The Aussie influence is strong once again at this week's LPGA’s Mizuho Americas Open in New Jersey.
All nine of the LPGA-exempt Australians are teeing it up at the spectacular Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, world No.7 Hannah Green hoping to go one better after finishing second to Nelly Korda during the American’s record-equalling run of wins 12 months ago.
Kirsten Rudgeley, Kelsey Bennett and Maddison Hinson-Tolchard return to action as the Ladies European Tour season resumes with the Aramco Korea Championship and Kristalle Blum has made a strong start in her first LET Access Series event of the year, tied for 16th through two rounds of the Super Bock Ladies Open in Portugal.
Round 1 tee times AEST
LPGA
Mizuho Americas Open
Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City
9:15pm Gabriela Ruffels, Sarah Kemp
9:26pm Hira Naveed
9:26pm* Karis Davidson
9:48pm Stephanie Kyriacou
10:32pm* Minjee Lee
10:43pm Fiona Xu (NZ)
3:10am* Cassie Porter
3:21am* Hannah Green
3:32am* Lydia Ko (NZ)3:43am Grace Kim
Past champion: Nelly Korda
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US3m
TV times: Live 1am-4am Friday, Saturday on Fox Sports 506; Live 6:30am-9:30am Sunday; Live 2am-5am Monday on Fox Sports 505 and Kayo.
Ladies European Tour
Aramco Korea Championship
New Korea Country Club, Korea
11:14am Kirsten Rudgeley
11:26am* Kelsey Bennett
11:38am* Maddison Hinson-Tolchard
12:07pm Momoka Kobori (NZ)
12:55pm* Amelia Garvey (NZ)
Past champion: Hyo Joo Kim
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US2m
TV times: Live 3:30pm-7:30pm Friday on Fox Sports 507; Live 5pm-7:30pm Saturday on Fox Sports 503; Live 5pm-7:30pm Sunday on Fox Sports 507 and Kayo.
LET Access Series
Super Bock Ladies Open
Vidago Palace Golf, Portugal
Round 2 scores
T16 Kristalle Blum 72-69—141
Past champion: Inaugural event
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: €50,000
Epson Tour
Carlisle Arizona Women's Golf Classic
TPC Scottsdale (Champions Cse), Scottsdale, Arizona
1:10am* Su Oh
Past champion: Ruixin Liu
Past Aussie winners: Gabriela Ruffels (2023)
Prize money: $US225,000