BOELJON IS THE 2012 CHAMPION - FINAL DAY WRAP
Dutchwoman Christel Boeljon won the 2012 Gold Coast RACV Ladies Masters by one shot in dramatic fashion.
Starting the day three shots behind South Korean So Yeon Ryu, Boeljon held her nerve all day and critically on 18 when she sunk her 1.5m putt for the victory.
Boeljon posted a solid four under 68 to take the title over Ryu, who shot even par 72, and the fast finishing duo of Italian Diana Luna and South Korean Ha Neul Kim. All three completed their tournament on 20 under.
RYU STILL THE ONE TO BEAT
After yesterday’s exciting eleven under round, it looked like South Korea’s So Yeon Ryu would run away with the Gold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters but no one told that to her main chaser, the Netherlands Christel Boeljon.
Even though Ryu opened up a five shot lead over the Dutchwoman early in today’s round at Royal Pines, Boeljon remained patient and was able to capitalise when the normally solid South Korean blinked on nine with a bogey.
Boeljon then applied the pressure on the back nine with two great birdies on holes 11 and 12, while Ryu’s flat stick suddenly went cold and her irons into the greens weren’t quite as radar like as yesterday.
RYU'S MASTER CLASS AT ROYAL PINES
South Korean So Yeon Ryu soared to the top of the leaderboard after firing an incredible 11-under par 61, which included 12 birdies and one lone bogey at the Gold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters.
The reigning US Open Champion Ryu set two records at the RACV Royal Pines Resort today but unfortunately neither feat will be given official status.
Due to the soaking the course has received over the past week, players have been able to take preferred lies on the closely mown areas, and the altered playing conditions means the records won’t stand.
LEE LEADS AUSTRALIAN LADIES MASTERS
South Korean Bo-Mee Lee holds a one shot advantage after a flawless opening round today at the Gold Coast RACV Ladies Masters being played at Royal Pines.
The 23-year-old fired a bogey free seven-under-par 65 to lead fellow South Koreans, So Yeon Ryu and Hee Kyung Seo and Christel Boeljon from the Netherlands, who are tied in second one shot back.
Lee, who was the Korean LPGA player of the Year in 2010 now plies her trade on the Japanese circuit, said today's round was one where everything just worked.
YOUNG GUNS VERSUS THE ESTABLISHED STARS
It will be a case of the young guns versus the established stars when the 23rd Gold Coast RACV Ladies Masters tees off this week at Queensland’s Royal Pines Golf Course.
The youngest player to win a professional tournament in history, New Zealand’s 14-year-old amateur Lydia Ko and 16-year-old USLPGA winner, Lexi Thompson will take on the old guard of past Masters winners, Queenslander Katherine Hull and England’s Laura Davies.
ANOTHER MAJOR CHAMPION ON THE WAY TO THE GOLD COAST
US Women’s Open champion So Yeon Ryu is heading to the Gold Coast for the RACV Australian Ladies Masters from 2 to 5 February.
The 21-year old from South Korea has confirmed she will be joining fellow 2011 major championship winner American Stacy Lewis and teenage sensation Lexi Thompson, in what is shaping up to be another thrilling event with an array of talented players from all around the world converging on the RACV Royal Pines Resort.
LEXI AND STACY LEAD SISTERS OF SWING - 'BACK TO THE FUTURE'
Major championship winner Stacy Lewis and American teenage sensation Lexi Thompson are leading the way “back to the future” at next year’s Gold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters at Royal Pines. The 2012 event will be played from 2nd to 5th of February.
In the first of several player announcements, Tournament Chairman Bob Tuohy was thrilled to confirm that Lewis and Thompson will be teeing it up.
SISTERS OF SWING RETURN TO THE GOLD COAST
TA Golf, Event Organisers of the RACV Australian Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast announced the tournament would be played at the RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast between February 2-5, 2012 under co-sanction status with the Ladies European Tour (LET) and Australian Ladies Professional Golf (ALPG).
TSENG CLAIMS LADIES MASTERS AND WORLD NO. 1 SPOT
Taiwan's Yani Tseng shot a closing 68 to win the ANZ RACV Ladies Masters at the Royal Pines resort and claimed the world No. 1 ranking from Korean Jiyai Shin.
Tseng, 22, who has played the Ladies Masters on Queensland's Gold Coast since she was a 16-year-old amateur, produced rounds f 67, 66, 63 and 68 against par of 72 to finish at 24 under par, four shots clear of Australia's Nikki Campbell and American Stacy Lewis.
TAIWAN'S YANI TSENG SURGED TO A COMMANDING 3-SHOT LEAD
Taiwan's Yani Tseng surged to a commanding 3-shot lead after firing a superb bogey-free 9-under par 63 during the third round of the ANZ RACV Ladies Masters being played at the RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast.
On another fine day, the Rolex World No.2 posted 9 birdies in her flawless round to sit at 20-under par. The three-time Major winner got off to a flying start posting birdies on the first three holes, before posting another on the 9th to go out in 33. Another five birdies on the way in saw her come home in 30.
LEWIS, SMITH TAKE NARROW LEAD INTO THE WEEKEND
American Stacy Lewis and Australian Kristie Smith take a narrow lead in into the third round of the ANZ RACV Ladies Masters after shooting identical rounds of 67 and 65 at the Royal Pines resort on Queensland's Gold Coast.
This left them at 12 under par and a shot clear of world No. 2 Yani Tseng who left the course frustrated despite shooting a bogey-free 66 against par of 72.
FIRST ROUND REPORT AT ANZ RACV LADIES MASTERS
The leader board is crowded but Karrie Webb is unconcerned after a solid start to her seventh defence of the ANZ RACV Ladies Masters title at the Royal Pines resort on Queensland's Gold Coast.
Webb shot a six under par total of 66 with two bogeys to be tied in the lead with compatriot Karen Lunn, Spain's Maria Hernandez, Eun-Hee Ji of Korea, France's Cassandra Kirkland and Diana Luna of Italy.
CAN WEBB MAKE IT TITLE NUMBER EIGHT?
The question on everyone lips is 'can she do it again, for an incredible eighth time?. Yes, they are talking about Karrie Webb (OAM) arguably Australia’s best ever golfer. The Queenslander has won the Ladies Masters an amazing seven times and will be gunning for number eight when the ANZ RACV Ladies Masters gets under way at the RAVC Royal Pines Resort this Thursday.
MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES AT ANZ RACV LADIES MASTERS
World beaters keep on coming to play at RACV Royal Pines
The 2011 ANZ RACV Ladies Masters will continue its tradition of showcasing the finest golfing talent and discovering a new generation of world beaters.
RACV JOINS ANZ IN NEW LOOK LADIES MASTERS
TA Golf, Organiser’s of the Ladies Masters announced today the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) would join long standing Title Sponsor ANZ as the Co-Title Sponsor of the Ladies Masters from 2011.
WEBB SUPREME FOR 7TH ANZ TITLE
The much anticipated battle between the undisputed champion of Australian Women's golf, Karrie Webb, and arguably her heir apparent and the defending champion of the ANZ Masters, Katherine Hull, appeared as if it might become a reality on day four of the event at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast. Webb would eventually run out the winner by a massive six shots over Hull and Korean Bo Mee Lee but she was pressed hard in the first 14 holes today before extinguishing the challenge of Hull and others and then waltzing to an emphatic victory, her 7th in the past 13 stagings of the event.
BLUMENHERST AND LIM LEAD AT ANZ LADIES MASTERS
First round leader, Amanda Blumenherst, birdied her final hole of the day to join the early second round leader Ji-Na Lim in the lead at the completion of 36 holes at the ANZ Ladies Masters at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast.
That pair enjoys a two shot break over Australians Karrie Webb, Katherine Hull and Tamie Durdin and Koreans Seo Yeon Ryu and Hee-Kyung Seo.
ANZ LADIES MASTERS COUP
Queensland can boast a piece of golfing history following today’s confirmation that the 2010 ANZ Ladies Masters has secured the strongest field ever assembled for a golf tournament in this country. The prestigious event, to be contested at the RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Queensland’s Gold Coast between the 4 and 7 March has confirmed the appearance of three of the four major champions from 2009.
EUROPEAN NO. 1 - SOPHIE GUSTAFSON CONFIRMED FOR ANZ LADIES MASTER
2009 European No.1 Sophie Gustafson has confirmed she will return to the ANZ Ladies Masters for the first time in six years when she tees it up at the RACV Royal Pines Resort between 4 and 7 March 2010.
MAJOR CHAMPION HEADING TO ANZ LADIES MASTERS
2009 LPGA Major, Tour Championship and Ladies European Tour Rookie of the Year winner Anna Nordqvist will make her first appearance in Australia as a professional when she competes at the ANZ Ladies Masters to be played at the RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland in March.
DATE CHANGE FOR ANZ LADIES MASTERS AND WOMEN'S OPEN
Warren Sevil, CEO of the Australian Ladies Professional Golf Inc announced today that in co-operation with Co-Sanction Partners, The Ladies European Tour, Tuohy Associates, promoters of the ANZ Ladies Masters, Golf Australia, organisers of the Women’s Australian Open and other key stake holders, the dates for the 2010 ANZ Ladies Masters and the Women's Australian Open Championship have been rescheduled from the previously published dates.
HULL TO DEFEND ANZ LADIES MASTERS
Sunshine Coast girl Katherine Hull will return home to defend her ANZ Ladies Masters title at the RACV Royal Pines Resort early next year.
Hull, 27, was in superb form when she beat a star-studded field that included six-time winner Karrie Webb, reigning US LPGA champion Yani Tseng and reigning British Open champion Jiyai Shin in March.
THREE AUSSIES IN ROLEX RANKINGS TOP 15
For the first time since the introduction of the Rolex Women’s Golf Rankings three Australians figure in the Top-15 players in the world. Following last week’s runner-up finish at the year’s second major, the McDonald’s LPGA Championship, Lindsey Wright has jumped 17 places to be ranked No.12. 6 Time ANZ Ladies Masters Champion Karrie Webb remains the highest ranked Australian at No.10 with fellow Queenslander and current ANZ Ladies Masters Champion Katherine Hull the third Australian at No. 13.
TOURNAMENT WRAP UP
Australian Katherine Hull cruised to a five stroke victory at the ANZ Ladies Masters at RACV Royal Pines Resort in Australia on Sunday and confirmed her status as one of her country’s fastest rising sporting stars. Hull, who began the final round with a three stroke lead over compatriot Tamie Durdin, recorded a winning total of 16-under-par 272.
The 26-year old LPGA Tour regular fired rounds of 69, 67, 68 and 68 and became only the third Australian to win the tournament in its 20-year history, after Jane Crafter and Karrie Webb. “If anyone would have said to me that I would shoot four rounds in the 60s I would have been absolutely ecstatic,” said Hull, who collected a winner’s cheque for $90,000.
AUSSIES CHASING INTERNATIONAL LEADERBOARD
(RACV Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast)
Cherie Byrnes, Katherine Hull, Nikki Campbell and amateur Rebecca Flood lead the Australian charge after the first round of the ANZ Ladies Masters. They all fired rounds of 3-under par 69 to be two off the pace heading into Friday.
'Ai-54' BOOSTS STRONGEST FIELD EVER
The incredibly strong field of the ANZ Ladies Masters has been further boosted by the inclusion of Japanese sensation Ai Miyazato.
Runner-up to Karrie Webb in 2005, Miyazato, 23, joins a line-up that includes three current major winners - In-Bee Park (US Open), Yani Tseng (LPGA Championship) and Ji-Yai Shin (British Open).
ANZ LADIES MASTERS ACHIEVES AUSTRALIAN FIRST
US Open winner for Masters
US Open Champion In-Bee Park will join the 20th Anniversary celebrations of the ANZ Ladies Masters at RACV Royal Pines Resort on Queensland’s Gold Coast next March.
Park joins LPGA Champion and US LPGA Rookie of the Year, Yani Tseng (world #2) and RICOH British Open Champion Ji-Yai Shin (world #6), in undoubtedly the strongest lineup ever assembled in Australian golf.
MAJOR WINNERS FOR MASTERS
Tseng and Shin confirmed for ANZ Ladies Masters
the 2010 ANZ Ladies Masters at RACV Royal Pines on the Gold Coast provided even greater cause for celebration of its 20th anniversary when the tournament’s promoters Tuohy Associates today announced that two of the most outstanding young talents in female golf are now confirmed for the event.
ANZ LADIES MASTERS 20 YEARS OF HITS
The ANZ Ladies Masters reaches a significant milestone in 2009 when the event celebrates 20 years as
one of Australia’s leading golf tournaments. A close look at the history of the event highlights the
tournament’s importance to not only Australian golf but to world golf generally and in 2009 it promises to
again showcase many of the game’s established and emerging stars.
ROYAL PINES RESORT QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
England’s Lisa Hall fired a six-under-par 66 to take a one stroke victory at the ANZ Ladies Masters in Australia on Sunday.
Hall came from one stroke behind the three overnight leaders Hyun Ju Shin, Tamie Durdin and the defending champion Karrie Webb to post a three round winning total of 13-under-par 203.
Hall, playing in the penultimate three-ball, had posted her score as Shin stood on the 18th tee tied for the lead on 13 under. Hoping for a play-off, Hall watched from the back of the 18th green as Shin, from South Korea, putted.
Shin had a 25 foot birdie chance for the title, but left it four feet short, and then missed the second putt, effectively handing Hall the title.
