Australian Women's Amateur: Elliott to meet Ko in finals

1/21/2012 | by

Breanna Elliott of Victoria will meet Lydia Ko of New Zealand in the Australian Women's Amateur finals

Kingston Heath member Breanna Elliott (Vic) will take on world number 1 Lydia Ko (NZ) in the final of the Australian Amateur Championship at Woodlands Golf Club. Elliott, a former Lake Macquarie Amateur champion, defeated West Australian Whitney Hillier 5&4 to seal her place in the final. Ko joins her in the final after defeating last year’s runner up, Minjee Lee (WA), 6&4 in fine conditions. Should Ko win, she would be the first New Zealander since Jan Higgins in 1989 to win the Australian Amateur title. The last international player to win was Great Britain’s Julie Hall in 1995. Elliott would follow in the footsteps of the last Victorian champion, Stacey Keating, who won in 2010. The winner earns an exemption into next month’s LPGA Tour season opening ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. The 36 hole final will be held on Sunday. The first 18 holes commences at 8.30am and the second 18 holes commences at 12.45pm.

Results: Australian Women's Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Lydia Ko	, New Zealand	1000
Runner-up	Breanna Elliott	, Australia	700
Semifinals	Whitney Hillier	, Australia	500
Semifinals	Minjee Lee	, Australia	500
Quarterfinals	Grace Lennon	, New Zealand	400

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About the Australian Women's Amateur

The Australian Men's and Women's Amateur Championships are Australia's oldest Amateur Golf Championships, with both having been played since 1894. Long held as a match play event, in 2021 the format changed to 72 holes of stroke play.

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