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