Recap courtesy of David Tease of NSW Golf
Rachel Lee will look to add another prestigious crown to her growing resume when she takes on last year’s losing finalist, Godiva Kim, in the New South Wales Women's Amateur Championship at Belmont Golf Club in Marks Point, NSW, Australia.
Rachel Lee and Godiva Kim, who survived both the quarter-final and semi-final, will meet in tomorrow’s final.
Lee had a few problems accounting for Annabel Hutchings in the morning quarter-final, 5&4. However, her afternoon semi against a courageous Lara Thomsen proved to be one of the matches of the day, going to sudden death.
Thomson battled back from two down late in the contest and almost stole the contest when her putt for birdie on the last lipped out, but it was to no avail, with Lee claiming the match with an exquisite chip on the 19th hole to snatch the win.
My first 18 was solid, but this afternoon. I was a little tired. Lara was a great opponent, and she hit lots of great shots. It was all about birdies and pars out there.”
“I hit a great chip on that last hole, and it was a pretty good way to win,” Lee said after her win.
Lee’s opponent in tomorrow’s final, Godiva Kim, went quietly about her work for much of the day. She took out Sienna Clarke 3&1 in the morning before outlasting The Lakes Rebecca Zhao in the afternoon Semi-final.
Kim was quietly pleased with her two results and was looking forward to tomorrow’s final against Lee and
“I’m pretty happy with how I went today,” Kim said. “It was a lttle better than last year, but it felt very similar.”
“The key was to just go with the win out there, My dad helped me a lot, I wastrying to not be afraid of aiming over bunkers and letting the wind take it,”
Kim said she had learned from her loss in last year’s final against fellow Queenslander Shyka Singh and would not place too many expectations on herself.
“I’m nervous, really nervous. I’ve played Rachel before, so hopefully, we will have a good match.”