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Australian Golf Power Rankings July 1


The Lees have made a habit in the past of winning in consecutive weeks and, for one round, it looked like it might happen again this past week.

Just four days after sister Minjee won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Min Woo took an early front-running position at the Rocket Classic in Detroit with a round of 9-under 63.

Equalling his low round of the year – the other 63 coming in Round 3 of his Texas Children’s Houston Open win – Lee dropped back with a 73 in Round 2 but shot 10-under across the weekend to earn a share of 13th.

It was the standout performance for the Aussies across the weekend, Kelsey Bennett’s tie for 19th at the Amundi German Masters another strong showing in her maiden season on the Ladies European Tour.

10. Karis Davidson (New)

After taking time away from the game in 2024 is now establishing herself as a bona fide talent on the LPGA Tour. A tie for seventh at the Meijer LPGA Classic was Davidson’s best result on the LPGA Tour. She has since followed that up by playing all four rounds at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and tie for 10th at the Dow Championship.

9. Stephanie Kyriacou (8)

Skipped the two-player teams event at the Dow Championship after surviving four brutal rounds at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Can now look ahead to next week’s Amundi Evian Championship where she was runner-up 12 months ago.

8. Karl Vilips (7)

Finally able to get back on course but the Puerto Rico Open champion played just two rounds before missing the cut at the Rocket Classic in Detroit. One of just three Aussies in the field for this week’s John Deere Classic.

7. Min Woo Lee (9)

Four days after sister Minjee won her third major, Min Woo burst from the blocks at the Rocket Classic in Detroit. His 9-under 63 in Round 1 was a course record for just a few hours, his eventual tie for 13th his best result since winning the Texas Children’s Houston Open in March.

6. Hannah Green (6)

Remains 11th on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking despite missing the Dow Championship in Michigan. Without a top-10 finish since the JM Eagle LA Championship in April.

5. Marc Leishman (5)

In something of a struggle for the Ripper GC boys at LIV Golf Dallas, the LIV Golf Miami champion finished in a tie for 25th, second to skipper Cameron Smith who was tied 13th.

4. Adam Scott (4)

Squeezed in a social hit at home in Switzerland after a run of five tournaments in seven weeks on the PGA TOUR, highlighted by his tie for 12th at the US Open. Next slated to tee it up at the Genesis Scottish Open next week.

3. Jason Day (3)

A tie for fourth at the Travelers Championship on the back of his top-25 finish at the US Open saw Day reclaim the mantle as Australia’s highest-ranked male player in the Official World Golf Ranking. In the field for this week’s John Deere Classic.

2. Lucas Herbert (2)

A second straight disappointing result for Herbert on LIV Golf, shooting 6-over in the final round to finish tied 40th at LIV Golf Dallas. Dropped to seventh in the individual season standings as Ripper GC finished tied seventh in the team event.

1. Minjee Lee (1)

Australia’s most recent major winner revelled in the week off to celebrate her KPMG Women’s PGA Championship triumph. Now sets her sights on the Amundi Evian Championship next week, the tournament where she made her major breakthrough in 2021.

The Australian Golf Power Rankings is a subjective list developed with input from members of the Australian Golf media team.


His birthday wish may not have come true yet Mark Hensby left happy after contending all week at the US Senior Open in Colorado.

Co-leader each of the first three days at The Broadmoor, Hensby played in the final group for the second straight day alongside major champions Padraig Harrington and Stewart Cink.

A poor start where he dropped shots at the first and fifth holes would ultimately prove costly for Hensby, Harrington (67) establishing a five-stroke gap with birdies at two, three and five, the Irishman claiming his second US Senior Open in three years by one stroke from Cink (68).

Celebrating his 54th birthday, Hensby (73) finished in a tie for fourth, his second top-five finish in the event since 2022.

“When you play with a Hall of Famer and Stewart Cink, obviously a very accomplished player, it’s always fun,” said Hensby.

“You always learn something from them, what they do.

“I felt comfortable, I must admit. Obviously, we all get nervous, but I just didn’t get off to the start I needed to really contend.

“Overall, I’m happy for the week. I had a good week.

“I’m going to be honest, today I just got off to a bad start. We just hit a few clubs that probably weren’t the right clubs and hit it in some bad spots where it’s hard to two-putt.

“Just couldn’t get any momentum going. Just couldn’t get the putter right today.”

Victorian Cameron Percy closed with a superb 4-under 66 to sneak inside the top 10, Scott Hend (70) and Greg Chalmers (69) making it four Aussies inside the top 20.

A briefly held course record 9-under 63 in Round 1 gave Min Woo Lee the foundation for his best PGA TOUR result since his win in Texas in March, a tie for 13th at the Rocket Classic in Detroit.

Cameron Smith closed well to also earn a share of 13th at LIV Golf Dallas while Cassie Porter teamed up with Scotland’s Gemma Dryburgh to finish tied sixth at the Dow Championship, the second top 10 of her rookie season on the LPGA Tour.

Results

PGA TOUR
Rocket Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan
1          Aldrich Potgieter          62-70-65-69—266       $US1.728m
Won on fifth hole of sudden-death playoff
T13      Min Woo Lee                63-73-68-66—270       $172,000
T82      Harrison Endycott        67-66-78-72—283       $17,280
MC       Cam Davis                   74-70—144
MC       Aaron Baddeley           71-73—144
MC       Karl Vilips                     71-74—145

US Senior Open
The Broadmoor (East Cse), Colorado Springs, Colorado
1          Padraig Harrington      67-67-68-67—269       $US800,000
T4        Mark Hensby               67-67-68-73—275       $165,012
7          Steven Alker (NZ)         69-72-66-70—277       $119,882
T9        Cameron Percy             72-71-70-66—279       $85,798
T16      Scott Hend                   71-69-71-70—281       $54,727
T18      Greg Chalmers             70-72-71-69—282       $45,563.75
T22      Steve Allan                   71-71-69-72—283       $34,923.50
T22      Rod Pampling              70-71-69-73—283       $34,923.50
T32      Stuart Appleby             71-70-73-72—286       $20,952
T45      Richard Green              71-71-73-73—288       $10,630
MC       Michael Campbell (NZ) 74-73—147
MC       Mathew Goggin           77-74– 151
MC       Brendan Jones             83-70—153
MC       Richard Lee (NZ)           78-77—155

LIV Golf
LIV Golf Dallas
Maridoe Golf Club, Carrollton, Texas
1          Patrick Reed                 67-68-75—210 $US4m
Won in sudden-death playoff
T13      Cameron Smith            75-71-68—214 $320,000
T21      Ben Campbell (NZ)       73-70-74—217 $225,000
T25      Marc Leishman            75-70-74—219 $180,000
T40      Danny Lee (NZ)            74-76-74—224 $134,333
T40      Lucas Herbert               75-71-78—224 $134,333
T46      Matt Jones                   79-75-71—225 $124,000

DP World Tour
Italian Open
Argentario GC, Monte Argentario, Italy
1          Adrien Saddier             69-64-67-66—266       €436,314.18
T16      Kazuma Kobori (NZ)     66-71-67-70—274       €34,648.48
T28      Daniel Gale                  68-71-70-68—277       €22,842.33
T41      Daniel Hillier                70-68-71-70—279       €14,629.36
T50      Danny List                    68-67-70-76—281       €9,606.24
T69      David Micheluzzi          68-69-71-76—284       €4,619.79
MC       Elvis Smylie                  70-72—142
MC       Jason Scrivener            69-74—143
MC       Brett Coletta                76-77—153

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    

Korn Ferry Tour
Memorial Health Championship
Panther Creek Country Club, Springfield, Illinois
1          Austin Smotherman     65-63-68-63—259       $US180,000
T69      Harry Hillier (NZ)          70-67-72-68—277       $3,910
MC       Rhein Gibson               72-67—139
MC       Brett Drewitt                72-69—141

HotelPlanner Tour
Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge
Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil, Le Vaudreuil, France
1          David Horsey               72-66-65-69—272       €48,000
Won in sudden-death playoff
T28      Sam Jones (NZ)            71-70-73-67—281       €2,520
MC       Hayden Hopewell        74-76—150

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

Korean PGA Tour
KPGA Gunsan CC Open
Gunsan Country Club, Korea
1          Tae Hoon Ok                69-67-65-68—269
T47      Sungjin Yeo (NZ)          70-72-71-74—287
MC       Wonjoon Lee                71-76—147
WD      Junseok Lee                  78


Mark Hensby can make it a birthday to remember after maintaining his place at the top of the leaderboard through three rounds of the US Senior Open in Colorado.

The New South Welshman will mark his 54th birthday by playing in the final group at The Broadmoor alongside major champions Padraig Harrington and Stewart Cink on Sunday after all three posted rounds of 2-under 68 in Round 3.

Harrington and Cink both made fast starts on Saturday, Hensby reviving his hopes with an eagle at the par-5 ninth and a chip-in birdie at the par-4 13th.

He assumed the outright lead at 9-under with birdie at the par-4 14th but squandered a golden chance to end the day one clear, missing a short birdie chance at the par-4 finisher to remain locked together with Harrington and Cink at 8-under par.

Hensby is seeking to become just the second Australian to win the US Senior Open and the first Aussie to win a senior major championship since Stewart Ginn at the 2002 Senior Players Championship.

It marks the third straight week an Aussie has played in the final group of a major championship (Adam Scott at US Open, Minjee Lee at KPMG Women’s PGA), Hensby embracing his place within the marquee grouping.

“Any time you play with two great players like that, it’s definitely fun,” said Hensby.

“Didn’t get off to the best start, but as Padraig said, we all kind of made a few birdies there in a row and we started to get things going.

“It’s fun playing with those two guys. They’re just such great players.

“When you get two great players like that who start off as well as they did, especially Padraig, you kind of expect it to a certain extent.

“I just felt like I’ve just got to play my game and try and just do the best I can do all day and see what happens.

“Fortunately, some things started to go my way, got a couple of nice breaks.”

Expecting an early birthday call from family back home in Australia before sleeping on a share of the lead, Hensby hopes to make it a celebration to remember.

“It’s funny, my birthday is always on this week. It’s either Thursday, Wednesday, or tomorrow it’s Sunday,” he added.

“My family will call me tonight, I’m sure, but yeah, we’ll celebrate tomorrow.”

Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn is the only other player within four strokes of the lead, Kiwi Steven Alker five back after a superb 4-under 66 in Round 3.

Photo: Logan Whitton/USGA

Round 3 Australasian scores
T1          Mark Hensby              -8
T6        Steven Alker (NZ)         -3
T12      Rod Pampling              E
T14      Steve Allan                   +1
T14      Scott Hend                   +1
T23      Greg Chalmers             +3
T23      Cameron Percy             +3
T29      Stuart Appleby             +4
T38      Richard Green              +5
MC       Michael Campbell (NZ) +7
MC       Mathew Goggin           +11
MC       Brendan Jones             +13
MC       Richard Lee (NZ)           +15

Round 4 tee times AEST
11pm               Stuart Appleby
11:11pm*         Richard Green
11:22pm          Cameron Percy
11:33pm          Greg Chalmers
11:55pm          Scott Hend
12:06am          Steve Allan
12:17am          Rod Pampling
12:39am          Steven Alker (NZ)
12:50am          Mark Hensby


Back-to-back birdies to finish earned Mark Hensby a share of the lead at the halfway point of the US Senior Open at The Broadmoor in Colorado.

Three back when he began his second round after early surges from major champions Padraig Harrington (67) and Stewart Cink (66), Hensby continued to plunder birdies on the front nine to join them at 6-under by day’s end and three clear of the field.

After his struggles in Round 1, Hensby returned to the back nine to start his second round and made par his friend to turn level with the card.

He countered a bogey on 10 with birdie at the par-3 12th, holing a number of crucial par putts inside 10 feet to maintain touch with the top of the leaderboard.

The 53-year-old birdied three of his opening four holes on the front nine only to drop off the pace with bogeys at five and seven.

But a superb putt after hitting his playing partner’s ball at the par-3 eighth and second shot that found the green at the par-5 ninth produced consecutive birdies to close out a second straight 3-under 67 and join Harrington and Cink on top heading into the weekend.

“I played really well the back nine and then got off to a good start on the front nine again,” said Hensby.

“Then got a little scratchy. But changing some things in my swing, it seems like it just disappears at certain times. But, overall, I played pretty solid today.

“I don’t think I fired at a flag on the back nine today, which was my first nine. I was just trying get it to spots where I was comfortable two-putting or trying to two-putt from.

“Obviously that’s hard to do around here but I think the pin positions dictate everything, what you’re going to do for the rest of this tournament.”

Fellow Aussie Scott Hend also picked up shots late in his round of 1-under 69 to move into the top 10 through two rounds, Stuart Appleby, Rod Pampling and Kiwi Steven Alker a further shot back in a tie for 15th.

Rd 2 Australasian scores
T1        Mark Hensby               -6
T10      Scott Hend                   E
T15      Steven Alker (NZ)         +1
T15      Stuart Appleby             +1
T15      Rod Pampling              +1
T25      Greg Chalmers             +2
T25      Richard Green              +2
T25      Steve Allan                   +2
T38      Cameron Percy             +3
MC       Michael Campbell (NZ) +7
MC       Mathew Goggin           +11
MC       Brendan Jones             +13
MC       Richard Lee (NZ)           +15


A frustrated Mark Hensby defied the notion that pars win USGA championships with a wild scorecard on day one of the US Senior Open in Colorado.

Just 17 players finished Round 1 under par but none did it in quite the manner of Hensby, the Tamworth native making just three pars in his round of 3-under 67 to share the Round 1 lead with three-time major champion Padraig Harrington.

Of the 13 Australasian players in the field, Kiwi Steven Alker (69) was the only one to join Hensby in red figures, Hensby scratching his head after going out in 6-under 30 but making five bogeys in an inward nine of 3-over 37.

“Obviously I felt like I left some out there,” said Hensby.

“It’s just frustrating. I played like s*** the back nine. What else can you say?

“But I’ve never been a very consistent player. I’m hot or cold, and that kind of sucks. Certain shots I keep hitting during rounds, it just pisses me off, so to speak. So yeah, the back nine was just kind of a bit of that.”

One of very few Aussies with wins on the Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions, Hensby has finished inside the top 25 in each of his past eight starts, his best result a tie for eighth at the Principal Charity Classic.

“I’ve been playing decent all year,” added the 53-year-old.

“I wouldn’t say I’ve played great this year. I think I’ve only had one top 10 on the Champions Tour.  A lot of top 15 to 22. Just haven’t played that great this year.”

Cashing in on ideal early conditions, Hensby began with three straight birdies before making his first bogey at the par-3 fourth.

He shrugged that off with birdies at five and six, turning in 6-under with further birdies at eight and nine.

Three bogeys and a birdie in his first four holes saw Hensby take a backward step to start the back nine, making a third birdie on a par 3 at 16 before walking off the 18th green disappointed with back-to-back bogeys.

Defeated by Miguel Angel Jimenez in a playoff at last week’s Kaulig Companies Champinship, Alker made par on every hole on the back nine to shoot 1-under, Greg Chalmers dropping two shots in his final two holes to post even par along with fellow Aussie Rod Pampling.

Round 1 Australasian scores
T1        Mark Hensby               -3
T10      Steven Alker (NZ)         -1
T18      Greg Chalmers             E
T18      Rod Pampling              E
T33      Stuart Appleby             +1
T33      Richard Green              +1
T33      Steve Allan                   +1
T33      Scott Hend                   +1
T52      Cameron Percy             +2
T77      Michael Campbell (NZ) +4
T118    Mathew Goggin           +7
T126    Richard Lee (NZ)           +8
T152    Brendan Jones             +13

Round 2 tee times AEST
11:42pm          Brendan Jones
11:52pm          Steve Allan
12:03am          Greg Chalmers
12:24am          Rod Pampling
12:24am*         Scott Hend
12:34am*         Steven Alker (NZ)
4:51am            Mathew Goggin
4:51am*           Richard Lee (NZ)
5:01am*           Stuart Appleby
5:12am            Michael Campbell (NZ)
5:33am*           Cameron Percy
5:43am            Richard Green
5:43am*           Mark Hensby


Eighty golf leaders of tomorrow have spent the week connecting and building the knowledge base for their future careers at the 2025 PGA National School in Brisbane.

Conducted over three days at VOCO Brisbane and Victoria Park Golf Complex, Year 1 Associates in the PGA of Australia’s Membership Pathway Program (MPP) engaged in a range of immersive sessions and heard from golf industry experts.

Attendees were given the opportunity to learn, network, and refine their craft through practical workshops on full swing technique, junior golf delivery, and long game fitting with Titleist, to deep dives into coaching technology, career preparation and customer service, all integral skills that will help to shape their futures in the sport.

The program featured presentations from respected PGA partners Coca-Cola, Titleist CoachNow and Trackman and valued insights from a plethora of PGA Professionals.

In addition to Year 1 Associates in the MPP, the National School also welcomed four students from the Tour Professional Articulation. Adam Bland, Max McCardle, James Grierson and Shane O’Brien have extensive experience playing on both domestic and international tours and are now entering an exciting new phase of their golf careers. Their attendance was only possible due to the support provided by the program partner, Titleist/FootJoy, who are committed to supporting these students on their journey to Vocational Membership with the PGA.

With tailored breakout sessions and whole-group presentations, the National School continues to be an essential stepping stone in the journey of every PGA Associate, equipping them with the knowledge and confidence to thrive in Australia’s golf industry.

Applications for the 2026 intake for the Membership Pathway Program open on July 1. To register your interest in taking the first step to becoming a PGA Professional, click here.


If he needed any more good vibes on his return to Detroit Golf Club, Aussie Cam Davis now has a permanent – albeit miniature – reminder of his Rocket Classic success.

Davis will tee off alongside fellow Australian Min Woo Lee at 9:18pm (AEST) on Thursday night as the defending champion, the second time he has had such an honour.

His victory in 2021 marked a breakthrough moment on the PGA TOUR, his win 12 months ago creating a slice of history as the first two-time winner of the event.

To mark the occasion, tournament organisers immortalised Davis in bobblehead form, an idea the 30-year-old was glad he green-lighted.

“When I heard that that was a potential for this week, I definitely wasn’t going to say no to having one of those done,” Davis said in his pre-tournament press conference.

“They nailed it. I heard the hair colour was a difficult one to nail, but I think they did a really good job.

“It’s very cool. I’m really glad I said yes to the idea of having one made up. Very unique experience but very fun. I’ve had a lot of requests, as soon as the picture came out a few days ago that a lot of people want one, which is kind of fun.

“Pretty cool perk for being able to come back here.”

It isn’t just a bobblehead that will mark the occasion this week, food outlets all week at Detroit Golf Club to stock the ‘Davis Double’, a sandwich consisting of crispy chicken, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, pepperoncini, provolone and mayonnaise on a brioche bun, inspiration coming from the meal Davis ate at the pub after his first win.

Such a showering of gifts only adds to Davis’s affinity for a golf course and a tournament he hopes can kick-start his PGA TOUR season.

After starting the year with top-20 finishes at The Sentry and The American Express followed by a tie for fifth at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Davis had climbed back into the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

In his 13 most recent starts he has missed seven cuts and is without a single top-10, making this week’s title defence a timely one.

“It’s been a little bit of banging my head against a wall over and over again, waiting for something to change,” conceded Davis, who experienced a lean run of seven events prior to last year’s win.

“Sometimes it’s a change in location, a change in scenery can be something that you can draw a lot of inspiration from, and just having so many good memories around this place, every spot I walk around in, will only help with that.

“I’m really glad it’s turned up now because there’s no better time to turn things around than getting right back here again.”

After a gruelling test last week at the KPMG Women’s PGA, four Aussies have found teammates for the LPGA Tour’s Dow Championship in Michigan, veteran Sarah Kemp also in the field alongside Canadian Alena Sharp.

There are a total of 13 Australasians in the field for the US Senior Open at The Broadmoor, Ripper GC resume their LIV Golf season in Dallas and the past three winners of the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit are contesting the Italian Open on the DP World Tour.

Round 1 tee times AEST

PGA TOUR
Rocket Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan
8:56pm            Aaron Baddeley
9:18pm*          Min Woo Lee, Cam Davis
10:02pm          Karl Vilips
3:49am*           Harrison Endycott

Past champion: Cam Davis
Past Aussies winners: Cam Davis (2021, 2024)
Prize money: $US9.6m
TV times: Live 8:45pm-5am Thursday, Friday; Live 9pm-8am Saturday; Live 10:15pm-8am Sunday on Fox Sports 503 and Kayo Sports.

US Senior Open
The Broadmoor (East Cse), Colorado Springs, Colorado
11:21pm          Richard Lee (NZ)
11:21pm*         Mathew Goggin
11:31pm          Stuart Appleby
11:42pm*         Michael Campbell (NZ)
12:03am          Cameron Percy
12:13am          Mark Hensby
12:13am*         Richard Green
5:12am*           Brendan Jones
5:22am*           Steve Allan
5:33am*           Greg Chalmers
5:54am            Scott Hend
5:54am*           Rod Pampling
6:04am            Steven Alker (NZ)

Past champion: Richard Bland
Past Aussie winners: Graham Marsh (1997)
Prize money: $US4m
TV times: Live 8am-11am Friday, Saturday on Fox Sports 503; Live 4am-8am Sunday on Fox Sports 505; Live 4am-8am Monday on Fox Sports 506 and Kayo.

LIV Golf
LIV Golf Dallas
Maridoe Golf Club, Carrollton, Texas
Australasians in the field: Cameron Smith, Lucas Herbert, Marc Leishman, Matt Jones, Ben Campbell (NZ), Danny Lee (NZ)

Past champion: Ripper GC (Team Championship)
Past Aussie winners: Ripper GC (Team Championship, 2024)
Prize money: $US20m
TV times: 2:35am-7am Saturday; 3am-8am Sunday, Monday on 7Mate.

DP World Tour
Italian Open
Argentario GC, Monte Argentario, Italy
3:50pm            Daniel Gale
8:30pm            David MIcheluzzi
8:40pm            Elvis Smylie
9:10pm*          Kazuma Kobori (NZ), Danny List
9:30pm*          Jason Scrivener
9:40pm            Daniel Hillier (NZ)
10:30pm*         Brett Coletta

Past champion: Marcel Siem
Past Aussie winners: Greg Norman (1988), Craig Parry (1991)
Prize money: $US3m
TV times: Live 9:30pm-2:30am Thursday, Friday; Live 8:45pm-1am Saturday; Live 8pm-1am Sunday on Fox Sports 505 and Kayo Sports.

LPGA Tour
Dow Championship
Midland Country Club, Midland, Michigan
9:15pm             Robyn Choi/Jenny Bae
9:37pm             Sarah Kemp/Alena Sharp
9:48pm*          Cassie Porter/Gemma Dryburgh
9:59pm            Lydia Ko (NZ)/Danielle Kang
1:41am*           Karis Davidson/Daniela Darquea
1:52am*           Fiona Xu (NZ)/Mariel Galdiano
2:36pm            Hira Naveed/Sofia Garcia

Past winners: Ruoning Yin/Jeeno Thitikul
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US3.3m
TV times: Live 1am-4am Friday on Fox Sports 506; Live 2:30am-4am Saturday; Live 5am-8am Sunday on Fox Sports 505; Live 5am-8am Monday on Fox Sports 506 and Kayo Sports.

Ladies European Tour
Amundi German Masters
Green Eagle Golf Courses, Germany
3:40pm*          Momoka Kobori (NZ)
4:24pm*          Amelia Garvey (NZ)
4:35pm            Amy Walsh
5:08pm*          Maddison Hinson-Tolchard
5:19pm            Wenyung Keh (NZ)
8:30pm            Kelsey Bennett

Past champion: Alexandra Forsterling
Past Aussie winners: Karrie Webb (2013)
Prize money: €300,000
TV times: 11am-12:30pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday; 10am-11:30am Monday on Fox Sports 503.

Korn Ferry Tour
Memorial Health Championship
Panther Creek Country Club, Springfield, Illinois
3:26am*           Brett Drewitt
4:15am*           Rhein Gibson
5:26am*           Harry Hillier (NZ)

Past champion: Max McGreevey
Past Aussie winners:
Prize money: $US1m

HotelPlanner Tour
Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge
Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil, Le Vaudreuil, France
5pm*               Sam Jones (NZ)
10:20pm          Hayden Hopewell

Past champion: Joel Moscatel
Past Aussie winners:
Prize money: €300,000

Epson Tour
Otter Creek Championship
Otter Creek Golf Course, Columbus, Indiana
Australasians in the field: Su Oh, Jess Whitting, Soo Jin Lee

Past champion: Savannah Carlson
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: $US250,000

LET Access Series
PGA of Sweden Championship Landeryd
Landeryds Masters & Landeryds Vasterby, Sweden
4:25pm            Stephanie Bunque
9:55pm*          Kristalle Blum
10:17pm*         Justice Bosio
10:39pm          Abbie Teasdale
11:01pm          Belinda Ji

Past champion: Natacha Host Husted
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: kr600,000

Korean PGA Tour
KPGA Gunsan CC Open
Gunsan Country Club, Korea
9:01am            Sungjin Yeo (NZ)
10:40am          Junseok Lee
2:13pm            Wonjoon Lee

Past champion: Jang Yu-bin
Past Aussie winners: Nil
Prize money: KRW500m


For the second time this year it’s back-to-back major championships for the senior circuit with 13 Australasians qualifying for the 45th US Senior Open at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs.

The East Course at The Broadmoor has hosted the US Senior Open twice previously, Eduardo Romero triumphant in 2008 and David Toms in 2018.

A total of 2,585 hopefuls tried to play their way into the 155-man field, the Australasian presence bolstered by Mathew Goggin, Brendan Jones and Kiwi Richard Lee coming through Final Qualifying.

It is the second year in succession that Goggin has secured a spot in the US Senior Open field at Final Qualifying, he and Jones both advancing at Manor Country Club in Maryland.

The 2005 Thailand Open champion, Lee is also playing his second straight US Senior Open after earning medallist honours at Bend Golf Club in Oregon, joining countrymen Steven Alker and Michael Campbell in flying the New Zealand flag.

Lee is the first of the Australasians to tee off in Round 1 at 11:21pm AEST Thursday, all four rounds to be broadcast live on Fox Sports and Kayo Sports.

US Senior Open
The Broadmoor (East Cse), Colorado Springs, Colorado
11:21pm          Richard Lee (NZ)
11:21pm*         Mathew Goggin
11:31pm          Stuart Appleby
11:42pm*         Michael Campbell (NZ)
12:03am          Cameron Percy
12:13am          Mark Hensby
12:13am*         Richard Green
5:12am*           Brendan Jones
5:22am*           Steve Allan
5:33am*           Greg Chalmers
5:54am            Scott Hend
5:54am*           Rod Pampling
6:04am            Steven Alker (NZ)

Past champion: Richard Bland
Past Aussie winners: Graham Marsh (1997)
Prize money: $US4m
TV times: Live 8am-11am Friday, Saturday on Fox Sports 503; Live 4am-8am Sunday on Fox Sports 505; Live 4am-8am Monday on Fox Sports 506 and Kayo.

Australasians in the field

Steven Alker (NZ)
Previous appearances: 3
Best finish: T6 in 2023
Low round: 65, Round 4, 2023
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 9
Best finish in a senior major: Won, 2022 Senior PGA

Steve Allan
Previous appearances: 0
Best finish: N/A
Low round: N/A
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 1
Best finish in a senior major: T16, 2025 Kaulig Companies Championship

Stuart Appleby
Previous appearances: 3
Best finish: T25 in 2023
Low round: 67, Round 1, 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: 3rd, 2022 Regions Tradition

Michael Campbell (NZ)
Previous appearances: 3
Best finish: MC in 2019, 2022 and 2023
Low round: 70, Round 2, 2019
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: T41, 2023 Senior Open Championship

Greg Chalmers
Previous appearances: 1
Best finish: T42 in 2024
Low round: 70, Rounds 2, 3 and 4, 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: 3rd, 2024 Senior PGA

Mathew Goggin
Previous appearances: 1
Best finish: T51 in 2024
Low round: 66, Round 1, 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: T51, 2024 US Senior Open

Richard Green
Previous appearances: 3
Best finish: 3rd in 2024
Low round: 63, Round 1, 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: 2nd, 2024 Senior PGA and 2024 Senior Open

Scott Hend
Previous appearances: 0
Best finish: N/A
Low round: N/A
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: T4, 2024 Senior PGA

Mark Hensby
Previous appearances: 4
Best finish: 3rd in 2022
Low round: 63, Round 2, 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 1
Best finish in a senior major: 3rd, 2022 US Senior Open

Brendan Jones
Previous appearances: 0
Best finish: N/A
Low round: N/A
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: T40, 2025 Senior PGA

Richard Lee (NZ)
Previous appearances: 1
Best finish: MC in 2024
Low round: 73, Rounds 1 and 2, 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: MC, 2024 US Senior Open

Rod Pampling
Previous appearances: 4
Best finish: 4th in 2020
Low round: 67, Round 4, 2020 and Round 1, 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 2
Best finish in a senior major: T3, 2022 Regions Tradition

Cameron Percy
Previous appearances: 1
Best finish: T12 in 2024
Low round: 65, Round 2, 2024
PGA TOUR Champions wins: 0
Best finish in a senior major: 7th, 2025 Senior PGA Championship


Not only did Minjee Lee this week assume top spot in the Australian Golf Power Rankings, her third major championship elevated her into the upper pantheon of the sport in Australia.

Lee’s three-stroke win at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship makes her just the fourth Australian to win more than two major championships, adding her name alongside Hall of Famers Karrie Webb (seven majors), Peter Thomson (five) and Jan Stephenson (three).

Her flawless third round in ferocious winds and with firm greens will come to be regarded as one of the greatest by an Australian in a major, her 3-under 69 turning a three-stroke deficit into a four-stroke lead.

With three bogeys on the front nine, she would need all of them to keep the challengers at bay, ultimately securing her place among the legends of Australian golf with birdies at 14 and 15 for a three-stroke win.

As a result, the 29-year-old has now risen to sixth in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings to resume her place as Australia’s highest-ranked golfer.

There was almost cause for double celebration when Jason Day played his way into contention at the Travelers Championship, subsequently moving up 10 places on the Official World Golf Ranking to be the highest-ranked Aussie male at No.28.

10. Kelsey Bennett (10)

Solidified her place inside the top 25 on the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit by playing all four rounds at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open, finishing tied 46th.

9. Min Woo Lee (7)

Struggled to get anything going at the Travelers Championship at TPC Highlands, finishing tied 63rd as sister Minjee enjoyed another major moment.

8. Stephanie Kyriacou (9)

Battled the brutal conditions at East Fields Ranch to make the cut at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, dropping three spots to 42nd on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking.

7. Karl Vilips (5)

Another frustrating week of being unable to get a start for the Puerto Rico Open winner. Returns to action this week at the Rocket Classic in Detroit hoping to improve his current standing of 70th on the FedEx Cup points list.

6. Hannah Green (4)

The 2019 champion comfortably made the cut at the KPMG Women’s PGA but saw her hopes of a high finish evaporate with a 9-over 81 in Round 3. Now sits 11th on the Rolex Women’s World Golf Ranking.

5. Marc Leishman (3)

Had the week off to tend to his lawn and let the bruises heal from a brutal final day at the US Open at Oakmont. The LIV Golf Miami champion will be eager to help Ripper GC improve their current fourth-place team standings at LIV Golf Dallas this week.

4. Adam Scott (2)

A brilliant 8-under 62 in Round 3 helped Scott to build on his spirited charge at the US Open with a tie for 30th at the Travelers Championship. Holding steady at No.40 in the Official World Golf Rankings.

3. Jason Day (6)

Like Scott, built on the momentum of his tie for 23rd at the US Open with a strong showing at the Travelers. Day moved to within one stroke of the lead midway through the back nine of the final round only to stall with a bogey at the 17th, eventually finishing tied fourth.

2. Lucas Herbert (1)

Gets to resume his season this week at LIV Golf Dallas. With three top-five finishes, Herbert is fifth on the LIV Golf player standings along with his victory at the International Series Japan on the Asian Tour.

1. Minjee Lee (8)

Erased two years of frustration with a third major victory at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Texas. Entered the week with seven top-15 finishes from 11 starts on the LPGA Tour, effectively separating herself from the field with a brilliant third round.

The Australian Golf Power Rankings is a subjective list developed with input from members of the Australian Golf media team.


West Australian Minjee Lee has joined a select few of Australia’s greatest ever golfers with a third major championship win at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in Texas.

The 54-hole leader by four strokes, Lee had to overcome a nervy front nine that featured three bogeys in the space of four holes before completing a three-stroke win.

A crucial par putt at the par-3 13th and back-to-back birdies at 14 and 15 gave the 29-year-old a four-stroke cushion with three holes to play, a bogey on 16 a mere blip on her way to golf immortality.

There are just four Australians to have ever won more than two major championships, Lee now alongside Karrie Webb (seven), Peter Thomson (five) and Jan Stephenson (three) with an eye on more to come.

“I don’t really set goals like I’m going to win three majors, try and have three wins,” Lee said, her bogey-free 3-under 69 in Round 3 deserving of a place in the annals of greatest ever rounds by an Australian in a major championship.

“I just stick to my processes, and one of my big goals was to improve on the putting stats, so I think I’ve been doing that.

“I’m just taking it one step at a time. I’m going to enjoy this win, and then I’ll sit down with my coach and talk to him on the phone, see where we are going go after this one.”

There was almost double cause for celebration on Monday morning as Jason Day moved into position for victory at the $US20m Travelers Championship at TPC Highlands.

Five back of England’s Tommy Fleetwood through three rounds, Day made birdies at 11 and 14 to move within one of the lead, a dropped shot on 17 relegating him to a tie for fourth as Keegan Bradley edged Fleetwood on the final hole.

Aussie duo Richard Green and Michael Wright both finished tied for seventh at the third senior major of 2025, the Kaulig Companies Championship, while Kirsten Rudgeley showed a return to form with a tie for ninth at the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open on the Ladies European Tour.

Results

KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, Frisco, Texas

1          Minjee Lee                   69-72-69-74—284       $US1.8m

T12      Lydia Ko (NZ)                75-73-74-71—293       $170,561

T36      Gabriela Ruffels           77-74-75-72—298       $60,722

T36      Grace Kim                    73-78-68-79—298       $60,722

T47      Karis Davidson             74-75-76-75—300       $42,465

T47      Stephanie Kyriacou      72-75-78-75—300       $42,465

68        Hannah Green              74-74-81-75—304       $24,362

77        Hira Naveed                 75-76-86-75—312       $21,230

MC       Robyn Choi                  74-78—152

MC       Cassie Porter                78-76—154

PGA TOUR
Travelers Championship
TPC River Highlands, Cromwell, Connecticut

1          Keegan Bradley            64-70-63-68—265       $US3.6m

T4        Jason Day                    66-66-67-68—267       $880,000

T17      Ryan Fox (NZ)               69-71-68-66—274       $252,563

T30      Adam Scott                  72-72-62-70—276       $125,375

T57      Cam Davis                   71-73-68-71—283       $43,750

T63      Min Woo Lee                73-69-71-72—285       $41,250

PGA TOUR Champions
Kaulig Companies Championship
Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio

1          Miguel Angel Jiménez  70-66-66-68—270       $US525,000

Won on second hole of sudden-death playoff

2          Steven Alker (NZ)         68-67-67-68—270       $308,000

T7        Richard Green              71-67-67-72—277       $102,200

T7        Michael Wright            72-66-66-73—277       $102,200

15        Mark Hensby               69-70-69-71—279       $63,000

T16      Steve Allan                   71-71-69-69—280       $57,750

T33      Rod Pampling              75-68-70-72—285       $21,150

T33      David Bransdon           72-71-70-72—285       $21,150

T40      Greg Chalmers             73-74-68-71—286        $16,100

T50      Stuart Appleby             73-73-73-70—289       $10,500

T52      Cameron Percy             69-71-74-76—290       $8,867

T74      John Senden                77-72-74-77—300       $2,170

Ladies European Tour
Tipsport Czech Ladies Open
Royal Beroun Golf Club, Czech Republic

1          Casandra Alexander     73-64-62—199

T9        Kirsten Rudgeley          71-67-65—203

T31      Momoka Kobori (NZ)   70-68-69—207

T40      Amelia Garvey (NZ)      68-71-69—208

T46      Kelsey Bennett             70-68-71—209

T46      Maddison Hinson-Tolchard      68-72-69—209

MC       Wenyung Keh (NZ)       71-79—150

MC       Amy Walsh                   76-76—152

Korean PGA Tour
68th KPGA Championship
A-One Country Club, Yangsan

1          Ok Tae-hoon                63-71-68-62—264

T31      Wonjoon Lee                71-68-74-65—278

MC       Sungjin Yeo (NZ)          72-69—141

MC       Matthew Griffin            72-72—144

MC       Changgi Lee (NZ)         72-74—146

MC       Junseok Lee                  78-73—151

Korn Ferry Tour
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open
Crestview Country Club, Wichita, Kansas

1          Myles Creighton          68-68-59-68—263

T7        Harry Hillier (NZ)          65-62-71-70—268

MC       Rhein Gibson               69-71—140

HotelPlanner Tour
Blot Play9
Golf Bluegreen de Pléneuf Val André, Pléneuf, France

1          James Morrison           64-66-74-70—274       €48,000

T27      Hayden Hopewell        71-73-68-72—284       €2,460

T67      Sam Jones (NZ)            70-72-78-78—298       €705

Epson Tour
Island Resort Championship
Sweetgrass Golf Club, Harris Michigan

MC       Jess Whitting               75-72—147

MC       Su Oh                          76-72—148


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