Queensland’s Karis Davidson records best LPGA Tour finish
Karis Davidson – file photo courtesy of Australian Golf Media
A final round of 69 has given 26 year old Queenslander Karis Davidson her best ever LPGA Tour finish when sharing 7th place at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Belmont in Michigan.
Davidson finished four shots behind the winner, 35 year old Carlota Ciganda of Spain, who won her 4th LPGA Tour title when finishing one ahead of former Australian Amateur Champion, Korea’s Hye-Jin Choi.
Davidson, whose previous best finish on the LPGA Tour was when 8th in an LPGA Tour event in Shanghai two years ago, secures her biggest cheque in the game (US$75,000) and importantly moves close to the top 100 in the ranking as she looks to retain her standing on the LPGA Tour.
After missing her first four cuts this season and resuming after a medical exemption, Davidson appears to have found something in her game with several better finishes of late.
“Yeah, really good, especially after coming back after a medical,” said the Scottish-born Australian. “It’s nice to see the game getting in some sort of form. So, yeah, really good.
“I think it really helps with confidence and I’ll definitely get into more events. I might have kept my card now with that finish after coming back from a medical.”
Minjee Lee and Gabi Ruffels were the next best of the Australasians when they shared 14th place.
