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LPGA 2023, Portland Classic, Portland, Oregon, 31 Aug - 3 Sept

19 year old Chanettee Wannasae wins in Portland; only the third time ever on the LPGA Tour that a Monday qualifier has won

From LPGA News, by The AP:

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Teenager Chanettee Wannasaen played a five-hole stretch in 6 under early in the final round Sunday and closed with a near-flawless 9-under 63 for a four-stroke victory at the Portland Classic to become the first Monday qualifier to win on the LPGA Tour since 2015...

Wannasaen arrived at Portland ranked 367th and having missed nine straight cuts in her rookie season. The 19-year-old from Thailand credited her caddie for keeping her calm and put together four stellar rounds in the 60s at Columbia Edgewater. She shattered the tournament scoring record by five strokes with a 26-under 262 total for her first LPGA Tour victory.   Read more

From Australian Golf Digest, by Kent Paisley:

A Monday qualifier does it again in Portland. Chanattee Wannasaen, 19 and a Monday qualifier, ran away with the Portland Classic with a bogey-free, nine-under 63 to win by four shots at 26-under par. Here is how the Thai became the third-ever Monday qualifier to win on the LPGA Tour and the second at the Portland Classic.  Read more

From The West Australian, by Staff Writers for AP:

Sarah Kemp was the highest-finishing Australian, hitting four birdies and a bogey in a final-round 69 to leave her tied for 21st at 13 under.

Grace Kim (70) was a shot further back after an eventful first seven holes on Sunday, in which she hit two bogeys, two birdies and an eagle before finishing two under for the day.

Wannasaen arrived in Portland ranked 367th by the LPGA and having missed nine straight cuts in her rookie season.

But she put together four stellar rounds in the 60s at Columbia Edgewater and shattered the tournament scoring record by five strokes with a 26-under 262 for her first LPGA Tour victory.  Read more

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LET 2023, Women's Irish Open, Dromoland Castle, Co Clare, Ireland: 31 Aug - 3 Sept

At Dromoland Castle: Van Dam's driver breaks; Soenderby wins after playoff; Aussie Rudgeley ends just one shot from the top

From LET Blog, 3/9/23: 

It was a spectacular final day for Smilla Tarning Soenderby as she secured a dramatic playoff victory at the 2023 KPMG Women’s Irish Open.

The Dane headed into the final day in a tie for 21^st place after rounds of 71-67-72 on the first three days at Dromoland Castle.

But Soenderby fired the round of her life – a 62 (-10) – to post the clubhouse lead and was later joined by Sweden’s Lisa Pettersson and Anne Van Dam of the Netherlands.

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Australia’s Kirsten Rudgeley ended the tournament in fourth place on 15-under-par after shooting a round of 67 (-5) on the final day.

The LET rookie made a hot start with five birdies on her front nine, she then went bogey-bogey on 12 and 13 but recovered with back-to-back birdies on 15 and 16 to record her best-ever LET result.

Rudgeley said: “I’m proud of myself, it’s my first year. I’m happy I went back home as it sorted a few things out. It was a solid week, I didn’t do too much wrong. It was my first time in this situation as well and good to be able to push all the way to the end. I loved it and it was good to be in contention.”   Read more

From The Independent.ie, by Brian Keogh:

From BBC Sport:

Denmark's Smilla Soenderby won the Women's Irish Open as she eagled the first play-off hole following her sensational closing 10-under-par 62.

Soenderby, 23, was nine off the pace going into the final day but carded 11 birdies to finish on 16 under par.

Dutchwoman Anne van Dam led by three overnight at Dromoland Castle but a 71 put her in the play-off alongside Soenderby and Sweden's Lisa Pettersson.  Read more

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LPGA 2023, Portland Classic, Portland, Oregon, 31 Aug - 3 Sept, Day Three

Megan Khang's steady lead after three 66 rounds;  Jang's 11 birdies, 62 round

From LPGA News, by The AP:

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Megan Khang closed with an 18-foot birdie putt for her third straight 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead Saturday in the Portland Classic in a bid to win for the second straight week.

The 25-year-old American was on top at Columbia Edgewater six days after winning the CPKC Women's Open at Shaughnessy in Vancouver, British Columbia, for her first LPGA Tour victory. Columbia Edgewater and Shaughnessy were both designed by A.V. Macan and feature towering trees.

"Game feels pretty solid," Khang said. "I think last week definitely helped build some confidence, knowing I can win out here. It's not just if it was going to happen or when, but like it has happened, so it's definitely a great feeling to have under the belt."  Read more

From Yardbarker:

South Korea's Hyo Joon Jang shot a blistering 62 to move within one shot of leader Megan Khang after three rounds of the Portland Classic on Saturday in Portland, Ore.

Khang shot a third consecutive 66 to sit 18-under-par 198 in her bid for wins in consecutive weeks. Khang won her first career tourney at last week's CPKC Women's Open.

But it was the round of Jang that highlighted Saturday's action. She finished with 11 birdies, tying the LPGA record for the second most in a round.  Read more

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LET 2023, Women's Irish Open, Dromoland Castle, Co Clare, Ireland: 31 Aug - 3 Sept

Day Three: Anne Van Dam leads into final at Dromoland Castle, three shots ahead

From LET Blog, 2/9/23: 

Anne Van Dam fired another round of 66 (-6) at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open to hold a three-shot lead with one round remaining.

The Dutch star produced rounds of 69 (-3) and 66 (-6) on the first two days of competition to sit one shot behind 36-hole leader Diksha Dagar.

Van Dam got off to a good start with a birdie on the first and then rolled in another on the third before adding another on the ninth, she made another birdie on 11 before dropping her only shot of the day on the 13^th hole.

However, she bounced back and finished in style.  Read more

From RTE.ie:

A bogey at the last from Leona Maguire leaves her eight shots adrift of the leader Anne van Dam heading into the final round of the KPMG Women's Irish Open at Dromoland Castle.

Six behind at the start of play, Maguire need a good start, and she picked up her first shot of the day on seven. More birdies followed on 11, 15 and 16, but on the par-five 18th, she needed four to get down from 100 yards and finished with a successive 69.  Read more

From Irish Times, by Philip Reid:

Anne van Dam took matters into her own hands in the third round of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Dromoland Castle where the 27-year-old Dutchwoman, a phenomenally long-hitter off the tee, with drives averaging close to 290 yards, shot a 66 for a 54-hole total of 15-under-par 201 to claim a three-strokes lead over closest pursuer Lisa Pettersson of Sweden.

In effect, van Dam took control of her own destiny.  Read more

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LPGA 2023, Portland Classic, Portland, Oregon, 31 Aug - 3 Sept, Day Two

Perrine Delacour stays ahead in Portland; Sarah Kemp & Grace Kim easily make the cut 

From LPGA News, by The AP:

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Perrine Delacour held onto the Portland Classic lead Friday with another bogey-free round at Columbia Edgewater, shooting a 5-under 67 in perfect conditions a day after opening with a 63 in the rain.

"You had to adjust for the pins, especially on the wedges," Delacour said. "But it was definitely nicer. I mean, even though the bag is still wet from yesterday, but it was definitely nicer to be in shorts and polos instead of rain gear."  Read more

From The West Australian, by Staff Writers, for AP:

Defending champion Andrea Lee (71) and two-time winner Brooke Henderson (68) were in the group at 7 under that includes leading Australian Sarah Kemp.

After opening with a 66, Kemp dropped down the field with a 71 and is tied 25th.

Grace Kim shot a 69 to make the 4-under cut by one and is two behind Kemp.  Read more

From Yardbarker:

After a slow start in the afternoon wave, with just one birdie on the back nine at Columbia Edgewater Country Club, Delacour reached 14 under by getting birdies to fall at Nos. 3, 5, 6 and 7. She stayed bogey-free for the second straight day -- and has shot 10-under on the front nine over two days -- despite needing five more putts than she did during Thursday's round of 63 that gave her the lead.  Read more

From LPGA News, by Amy Rogers:

There’s a reason why many players who win, especially those who win for the first time, choose not to play the tournament the following week. Because it’s exhausting.

Megan Khang, who won for the first time on the LPGA Tour at last week’s CPKC Women’s Open, is playing once more this week at the Portland Classic.

And the newest winner in the women’s game is feeling quite tired.

Khang said she’s doing her best to take her time, pace herself, and not overly tax herself away from the golf course. The strategy has paid off through the first 36 holes.  Read more

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LET 2023, Women's Irish Open, Dromoland Castle, Co Clare, Ireland: 31 Aug - 3 Sept

Day Two: Diksha Dagar continues her lead in Ireland

While Diksha Dagar stays one ahead at Dromoland Castle leading into the weekend, lone Aussie Kirsten Rudgeley is four from the lead, T10, 6-under par. Ireland's own reps, Leona Maguire and Olivia Mehaffey are also well inside the cut line, 4-under.

From LET Blog, 1/9/23: 

Diksha Dagar fired a round of 69 (-3) on day two of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open and leads by one shot at the halfway stage.

The Indian star held the overnight lead but didn’t get off to the best start with a bogey on the first at Dromoland Castle.

However, she soon found a rhythm rolling in back-to-back birdies on five and six before another dropped shot on 14.  Read more

From RTE.ie:

Diksha Dagar retains her lead at the halfway mark of the KPMG Women's Irish Open in Dromoland Castle with Irish pair Leona Maguire and Olivia Mehaffey six shots behind her.

Indian Dagar followed her opening-day 65 in Clare with a two-under 69 that was enough to take her to 10 under par, one shot clear of Dutchwoman Anne van Dam (66), American Gurleen Kaur (69) and France's Emma Grechi (69). Anne-Lise Caudal (68), also of France, is a shot further back in fifth.  Read more

From Belfast Telegraph, by Brian Keogh:

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LPGA 2023, Portland Classic, Portland, Oregon, 31 Aug - 3 Sept, Day One

Perrine Delacour leads in Portland; Sarah Kemp three shots back, T6

From LPGA News, by Amy Rogers:

The tough weather conditions have been all the talk amongst the players who went out in the morning wave on Thursday at the Portland Classic. But as tough as it was, with temperatures just creeping into the mid to lower 60s along with non-stop rain, leave it to the one player who managed to climb to the top of the leaderboard on Thursday morning to describe her round as ‘easy.’

Perrine Delacour was just in the zone.

Totally unaware and unafraid of what she was achieving on the golf course, the Frenchwoman got off to an idyllic start, beginning her day at Columbia Edgewater Country Club with a birdie at No. 1.  Read more

From The West Australian, by Staff Writers, AAP:

Sarah Kemp has made an impressive start to the LPGA's Portland Classic, firing an opening-round six-under 66 in difficult conditions in Oregon.

The 37-year-old Sydneysider is in a group of five tied for sixth, trailing Frenchwoman Perrine Delacour by three shots at Columbia Edgewater Country Club.

Kemp's only blemish on a wet Thursday came on the par-4 18th after earlier draining seven birdies.  Read more

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LET 2023, Women's Irish Open, Dromoland Castle, Co Clare, Ireland: 31 Aug - 3 Sept

Day One: India's Diksha Dagar leads in County Clare, with Australian Kirsten Rudgeley two shots back, T4 

22 year old Kirsten Rudgeley was Australia's lone representative at last year's Augusta National Women's Amateur. Now as a professional she is the sole Australian at this year's Women's Irish Open. After the first round she is just two shots from the lead golfer, India's Diksha Dagar.

From LET Blog, 31/8/23: 

India’s Diksha Dagar fired an opening round of 65 (-7) on the first day of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Dromoland Castle.

The two-time LET winner was bogey-free on day one of the competition as she began her round on the 10^th tee.

Dagar rolled in back-to-back birdies on 11 and 12 before doing it again on holes 15 and 16 and she made three further birdies on holes two, five and nine to lead on seven-under-par.  Read more

From RTE.ie:

Olivia Mehaffey leads the Irish charge after round one of the KPMG Women's Irish Open in Dromoland Castle.

The County Down golfer carded a round one 69 to sit on three under, just outside the top 10 and four shots behind early leader Diksha Dagar, the Indian golfer recording an opening day 65.  Read more

From Belfast Telegraph, by Brian Keogh:

From Sports News Ireland, by Breandan O'Huallachain:

Indian golfer Diksha Dagar leads the KPMG Women’s Irish Open after round one, with Olivia Mehaffy leading the Irish challenge.

Twenty-two year old Diksha Dagar shot a bogey-free round of seven under par to sign for a 65 at Dromoland Castle on Thursday. She holds a one-shot lead over Gurleen Kaur from the United States and Emma Grechi of France.

County Down’s Olivia Mehaffy is the leading Irish golfer following her three under par opening round of 69.  Read more

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LET 2023, KPMG Women's Irish Open, Dromoland Castle, Ireland: 31 Aug - 3 Sept

From LET Blog, 30/8/23:

Last year Klara Davidson Spilkova clinched her second LET title securing victory via a playoff at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open.

It was her first win on Tour since 2017 as she defeated Finland’s Ursula Wikstrom and Denmark’s Nicole Broch Estrup by sinking her birdie putt.

Returning to Dromoland Castle this year, the Czech star was able to vividly remember her shots from the final day in 2022.  Read more

From RTE.ie, by Ed Leahy:

Leona Maguire heads a cast of ten local hopefuls heading into this week's KPMG Women's Irish Open at Dromoland Castle.

The Cavan native is the only one of the Irish contingent in the field to qualify for the Ladies European Tour event, which is returning to the Clare track for the second consecutive year, as the other nine have entered thanks to a tournament invitation.  Read more

From The Irish Times, by Philip Reid:

Leona Maguire the star attraction at Dromoland as young Irish players look to make their mark.

The trailblazer has a number of eager beavers following in her wake. Leona Maguire’s star billing at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open is unquestioned, yet the presence of so many young Irish players – from teenager Olivia Costello to a number well into collegiate scholarships in the United States, a route also taken by the Cavan golfer – here at Dromoland Castle is indicative of a conveyor belt clicking into life.  Read more

From LET Blog, 29/8/23:

The Ladies European Tour (LET) returns to Ireland this week for the KPMG Women’s Irish Open – the 21^st stop on the schedule.

Last year the tournament returned after a ten-year hiatus and it’s the second time that it will be played at the picturesque Dromoland Castle.

Before the tournament gets underway, here are a few points to look out for...  Read more

Defending Champion:  Klara Davidson Spilkova

Aussie in the Field:  Kirsten Rudgeley 

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LPGA 2023, Portland Classic, Portland, Oregon, 31 August - 3 September

The Aussie contingent of LPGA Touring golfers presently in North America are this week travelling south from Vancouver for about 800 km and arriving in Portland, Oregon. Here they will play in the Portland Classic. These Aussies are Hannah Green, Stephanie Kyriacou, Grace Kim, Su Oh, Sarah Kemp and Karis Davidson. Hannah won this competition in 2019 (having won the Women's PGA Championship two months earlier) and was T3 here last year.  

From LPGA News, Five Things to Know, by Kikue Higuchi:

It’s been a long summer, but the LPGA Tour is finally entering the home stretch. This week’s Portland Classic will serve as the penultimate event in a stretch of 10 consecutive events that covered six countries and two major championships. Though the nonstop grind may be tapering off, the excitement certainly will not as the Tour makes its way to the Pacific Northwest with some of the best in the world in tow, including world No. 1 and two-time major champion Lilia Vu.  Read more

From KGW8 Golf:

This year, the field features eight of the 10 world-ranked women's golfers...

Five past Portland Classic champions are in the field, including Andrea Lee (2022), Georgia Hall (2020), Hannah Green (2019), Marina Alex (2018), Stacy Lewis (2017) and Brooke Henderson (2015 and 2016).   Read more

From Golf Monthly, by Mike Hall:

The LPGA Tour reaches Oregon for the Portland Classic. 

Last year, Andrea Lee won her maiden LPGA Tour title after beating Daniela Darquea by one shot, and she returns hoping for a repeat performance...

If Lee is to retain the title, though, she will have to overcome the challenges of many of the world's best players, including Lilia Vu, who recently moved to the top of the world rankings following her second Major win of the year in the AIG Women's Open.  Read more

Defending Champion:  Andrea Lee (US) 

Aussies in the Field:  Hannah Green, Stephanie Kyriacou, Grace Kim, Su Oh, Sarah Kemp, Karis Davidson

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