February 06-09
13th Beach GC, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
AU$1,600,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 4
It was a Saturday of survival at the 2020 ISPS Handa Vic Open. With steady winds all day and gusts to 30 MPH, 19-year-old Ayean Cho returned a 2-under 70, one of just five under-par rounds, and surged to the top of the leaderboard at -12. Cho, the KLPGA Tour's Rookie of the Year in 2019, carded five birdies and three bogeys in the day's blustery conditions, including a birdie at No. 18 to pull one stroke clear of the field.
Ayean Cho rolls in a birdie and takes the clubhouse lead at 12-under 🐦
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โIt was very windy, so my shots were not as good as yesterday,โ said Cho through an interpreter. โBut my putts were good so I could finish the holes with good putts.โ
If Cho emerges victorious on Sunday, she would be eligible for immediate LPGA Tour Membership. She could also defer that Membership to the 2021 season.
Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom , who held the lead after each of the first two rounds, stumbled to a 2-over 74 on Saturday, but birdied the final hole to stay within one stroke of the leader. She remains in contention to become the first player since Shanshan Feng in 2017 to win consecutive events.
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โI think around seven, eight, I was like are we actually going to make it? I was like am I going to get a ball in the hole today?โ said Sagstrom, who had one eagle, one birdie, two pars, three bogeys and one double bogey in her first eight holes. โIt was definitely a grind out there. It was really, really difficult and then the breeze got so, so hard.โ
Canadian Alena Sharp rounds out the top three at 10-under, joining Cho in the under-par group after shooting 2-under 70 on Saturday. She is aiming for her first career LPGA Tour victory in her 313th start.
โWarming up today I just kept the ball low,โ said Sharp. โVery thankful that I had a nice lesson from my coach a few weeks ago. He's actually an Aussie, Brett Saunders, and we worked on keeping the ball down with my wedges and I just did it with every club today. And I think it helped keeping the ball lower, spin control, and I was right around the greens when I missed the greens, so I think it really helped me get a good score today.โ
Korea's Hee Young Park is fourth at -9, with So Yeon Ryu and Pei-Ying Tsai tied for fifth at -8. Ryu took advantage of playing in the morning wave, shooting the round of the day at 4-under 68 in relatively calmer wind conditions.
Sunday's final round will include one group of players from both the men's and women's competitions. The LPGA Tour's Peiyun Chien will tee it up alongside the European Tour's Geoff Ogilvy and Sam Horsfield.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
Ayean Cho | -12 |
69 |
66 |
70 |
205 |
2 |
Madelene Sagstrom | -11 |
65 |
67 |
74 |
206 |
3 |
Alena Sharp | -10 |
68 |
69 |
70 |
207 |
4 |
Hee Young Park | -9 |
68 |
68 |
72 |
208 |
T5 |
So Yeon Ryu | -8 |
71 |
70 |
68 |
209 |
T5 |
Pei-Ying Tsai | -8 |
68 |
68 |
73 |
209 |
7 |
Minjee Lee | -7 |
69 |
67 |
74 |
210 |
T8 |
Stephanie Meadow | -6 |
67 |
70 |
74 |
211 |
T8 |
Pornanong Phatlum | -6 |
67 |
70 |
74 |
211 |
T8 |
Linnea Strom | -6 |
66 |
69 |
76 |
211 |
T11 |
Dana Finkelstein | -5 |
67 |
73 |
72 |
212 |
T11 |
Emma Talley | -5 |
73 |
66 |
73 |
212 |
T11 |
Leona Maguire | -5 |
69 |
69 |
74 |
212 |
T11 |
Hye-Jin Choi | -5 |
69 |
68 |
75 |
212 |
T11 |
Robyn Choi | -5 |
70 |
65 |
77 |
212 |
T16 |
Ssu-Chia Cheng | -4 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
213 |
T16 |
Hannah Green | -4 |
69 |
73 |
71 |
213 |
T16 |
Jeong Eun Lee | -4 |
71 |
70 |
72 |
213 |
T16 |
Yu Liu | -4 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
213 |
T16 |
Ho Yu An (a) | -4 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
213 |
T16 |
Tiffany Joh | -4 |
67 |
73 |
73 |
213 |
T16 |
Perrine Delacour | -4 |
69 |
69 |
75 |
213 |
T16 |
Haeji Kang | -4 |
65 |
71 |
77 |
213 |
T24 |
Jenny Coleman | -3 |
72 |
70 |
72 |
214 |
T24 |
Yealimi Noh | -3 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
214 |
T24 |
Stephanie Kyriacou (a) | -3 |
68 |
73 |
73 |
214 |
T24 |
Maria Fernanda Torres | -3 |
72 |
67 |
75 |
214 |
T24 |
Jin Hee Im | -3 |
69 |
70 |
75 |
214 |
T24 |
Sarah Kemp | -3 |
71 |
67 |
76 |
214 |
T24 |
Min A Yoon | -3 |
71 |
66 |
77 |
214 |
T24 |
Christina Kim | -3 |
67 |
70 |
77 |
214 |
T24 |
Ally McDonald | -3 |
68 |
65 |
81 |
214 |
T33 |
Kelly Tan | -2 |
72 |
70 |
73 |
215 |
T33 |
Anne van Dam | -2 |
71 |
71 |
73 |
215 |
T33 |
Suzuka Yamaguchi | -2 |
70 |
72 |
73 |
215 |
T33 |
Cheyenne Knight | -2 |
67 |
75 |
73 |
215 |
T33 |
Su Oh | -2 |
73 |
68 |
74 |
215 |
T33 |
Wichanee Meechai | -2 |
72 |
69 |
74 |
215 |
T33 |
Dottie Ardina | -2 |
70 |
70 |
75 |
215 |
T33 |
Peiyun Chien | -2 |
65 |
74 |
76 |
215 |
T41 |
Manon De Roey | -1 |
72 |
70 |
74 |
216 |
T41 |
Alana Uriell | -1 |
70 |
72 |
74 |
216 |
T41 |
Hee Jeong Lim | -1 |
70 |
71 |
75 |
216 |
T41 |
Xiyu Lin | -1 |
67 |
72 |
77 |
216 |
T41 |
Klara Spilkova | -1 |
67 |
71 |
78 |
216 |
T41 |
Jeongeun Lee6 | -1 |
68 |
69 |
79 |
216 |
T41 |
Haley Moore | -1 |
66 |
71 |
79 |
216 |
T48 |
Inbee Park | E |
70 |
72 |
75 |
217 |
T48 |
Tiffany Chan | E |
70 |
70 |
77 |
217 |
T48 |
Cydney Clanton | E |
68 |
69 |
80 |
217 |
T51 |
Jennifer Song | 1 |
75 |
67 |
76 |
218 |
T51 |
Charlotte Thomas | 1 |
74 |
68 |
76 |
218 |
T51 |
Karine Icher | 1 |
70 |
68 |
80 |
218 |
T51 |
Jasmine Suwannapura | 1 |
69 |
67 |
82 |
218 |
T55 |
Pajaree Anannarukarn | 2 |
74 |
68 |
77 |
219 |
T55 |
Mina Harigae | 2 |
69 |
73 |
77 |
219 |
T55 |
Lauren Stephenson | 2 |
70 |
70 |
79 |
219 |
T55 |
Pavarisa Yoktuan | 2 |
67 |
72 |
80 |
219 |
59 |
Matilda Castren | 3 |
68 |
74 |
78 |
220 |
T60 |
Andrea Lee | 4 |
74 |
68 |
79 |
221 |
T60 |
Dani Holmqvist | 4 |
69 |
73 |
79 |
221 |
62 |
Linnea Johansson | 5 |
70 |
69 |
83 |
222 |
T63 |
Karis Davidson | 6 |
73 |
69 |
81 |
223 |
T63 |
Mel Reid | 6 |
72 |
69 |
82 |
223 |
65 |
Jiwon Jeon | 7 |
69 |
69 |
86 |
224 |
CUT |
Stacy Lewis | -2 |
74 |
69 |
||
CUT |
Maia Schechter | -2 |
74 |
69 |
||
CUT |
Yui Kawamoto | -2 |
73 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Katherine Kirk | -2 |
72 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Jane Park | -2 |
72 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Jennifer Chang | -2 |
71 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Wei-Ling Hsu | -2 |
71 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Julieta Granada | -2 |
70 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Sarah Schmelzel | -2 |
70 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Albane Valenzuela | -2 |
70 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Cristie Kerr | -2 |
69 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Lauren Kim | -1 |
74 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Kylie Henry | -1 |
73 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Lindsey Weaver | -1 |
73 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Celine Boutier | -1 |
72 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Esther Henseleit | -1 |
72 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Robynn Ree | -1 |
72 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Na Yeon Choi | -1 |
71 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Austin Ernst | -1 |
71 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Caroline Hedwall | -1 |
71 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Laura Davies | -1 |
67 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Ryann O'Toole | E |
75 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Karrie Webb | E |
75 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Katja Pogacar | E |
74 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Esther Lee | E |
72 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Hira Naveed | E |
72 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Elizabeth Szokol | E |
72 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Min Seo Kwak | E |
71 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Amy Olson | E |
71 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Pernilla Lindberg | 1 |
79 |
67 |
||
CUT |
Brianna Do | 1 |
78 |
68 |
||
CUT |
Jillian Hollis | 1 |
75 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Hana Lee | 1 |
75 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Giulia Molinaro | 1 |
74 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Jiyai Shin | 1 |
73 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Maria Fassi | 1 |
72 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Stephanie Na | 1 |
72 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Mariah Stackhouse | 1 |
72 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Diksha Dagar | 1 |
71 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Kim Kaufman | 1 |
71 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Ashleigh Buhai | 2 |
76 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Haru Nomura | 2 |
76 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Tonje Daffinrud | 2 |
74 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Beatriz Recari | 2 |
74 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Yuka Saso | 2 |
74 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Lindy Duncan | 2 |
73 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Hanee Song | 2 |
73 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Jing Yan | 2 |
73 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Munchin Keh | 2 |
72 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Whitney Hillier | 3 |
77 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Grace Kim (a) | 3 |
76 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Meghan MacLaren | 3 |
75 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Louise Ridderstrom | 3 |
75 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Daniela Darquea | 3 |
74 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Marianne Skarpnord | 3 |
74 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Hee-Won Jung | 3 |
73 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Paige Stubbs | 3 |
69 |
79 |
||
CUT |
Mariajo Uribe | 4 |
76 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Gemma Dryburgh | 4 |
72 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Charlotte Heath (a) | 4 |
71 |
78 |
||
CUT |
Elizabeth Nagel | 5 |
79 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Sarah Jane Smith | 5 |
77 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Elmay Viking | 5 |
77 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Sakura Yokomine | 5 |
75 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Sarah Burnham | 5 |
73 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Patty Tavatanakit | 6 |
80 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Marissa Steen | 6 |
76 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Ayako Uehara | 6 |
76 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Felicity Johnson | 7 |
78 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Breanna Gill | 7 |
76 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Christine Wolf | 8 |
81 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Soo Jin Lee | 8 |
76 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Cheyenne Woods | 8 |
73 |
80 |
||
CUT |
Ayaka Sugihara | 10 |
78 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Mind Muangkhumsakul | 11 |
79 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Ling-Jie Chen (a) | 12 |
78 |
79 |
||
CUT |
Peng-Shan Liu (a) | 13 |
78 |
80 |
||
CUT |
Tahnia Ravnjak | 17 |
78 |
84 |
||
WD |
Katherine Perry | 81 |