{"id":491396,"date":"2026-02-20T01:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/491396\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T01:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:51:11","slug":"womens-australian-open-boosted-by-wave-of-aussie-talent-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/491396\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Australian Open boosted by wave of Aussie talent – News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Co-sanctioned by the WPGA Tour of Australasia and the Ladies European Tour (LET), Australia\u2019s national Open will showcase a powerful blend of established champions, rising stars and international performers flying the Australian flag.<\/p>\n

Headlining the latest wave of entries are LPGA Tour members Cassie Porter, Karis Davidson and Sarah Kemp, who will join fellow LPGA stars Minjee Lee, Hannah Green, Grace Kim and Steph Kyriacou in the race to win the Patricia Bridges Bowl.<\/p>\n

They will be joined by LET members Kelsey Bennett, Maddy Hinson-Tolchard, Justice Bosio, Kirsten Rudgeley and Steph Bunque, underlining the depth of Australian talent competing across Europe.<\/p>\n

The list of Australian starters also features the current Australian WPGA Championship titleholder Su Oh.<\/p>\n

WPGA Tour of Australasia CEO Karen Lunn said the strength of the Australian contingent highlights the depth and global impact of the current list of Aussie players.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo see so many Australians choosing to return home to compete in our national Open speaks volumes about the standing of this event,\u201d Lunn said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom major champions to emerging LET and LPGA stars, this field reflects the strength, depth and international success of Australian women\u2019s golf.<\/p>\n


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\n South Aussie local Raegan Denton set for Open <\/p>\n

One of South Australia\u2019s most promising young golfers, Raegan Denton, has been named in the 2026 women\u2019s Australian Open field.<\/p>\n


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\u201cKooyonga will provide a superb stage for our players to showcase their talent in front of home fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Golf Australia CEO James Sutherland said the calibre of players confirmed reinforced the event\u2019s status as one of the premier events on the global calendar.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe women\u2019s Australian Open continues to attract the very best of Australian talent competing around the world,\u201d Sutherland said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving players the calibre of Minjee, Hannah, Grace and Steph, alongside an outstanding group of LET and LPGA professionals, ensures fans will witness world-class golf in Adelaide. We are proud to see our national Open continue to grow in stature and provide a platform for both established stars and the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for the event are on sale now via Ticketek, with daily and multi-day options available as well as hospitality offerings.<\/p>\n

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\n \u00a9 Golf Australia. All rights reserved. \n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Co-sanctioned by the WPGA Tour of Australasia and the Ladies European Tour (LET), Australia\u2019s national Open will showcase…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":491397,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-491396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/491397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=491396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=491396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}