ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open

[tonyj5]

After a one week break, the LPGA travels to the continent of Australia for the ISPS Women's Australian Open. This tournament has a history of very close finishes. Who could forget the 2012 finish, where Jessica Korda won a 6 player playoff? The following year Jiyai Shin and Yani Tseng battled it out down the stretch, with Jiyai coming out on top by 2 strokes. Last year nine players finished within 3 strokes of each other, with Karrie Webb taking home the trophy. 

This will be tournament #3 of 33 official tournaments on the 2015 LPGA schedule. 

Here are the key details: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2015/02/isps-handa-womens-australian-open.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the first round leaders: 

1 Ilhee Lee -5
2 Ariya Jutanugarn -4
3 Alena Sharp -3
3 Min Seo Kwak -3
3 Lydia Ko -3

For full scoreboard: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2015/02/isps-handa-womens-australian-open.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round 2: 

1 Ha-Na Jang -6 F 
1 Lydia Ko -6 F 
1 Ariya Jutanugarn -6 F 
4 Charley Hull -4 F 
5 Amy Yang -3 F 
5 Jessica Korda -3 F 

For full leader board: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2015/02/isps-handa-womens-australian-open.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round 3: 

1- Ariya Jutanugarn -7 
1- Lydia Ko - 7 
3- Amy Yang - 6 
4- Julieta Granada - 4 
4- Katherine Hull - 4 
6- Ha Na Jang - 3 

For full leader board: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2015/02/isps-handa-womens-australian-open.html

[tonyj5]

Final Results: 

1 Lydia Ko -9
2 Amy Yang -7
3 Ariya Jutanugarn -4
4 Jenny Shin -2
4 Ilhee Lee -2
4 Chella Choi -2

For full leader board: 

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2015/02/isps-handa-womens-australian-open.html

[TIBA_Putt - Kyle]

Lydia is just killing it out there. She may not be the longest, but is just deadly accurate. Incredible golf she is playing.

[Tinkering]

Great tournament, tough conditions.  Lydia Ko just has ice in her veins.

 

I love watching the LPGA.  It seems so much more relevant to my game.  They don't over power courses, but dang are they flag hunters.  A few weeks back I saw more flags get hit than any tournament I have watched recently on the PGA tour.  I find that their personalities are much more entertaining and I have a lot of players I enjoy following.

 

Was at the international crown last year and that was very cool.  TV just doesn't do them justice.  I kept telling my wife that there is no way I would score worth a darn on the course they were at, but they seemed to hit every narrow fairway and a lot of tough greens.  I look forward to the rest of the year.  At this rate it should be a pretty nice battle among Ko, Inbee, and Lewis for player of the year...not that that is out of the ordinary lately.