Date: June 03, 2011
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Ona, Elliott and Speechley join Webb at US Open

Queensland s Ashley Ona, Victorian Breanna Elliott and Western Australian Jessica Speechley will fly to the United States and join World Number 9 Karrie Webb at the 2011 US Women’s Open at The Broadmoor in Colorado from 7-10 July. As recipients of the Karrie Webb Series scholarships, Ona, Elliott and Speechley will shadow Webb during championship week and use the experience to benefit their amateur and future professional careers. Webb, a two time US Women’s Open champion, has already won twice on the LPGA Tour in 2011. Golf Australia High Performance Director Brad James said the experience was an valuable opportunity for the players. The opportunity to spend the week of any Major with a player of Karrie s standing is something that the players take a lot out of in their ongoing development, James said. We are very grateful to Karrie for her generosity in hosting the three girls after such a closely fought battle in the Karrie Webb Series in the last 12 months. The Karrie Webb Scholarships are awarded annually on the basis of the following criteria: performance in the Karrie Webb Series events, community work supported by the individual (either inside or outside of golf), performance as an ambassador for golf in Australia and overseas, exhibits outstanding demeanour both on and off the golf course and is an Australian citizen.