Click for Scores and Information (Play begins Wednesday 25 April) FINAL ROUND REPORT The Australian team of Breanna Elliott, Whitney Hillier and Su Hyun Oh finished in third place at the Queen Sirikit Cup as defending champions South Korea trumped the rest of the field again on the final day. Hillier shot an closing round 1 over par 73 to finish at 1-under par while Elliott&aposs 3 over 75 also counted. Oh finished with a final round 79. “It was a frustrating day for me, for sure,” Oh said. “I hit 15 greens in regulation, hitting them to within 5 feet, but the birdies weren t coming in. I even missed a few pars. I triple bogeyed the 4th after losing a ball. This course really teaches you a lesson every day. The Australians finished on a total of 440, two strokes behind second placed New Zealand and 27 strokes behind Korea. The Koreans clinched their sixth consecutive crown at the Tanah Merah Country Club Garden Course. Boosted by an overnight lead of 15 strokes over the Australians, the Koreans continued where they had left off the day before. A steady showing from World No. 17 Kim Hyo-Joo (70), coupled with strong displays from team-mates Park Chae-Yoon (68) and Baek Kyu-Jung (66) ensured that the Queen Sirikit trophy would be staying in Korea for another year. They have won a total of 15 times over the Cup s 34-year history.
ROUND 2 REPORT Australia has maintained its position in second place in tough conditions on Day 2 of the Queen Sirikit Cup at Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore. The Australians trail leaders Korea by 15 strokes after Hyo-Joo Kim (65) and Chae-Yoon Park (70) posted a combined 9-under par to put one hand on the trophy for the Koreans. WA s Whitney Hillier again had the best score of the day for the Australians with an even par 72. Victorian Breanna Elliott finished with a 3 over par 75 to be the other counting score. Su Hyun Oh finished with 76. Elliott said the team was in for an exciting final day. The greens were reading true today. If it stays that way tomorrow, it s going to be an interesting day. Hillier is in the mix in the individual title and said she was reasonably happy with her round. I felt I could have done better but I am happy where I am now. Anything can happen, Hillier said. The Philippines team is two strokes behind Australia in third while New Zealand are a stroke further back in fourth. India is in fifth place. The championship is played over 54 holes Stroke Play with the best two scores in each team to count each day. Australia last won the tournament in 2001. Korea has won the last four consecutive titles. The championship is hosted annually on a rotation basis among 14 invited member countries with the objectives of promoting the standard of women’s golf in the region and to promote goodwill and friendship among participating teams.
ROUND 1 REPORT: The Australian team has made a promising start to the Queen Sirikit Cup, finding themselves in second place on 145 after the first round on the Garden Course at Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore. Western Australia s Whitney Hillier finished with a solid 2 under par 70 while Victorian pair Breanna Elliott and Su Hyun Oh finished with 3 over par 75s. The Australians are three strokes behind defending champions Korea who through Hyo-Joo Kim (69) and Kyu-Jung Baek (73) finished on 142 on the 5,669 metre layout. New Zealand is one stroke behind Australia on 146. Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia are further stroke back on 147. The championship is played over 54 holes Stroke Play with the best two scores in each team to count each day. Australia last won the tournament in 2001. Korea has won the last four consecutive titles. The championship is hosted annually on a rotation basis among 14 invited member countries with the objectives of promoting the standard of women’s golf in the region and to promote goodwill and friendship among participating teams. QUEEN SIRIKIT CUP Round 1 Leaderboard 142 Korea (Kim Hyo-Joo 69, Baek Kyu-Jung 76 and Park Chae-Yon 73) 145 Australia (Whitney Hillier 70, Breanna Elliot 75 and Su Hyun Oh 75) 146 NZ (Lydia Ko 69, Chantelle Cassidy 77 and Emily Perry 79) 147 Malaysia (Kelly Tan, Aretha Pan 76, Vivienne Chin 85), Philippines (Jayvie Agojo 71, Dottie Ardina 76, Lovelyn Guiguio 79), Indonesia (Ika Woro Palupi 74, Tatiana Wijaya 77, Victoria Chandra 85) 152 China (Shi Yatung 74, Yan Jung 78, Zhang Waiwai 79), Hong Kong (Isabella Laing 74, Mimi Ho 78, Michelle Chang 86), India (Aditi Ashok 75, Rakesha Phadke 77, Guirbeni Singh 79), Japan (Sahura Kito 75, Ahane Saiki 77, Yuri Matsuda 82) 154 Chinese Taipei (Wai Leng Han 76, Yu-Hsin Chang 78, Ssu-Chin Chang 81), Thailand (Suritee Thavong 76, Pinrath Loomboomruang 81, Supama Sanchang 82) 160 Singapore (Koh Sock Hwee 79, Amelia Yang 81, Fariza Izanie Zain 86).