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TO become No. 1 in the world – at anything – well, it’s fair to say you’ve beaten the odds. Yet Nadene Gole has done a lot more than that. And to be named the world’s top ‘senior’ amateur is a feather in her cap she admits she never thought she’d achieve. Certainly not when […]
IT all started way back in 1972 when South Australian businessman Alan Gillott awoke with a bright idea. “Why can’t we have women professional golfers here in Australia?” Alan thought to himself after reading a golf magazine. Well, Alan sprung into action and soon after that the women’s professional golf in Australia was born. That […]
DESPITE the wet and wild weather conditions, more than 90 women travelled from Royal Perth, Lakelands and Floreat in the north, High Wycombe in the east and Collie in the south to play in Pinjarra Golf Club’s annual Ladies Charity Golf Day. More than $2,600 was raised from competition entry fees, raffles and trade table […]
While it was disappointing for us not to be able to hold our regular WPGA Tour tournaments this year due to the pandemic, thankfully there were a few events for us to celebrate in 2021.Firstly there was “The Athena” which I am sure by now you would have seen or read about, and secondly the […]
Sarah Kemp has recorded her best LPGA Tour finish on American soil and Cameron Percy has logged his second top-10 of the PGA TOUR season in a weekend of strong performances by Aussies on tour around the world. Starting with Greg Chalmers’ hole-in-one in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Open – his second […]
When Steph Kyriacou walked onto the first tee on the opening day of the Australian Ladies Classic Bonville earlier this year, she had little idea that just four days later her life and her golfing journey would be changed forever. While Steph was highly regarded as one of Australia’s leading amateur players, on paper anyway, […]
Australia’s number 1 female golfer Minjee Lee has just finished 3rd and 4th in back-to-back tournaments on the LPGA Tour, following the tour’s enforced break for Covid-19. For her efforts, Minjee picked up a total of $US153,083 in these two events, taking her career earnings to over $US6.3 million, not bad for a 24-year-old in […]
It is great to finally be able to touch base with you all again after the unscheduled break due to the COVID-19 virus. It’s crazy that a name we had never heard of has become such a big part of our world and lives just a few months down the track. There is no doubt […]
Julia Engström saved her best for last as she made a fantastic birdie two to win her first Ladies European Tour title at the Women’s New South Wales Open at Dubbo Golf Club. The 18-year-old from Halmstad in southern Sweden began the final round five strokes behind the overnight leader, Manon De Roey, but put […]
Add to the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open trophy the name of Inbee Park, South Korea’s quiet, humble champion of the game. She sits there comfortably on the Patricia Bridges Bowl with the likes of Annika Sorenstam, Lydia Ko, Dame Laura Davies, Karrie Webb and Jan Stephenson, all legends of the game. It is a […]
21-year-old Perth professional Min Woo Lee, and 32-year-old Korean Hee Young Park have taken out the Men’s and Women’s titles at the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open. Lee, from Royal Fremantle, was greeted with a hug from his sister, Minjee, after he birdied the 72nd hole to win by two shots from New Zealand’s Ryan […]
The boards of the PGA and the ALPG met recently to celebrate a world-first collaboration, with the two organisations agreeing to an alignment. “Together we can create an exciting future that retains the independence of the individual bodies, respecting and growing on the great heritage of both the PGA and ALPG,” said a joint statement by […]
The sixteenth edition of the Solheim Cup was held back in mid-September at the magnificent Gleneagles Resort just over an hour’s drive north of Edinburgh in Scotland, and the drama-filled three days of competition led to one of the tightest and most dramatic Solheim Cup Sunday finishes in history. Team USA, led by US legend […]
Hannah Green is a major champion, just the third woman in Australian history to have the honour. The 22-year-old from Mt Lawley Golf Club in Perth rolled in a par putt from just inside two metres at Hazeltine National Golf Club just outside Minneapolis today to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship by a shot […]
Australian golfing superstar Jan Stephenson has fulfilled a lifelong dream this morning, being inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California. Stephenson was inducted into the prestigious World Golf of Fame, a who’s who of golf, including compatriots Karrie Webb, Greg Norman, Peter Thompson, Kel Nagle, David Graham and […]
The 2019 ALPG Tour kicked off in January at the Ballarat Golf Club at the first ever ALPG Tour Qualifying Tournament. We had anticipated around 30-40 players competing for a chance to get a start in all of our 2019 events, however we were overwhelmed by the interest in the event and ended up with […]
The ALPG and PGA of Australia have entered into a cooperation agreement that proposes to analyse the two governing body’s operations, assets and services. As the bodies responsible for the administration and governance of professional golf in Australia mutual respect has always existed but a formalised intent to build commercial opportunities is anticipated to strengthen […]
Marianne Skarpnord ended a six year drought to claim her fourth title on the Ladies European Tour after a closely fought battle for the Pacific Bay Resort Australian Ladies Classic – Bonville. Skarpnord fired a final round of 69 to earn a two stroke victory on eight-under-par ahead of Australian Hannah Green and Nuria Iturrios […]
The rewards for the champion of the Women’s Amateur AsiaPacific (WAAP) continue to grow, with the Evian Championship announcing it would create a special exemption for the winner. The Evian Championship joins the AIG Women’s British Open in offering places to the WAAPchampion. As well as the two major championships, the winner will also receive […]
With just 50 days to go until the start of the 2019 ActewAGL Canberra Classic, ALPG is delighted to announce that Jiyai Shin has elected to defend the title she won so impressively at Royal Canberra Golf Club in 2018. The win set Shin up for another incredibly successful season on the lucrative LPGA Tour […]
World Number 6 Minjee Lee has become the first woman to win Australian golf’s most prestigious individual honour; the Greg Norman Medal. Australia’s best performing, male or female, golfer on the international stage in 2018, Lee is the third recipient of the medal following Jason Day in 2015 and 2016 and Marc Leishman in 2017. […]
Australian Ladies Professional Golf Here is the recap from this past week’s action and our ALPG member performances. BLUE BAY CLASSIC SANYA, CHINA NOV 7-10 Prizemoney: US$2,100,000 Player Result Earnings Race to CME Hannah Green T15 US$28,888 71 Sarah Jane Smith T15 US$28,888 64 Su Oh T22 US$21,272 47 Japan LPGA […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and our ALPG member performances. LPGA TOTO JAPAN CLASSIC SHIGA, JAPAN NOV 02-04 Prizemoney: US$1,500,000 Player Result Earnings Race to CME Minjee Lee T15 US$20,087 2 Sarah Jane Smith T65 US$3,289 65 LPGA Q-SERIES PRESENTED BY BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NC Pinehurst, […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and our ALPG member performances. ALPG Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship presented by CTBC Prizemoney: US$2.2m Player Result Earnings Race to CME Minjee Lee 2 US$203,675 2 Su Oh T60 US$6,022 45 Katherine Kirk T60 US$6,022 61 Sarah Jane Smith T26 US$19,347 65 Hannah Green […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and our Australian Ladies Professional Golf member performances. LPGA Buick LPGA Shanghai Prizemoney: US$2.1m Player Result Earnings Race to CME Minjee Lee T9 US$30,642 2 Su Oh T9 US$30,642 43 Katherine Kirk 65 US$16,946 60 Sarah Jane Smith 4 US$6,009 67 Symetra Tour […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s golf action across the globe and our Australian Ladies Professional Golf member performances. UL International Crown, Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, Incheon, Korea Prizemoney: US$1.6m Team Result Earnings Republic of Korea 1 US$400,000 England T2 US$225,000 USA T2 US$225,000 Thailand 4 US$190,000 Sweden 5 US$170,000 Australia 6 […]
The Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG) Association, in partnership with title sponsor ActewAGL and Royal Canberra Golf Club have announced that the ActewAGL Canberra Classic will be once again returning to The Royal Canberra Golf Club from the 1st – 3rd March 2019. The tournament will be an official event on the ALPG Tour schedule […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and our ALPG member performances. Symetra Tour GUARDIAN CHAMPIONSHIP PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA, SEP 21st-23rd Purse: $150,000 Player Result Earnings Race to CME Standing Stephanie Na MC 64 Liv Cheng MC 77 Celina Yuan MC 136 Ladies European Tour Estrella Damm Mediterranean Ladies Open, Club de […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and our ALPG member performances. LPGA The Evian Championship, Evian-les-Bains, France, 13th-16th September Purse: US$3,850,000 Player Result Earnings Race to CME Standing Notes Rebecca Artis DNP 121 Hannah Green MC 74 Katherine Kirk T10th US$69,096 59 Minjee Lee T16th US$47,995 2 Su […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and ALPG member performances. LPGA Tour Cambia Portland Classic, Portland, OREGON Purse: $1,300,000 Player Result Earnings Race to CME Standing Notes Rebecca Artis T42nd US$5,562 120 Hannah Green MC 73 Katherine Kirk T30th US$9,441 63 Minjee Lee 4th US$66,736 2 Su Oh T9th US$24,780 […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and our ALPG member performances. CP WOMEN’S OPEN REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA. AUGUST 23-26 Purse: US$2,250,000 Next Tournament: Cambia Portland Classic, Portland, OR Purse: $1,300,000 Player Result Earnings Race to CME Standing Notes Rebecca Artis MC 125 Hannah Green 69th US$4,801 68 Katherine Kirk T28th US$16,949 […]
Here are the results for our Australian women for the week ending August 20 LPGA Indy Women in Tech Championship Driven by Group 1001 Indianapolis, INDIANA Purse: US $2,000,000 ($300k to winner) Next Tournament: August 23-26 CP Women’s Open, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Purse: US $2,250,000 Player Result Earnings Race to CME Standing Notes […]
October is Golf Month and as a part of Golf Australia’s National campaign to drive golf participation and encourage take-up of golf club memberships, ALPG will be holding three National Women’s Golf Clinics in Victoria. The ALPG National Women’s Clinics have been running Australia-wide now for the past three years, providing a unique and enjoyable […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and ALPG member performances. RICOH WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN, ROYAL LYTHAM ST ANNES, LANCASHIRE, AUGUST 02-05 Purse: US$3,250,000 ($490,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings Race to CME Standing Notes Rebecca Artis T61 US$7977 123 Hannah Green MC US$9702 68 Katherine Kirk MC 66 Minjee […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and our ALPG member performances. MARATHON CLASSIC PRESENTED BY OWENS CORNING AND O-I SYLVANIA, OH JUL 12-15 Purse: $1,600,000 ($240,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings Race to CME Notes Rebecca Artis MC Sarah Kemp MC Next Tournament: Aberdeen Standard Investments Ladies Scottish Open East […]
Minjee Lee, Katherine Kirk, Sarah Jane Smith and Su Oh will represent Australia at the UL International Crown, an international biennial team competition to be held from October 4-7 at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon City. Team Australia will be the fifth seed for the event, while the remaining seven countries that have […]
LPGA KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP KEMPER LAKES GOLF CLUB, KILDEER, ILLINOIS JUNE 26 – JULY 01 Purse: US$3,650,000 ($547,500 to winner) Player Result Earnings Race to CME Standing Notes Rebecca Artis MC 116 Hannah Green MC 61 Katherine Kirk MC 63 Minjee Lee T25 US$33,958 3 Su Oh MC 48 Sarah Jane Smith T11 US$62,792 […]
Here is the recap from this past week’s action and Australia’s ALPG member performances. LPGA WALMART NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY P&G PINNACLE COUNTRY CLUB, ROGERS, ARKANSAS JUNE 22-24 Purse: $2,000,000 ($300,000 to winner) Player Result Earnings Race to CME Standing Notes Rebecca Artis T27 US$14,855 112 Best LPGA finish Hannah Green MC […]
Lakeside Golf Club Camden’s most recent Business Ladies Golf courses were held from January – March 2018, having over 15 ladies participate. Local golfer, Kim Teale participated in the first Business Ladies Golf course back in October – November 2017 and has made several new friendships with ladies who had never played golf before but […]
IT’S 27 years since Rachel Hetherington won her first of two South Pacific Ladies Open Classic, but that hasn’t stopped being involved in the popular 54-hole tournament to be played at Surfers Paradise Golf Club from October 8-10. As tournament patron, Hetherington is urging women golfers to enter the tournament, which is played in four […]
