Queenslander Karis Davidson proved that practice does make perfect with a first career ace on the LPGA Tour in the final round of the Dow Championship in Michigan.

Teaming up with Spain’s Daniela Darquea, Davidson had a hole-in-one at the 107-yard par-3 seventh on Sunday, her second ace of the week at Midland Country Club.

“Actually had a hole-in-one on the practice round with an 8-iron this week,” Davidson revealed.

“Just a perfect half-shot 50 (degree wedge) and just it bounced and went in the hole.

“It definitely pumped us up to keep the round going, so it was really good.”

Davidson and Darquea shot 8-under 62 in the fourball format in Round 4, elevating into a tie for 10th, Davidson’s second top-10 finish of the year.

It was a second top-10 result, too, for Cassie Porter.

Paired up with Scotland’s Gemma Dryburgh, Porter had a share of the lead after Round 1 and was just one stroke back through 36 holes, a 73 in foursomes in Round 3 giving them too much ground to make up on the final day.

Kristalle Blum and Belinda Ji continued the strong Aussie influence on the LET Access Series with top-10 finishes at the PGA of Sweden Championship Landeryd while New Zealand’s Amelia Garvey made it two top-three finishes in her past three starts on the Ladies European Tour.

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Results
LPGA Tour
Dow Championship
Midland Country Club, Midland, Michigan
1          Jin Hee Im/Somi Lee                67-63-68-62—260       $US399,510 ea
Won on second hole of sudden-death playoff
T6        Cassie Porter/Gemma Dryburgh          66-62-73-63—264       $50,621
T10      Karis Davidson/Daniela Darquea          68-66-69-62—265       $35,017
T30      Robyn Choi/Jenny Bae              70-62-74-63—269       $8,282
T35      Fiona Xu (NZ)/Mariel Galdiano 68-66-74-64—272       $6,638
MC       Lydia Ko (NZ)/Danielle Kang     71-68—139
MC       Sarah Kemp/Alena Sharp         73-68—141
MC       Hira Naveed/Sofia Garcia         72-70—142

Ladies European Tour
Amundi German Masters
Green Eagle Golf Courses, Germany
1          Shannon Tan                70-69-68-76—283       €45,000
3          Amelia Garvey (NZ)      68-72-73-72—285       €18,000
T14      Maddison Hinson-Tolchard      75-74-71-72—292       €5,362.50
T19      Kelsey Bennett             70-73-73-77—293       €4,545
T46      Momoka Kobori (NZ)   75-71-75-77—298       €1,590
MC       Amy Walsh                   79-80—159
MC       Wenyung Keh (NZ)       75-85—160    

Epson Tour
Otter Creek Championship
Otter Creek Golf Course, Columbus, Indiana
1          Jillian Hollis                  66-68-68—202 $US37,500
T22      Jess Whitting               71-69-73—213 $2,620
T43      Su Oh                          72-71-73—216 $1,373
MC       Jennifer Elliott              74-77—151
MC       Soo Jin Lee                   73-79—152

LET Access Series
PGA of Sweden Championship Landeryd
Landeryds Masters & Landeryds Vasterby, Sweden
1          Katharina Muehlbauer  66-68-71-74—279       €8,678.08
T10      Kristalle Blum               72-73-74-68—287       €1,450.87
T10      Belinda Ji                      72-72-74-69—287       €1,450.87
T14      Stephanie Bunque        72-73-69-74—288       €1,152.56
T33      Justice Bosio                77-68-73-73—291       €722.27
T41      Abbie Teasdale             73-71-77-71—292       €629.16