2nd round Match Play of the 2013 Australian Men’s & Women’s Amateur Championship is now underway at Commonwealth Golf Club.
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Thursday 17 January 2013
AUSTRALIAN MEN’S AMATEUR REPORT
Top seeds fell on a sizzling first day of Match Play action at the Australian Men’s Amateur Championship as temperatures soared in Melbourne.
Number 1 seed Brady Watt (WA) lost 5&3 to Anthony Houston (VIC) while Number 2 seed Todd Sinnott (VIC) lost to England’s Neil Raymond 4&3.
Houston will now play Commonwealth Golf Club and National Squad member Geoff Drakeford in the second round.
Fellow National Squad member Cameron Smith (QLD) endured a tough battle with fellow Queenslander Kade McBride and won on the 19th hole.
Anthony Murdaca (SA) defeated Ryan Laird (VIC) to progress to the second round where he’ll face Viraat Badhwar (QLD).
Ryan Ruffels, son of tennis great Ray, defeated Jarryd Felton to make it through to Round 2.
The second and third round Match Play will be played on Friday.
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S AMATEUR REPORT
World Number 1 New Zealander Lydia Ko continued her march towards defending her title with a comfortable 6&5 win over Jessica Dengate (NSW) in the first round of Match Play at the Australian Women’s Amateur Championship.
It was commanding performance from Ko with birdies on her opening five holes for the day.
Joint top qualifier Grace Lennon (VIC) lost 2&1 to fellow Victorian Lauren Hibbert.
Four-time US Mid-Amateur champion Meghan Stasi also progressed with a 1up victory over Ellen Davies-Graham (QLD).
Minjee Lee (WA) came back from 5 down to defeat Ebony Heard (SA) 2up.
Japan’s Asuka Kashiwabara defeated Lauren Sinclair (VIC) 6&4 while Hayley Bettencourt (WA) defeated Su Hyun-Oh (VIC) 1up.
Kiwi Julianne Alvarez beat Carly Beck (NSW) 3&2.
Wednesday 16 January 2013
AUSTRALIAN MEN’S AMATEUR REPORT
Overnight leader Brady Watt continued his recent good form to claim Medallist honours in qualifying at the Australian Men’s Amateur Championship at Commonwealth and Woodlands Golf Clubs in Melbourne.
West Australian Watt posted rounds of 66 and 70 to finish at 8-under par and earned the top seeding in the Match Play.
Victorian Todd Sinnott backed up his first round 66 with a second round 71 to finish at 7-under par in outright second.
Englishman Nathan Kimsey is the joint leading international player at 5-under par in a tie for third with New Zealander Sam An.
New South Welshman Dale Brandt-Richards finished at 4-under par tied with German Dominic Foos.
The first round of knock out Match Play is held on Thursday at Commonwealth Golf Club.
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S AMATEUR REPORT
World Number 1 New Zealander Lydia Ko and Victorian Grace Lennon shared Medallist honours after qualifying at the Australian Women’s Amateur Championship.
Ko, the defending Amateur champion, fired rounds of 69 and 71 to share the lead with Lennon at 6-under par who finished with consecutive 70s.
Western Australian Minjee Lee is in a tie for third with Japanese pair Asuka Kashiwabara and Kotone Hori at 4-under par after the two rounds.
Lee’s fellow Western Australian Tatiana Wijaya finished at 3-under par.
The first round of knock out Match Play is held on Thursday at Commonwealth Golf Club.
Tuesday 15 January
AUSTRALIAN MEN’S AMATEUR REPORT
In-form West Australian Brady Watt and Victorian Todd Sinnott share the lead at 6-under par after the first round of qualifying at Commonwealth and Woodlands Golf Clubs in Melbourne.
Watt recorded eight birdies and two bogeys at Woodlands while Sinnott finished with seven birdies and a bogey at Commonwealth.
The pair are two strokes ahead of Queenslander Taylor MacDonald and New South Welshman Dale Brandt-Richards who finished with 68s.
Queenslander Viraat Badhwar finished with a 3-under par 69 to be in outright fifth.
The second round of qualifying is held on Wednesday.
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S AMATEUR REPORT
Western Australia’s Minjee Lee leads after an opening round 5-under par 68 in fine conditions at Woodlands Golf Club.
Lee, a former runner-up at the Championships, mixed eight birdies with a bogey and double bogey to lead by one stroke from New Zealander and World Number 1 amateur Lydia Ko and Western Australia’s Tatiana Wijaya who shot 4-under par 69s.
Victorian Grace Lennon and New Zealand’s Munchin Keh are tied fourth at 3-under par.
Western Australia’s Hannah Green is tied with China’s Jing Yan and Japan’s Asuka Kashiwabara in sixth place after 2-under par 71s.
The second round of qualifying is held on Wednesday.
Tuesday 15 January
The 2013 Australian Amateur Championships presented by Audi are underway in Melbourne at Commonwealth and Woodlands Golf Clubs. Players will play 36 holes Stroke Play qualifying across both courses on Tuesday and Wednesday before moving to Commonwealth for knock out Match Play from Thursday to Sunday.
Weather Report: Fine and sunny. Winds light with afternoon seabreezes. Max: 29
Monday 14 January
National Squad members Cameron Smith, Lucas Herbert and former Australian representative Grace Lennon joined GA High Performance Director Brad James and members of the Golf Society of Australia for the Hickory Challenge – a three hole skins match to kick off Australian Amateur week at Commonwealth Golf Club in Melbourne.
Courtesy of Golf Australia