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see also: Australian Women's Open Championship, Kooyonga Golf Club
Five amateurs are set to tee it up at the 2026 Women’s Australian Open at Kooyonga Golf Club, where they’ll try to survive the cut
The 2026 Women’s Australian Open was contested at Kooyonga Golf Club in Adelaide, South Australia, March 12-15, with a 144-player field competing for a $1.7 million purse.
Co-sanctioned by the WPGA Tour of Australasia and the Ladies European Tour, the championship cut after 36 holes to the leading 60 professionals plus ties, along with any amateurs who advanced to the weekend.
Defending champion Jiyai Shin returned to headline the field, while five amateurs teed it up in one of Australia’s premier national opens. When the cut fell at 5-over 149, no amateur advanced to the weekend, though Jazy Roberts and Yurina Hiroyoshi shared low-amateur honors at 6-over 150. Ella Scaysbrook finished at 7-over 151, Raegan Denton at 8-over 152, and Rachel Lee at 10-over 154.
Coverage of the 2026 Women’s Australian Open aired Thursday through Sunday on:
Event: Women’s Australian Open
Dates: March 12-15, 2026
Venue: Kooyonga Golf Club
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Field Size: 144
Cut: Leading 60 professionals plus ties, plus amateurs
Sanctioning Partners: WPGA Tour of Australasia and Ladies European Tour
Purse: $1,700,000
Tournament play ran from Thursday through Sunday, with practice days on Monday and Tuesday and the official tournament pro-am on Wednesday.
Five amateurs were listed in the field for the 2026 Women’s Australian Open, and after 36 holes it was Jazy Roberts and Yurina Hiroyoshi who finished as co-low amateurs at 6-over 150. With the cut line landing at 5-over 149, the amateur group narrowly missed extending its week into the weekend.
| Player | Country | Entry Category |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel Lee (a) | Australia | Tournament Invitation (WPGA) |
| Jazy Roberts (a) | Australia | Tournament Invitation (WPGA) |
| Raegan Denton (a) | Australia | Tournament Invitation (WPGA) |
| Yurina Hiroyoshi (a) | Japan | Tournament Invitation (WPGA) |
| Ella Scaysbrook (a) | Australia | Tournament Invitation (WPGA) |
| Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | Pos. | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Lee (a) | 81 | 73 | +10 | T105 | Missed cut | ||
| Jazy Roberts (a) | 77 | 73 | +6 | T68 | Co-low amateur; missed cut by one | ||
| Raegan Denton (a) | 75 | 77 | +8 | T89 | Missed cut | ||
| Yurina Hiroyoshi (a) | 74 | 76 | +6 | T68 | Co-low amateur; missed cut by one | ||
| Ella Scaysbrook (a) | 75 | 76 | +7 | T76 | Missed cut |
Rachel Lee arrived in Adelaide with one of the strongest recent resumes in the field. She won the 2025 Australian Women’s Amateur, and her recent WAGR profile also showed starts in professional events such as the Ford Women’s NSW Open and the Australian Women’s Classic. That combination of amateur success and early exposure to pro fields made her one of the more compelling players to watch in the low-amateur race.
Jazy Roberts entered the week as the 2026 Australian Amateur champion and one of the leading names in Australia’s women’s amateur pipeline. Golf Australia also included Roberts in its 2026 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific squad, a sign of how highly she is regarded nationally. Her closing position at 6-over 150 left her tied for low-amateur honors, just one shot outside the weekend.
South Australian Raegan Denton brought both local interest and rising-star credentials. Golf Australia identified Denton as a top home-state talent, and recent reporting highlighted her as the reigning Australian Junior champion. She also earned a place in the 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur field, underscoring how quickly her profile has grown.
Yurina Hiroyoshi may have been the most internationally accomplished amateur in this group. Her WAGR profile placed her among the top-ranked women amateurs in the world, and it showed a resume that included strong results in both elite amateur events and professional tournaments in Japan. After opening with a 2-over 74 to lead the amateur race, she ultimately finished tied with Roberts for low-amateur honors at 6-over 150.
Ella Scaysbrook was already a recognizable name to close followers of elite amateur golf. She was a 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist, and WAGR reported in January that she climbed to become Australia’s No. 2-ranked female amateur after successfully defending the Avondale Bowl. She arrived at Kooyonga with both a national profile and recent form, and ultimately finished at 7-over 151.
Kooyonga Golf Club is one of Australia’s best-known championship venues and provided a demanding test in Adelaide. The course has long been respected for its strategic bunkering, strong green complexes, and the premium it places on precision iron play.
That challenge proved decisive in the amateur race. Kooyonga rewarded patience and punished mistakes, and in the end the five-amateur group fell just short of extending its week into the weekend, with Roberts and Hiroyoshi finishing only one shot outside the cut line.
There was no shortage of storylines in this group. Roberts arrived as the newest Australian Amateur champion. Denton gave the event a local South Australian presence. Scaysbrook had already proven she could make a deep run on a major amateur stage. Lee owned one of the best recent national titles in the country. Hiroyoshi added a high-end international benchmark and held the outright amateur lead after the opening round.
By the end of 36 holes, Roberts and Hiroyoshi shared low-amateur honors at 6-over 150, but with the cut landing at 5-over 149, all five amateurs were done for the week. It was a narrow miss for the leading pair and an example of how demanding Kooyonga played throughout the championship.
The amateur race is complete at the 2026 Women’s Australian Open, with Jazy Roberts and Yurina Hiroyoshi finishing as co-low amateurs after 36 holes.
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