As ever for athletes with maroon coursing through the veins, the drive for both to excel on home soil at Pelican Waters Golf Club this week adds an extra dimension.
The rising stars, the first women confirmed into the championship from March 11-14 at Pelican Waters on the Sunshine Coast, have both taken huge steps in their golf careers in the past year.
The New South Welshman returns to the Queensland tournament as reigning champion but will encounter a new course and different challenges than those faced last time.
Uncertainty surrounding Palmer Coolum has not detracted from the reputation of the Sunshine Coast being one of Australia’s favourite golf destinations.