Karis Davidson is among Australian Women's Amateur Semifinalist
Queenslander Karis Davidson advances to the semifinals
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VICTORIA, Australia (January 21, 2017) -- The last step proved a doozy, but Queenslander Karis Davidson has made the semifinals of the women’s Australian Amateur Championship, presented by Swinging Skirts.
Davidson was seemingly cruising at 5 up with five to play against Ga-young Lee, but the knockout blow took a long while to land.
Davidson made bogeys on the 14th, 15th and 16th and suddenly found the tension rising against the Korean who set the tournament alight with a course-record 63 on Tuesday at nearby Kingswood.
And when Lee rolled in a birdie on the 17th, the 2016 Australian Girls’ Amateur champ really felt the pinch.
“When she holed it, I was like, `This is it, I have to do this’,” Davidson said.
“I had a good read and just had to do it.
“I was wondering what I was doing (with) a few bogeys, but the 17th hole was really good.”
Davidson will face medallist and world No. 4 Hye-jin Choi in the first semi, while an all Korean second semi will feature Hyun-kyung Park – a 5&4 winner over Chantelle Cassidy – and surprise packet So-mi Lee.
Lee took down compatriot and reigning U.S. Women’s Amateur champ Eun Jeong Seong 3&2 to advance.
The women’s semifinals will be played Saturday afternoon.
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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