February 14-17
The Grange Golf Club, Grange, South Australia
$1,300,000
Nelly Korda takes a three shot lead into the final day at the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open. The World No.16 has had a three top ten finishes including a win in her last four starts.
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Korda played five birdies on the back nine to card a 67 and move to 12-under.
"Great finish, hopefully I can keep the momentum up tomorrow," said Korda. "I'm hitting it really well. I struggled a bit with the putting on the front nine, but kind of got it going on the back nine."
In 1950, Beverly Hanson won the Eastern Open in her LPGA Tour debut. It took 68 years for any player to match that feat, with Jin Young Ko matching Hanson when she won the 2018 ISPS Handa Womenโs Australian Open.
Just one year later, Jeongeun Lee6 has the chance to join that elite group. The 22-year-old from the Republic of Korea, who took medalist honors at the 2018 LPGA Q Series to earn Tour Membership, trails leader Nelly Korda by just four strokes heading into Sundayโs final round.
โMy goal for today is like top five,โ said Lee6. โI want to go step by step. It's better to win maybe, but it's going to go step by step, will be fine for now.โ
The 6 at the end of Lee6โs name is not a typo. She is the sixth player with that name in the history of the Korean LPGA Tour, and all six players were assigned their appropriate numeral to differentiate them. Lee6 is joined on the LPGA Tour by Lee5, Jeong Eun Lee, who is not in this weekโs field.
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Playing in the first group off at 7:40 a.m., Amy Olson had the round of the day at 6-under 66. The North Dakota native carded an eagle-3 at No. 5 and added four more birdies to her bogey-free round, skyrocketing up the leaderboard from a tie for 60th into a tie for 18th.
โSome days it's your day and some days it isn't,โ said Olson, who will tee off at Noon on Sunday, nearly four-and-a-half hours later than she did on Saturday. โYou just kind of stay patient. It was really fun making a couple long putts early, and I made some good par saves, like on the 18th, and just keeps the momentum going.โ
Player notes
Rolex Rankings No. 16 Nelly Korda (71-66-67, -12)
โข This is the fourth time that Korda holds the lead heading into the final round, including during her victory at the 2018 Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship
โข She hit 1114 of 14 fairways and 15 of 18 greens, with 28 putts
โข Korda is in her third LPGA Tour season; she won the 2018 Swinging Skirts Taiwan LPGA Championship and has 13 top-10 finishes
โข Korda is playing in her third ISPS Handa Womenโs Australian Open; she finished T40 in both 2017 and 2018
Rolex Rankings No. 164 Haru Nomura (70-67-70, -9)
โข This is the second consecutive week that Nomura enters the final round trailing by three strokes, following last weekโs ISPS Handa Vic Open, where she ultimately finished tied for fifth
โข She hit 10 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens, with 29 putts
โข Nomura is in her ninth season on the LPGA Tour; she has wins at the 2016 ISPS Handa Womenโs Australian Open, 2016 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic presented by CTBC and 2017 Volunteers of America Texas Shootout presented by JTBC
โข Nomura is playing in her seventh ISPS Handa Womenโs Australian Open; she won the 2016 tournament at The Grange Golf Club and finished T3 in 2017
โข This is Nomuraโs second LPGA Tour event since the 2018 CP Womenโs Open; she dealt with a back injury for much of the 2018 season
Of note
Defending champion Jin Young Ko is tied for sixth at -7, five strokes behind leader Nelly Korda
Hannah Green is the leading Australian at -6, followed by Sarah Kemp at -5
Jane Park was disqualified following her round for signing an incorrect scorecard
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
Total |
1 |
Nelly Korda | -12 |
71 |
66 |
67 |
204 |
2 |
Haru Nomura | -9 |
70 |
67 |
70 |
207 |
T3 |
Jeongeun Lee6 | -8 |
72 |
69 |
67 |
208 |
T3 |
Jodi Ewart Shadoff | -8 |
65 |
73 |
70 |
208 |
T3 |
Wei-Ling Hsu | -8 |
65 |
69 |
74 |
208 |
T6 |
Jin Young Ko | -7 |
68 |
72 |
69 |
209 |
T6 |
Yu Liu | -7 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
209 |
T6 |
Bronte Law | -7 |
67 |
72 |
70 |
209 |
T9 |
Mirim Lee | -6 |
73 |
69 |
68 |
210 |
T9 |
Moriya Jutanugarn | -6 |
68 |
72 |
70 |
210 |
T10 |
Alena Sharp | -6 |
69 |
71 |
70 |
210 |
T11 |
Sarah Kemp | -5 |
72 |
71 |
68 |
211 |
T9 |
Hannah Green | -6 |
68 |
69 |
73 |
210 |
T12 |
Ashleigh Buhai | -5 |
72 |
70 |
69 |
211 |
T14 |
Angel Yin | -5 |
72 |
69 |
70 |
211 |
T13 |
Marissa Steen | -5 |
70 |
71 |
70 |
211 |
T13 |
Madelene Sagstrom | -5 |
67 |
67 |
77 |
211 |
T18 |
Amy Olson | -4 |
70 |
76 |
66 |
212 |
T18 |
Mi Hyang Lee | -4 |
71 |
71 |
70 |
212 |
T19 |
Lauren Stephenson | -4 |
70 |
73 |
69 |
212 |
T18 |
Kristen Gillman | -4 |
68 |
74 |
70 |
212 |
T18 |
Minjee Lee | -4 |
71 |
70 |
71 |
212 |
T18 |
Karrie Webb | -4 |
67 |
74 |
71 |
212 |
T18 |
Gaby Lopez | -4 |
71 |
69 |
72 |
212 |
T25 |
Brittany Altomare | -3 |
69 |
75 |
69 |
213 |
T25 |
Azahara Munoz | -3 |
72 |
71 |
70 |
213 |
T25 |
Maria Torres | -3 |
71 |
72 |
70 |
213 |
T25 |
Dana Finkelstein | -3 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
213 |
T25 |
Carlota Ciganda | -3 |
68 |
72 |
73 |
213 |
T30 |
Isi Gabsa | -2 |
71 |
74 |
69 |
214 |
T30 |
Teresa Lu | -2 |
77 |
67 |
70 |
214 |
T30 |
Xiyu Lin | -2 |
74 |
69 |
71 |
214 |
T30 |
Jaclyn Lee | -2 |
72 |
71 |
71 |
214 |
T30 |
Jackie Stoelting | -2 |
68 |
75 |
71 |
214 |
T30 |
Karis Davidson | -2 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
214 |
T30 |
Kris Tamulis | -2 |
71 |
68 |
75 |
214 |
T37 |
Luna Sobron | -1 |
73 |
73 |
69 |
215 |
T37 |
Jaye Marie Green | -1 |
73 |
72 |
70 |
215 |
T37 |
Katherine Kirk | -1 |
71 |
74 |
70 |
215 |
T37 |
Meghan MacLaren | -1 |
73 |
69 |
73 |
215 |
T37 |
Charley Hull | -1 |
75 |
66 |
74 |
215 |
T37 |
Celine Boutier | -1 |
71 |
70 |
74 |
215 |
T37 |
Marina Alex | -1 |
72 |
68 |
75 |
215 |
T45 |
Nanna Koerstz Madsen | E |
74 |
72 |
70 |
216 |
T44 |
Tonje Daffinrud | E |
72 |
73 |
71 |
216 |
T44 |
Elizabeth Szokol | E |
71 |
74 |
71 |
216 |
T44 |
Mina Harigae | E |
72 |
72 |
72 |
216 |
T44 |
Amy Yang | E |
70 |
70 |
76 |
216 |
T46 |
Felicity Johnson | E |
71 |
72 |
73 |
216 |
T50 |
Sakura Yokomine | 1 |
76 |
70 |
71 |
217 |
T50 |
Annie Park | 1 |
70 |
76 |
71 |
217 |
T51 |
Ariya Jutanugarn | 1 |
76 |
69 |
72 |
217 |
T50 |
Celine Herbin | 1 |
71 |
72 |
74 |
217 |
T51 |
Pornanong Phatlum | 1 |
71 |
74 |
72 |
217 |
T55 |
Munchin Keh | 2 |
72 |
74 |
72 |
218 |
T55 |
Nicole Broch Larsen | 2 |
73 |
72 |
73 |
218 |
T55 |
Catriona Matthew | 2 |
73 |
72 |
73 |
218 |
T55 |
Caroline Masson | 2 |
71 |
74 |
73 |
218 |
T55 |
Charlotte Thomas | 2 |
74 |
70 |
74 |
218 |
T55 |
Sarah Schmelzel | 2 |
70 |
74 |
74 |
218 |
T55 |
Lindsey Weaver | 2 |
72 |
71 |
75 |
218 |
T62 |
Ayako Uehara | 3 |
73 |
73 |
73 |
219 |
T62 |
Kim Kaufman | 3 |
72 |
74 |
73 |
219 |
T62 |
Lizette Salas | 3 |
71 |
75 |
73 |
219 |
T62 |
Thidapa Suwannapura | 3 |
74 |
71 |
74 |
219 |
T66 |
Stephanie Meadow | 4 |
73 |
73 |
74 |
220 |
T66 |
Lindy Duncan | 4 |
71 |
73 |
76 |
220 |
68 |
Lee-Anne Pace | 5 |
73 |
72 |
76 |
221 |
69 |
Morgan Pressel | 6 |
74 |
72 |
76 |
222 |
CUT |
Peiyun Chien | 3 |
76 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Yuri Yoshida (a) | 3 |
76 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Alison Lee | 3 |
75 |
72 |
||
CUT |
Rebecca Artis | 3 |
74 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Jacqui Concolino | 3 |
74 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Daniela Darquea | 3 |
73 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Sarah Jane Smith | 3 |
73 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Anne-Catherine Tanguay | 3 |
73 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Amy Walsh | 3 |
73 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Pavarisa Yoktuan | 3 |
71 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Mel Reid | 3 |
70 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Wichanee Meechai | 4 |
77 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Aditi Ashok | 4 |
75 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Marianne Skarpnord | 4 |
75 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Chella Choi | 4 |
74 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Muni He | 4 |
73 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Christina Kim | 4 |
73 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Stephanie Na | 4 |
73 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Benyapa Niphatsophon | 4 |
73 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Beatriz Recari | 4 |
73 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Lydia Ko | 4 |
71 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Pei-Ying Tsai | 4 |
71 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Haeji Kang | 4 |
70 |
78 |
||
CUT |
Georgia Hall | 4 |
69 |
79 |
||
CUT |
Maddison Hinson-Tolchard (a) | 5 |
79 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Cheyenne Woods | 5 |
78 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Mo Martin | 5 |
76 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Emma Talley | 5 |
76 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Ally McDonald | 5 |
75 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Mariah Stackhouse | 5 |
75 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Mayu Wakui (a) | 5 |
75 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Laura Davies | 5 |
74 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Hina Arakaki | 5 |
73 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Brittany Marchand | 5 |
73 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Brittany Lang | 5 |
72 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Erika Hara | 5 |
70 |
79 |
||
CUT |
Dani Holmqvist | 6 |
79 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Brianna Do | 6 |
77 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Hanee Song | 6 |
77 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Klara Spilkova | 6 |
77 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras | 6 |
77 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Kendall Dye | 6 |
76 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Megan Khang | 6 |
76 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Cathryn Bristow | 6 |
74 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Linnea Strom | 7 |
78 |
73 |
||
CUT |
Kylie Henry | 7 |
76 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Ryann O'Toole | 7 |
76 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Michele Thomson | 7 |
76 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Jenny Haglund | 7 |
75 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Yae Eun Hong (a) | 7 |
75 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Laura Gonzalez Escallon | 7 |
74 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Yani Tseng | 8 |
78 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Prima Thammaraks | 8 |
77 |
75 |
||
CUT |
Miki Sakai | 8 |
76 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong | 8 |
76 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Mariajo Uribe | 8 |
76 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Suzuka Yamaguchi | 8 |
75 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Joanna Klatten | 8 |
74 |
78 |
||
CUT |
Whitney Hillier | 9 |
77 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Amy Boulden | 9 |
75 |
78 |
||
CUT |
Becca Huffer | 9 |
75 |
78 |
||
CUT |
Doey Choi (a) | 9 |
73 |
80 |
||
CUT |
Dottie Ardina | 10 |
84 |
70 |
||
CUT |
Olivia Cowan | 10 |
80 |
74 |
||
CUT |
Pernilla Lindberg | 10 |
78 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Holly Clyburn | 10 |
77 |
77 |
||
CUT |
Hira Naveed (a) | 10 |
75 |
79 |
||
CUT |
Paula Creamer | 10 |
73 |
81 |
||
CUT |
Candie Kung | 11 |
84 |
71 |
||
CUT |
Beth Allen | 11 |
79 |
76 |
||
CUT |
Ruixin Liu | 11 |
75 |
80 |
||
CUT |
Christine Wolf | 11 |
73 |
82 |
||
CUT |
Su Oh | 14 |
77 |
81 |
||
WD |
Hee Jung Lim | 77 |
||||
DQ |
Jane Park | 69 |
73 |
70 |