane Smith defeated Candie Kung and Teresa Lu 2up, while Katherine Kirk and Su Oh produced their second consecutive win defeating Phoebe Yao and Hsu Weh Ling.

Even though team Australia had finished in a tie for 2nd place with England in Pool A on 7 points, they were relegated to third place on account of their round one loss to England.

The format of the competition is that the leading 2 teams from each pool advance to the final, and the 3rd place teams from each pool and any team tied for third place must playoff for the 5th and final spot in the final singles session.

In Pool B USA and Sweden made it through with 8 and 6 points respectively, with Thailand and Japan tied on 5 points meaning that there would be a 3-way playoff to decide which team went through to the final.

The playoff was played on the short par 4 14th hole, and it was Minjee and Su who were nominated to compete in the playoff for Team Australia.

Both Australians hit 3-woods from the tee, Minjee's ball finishing just left of the green and Su's just short of the green, with both players left with fairly simple pitch shots left for their second shots.

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her driving iron just off the left of the green in a similar position to where Minjee's ball finished.

Both of the Japanese players found trouble off the tee and were effectively out of the playoff.

Australia looked in great shape when Minjee played a superb pitch to within a metre of the hole, however it was Ariya who ruined the Australian party chipping in for an eagle 2.

Su Oh had one last chance to keep her team alive in the tournament however her chip shot ran by the edge of the hole, and just like that in the blink of an eye Team Australia was out of the tournament.

The Australians were clearly devastated to be out of the competition after playing some brilliant golf against Korea and Chinese Taipei the past two rounds, and had to settle for 6th place even though at the point they were eliminated they were three points off the lead and just one point behind the second place team.

FINAL RESULTS

Republic of Korea - 15 Points

England - 11 Points

USA - 11 Points

Thailand - 10 Points

Sweden - 9 Points

Australia - 7 Points

Japan - 5 Points

Chinese Taipei - 0 Points

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BECKY MORGAN Wins the Hero Women’s Indian Open for First Career Title

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Wales’ Becky Morgan secured her first professional title with a two-shot victory in the Hero Women’s Indian Open.

n her 18th year on tour, and after rounds of 72, 72, 68 and 69, for a total of 281, seven-under-par, she could finally enjoy her moment in the sun.

It’s taken me 18 years and it’s a mixture of excitement and relief that finally I have done it. I didn’t look at the scoreboard until the 18th green because I knew anything could happen. I knew I was doing fairly well, because I was playing well, but I kept to myself and let it happen,” said Becky.

“I decided today I would just play my game and not worry about what anyone else was doing. I had the chance to win here three years ago but got too caught up in what was going on, so I needed to keep my head down.”

Becky started the day in a three-way tie for the lead with Ellie Givens and Nicole Broch Larsen and quickly gained the advantage with a birdie on the short third hole. She birdied the fourth to gain a two-shot cushion and then made another on the ninth, taking a one-stroke lead through the turn.

She missed the green at the 11th, resulting in her sole bogey of the day, but regained a share of the lead with a tidy birdie on the 13th hole.

Halfway leader Christine Wolf, who ended her third round with a nine on the last hole, had clawed her way back into a share

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of the lead with a short birdie putt on the 17th green, but her title hopes sank at the par-5 18th. She hit exactly the same approach shot as she had the previous day, catching the ball heavy and hitting it into the lake in front of the green, running up a double bogey seven, for a final round of 70.

Christine said: “I played well today, from the start onwards. I played very solid and then 18 got me again. It’s a nice hole, it’s just maybe I need to change my strategy or something. Of course, you think a little about it, when you are standing there.

It was sitting okay, it was just another quick swing.”

It was a long journey for the 44-year-old Becky, from Abergavenny, whose runner-up finish in the 2001 French Open was one of 22 top 10s finishes on the LET without a win, until her 119th tournament, at the venue where she had also tied for second in 2015.

“I have always loved everything about India. And that’s why I have kept coming back and I did come close to winning a couple of times and finally I got the job done this time,” she said.

One of the very few players to have played every edition of the Hero Women’s Indian Open since it joined the Ladies European Tour schedule in 2010, she has a great track record at the event. www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

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LACOSTE LADIES OPEN DE FRANCE

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extended through to 2021

French women’s golf has received a huge boost with the news that the Lacoste Ladies Open de France has been secured until at least 2021, thanks to a four-year extension agreement between the Ladies European Tour and the event promoter, the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO).

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extended agreement will see one of the oldest and most prestigious tournaments on the Ladies European Tour go from strength to strength. The tournament prize fund will rise from €250,000 in 2017 to €275,000 in 2018, increasing to a minimum of €300,000 for the subsequent three years.

Under the new extension, Golf du Médoc Resort in Bordeaux will host the championship for the first three years, beginning on September 6-9, 2018, taking the tournament into its 30th edition in 2020.

Golf du Médoc is the only resort in France with two courses featuring in Golf World’s top 100 courses in continental Europe and hosted the men’s European Challenge Tour Final from 2001-2004.

LET Chairman, Mark Lichtenhein, said: “Naturally, we are delighted to extend our agreement with ASO, Lacoste and the French Golf Federation to continue the Lacoste Ladies Open de France: one of the longest standing tournaments on the Ladies European Tour schedule. This is wonderful news, not

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only for French women’s golf, but for the Ladies European Tour as a whole.

“With a proud history and an esteemed list of champions, the tournament is one of the jewels in the crown of European golf and I have no doubt that this continued partnership and the move to the Golf du Médoc Resort will enhance the championship through to 2021.”

Tournament Director Jean-Baptiste Durier commented: “We are very pleased to pursue our agreement with the LET within the organisation of the Lacoste Ladies Open de France until 2021. This four-year agreement, as well as the new contracts for the same period with Lacoste and Richard Mille, our two main partners, represent a strong basis from which to continue to develop this historical tournament.”

The extended agreement gives the Lacoste Ladies Open de France the platform to build further on recent successes, most notably the victories of Cristie Kerr, Beth Allen, Céline Herbin, Azahara Muñoz and Stacey Keating at Golf de Chantaco. www.ladiesinsportpublications.com

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GEORGIA HALL Wins Ricoh Women’s British Open

Georgia Hall has secured her first major title in the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club. She becomes the fifth British winner of a women’s Major, following Dame Laura Davies (four), Alison Nicholas (one), Karen Stupples (one) and Catriona Matthew (one): an incredible achievement.

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here was hardly a dry eye in sight as Georgia tapped in to complete her two stroke victory, on 17-underpar, before her father and caddie, Wayne, lifted her into the air, with her mother, Samantha and her boyfriend, Harry, beside the green.

At the prize giving, Georgia shed a tear herself as she said, “There’s someone at home who’s in a bad way: this one’s for you, granddad.”

The 22-year-old from Bournemouth becomes just the third British winner of the event since it became a major in 2001, following Karen Stupples in 2004 and Catriona Matthew, in 2009.

Georgia, the 2017 Ladies European Tour Order of Merit winner and Players’ Player of the Year, began the final round one stroke behind Pornanong Phatlum, but the Brit was the clear crowd favourite.

Thousands of people cheered as she made the perfect start: a birdie on the par-3 first hole, to tie for the lead with the 28-year-old from Thailand.

Pornanong came straight back with a birdie on the second, but both players birdied the third. Pornanong then birdied

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the fifth to gain a two-stroke advantage, before both players birdied the sixth hole.

It became a two woman race on the back nine, although So Yeon Ryu of South Korea closed the gap and posted the clubhouse target at 13-under after a final round of 70.

The 13th was a key hole, where Georgia made birdie from 10 feet, taking her to 16-under and into a share of the lead.

At the 14th, there were gasps from the crowd as Georgia hit her second shot into the trap short right of the green and faced a treacherous shot, but she was magic from the sand and made a six footer to save par.

At the last, Georgia’s tee shot ended in the first cut on the left, but she found the putting surface with her trusty 3-iron, allowing her to enjoy the walk up to the 18th green.

With the trophy ceremony done and dusted, Georgia’s work continued in the media centre. As she left the tent, she was greeted by a small army of children all chanting her name. What a moment. What an inspiration. It doesn’t get better than this, but it is just the start for our young major champion. www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

JIN YOUNG KO

Earns 2018 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Award The LPGA Tour announced that Jin Young Ko has earned the 2018 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award.

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ith four events remaining in the 2018 season, Jin, a two-time LPGA Tour winner, leads the standings with 1,137 points, 383 points ahead of secondplace Georgia Hall, and cannot be caught.

“I feel honoured to clinch the Rookie of the Year award here on the LPGA Tour, which I wasn’t able to get on the KLPGA Tour,” said Jin Young, of Seoul, Republic of Korea. “I really enjoyed my first season on the LPGA and I am looking forward to having another energetic season next year.”

Jin Young, 23, captured her first LPGA Tour title at the 2017 LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship as a non-member, a win that earned her LPGA Membership for the 2018 season. She then opened her LPGA career in style, winning February’s ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open and becoming the second player in LPGA history to win in her debut event, joining Beverly Hanson (1951 Eastern Open).

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Australia. She also has 10 victories on the Korean LPGA Tour, where she played full-time through 2017.

With four events left in the season, Jin Young sits eighth on the LPGA Official Money List with $1,045,572 in season earnings.

She leads the LPGA Tour in greens in regulation at 77.44% and is second in scoring average at 69.6. Should she lead the Tour in scoring average at the end of the season, she would join Nancy Lopez (1978) and In Gee Chun (2016) as the only rookies in LPGA history to also earn the Vare Trophy, which is given to the player with the season’s lowest scoring average.

Since its inception in 1962, nine Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year winners have become members of the LPGA and World Golf Halls of Fame: Joanne Carner (1970), Amy Alcott (1975), Nancy Lopez (1978), Beth Daniel (1979), Patty Sheehan (1981), Juli Inkster (1984), Annika Sorenstam (1994), Karrie Webb (1996) and Se Ri Pak (1998). Jin Young is the 12th player from the Republic of Korea to capture the honour and the fourth consecutive, joining Sung Hyun Park (2017), In Gee Chun (2016) and Sei Young Kim (2015).

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BROOKE HENDERSON wins CP Women's Open

If Brooke Henderson were a Baseball Pitcher it Would be the Fastball of all Time

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f she played pro basketball she’d be firing up the 3-point shots like Steph Curry or Diana Taurasi. But she plays golf and that means take the driver and rip it. ‘Brooke the Basher’ simply overpowered Wascana Country Club in Regina, Saskatchewan, to take the CP Women’s Open by four strokes over teenager Angel Yin. The 20-year-old Canadian won her seventh LPGA tournament and became the first Canadian to win the women’s national championship since Jocelyne Bourassa in 1973. She is now also only one win away from tying Sandra Post for the most LPGA wins by a Canadian. And Brooke did it with an impressive display of power as she fearlessly attacked the golf course.

Averaging more than 286 yards with her driver off the tee, Brooke closed with a 65 to finish at 21-under-par 267 with Angel in second place at 271. Jennifer Song, who made six birdies in a row beginning on No. 8, was at 273 with Minjee Lee, Amy Yang, Austin Ernst and Su Oh at 274. Nasa Hatakoa ended at 275 with Maria Torres, Anna Nordqvist, Lydia Ko and Rolex No. 1 Sung Hyun Park.

“It’s amazing,” Brooke said amid champagne, tears and cheers from a delirious gallery. “It’s just surreal. The crowds have been amazing all week. It’s a dream come

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true.” Then, remembering her grandfathers, who she lost earlier this year, Brooke unsuccessfully fought back tears as she added “To get this for my family is really special.”

The victory was Brooke’s second of the year and she joins Sung Hyun and Ariya Jutanugarn, who each have three victories, as the only multiple winners in 2018. In all, 19 different players from nine countries have won the 24 events played last season.

Brooke, who started the day one stroke ahead of Nasa and Yin and two clear of Sung Hyun, made back-to-back birdies on No. 5 and 6 to open up a three-stroke lead. She turned with that advantage and refused to take her foot off the gas pedal, never opting to shun her choked-down driver that not only goes far but also finds the fairway with reliable regularity.

Chatting away with her caddie, sister Brittany, Brooke rode the energy of the large, adoring home-country gallery as she attacked the golf course not just with her driver but her putter as well, aggressively going after every birdie opportunity she had. Her front nine birdies were three 15-footers and an 18-inch kick in.

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ANGELA STANFORD wins Evian Championship for first career Major

Angela Stanford ended her long wait for a first major title when her 3-under 68 was enough to win the Evian Championship by one shot after long-time leader Amy Olson made double-bogey on the 18th.

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t age 40, and 15 years after she was runner-up at the U.S. Women's Open, Angela's wild final few holes gave her a 12-under total of 272.

Amy missed a six-foot putt for bogey on the 18th to force a playoff, while Angela waited near the green signing autographs for dozens of young spectators.

Angela, who got the last of her five LPGA Tour titles in 2012, put her hands to her mouth on hearing she had won,

and was in tears during television interviews.

Angela earned a $577,500 cheque for making her 14th career top-10 finish in majors a winning one.

Amy carded a 74 to fall into a four-way tie for second place with fellow Americans Austin Ernst [68] and Mo Martin [70], and Sei Young Kim [72]. Mo barely missed with a birdie chance on the 18th to face Angela in a playoff.

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No. 10 and the rest of the round was played in off-andon rain. But Brooke, who is from the Ottawa area, is well versed in Canadian weather. Those who made major runs were too far back to seriously pressure Brooke, including Maria, who made four birdies in five holes beginning on No. 9. Mo Martin closed with a 62 to finish at 276. Of those with a chance to win, Brooke easily had the best round of the day.

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leaderboard at the CP Women’s Open had an average age of 23 and on Sunday, Brooke at 20 was the oldest player in the final threesome as both Yin and Nasa are 19.

But when it comes to talking about the youthful talent on tour, Brooke’s name is among the very first that should be mentioned. She plays an exciting brand of golf that thrills the gallery and rattles her opponents. With seven wins, including a major championship, she is well on her way to being the greatest female player ever from Canada and may soon be in the conversation for best in the world.

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Sweden’s Jenny Hagland made a birdie on the second play-off hole to claim her first Ladies European Tour title at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Rabat, Morocco.

enny shared a three-way tie for the 72-hole lead with overnight co-leader Sarah Kemp and the 2017 event champion Klara Spilkova on three-under-par 285, after firing rounds of 75, 72, 68 and 70 over the Blue Course at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. The trio returned to the 18th tee and made pars at the first extra hole, but Jenny took the spoils after she blasted a 249-metre/272-yard drive down the 18th fairway and converted a four-foot putt for birdie from below the hole.

It was so near but so far for Sarah, whose short birdie putt at the second extra hole ran agonisingly close by. The 32-year-old from New South Wales made some key up and downs over the front nine to build a two-stroke lead. She then chipped in for a birdie at the 10th to extend her lead to three strokes, but the 11th hole was her undoing after she drove her ball right into the water hazard and hit her next shot through the green, running up a double bogey six.

“It feels amazing! It’s been a great tournament and a great week and I’m very happy that it finished this way,” said the 24-year-old second year LET member from Karlstad, who had previously won the 2016 Norrporten Ladies Open on the LET Access Series a few weeks after turning professional.

Jenny, who tied for 11th in the 2017 Lalla Meryem Cup as a rookie, began the final round four strokes behind the leaders and played the front nine in level par, but made three birdies coming home at holes 12, 14 and 15 to take the outright lead, before dropping back into a tie with a three-putt bogey on the difficult 16th, playing downwind.

The 13-season professional would have to settle for her third runner-up finish on the LET, following the 2006 Catalonia Ladies Masters and the 2010 New Zealand Open and a 26th top-10 finish in total. She said: “I’m obviously a little disappointed. I didn’t play as well as I had the past few days, but my goal this week was to put myself in contention and I did that, so it’s my equal best finish out on the Ladies European Tour and all in all it’s been a great week. I actually really enjoyed the play-off. I was nervous, but I had a really good time. I hope that I get that opportunity again and hopefully I can do something different. All in all, I achieved my goal for the week and the more I’m in this situation the better I’ll get at it.”

“When I made those three birdies on the back nine, going into 16, I knew I had a chance, because I saw the leader board by the green. I kept going and played my game and it was enough to get me into the play-off,” she said. “The last drive was a bomb! I was just in the moment, I wasn’t shaking, but I was shaking after the ball was in. It will definitely build a lot of confidence. I’ve been working on that part a lot so I’m very happy to be standing here and I’m very proud of myself.”

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Klara, who tied for second, had holed a solid 12-foot putt for a birdie on 17 to tie for the lead and had a golden opportunity to win in regulation play with a five-footer for a birdie on the 18th green, but her apprehensive effort ended above the hole. The 23-year-old from Prague said: “I have so many emotions right now, because I was so nervous last week. I wasn’t nervous at www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

all and then I came to the green and I felt crazy nervous and I didn’t make it, so I hope I can save it for the next tournament.

It was a great performance and I’m really thankful.”

Another Swede, Lynn Carlsson, recorded her career best finish of fourth place and finished on two-under-par, after a final round of 75. The round of the week was a final round of 67, which belonged to Xi Yu Lin of China and she tied for fifth with Germany’s Karoline Lampert and 17-year-old rookie Julia Engström from Sweden. Two more rookies, Katja Pogacar from Slovenia and Laura Fuenfstueck of Germany, tied for eighth place with Sweden’s Lina Boqvist.

With her win, Jenny earned a cheque for €67,500 and moved to the top of the 2018 LET order of merit, with Sarah Kemp placed second and Klara Spilkova third.

In the men’s Hassan II Golf Trophy being played simultaneously on the Red Course, Alex Levy of France won with a winning score of eight-under-par and he moved to ninth on both the Race to Dubai and Ryder Cup points lists respectively.

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JULIA ENGSTROM On Why She Chose Golf Over Tennis Seventeen-year-old Julia Engström, winner of this year’s Viaplay Ladies Finnish Open, comes from a sporty family. Her mother, Jeanette, played tennis on the WTA tour from the ages of 18-25 and acts as her regular caddie. As part of highlighting the European Week of Sport, Julia and her mother discuss their passion for golf and tennis.

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ho introduced you to sport and what sports did you try when you were younger?

Julia: My parents introduced me to sports when I was very young. I joined my parents when they played and I loved hitting golf balls on the driving range. I got my first set of golf clubs when I was four years old. I also played tennis and did some athletics. In the end, I decided to quit tennis and focus completely on golf. I have enjoyed sports my entire life and can’t imagine a life without it.

Jeanette: Julia really liked to play tennis, but golf is something she

loved since she was little. As she grew up she had to choose, and I think she always knew that golf was her first pick, so it wasn’t a tough decision in the end. She had many friends on the golf course and that made the decision even easier for Julia.

Jeanette, how do you use your experience to help Julia in her golf?

Jeanette: I learned during my tennis career about nerves and how

to minimise the pressure, so I help Julia with this. I know how it is to compete at a high level and I’m just trying to pass my knowledge on to her.

Julia: I was not feeling well in Spain and had a sore throat. It was

a bit painful. Normally, I would push myself after the round and hit a lot of golf balls and practice, but my mother told me instead that it will not get better by practicing. It’s better to rest and find

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a good balance and get ready for the next day. Put focus on the right things.

What is it about sport that makes you happy?

Julia: There is so much in sport that makes me happy. When you hit the perfect golf shot it is such a great feeling. I love to practice and I really enjoy the hard work and to see some progress in my game. I also enjoy playing golf or tennis with my family and friends because we have so much fun together.

Besides golf, what other sports do you actively do?

Julia: I play tennis when I have time. I really enjoy playing tennis because I think it´s a fun game to play. I think it’s healthy to play other sports sometimes to keep up with your coordination and to play just for fun. I also enjoy doing a good gym session.

Jeanette: As a family, we have always enjoyed sports and if it isn’t

tennis or golf it is paddle tennis, floorball, football or ice-hockey. It brings us together and there is always sport on TV in our house.

What positive effects does a sporty lifestyle have?

Julia: I feel like an active lifestyle has a lot of benefits. When you play golf, you are always moving around and you spend all your time outside in nature which is great for your body. I think that if you have a sporty lifestyle when you are young, it will make your body stronger in the future. You meet a lot of people and make friends through sports as well. www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

JULIA ENGSTROM Claims Title at El Prat Sweden’s Julia Engstrom claimed her second victory of the season, with a one-shot margin over Mireia Prat of Spain, at the season-ending Santander Golf Tour LETAS El Prat, near Barcelona

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he 17-year-old from Bjarred closed with a six under par, 66, on the challenging Real Club de Gol El Mireia, to move to three under par and ahead of the field and lead in the clubhouse. Julia endured around an hour’s wait until the overnight leaders had completed their rounds before she could celebrate. The talented young Swede credited her strong performance on the greens for her impressive finish.

“It was the putting especially during the back nine. I managed to hole a few birdie putts and some good par putts as well when it was necessary and I didn’t make that many mistakes. I was quite solid all day and I think that was the key. It’s a nice course to play, it’s a tough one. We really get a test and I’m excited about how I played today.”

Julia enjoyed a stellar amateur career before turning professional at the beginning of this year and is looking forward to the challenges ahead in the paid ranks.

“It’s a new chapter in my golf career turning pro this year. It’s been a long season, it’s had its ups and downs I think as many seasons are but I’m really happy with the end of the season. I played quite well, and I feel more comfortable going into the tournaments now. I feel more at home than I did in the beginning, it was quite new, and I was just looking at what everyone else was doing and now I’m just doing my own thing, but I’m very happy with my year.”

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Local favourite Mireia Prat narrowly missed out on a home victory.

The Spanish player has been attached to Real Club de Gol El Prat for the last two years and enjoys the impressive facilities the venue provides. Prat closed with a four under par, 68, and a two under par total, to occupy 2nd place on her own.

Finland’s Ursula Wikstrom finished in third place, also shooting 68, for a 215 total. Five players finished tied for 4th place at even par, England’s Cloe Frankish, who also earned her LET card for next season, Linda Henriksson (72) of Finland, France’s Ariane Provot (70), My Leander (72) from Sweden, and Spain’s Noemi Jimenez (73), who finished the season in 2nd place on the final LETAS Order of Merit.

Sweden’s Emma Nilsson claimed the top spot on the LETAS ranking, amassing 22,492 points during the season. The Swede was delighted with her achievement, adding a win this year at the Belfius Ladies Open and not finishing outside the top 28 places throughout the season.

“I am very happy, it means a lot to me. My goal at the beginning of the year was to finish top 5 to improve my status on the LET but then when it came to the end of the season, I was like maybe I can win this and then yeah I did, so I am really happy.”

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DANIELLE KANG Proves She is a Champion in Shanghai

The most treacherous part of golf is the five inches between your ears.

The brain is where the demons lurk. Unlike other sports, golf is not a reactive where you respond to the actions of others. You create the action and when things are going badly, there is no place to hide. You can’t be taken out of the game or make up for a poor shooting day by playing defence.

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Story by Ron Sirak - LPGA

t the Buick LPGA Shanghai, Danielle Kang spent nine holes trying to hide. Then, after a heart-to heart talk with her caddie, she spent nine holes proving she is a champion.

Danielle admittedly battled demons in the final found, but she left China with her second LPGA trophy after a gutsy finalround 69 that put her at 13-under-par 275, two strokes clear of Lydia Ko, Marina Alex, Annie Park, Wenbo Lu, Brittany Altomare, Ariya Jutanugarn and Sei Young Kim. At 278 were Bronte Law, Yu Liu and Carlota Ciganda, who started the final

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round tied for the lead with Sei, one stroke ahead of Danielle.

There was nothing auspicious about Danielle’s start as she made the turn at one-over par 37. That had her steaming a bit and her caddie, Ollie Brett, told her to just let it all out, maybe by banging on her bag. That’s what she did and then she made birdies on four of the last eight holes for a 32 that secured the victory. It was a finish reminiscent of when she made four birdies in a row on the back nine to win the 2017 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, making her first LPGA win a major title. www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

Danielle joined the LPGA with great expectations. After an abbreviated college career at Pepperdine University, she won the 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, seemingly fulfilling the promise of greatness made when she qualified to the U.S. Women’s Open at the age of 14.

But success did not come easy as it took her 134 starts to get her first LPGA win. Now she has two victories in her last 33 events.

“After nine holes I had a temper tantrum," Danielle said. “[Ollie] told me to go off to the side and we did. Hit the bag; do whatever you need to do to let your anger out and start a new nine. That's what I did."

When she won the KPMG Women’s PGA, she responded to disappointing shots in the final round with a laugh and a shake of the head. But since then the pressure on her to win again has mounted.

This time the native Californian let her anger out and then refocused with steely resolve, completing a week in which she missed only nine fairways and 14 greens over the 72 holes.

That anxiety manifested itself in very apparent ways, even early in the week as she stalked this victory. She said she froze over her tee ball several times, once needing four minutes to pull the trigger on the drive.

She said having Ollie on the bag was huge to her success, as was her work with Butch Harmon.

“Butch tells me to get out of my own way,” Danielle says.

“I'm just so in my own way. It frustrates me. ” In addition to Ollie’s support on the bag and the backing of Butch from afar, Danielle had her mother in China with her to emotionally hold her hand and got a call from her brother, Alex, who played at San Diego State University, before the final round to give her a pep talk.

“Overcoming the mentality of the anxiety you feel over the shots,” she said wistfully, “it's so much that golf does to you and the things that I had to deal with over the course of time that I've been on tour. You know, I'm so happy to be where I'm at today. I'm just happy that I won.”

In the 28 LPGA events played last year there have been 23 different winners from nine countries. And while Ariya Jutanugarn strengthened her lead to be the Rolex Player of the Year with her T-2 finish, Danielle has emerged as a solid top-20 player and bolstered her position as one of the best from the United States, climbing to No. 13 in the Race to the CME Globe chase for the $1 million bonus, trailing only No. 11 Marina Alex among the Americans.

With a bang of her bag and four back-nine birdies, Danielle fought off much more than the formidable foes chasing her on the golf course in Shanghai – she fought off the demons who have haunted her. She won the battle fought in the five inches between her ears and proved she owned her mind as much as she owned her game.

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STATE NEWS

THE 46TH SOUTH PACIFIC LADIES OPEN CLASSIC The 46th South Pacific Ladies Open Classic was held at Surfers Paradise Golf on 7-10 October 2018. The 54 Hole Stroke tournament saw a capacity field of 140 players including over 30 players vying for the Classic.

Perfect playing conditions set the scene for exciting golf on the final day of the South Pacific Ladies Open Classic.

Defending champion, 15-year-old Hye Park (Royal Pines Golf Club) played exceptional golf by winning back to back titles with rounds of 71-73-70 (214) two under par. A birdie on the 4th, an eagle on the 8th followed by birdies on the 9th, 10th and 11th set the pace.

Isabelle Simpson 17-year-old (Indooroopilly Golf Club) returned a score to par 70-74-72 (216) finishing a worthy runner up.

L-R, Hye Park with her trophy and Rachel Hetherington with Isabelle Simpson

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NT TEAM DEBUTS AT THE 2018 AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S SENIOR AMATEUR

The 8th at Alice Springs Golf Club

The Northern Territory is the only State/ Territory which has not been represented at the Australian Women's Senior Amateur since its inception in 1987.

last 10 years, and won the Alice Open Senior Womens, runner up in the Alice Open and NT Senior Womens Closed in Darwin (2018).

Trudy feels her strongest asset is her driver Following last year's NT Open (an Order of and loves her 8 iron, but her chipper is her Merit event) held in Darwin, Territory senior worst enemy. women golfers were highly encouraged by Trudy loves golf so much she volunteers interstate competitors (including the Golf to inspire and encourage other women to Australia Order of Merit winners: Kim Burke play the game as well as being employed to 2017 and Jacqui Morgan 2014-16) to introduce golf to primary school students in participate in the Australian Women's Senior their school sporting program.

Amateur Championship.

She is working hard on getting her handicap This encouragement led to many conversations and much planning culminating in the Northern Territory Senior Women Golfers' Association approaching Golf NT and Golf Australia seeking endorsement and support to send a team to the event held at the Sandy Creek Golf Club in the Barossa Valley.

into single figures and has been inspired by fellow Alice Springs' golfer, Sarah Slacklady.

Sandy Ford started playing competition golf at the Darwin Golf Club in 2005 thinking it would be an easy relaxing hobby to play with her husband, after exiting the corporate world.

Vicki Purser was badgered into playing golf by her husband after he proved to be an inaccurate tennis player on their attempt to find a mutually gratifying sport. Once Vicki got a taste of golf she was hooked straight away.

Frustration with the game led to a break, but the inspiration of players like Karrie Webb brought her back to the golfing world.

Sandy recently won back to back Club and Senior Championship events in 2017 and 2018 together with a highlight first 'hole-inone' this year.

Inspired by Annika Sorenstam, Vicki's greatest triumph was winning the Arafura Games in team and individual events. She cites her NT Open performances as pretty special also.

She considers her irons her friends, especially her 8 iron, but finds putting and driving a mercurial challenge. Scoring a 'hole in one' would be Vicki's golfing dream come true!

Sandy has a "devil" 5 iron which gives her a hard time and feels the bunkers need to be avoided at all costs. She loves learning and analysing the game. She prepares for each game by stretching at home to minimize risk of injury, and hitting 20 balls on the range to Trudy Robertson from the Alice Springs Golf try and find one swing thought to minimize Club has been playing serious golf for the risk of mind overload.

All three women were excited by their selection and they played well as they represented the Northern Territory for the first time in this event. They are appreciative of the support from the senior women of the NT and Golf NT, and grateful that there is now a team selection process and pathway for their senior golf in the years ahead.

The three-person quality team, selected on handicap and performance, comprises Trudy Robertson from Alice Springs, and Sandy Ford and Vicki Purser from Darwin.

Trudy, Sandy and Vicki were among 85+ players travelling to the Barossa to contest the 36-hole qualifying event, where the leading 16 players progressed to elimination match play. These women all cite putting as a challenge in their game and Sandy Creek is widely recognised for having some of the best putting surfaces in Australia!

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MOORINA GOLF CLUB WINS BARCLAY SHIELD Moorina Golf Club fought gallantly to secure a well-deserved victory in the Barclay Shield at Ulverstone Golf Club.

The team of Diane Rattray, Tania Thompson, Lyn Mullins and Colleen Krushka won the team foursomes event with a net score of 151.

Thirlstane Golf Club placed second on a count-back behind Moorina and one stroke in front of Llanherne Golf Club in third on 152.

Thirlstane Golf Club was represented by Liz Sumpton, Glenda MacDonald, Pat Timmerman and Wendy Richardson.

While Llanherne was represented by Lynda Targett, Pam Richardson, Mercedes Ellis and Sue Richardson.

The day’s best 18-hole nett was presented to Llanherne Golf Club’s Lynda and Pam on 73½.

The Llanherne pair finished half a stroke in front of Moorina’s Golf Club’s Diane and Tania on 74.

Pauline Pearson from the Riverside Golf Club has been declared the overall winner of the International Bowl, winning by one stroke from Mary Snooks of Prospect Vale.

The state-wide event supports the Women’s Australian Open and as winner, Pauline will be supplied with season passes and associated cocktail and proam spots.

L-R, Colleen Krushka, Tania Thompson, Lyn Mullins and Diane Rattray

In the A-grade silver division, Prue James from Port Sorell won with seven-under and Raylene Taylor of Bridport was runner-up on six-under.

The B-Grade bronze one division, Pauline won with nine-under ahead of Denise Morgan of Sheffield, Ulverstone’s Ros Dabner and Longford’s Toni Burton all on six-under.

In the C-Grade bronze two division, Mary was eight-under and won by one stroke from Louise Gatenby of Longford at seven-under.

Ulverstone Golf Club’s Sarah Johnstone won the Tasmanian Business Women’s Open title.

The 26-year-old took out this year’s championship at Wynyard Golf Club with a four-over-par round of 75.

Sarah defeated her nearest rival Georgia Milbourne from the Tasmania Golf Club by two strokes on 77 (+6).

Third place went to Port Sorell Golf Club’s Sharon Crowden who returned a round of 83 (+12).

The club teams event was won by the host club defeating Ulverstone by seventeen strokes. Wynyard’s Sue Young and Di Gray combined for a nett total of 130 with Rosemay Paton and Sarah representing Ulverstone.

STATE NEWS

IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY FOR WOMEN AT DONGARA GOLF CLUB Story by Kate Rolland

360km north of Perth lies Dongara Golf Club, an 18-hole grass green course and one of the few grass green clubs that continues to be maintained solely by voluntary members.

A not-for-profit organisation, community and accessibility are evidently a key focus at Dongara.

Like many Golf Clubs, Dongara Golf Club has limited female participation, both in competition participation and club membership. This lack of participation is a global trend, with many factors being cited as barriers to more women playing golf including lack of time and a bit of trepidation of being a member of a golf club.

The WA Golf Foundation is working closely with clubs like Dongara to support them in breaking down these barriers and getting more women involved.

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Throughout 2018, Dongara Golf Club (DGC) ran a series of clinics, to raise the profile of female golf amongst the Dongara/Denison population as well as making it more accessible for beginners.

To achieve this, DGC implemented skills clinics/ education sessions run by a professional, obtained sets of golf clubs to be kept at the club and used, and making online courses available for those interested in further developing their skills.

Clinics were run by Daniel Bennett, a golfing professional from Geraldton GC with the ability to educate new players and beginners. The initial lessons that were run attracted 28 women, with another 17 signing up for an additional four weeks.

Not only are these women improving their basic skills, but some are making even more of a commitment to the sport.

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After hosting the lessons, the club had two new members join, and saw an increase in the number of 9-hole competition players.

The clubs that the DGC acquired have been used by women in the 9-hole competition, and an additional 3 sets of clubs have been purchased as a result of the clinics. Access to equipment makes it easier for women to take part in the sport and assists in breaking down preventative barriers.

Online courses are in the process of being made more accessible to offer lessons in a different format. Seeing the number of women playing golf at Dongara growing is just another sign of good growth in the sport, and the WA Golf Foundation looks forward to continuing to support DGC in their development programs. www.ladiesinsportpublications.com

STATE NEWS

DOEY CHOI WINS SA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 18-year-old Doey Choi from Concord Golf Club in NSW is the South Australian Women’s Amateur Champion defeating Kono Matsumoto from Victoria Golf Club 3&2 in the State Final played at Flagstaff Hill Golf Club.

Doey the 3rd qualifier, with rounds of 7773 progressed through the opening round of match play after a forfeit against local Shakira-Ann Kuys 5&3. In the quarter finals against Alizza Hetheringtion from Royal Melbourne, Doey won comfortably 4&3 and then won her place in the final by defeating Isabella Taylor 5&4 in the semis.

Kono the fifth qualifier (77-79), battled her way through to the final with three close matches. In round one match play, she defeated Isabelle Simpson from Indooroopilly on the 20th, then overcame Charley Jacobs from Glenelg on the 21st before defeating top seed Maddison didn’t have my a-game but I got the job than 20km from Adelaide CBD. done which was good.” Doey said.

Hinson-Tolchard 1up in the semi.

“I found the course really hard, and In the final, Doey held a 3 hole lead “Today I was hitting it really good, I was I found the greens pretty tricky, but through 18 holes, maintained a 2 hole pretty happy with how I was striking the otherwise it was a really nice course and advantage through 27 holes before ball, I didn’t putt too great, but I played I enjoyed playing it. going on to claim the championship pretty solid out there so I pretty much “I just won QLD Amateur and I won 3&2. “I struggled a bit out there during just cruised for the rest of the round.”

NSW Amateur in 2014 so it’s pretty cool the strokeplay, but I got through the It was the 18-year old’s first visit to to have three state amateurs under my match play pretty easy this week, I Flagstaff Hill Golf Club located less belt”, Doey added.

SA GOLF CAMP GIRLS MEET STEPHANIE NA A record 31 girls from ages 9 to 13 have taken part in this year’s Golf SA ‘Girls Golf Camp’, a development camp held over three days, which includes a two-night stay at the camp base at Scotch College.

Girls came from all over South Australia to take part, including country regions such, as Naracoorte, Whyalla, Tanunda, Sandy Creek, Murray Bridge and Broken Hill. Some girls were attending their fifth consecutive camp.

The camp was very much about having fun, while introducing the basic concepts of golf and teaching the girls the skills required to play the game. The skills and topics covered included putting, chipping, pitching, driving, game play and fitness.

Basic rules and etiquette were also covered.

After skills sessions each morning with PGA Professional Anne-Marie Knight and Sarah Douglass-Norris, the girls travelled in the afternoon by bus to play 18 holes. The first two afternoons the girls tackled the North Adelaide Par 3 course for an ambrose and then individual event and on the final afternoon, the girls participated in the McCormacks www.ladiesgolfmagazine.com.au

Autumn Cup at Adelaide Shores.

A highlight for the girls, was meeting 398 world ranked South Australian golf professional Stephanie Na, who attended the camp on Monday night to have dinner with the girls and participate in a Q&A.

got started in the game, how often she practices, what her favourite shot is and who are some of her best friends on tour.

Stephanie then signed autographs and left each girl with a signed photo of her competing in this year’s ISPS Handa Stephanie took one question from each Women’s Australian Open, where she girl, with questions ranging from how she finished tied 19th.

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STATE NEWS

DUBBO GOLF CLUB

TO HOST 2020 WOMEN’S NSW OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP The NSW Women’s Open is set to be a driver of Western NSW sporting tourism after Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, John Barilaro announced that the Dubbo Golf Club will host the Championship in 2020.

In a first for the sport, many of the world’s best female golfers are set to get a taste of the outback when the Women’s Open moves to the western regional city. Never before has a major tournament, male or female, been held in western New South Wales.

Mr Barilaro said the Women’s NSW Open is the perfect event to showcase the best of Dubbo and regional NSW to the world.

Harbour attracting 137 players from 32 a good way to showcase a region, and when they come once, you hope they will different countries. keep coming back,” he added.

“I have no doubt when the event comes to Dubbo it will attract the same calibre Over the five-year agreement with of international players and a host of Golf NSW, this event is expected to visitors from around the state, country attract more than 16,000 domestic and international visitors to regional NSW, and globe,” he said. injecting approximately $8 million into Mr Barilaro highlighted how important the NSW visitor economy. it is to bring visitors to regional NSW, The event was secured by the NSW especially during times of drought.

Government in an agreement with Golf “It’s vitally important to get out into NSW that will ensure the event remains regional NSW. I used the last sitting in regional NSW until at least 2022. day to promote the hashtag get out for drought ( #Getoutfordrought ) to remind The week-long tournament will provide the players, their families and supporters people that regional NSW is still open. with the perfect opportunity to experience “Our coffee shops are still brewing coffee, the best of Dubbo, from delicious food we’ve got hotels waiting to host you, and and wine, to fascinating museums and importantly some of the great adventures galleries and the award-winning Taronga to be had in regional NSW. Western Plains Zoo.

“Major sporting events such as this play a huge role in boosting tourism in regional towns and the people of Dubbo will do an excellent job hosting players, officials and supporters from around “One of the best ways to do this is through Member for Dubbo Troy Grant said the the country and the world in 2020,” the regional festivals and sporting events like event would be an important economic Deputy Premier said. the Women’s NSW Open. driver for local businesses.

“This is a truly international event, with “If you look at this year in Coffs Harbour, “What a great day for Dubbo and Western this year’s inaugural Open in Coffs it was beamed to over 32 countries. It’s NSW.”

Meghan McLaren proved too strong at the 2018 Women’s NSW Open held at Coffs Harbour

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STATE NEWS

KAZUMA KOBORI & SOPHIE YIP HAVE WON THE 2018 VICTORIAN BOYS AND GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MOONAH LINKS GOLF CLUB. Kiwi Kazuma Kobori proved too strong for the competition, becoming the seventh dual winner and sixth player to claim back-to-back titles in Victoria’s oldest junior tournament. The last time such a feat was achieved was by Daniel Gaunt in 1995 and 1996, five years before 16-year-old Kazuma was born.

“It feels amazing. Last year I didn’t really know I had won until I had finished, but this year I had full control of what I was doing so it feels so much better,” said Kazuma, now a two-time champion.

“There’s a lot of pressure, I get real nervous, but you’ve got to stick to your game plan and play your own game.”

“It’s pretty tough out here, honestly. If you can play good out here you can have low scores but there’s not much room for error so it feels good to win on this course.”

When asked about returning to attempt the second ever Victorian Boys Championship hat-trick, Kazuma responded, “I will give it my best shot.

Definitely. I’ll be back.”

In the girls field, it came down to a two-horse race between New South Welshwomen June Song and Sophie Yip. The two entered the day joint-leaders at two-over, four shots clear of the next best competitor, Victorian Jeneath Wong. Sophie, coming off the back of a stunning bogey-free third round, carded an early birdie on the fourth to settle the nerves and pull away from June.

Kazuma’s greatest threat throughout the tournament came from Commonwealth’s Daniel Gill. The pair shared the lead between themselves at the end of each round with the tug-of-war ultimately slipping from Daniel’s hands after an After 16 holes, Concord’s Sophie found unfavourable three-over dropped him herself three shots clear but a dramatic back to 5-under for the tournament and two-shot swing, after a Sophie bogey 3rd place. and a June birdie, bought June within Royal Fremantle’s Hayden Hopewell one down the last. carded a final round 2-under to slip into Sophie’s response? Holing out for an outright second while Louis Dobbelaar eagle on the last.

(QLD) and Lachlan Chamberlain (ACT) “It sounds pretty unreal to be honest. rounded out the top five.

I’m still getting over the shock but it’s pretty exciting,” said Sophie.

“To be honest when I lined up that shot I was a bit shaken, a bit nervous… but I just kept my cool and hit it.”

“I actually didn’t know it went in. I heard everyone was cheering and I assumed it was about a foot away but then the ball wasn’t there when I got up there!”

The ending was a case of déjà vu for Avondale’s June, who has found herself right in contention for two years running but hasn’t been able to clinch the win.

“June is a really experienced golfer and a good player,” said Sophie on her fellow competitor.

“I’ve known her for a really long time. I knew I just had to play my own game, play shot by shot and, yeah, I pulled through in the end.”

Yerin Kim (Strathfield) claimed third place while Jeneath, of Huntingdale Golf Club, and Southern’s Kay Bannan were the best placed Victorians in a share of fourth.

Steeped in history, the tournament boasts an impressive honour roll of both male and female winners.

Final scores and a replay of the live stream can be found at golfvic.org.au/ vicboysandgirls.

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Book Reviews

GOLF A HISTORY OF WOMEN’S GOLF IN IRELAND

By Ivan Morris

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RRP $29.99 Available from www.libertiespress.com

The Irish Ladies Golf Union (ILGU) currently has over 35,000 members in 368 golf clubs. Over the past 125 years it has produced 8 Ladies British Amateur Open Champions, 2 Olympians, 22 Curtis Cup representatives and lots of household names. Earlier this month the R&A announced the first Women’s Golf Charter as part of the organisation’s drive to increase the number of women & girls participating in golf. Contrastingly, the opening paragraph of this book depicts a time when golf was a game played very exclusively by gentlemen. Throughout the years since Mrs Wright was the first recorded female to strike a golf ball in public in Ireland, there have been many people who have contributed to the ILGU. However, it was two Ulster women who advanced discussions to create the beginnings of the governing body which exists today…

AND THE PUTTER WENT…PING

By Jeffery B Ellis RRP $ $150.00 Available from authorised PING retailers

An inspiring and comprehensive look inside the family owned company that revolutionized the way golf equipment was designed and manufactured.

The book chronicles PING’s heritage and its on-going efforts to advance golf technology for the benefit of golfers of all skill levels. It takes readers behind the scenes of a genuine American success story that began in the family garage of Karsten Solheim, a Norwegian immigrant and mechanical engineer who invented the PING putter in 1959.

MARY LEE

By Denise George RRP $34.95 Available from www,wakefieldpress.com.au

Suffragist and social justice advocate Mary Lee was determined to leave the world a better place than she found it. The feisty 59-year-old widow, of limited means and with few family and friends, settled in Adelaide in 1879 and immediately set to work.

Undaunted by the opposition of antagonistic politicians and a conservative public, Mary thrust herself into high profile campaigns in support of female refuge, improving women's working conditions and gaining women's suffrage. In 1894, South Australia became the first place in the world to pass legislation giving women the right to vote and be elected members of parliament, thanks in no small part to Mary Lee's energy and committed determination.

The 530-page, 16-chapter book captures Karsten’s pioneering spirit and his amazing ability to solve problems through innovative solutions that set industry standards still in effect today. You’ll learn about the early obstacles the company faced and the Solheims’ determination to overcome them while staying true to the principles that still guide the family owned company today.

Two chapters are devoted to the highly publicized and vigorously debated “square groove” controversy of the late 1980s, in more depth than ever reported.

THE WINNING GOLF SWING: Simple Technical Solutions for Lower Scores

By Kristian Baker $11.99 Kindle edition www.amazon.com.au

No one ever said that the game of golf is easy. How often have you seen or bought a golf instruction book that claims to offer an improved technique or a swing fix – but which doesn’t tell you which part of your technique needs fixing?

In The Winning Golf Swing, renowned golf professional Kristian Baker gives you a practical, yet easy-to-follow path to better golf. Through a rigorous but simple process, Kristian will help you to address the problems in your game so that you can shoot better scores. With contributions from some of the top minds in golf, this book delivers a complete process for improvement.

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ALWAYS WITH YOU

By Debbie Malone RRP $29.99 Available from www.rockpoolpublishing.com.au

Australia’s most gifted and acclaimed psychic medium, Debbie Malone, shares her most challenging and life-changing stories of healing and love. Showcasing her extraordinary ability to communicate between two worlds – the living and the dead – these incredible true Australian stories explore questions about the human soul and spirit world, as Debbie shares powerful messages from departed loved ones on the other side to bring comfort, closure and healing.

A powerful collection of experiences with the other side, Always With You offers messages of love, loss and reconnection from the other side, and provides a fascinating insight as to what lies ahead in the world beyond.

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Book Reviews

FICTION DOUBLE BOGEY

By Ken Spargo

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RRP $34.99 Available from www.kenspargo.com.au

When body parts are found in the rough, is golfmad Inspector Porthole up to the task of piecing together the departed souls and their perpetrators?

An informant with poor diction reveals more than halftruths. The mysterious female trio of Celeste, Flame and Boots create shadows for him to follow. Are Celeste’s sensuous-smelling coffee shops being used as a front for organised crime? Inspector Porthole’s investigations uncover a web of drug trafficking, a high official who isn’t all that he seems, a favour-fed lawyer and a skilled morgue technician misusing his skills.

Porthole follows a trail of dead ends, drug and violent female behaviour. Will justice finally be served?

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LIFESTYLE CAREER LEAP

By Michelle Gibbings RRP $ 29.95 Available from www.wiley.com/en-au

The way we work is changing. Those entering the workforce today will have an estimated 17 employers and 5 careers in their lifetime. Roles are becoming automated across all professions and industries, and employees need to change their idea of what it means to be employed.

The rise of freelancing and the gig economy means flexibility and independence, but it also means living with less security. While you can’t future-proof your job, you can future-proof your career, says careers expert, Michelle Gibbings.

She draws upon decades of experience helping employees and leaders get fit for the future of work, and provides a practical guide to prepare for the inevitable tides of change.

By Peter Monteath RRP $39.99 Available from www.booktopia.com.au

What was life really like for prisoners of war and civilian internees detained during the two world wars? Author and historian Peter Monteath provides a captivating visual look behind the barbed wire veil that was drawn around people deemed a threat to Australia’s security.

Civilians from enemy nations, even if born in Australia, were subjects of suspicion and locked away in internment camps. Many were longterm residents of Australia, had contributed economically and brought new skills and knowhow to the nation. For them, being interned was bewildering.

Captured Lives covers over 30 of the main internment and prisoner-of-war camps that were spread across Australia during the two world wars and includes over 40 text boxes that focus on particular events and various civilian internees, prisoners of war, officials and others.

TELL IT TO THE DOG

NURSES OF AUSTRALIA

By Robert Power

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Nurses are Australia’s most trusted profession, yet the fascinating and extensive history of nursing in Australia has never been told — until now. Produced in collaboration with the Australian College of Nursing and the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, Nurses of Australia follows the unique history of Australian nurses. From the First Nations caregivers who healed, birthed and nursed for millennia, to the untrained and ill-equipped convict men and women of New South Wales, it would take the arrival of a group of dedicated Irish nuns, followed by Florence Nightingale-trained nurses—and decades of constant and continuing campaigning—to transform nursing into what it is today.

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CAPTURED LIVES

Tell it to the Dog is a captivating memoir that is playful, heartbreaking and affirming. From a Dublin childhood to London, then on to Europe, to Asia and Australia, there is a deep engagement with the world in this book about growing up, about human and animal connectedness, about friendship, love and loss. Author Robert Power understands the uncanniness and endurance of memory. He can make us laugh, and then stop us in our tracks at the profundity of this business of meeting life. Each of these short chapters is beautifully complete; together the whole thing shimmers. In the most delightful and subtle of ways, the language, trajectory and wisdom of Tell it to the Dog underscores our need to embrace our own vulnerabilities, to confront our experiences and memories, and to believe as Jane Austen once wrote, that ‘when pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure’.

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