Sarah Kemp – a solid week ahead of a return to Bonville Golf Resort in Coffs Harbour (pictured) this week
It might not have been anything too startling, but the share of 26th that both Stephanie Kyraicou and Sarah Kemp finished in at the Lotte Championship in Hawaii represents their best LPGA Tour finish of 2022, understandably for Kryiacou in particular as for her this was just her second LPGA Tour start of the year.
Kemp was playing her sixth LPGA Tour event of the year and her form especially early in the week will be a significant boost given that she has made only one cut in those starts and that when 56th in Singapore.
Kemp was alone in second place in this week’s event through 36 holes but she struggled to a 3rd round of 78 and fell back before a final round of 73 saw her share 26th place and earn a cheque for US$16,000.
Kyriacou is in her first season on the LPGA after two successful seasons on the LET where she won two events before qualifying to play the LPGA Tour via the LPGA Tour School.
The 21-year-old Sydney golfer also began the event well before consecutive rounds of 73 to finish but she will be encouraged with a solid week at this higher level.
For Kemp she will now take advantage of the earlier finish than normal to head back to Australia to play an LET Tour event in Bonville in her homes state of NSW next week.
Kyriacou is entered to play an LPGA Tour event in Los Angeles this coming week.
