Australian Women's Am: Lydia Ko falls
Lydia Ko
SOUTH OAKLEY, VICTORIA, Australia (Jan. 18, 2013) -- Metropolitan Golf Club member Jo Charlton caused the biggest upset of Australian Women’s Amateur Championship so far, upstaging World Number 1 Kiwi Lydia Ko with a 2&1 victory at Commonwealth Golf Club in Melbourne.
The win takes Charlton through to the quarter finals where she’ll be joined by Jenny Lee (SA), Hannah Green (WA), Julienne Soo (VIC), Minjee Lee (WA) and internationals Julianne Alvarez (NZ), Kotone Hori (JPN) and Ji-Hyun Oh (KOR). Hori defeated four-time US Mid-Amateur champion Meghan Stasi 3&2 while Minjee Lee came through in a tough battle with Cathleen Santoso which ended on the 19th hole.
Quarter Finals:
Jenny Lee (SA) v Julianne Alvarez (NZ)
Hannah Green (WA) v Jo Charlton (VIC)
Minjee Lee (WA) v Kotone Hori (JPN)
Ji-Hyun Oh (KOR) v Julienne Soo (VIC)
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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