Three Australians have advanced to the match-play phase of the US Women’s Amateur Championship at the Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point in Mississippi, Victorian, Gabriela Ruffels, heading the way after she finished in a share of 5th place.
Ruffels will be joined by NSW’s golfers Doey Choi (21st) and Stephanie Kyriacou (54th) in the field of 64 golfers who will now face off in the knockout phase over the next few days.
Other Australians in the field, Becky Kay, Jessica Whitting, Amelia Grohn and Sue Wooster all missed the cut in the 36-hole stroke-play contest.
Ruffels, a sophomore at the University of Southern California, recorded a round of 68 today to easily play her way into the next stage of the championship and will play the 59th seed, Shaebug Scarberry, in tomorrow’s round of 64.
Ruffels has been in excellent form in recent weeks winning the prestigious North and South Amateur at Pinehurst last month and is excited about what lies ahead.
“I love match play,” she said today. “I just won the North & South [Women’s Amateur] a couple weeks ago and I really enjoy match play, especially coming from a tennis background, kind of that one-on-one. So we’ll see how it goes.”
“You’ve just got to hit your spots. I don’t think it’s too long. I was talking to my coach [at USC, Justin Silverstein], I think you’ve just got to stay patient, pick your holes that you want to be aggressive on but then kind of lay off on the harder holes. Yeah, I feel like I did a pretty good job of that.”
No Australian has won the US Women’s Amateur Championship in its more than 120-year history, Lindy Goggin and Anne Marie Knight doing best when they finished runner-up in 1981 and 1995 respectively.
New Zealand’s Lydia Ko won the event in 2012.
Gabriela Ruffels
Gabriela Ruffels heads Australians at US Women’s Am
Three Australians have advanced to the match-play phase of the US Women’s Amateur Championship at the Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point in Mississippi, Victorian, Gabriela Ruffels, heading the way after she finished in a share of 5th place.
Ruffels will be joined by NSW’s golfers Doey Choi (21st) and Stephanie Kyriacou (54th) in the field of 64 golfers who will now face off in the knockout phase over the next few days.
Other Australians in the field, Becky Kay, Jessica Whitting, Amelia Grohn and Sue Wooster all missed the cut in the 36-hole stroke-play contest.
Ruffels, a sophomore at the University of Southern California, recorded a round of 68 today to easily play her way into the next stage of the championship and will play the 59th seed, Shaebug Scarberry, in tomorrow’s round of 64.
Ruffels has been in excellent form in recent weeks winning the prestigious North and South Amateur at Pinehurst last month and is excited about what lies ahead.
“I love match play,” she said today. “I just won the North & South [Women’s Amateur] a couple weeks ago and I really enjoy match play, especially coming from a tennis background, kind of that one-on-one. So we’ll see how it goes.”
“You’ve just got to hit your spots. I don’t think it’s too long. I was talking to my coach [at USC, Justin Silverstein], I think you’ve just got to stay patient, pick your holes that you want to be aggressive on but then kind of lay off on the harder holes. Yeah, I feel like I did a pretty good job of that.”
No Australian has won the US Women’s Amateur Championship in its more than 120-year history, Lindy Goggin and Anne Marie Knight doing best when they finished runner-up in 1981 and 1995 respectively.
New Zealand’s Lydia Ko won the event in 2012.
Gabriela Ruffels
Wyndham Championship and Women’s British Open Betting Thoughts
A few thoughts on the two key events in world golf this week, the AIG Women’s British Open at the Woburn Golf and Country Club north of London and the regular season ending, Wyndham Championship, in Greensboro in North Carolina.
Betting Thoughts For July 25th
Last week was a disappointing week results-wise in terms of betting on the Open Championship but, irrespective, watching Shane Lowry complete his emphatic win was still an enjoyable experience.
This week I take a look at the W.G.C FedEx – St Jude Invitational in Memphis, the fourth major of the year for women’s golf, the Evian Championship in France, and the Barracuda Championship in Reno, Nevada.
Open Championship Betting Thoughts
The Open Championship takes centre stage this week when the world’s best hit the fairways of Royal Portrush on the north coast of Northern Ireland and I try to identify look at some of the chances in my eyes.
I also take a brief look at events on the PGA and Korn Ferry (ex Web.Com) Tours.
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Betting Thoughts for July 11th
This week we analyse betting options on four professional golf events.
The Aberdeen Assets Scottish Open, the John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour, the Marathon Classic on the LPGA Tour and the TPC Colorado Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour all come under scrutiny and with just a week before the Open Championship begins then the Scottish Open takes on a greater significance.
Betting thoughts for events on the LPGA, the PGA and European Tours – July 4th
Above Katherine Kirk – can she continue her good record at the Thornberry Creek Classic?
This week we take a look at the Dubai Irish Open, the 3M Open on the PGA Tour and the Thornberry Creek Classic on the LPGA Tour.
We struggled a little last week although it was a case of close but no cigar with our longshot on the LPGA Tour Brittany Altomare.
With now just two more events before the Open Championship this week’s event in Ireland in particular takes on more importance especially given its staging on one of the hidden gems of Irish Golf the Lahinch Golf Club on the rugged west coast.
Golf Betting for June 27th
This week we take a look at three golfing events on which betting is available, the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic, an inaugural event, the NW Arkansas Classic on the LPGA Tour and the European Tour’s Andalucia Masters.
No winners last week as such but Matthew Fitzpatrick so nearly got us a return when he went down in a playoff in Germany, Jason Scrivener led the Australians which we thought might be the case and although we struggled on the LPGA Tour it was so great to see Australian Hannah Green win her first LPGA Tour title and first major.
Here is a link to last week’s predictions.
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Golf Betting Guide for Events Beginning June 20th
Minjee Lee – is it her turn for major glory?
The major championship season continue this week with the staging of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at the Hazeltine Golf Club near Minneapolis.
I take a look at the chances in that event along with a look at betting possibilities at the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship and the BMW International on the European Tour.
I also take a look back to see how we fared last week.
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US Open and Meijer Classic Betting Prospects
The famed 7th hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links – Photo – USGA
The US Open at Pebble Beach takes pride of place this week and although we will also take a look at the LPGA Tour’s Meijer Classic there is little doubt where most of the golfing world’s attention will lie.
I take a look at the leading chances at both events and also try and find a bit of value away from the logical selections.
Canadian Open and LPGA Shoprite Classic under scrutiny
Jeongeun Lee6 – Bless her – photo USGA Chris Keane
This week we take a look at two events, the Canadian Open, the forerunner to next week’s US Open at Pebble Beach being played at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club in Ontario, the first time at this venue since 2012 and the LPGA Tour are in Galloway in New Jersey for this week’s Shoprite LPGA Classic.
Last week we experienced mixed success, certainly JeongLee6 one of our selections for the US Women’s Open but not a lot of joy elsewhere unfortunately