Kristie Smith hopes to defend her title.
Julia Boland hopes to defend her title.
Quick 18 with Giulia Molinaro
This week is all about Natalie Sheary
Feb 14-17
Yarralumla, Australia
Purse: $1,200,000
History: This is the second year for the event.
Format: 72 holes
In 2013, Rolex Rankings No. 8 Jiyai Shin outdueled amateur and No. 30 Lydia Ko and held off a surging No. 1 Yani Tseng to capture her 11th LPGA Tour victory at the ISPS Handa Australian Women’s Open. Shin carded three birdies and two bogeys for a 1-under 72 to finish 18-under for the 2-stroke victory over No. 1 Yani Tseng.
With 144 players set to tee-it-up in the LPGA’s first-ever trip to the Bahamas, several Symetra Tour alums are coming off solid finishes at last week’s Mobile Bay LPGA Classic including tournament winner, Jennifer Johnson.
Jennifer Johnson shot a final-round 7-under 65 to become a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. The Carlsbad, Calif. native carded rounds of 67-70-65-65 to break the tournament record with a 21-under par 267 total and finished one stroke ahead of Pornanong Phatlum and Jessica Korda.
After a week off, the LPGA is set to rev up again this week as the Tour heads to the Gulf Coast for the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.
