Any amateur playing in a major is going to remember the experience for the rest of their lives. But Jasmine Koo is going to remember one shot from the Chevron Championship for a very unexpected reason: she got one of the luckiest bounces you’ll ever see on the 72nd hole.
Playing on her 24th birthday, Ruffels shot a three-under-par 69 at the Country Club of Carlton Woods in Texas to be in a share of fifth position, three shots behind the leader, American Lauren Coughlin.
Australia will have its strongest representation in tournament history with nine Aussies to tee it up at the Chevron Championship in Texas starting tonight (Australian time).
In the three years since Chevron became the sponsor, purses for the tournament, previously held in California’s Palm Springs area and best known as the Dinah Shore, have risen by $US4.8 million.
Zhang explained that while major venues test all of a player’s skills, there is extra emphasis for her in the short game and course management – lessons she learned in her eight majors as an amateur.
After so many years of battling under the shadow of the San Jacinto Mountain range, how do players prepare for a new date for the opening Major of the year on a new course with a new flow to the schedule leading into the tournament?
In advance of this week’s championship, we ranked the top 25 players we see as most likely to raise the Dinah Trophy at the end of the week and emerged a historic first winner at the Chevron’s new home.
We offer a few dates you might want to circle on your calendars – and not just the ones you think – as you look ahead to another intriguing year in our sport.