Karis Davidson records best LPGA Tour finish
Karis Davidson – image Golf Australia
Scottish-born but now Gold Coast citizen, Karis Davidson, has today produced her best finish on the LPGA Tour with a share of 5th place at the Aramco at the stunning Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas.
Davidson, whose previous best since joining the LPGA Tour in 2022 was when 7th at the 2025 Meijer Classic, produced an outstanding day on the greens today with just 11 one-putt greens and a total of 26 putts for her final round of 71 on the very demanding layout.
Davidson appears to have found something with her game of late, having finished 4th at the recent Women’s Australian Open, and although she finished seven shots from the winner, Lauren Coughlin, this week, she was just two shots from the second-place, Nelly Korda and Leona Maguire.
Her cheque for close to US$200,000 for her share of 5th place this week is the biggest of her career.
27-year-old Davidson moved from Scotland to Australia at the age of 9, and after an amateur career which included runner-up finishes at the Australian Girls and Australian Women’s Amateur Championships, she turned professional in 2017 and became one of the few Australians to play the Japan Ladies Tour.
Davidson made her way to the LPGA Tour in 2022 via Q School in 2021 and has continued to build platforms in her game ever since, although during a tough year in 2024, she was considering other career options.
Back on the LPGA Tour in 2025, she comfortably retained her playing privileges and the confidence she has gained in recent months should see her contending on a more regular basis in 2026.
The LPGA Tour now has a break of one week before the LA Championship followed a week later by its first major of the year, the Chevron Championship.
