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Jiyai Shin wins ISPS Handa Australian Women’s Open for a second time

It’s the 65th professional win for Shin.

Jiyai Shin won the 2024 ISPS Handa Australian Women’s Open on Sunday, her second time winning the event which is played concurrently at two courses on the Australian sand belt in Melbourne. Ryggs Johnston won the men’s event Sunday.

Shin shot a final-round 70 and finished at 17 under to win by two shots over Ashleigh Buhai to claim her second Australia Open title. Shin led by as many as seven on Sunday but Buhai closed with five birdies on her back nine to make things interesting.

It’s the 65th professional win for Shin.

“Now I can breathe,” she said. “I only had one Australian Open trophy so I am really excited for this next one, especially at this golf course at Kingston Heath.”

Hyojin Yang, a 17-year-old amateur, finished third at seven under. Hannah Green finished in a tie for fourth after shooting 79 on Sunday.

The Australian Open tournaments feature alternating tee times on two golf courses – Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Club – for the first two days, with Kingston Heath hosting the final round. For the second straight year, the prize money was the same for the men and the women.

Ryggs Johnston won the men’s event Sunday.

ISPS Handa Australian Open 2024 prize money payouts at Kingston Heath

Check out the final leaderboard and prize money.

Ryggs Johnston earned more than $200,000, garnered more playing opportunities and locked up a spot in the 2025 Open Championship on Sunday.

These are the rewards after he won on the DP World Tour in just his second start after making his way through Q school.

Johnston won the 2024 ISPS Handa Australian Open by three shots over Curtis Luck. His four-day scores of 65-68-68-68 led the way at Kingston Heath in Australia.

ISPS Handa Australian Open 2024 prize money payouts

Pos. Name Score Earnings
1 Ryggs Johnston -18 $209,000
2 Curtis Luck -15 $135,000
T3 Marc Leishman -14 $69,000
T3 Jasper Stubbs -14 $69,000
T5 Kiradech Aphibarnrat -12 $35,000
T5 Harrison Crowe -12 $35,000
T5 Wenyi Ding -12 $35,000
T5 Lucas Herbert -12 $35,000
T5 Joaquin Niemann -12 $35,000
T5 Elvis Smylie -12 $35,000
T11 Joel Girrbach -11 $20,000
T11 Harry Higgs -11 $20,000
T11 Matthew Millar -11 $20,000
T11 Adrien Saddier -11 $20,000
15 Lukas Nemecz -10 $17,500
T16 Jordan Gumberg -9 $16,000
T16 Oliver Lindell -9 $16,000
T16 Freddy Schott -9 $16,000
19 Nicolai Von Dellingshausen -8 $14,500
T20 Mk Kim -7 $13,500
T20 David Law -7 $13,500
T20 Matthew Southgate -7 $13,500
T23 Angel Ayora -6 $12,500
T23 Jack Buchanan -6 $12,500
T23 Sebastian Garcia -6 $12,500
T23 Daniel Hillier -6 $12,500
T27 Filippo Celli -5 $10,500
T27 Cristobal Del Solar -5 $10,500
T27 Manuel Elvira -5 $10,500
T27 Min Woo Lee -5 $10,500
T27 Jacob Skov Olesen -5 $10,500
T27 Marco Penge -5 $10,500
T27 Brett Rumford -5 $10,500
T34 Ivan Cantero -4 $8,500
T34 Alexander George Frances -4 $8,500
T34 Daniel Gale -4 $8,500
T34 Kazuma Kobori -4 $8,500
T34 Corey Lamb -4 $8,500
T39 Josh Geary -3 $7,000
T39 Jonathan Gøth-Rasmussen -3 $7,000
T39 Jake Mcleod -3 $7,000
T39 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen -3 $7,000
T39 Jamie Rutherford -3 $7,000
T39 Cam Smith -3 $7,000
T39 Darius Van Driel -3 $7,000
T46 Lawry Flynn -2 $5,800
T46 Karl Vilips -2 $5,800
T46 Ashun Wu -2 $5,800
T49 James Gibellini -1 $5,100
T49 Andrew Kelly -1 $5,100
T49 Nick Voke -1 $5,100
52 Jannik De Bruyn E $4,600
53 Cameron John 1 $4,400
T54 Alfredo Garcia-Heredia 2 $4,000
T54 Andrew Martin 2 $4,000
T54 David Micheluzzi 2 $4,000
T54 Ben Schmidt 2 $4,000
T58 Josh Armstrong 3 $3,600
T58 Pierre Pineau 3 $3,600
T60 Jack Munro 4 $3,400
T60 Jordan Zunic 4 $3,400
T62 Nathan Page 5 $3,200
T62 Tapio Pulkkanen 5 $3,200
64 Lachlan Barker 8 $3,000
65 Rintaro Nakano (a) 15 $0

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Ryggs Johnston wins ISPS Handa Australian Open in second DP World Tour start

Johnston’s win secured a spot in the 2025 Open Championship.

Ryggs Johnston, in just his second start on the DP World Tour, won by three shots to claim the 2024 ISPS Handa Australian Open. He also punched his ticket to the 2025 Open Championship.

Johnston tied for 42nd in his DPWT debut last week, this after having to navigate Q school on the European circuit.

“I turned up pretty tired from all the travel and Q-School and everything. Didn’t get a practice round here with the weather. I didn’t really have any expectations, which probably helped me in the end,” he said. “It feels great, just knowing that more playing opportunities and getting into bigger events. It hasn’t quite sunk in yet but it’s an amazing feeling.”

Johnston is from the small town of Libby, Montana, which has about 3,000 residents.

“I’ve got a lot of messages from friends back home saying the whole town is watching,” he added. “It’s just really cool to have that kind of support and the sort of thing you don’t see much other than small towns like I’m from.”

He later played at Arizona State, where he helped the Sun Devils win the 2024 Pac-12 title.

“Arizona State prepared me for this kind of moment. The team around me, the coaches have helped. The coach was one of the reasons I decided to play Q-School for this tour but everyone around me, my family and friends, girlfriend, my girlfriend’s dad caddied for me this week just helping out, they’ve been all so supportive and I’m just so lucky.”

Johnston was tied after 54 holes with LIV Golf’s Lucas Herbert but Johnston made eagle from the fringe on the first hole. He then birdied the third but also posted three bogeys on his front nine. Johnston later birdied the 14th and 15th holes en route to a final-round 68.

Curtis Luck shot a 68 to finish at 15 under, three shots back. Marc Leishman tied for third with Jasper Stubbs at 14 under.

Johnson, Luck and Leishman secured the three Open Championship spots that were up for grabs. Leishman’s higher OWGR ranking was the tie-breaker for the third Open spot over Stubbs.

The 2025 Open will be at Royal Portrush.

The Australian Open tournaments feature alternating tee times on two golf courses – Kingston Heath and Victoria Golf Club – for the first two days, with Kingston Heath hosting the final round. For the second straight year, the prize money was the same for the men and the women.

Jiyai Shin won the 2024 ISPS Handa Australian Women’s Open on Sunday.

Marc Leishman withdraws from 2024 LIV Golf UK after being forced to a hospital

“Disappointed to have to WD this week but health always comes first.”

Australian Marc Leishman opened LIV Golf UK with a 2-under 69 Friday at JCB Golf and Country Club in Rocester, England.

However, his week took an unexpected turn when he had to get his appendix removed and was forced to withdraw from the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit’s 11th event of the season.

“Disappointed to have to WD this week but health always comes first. I came to England with an appendix and will leave without it! Appendicitis is no joke,” Leishman said in a social media post Saturday.

The Ripper GC member has three top-10 finishes in 10 previous LIV starts this season, highlighted by a runner-up at LIV Golf Singapore in May.

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2024 LIV Golf Singapore prize money payouts for each player and team

It pays to play well in the Saudi-backed league. Just ask Brooks Koepka.

It pays to play well in the LIV Golf League, just ask Brooks Koepka.

The 34-year-old won for the fourth time on the Saudi-backed circuit on Sunday after a 3-under 68 in the final round at Sentosa Golf Club to claim the league’s seventh event of the 2024 season, LIV Golf Singapore.

For his efforts, Koepka will take home the top prize of $4 million. Ripper GC captain Cameron Smith and teammate Marc Leishman, who finished T-2, two shots behind Koepka at 13 under, banked $1.875 million each.

With $20 million up for grabs, check out how much money each player and team earned at 2024 LIV Golf Singapore.

Individual prize money

Position Player Score Earnings
1  Brooks Koepka -15 $4,000,000
T2  Cameron Smith -13 $1,875,000
T2  Marc Leishman -13 $1,875,000
4  Talor Gooch -12 $1,000,000
T5  Tyrrell Hatton -11 $750,000
T5  Thomas Pieters -11 $750,000
T7  Dustin Johnson -10 $522,500
T7  Joaquín Niemann -10 $522,500
T7  Kevin Na -10 $522,500
T10  Jon Rahm -9 $371,250
T10  Eugenio Chacarra -9 $371,250
T10  Adrian Meronk -9 $371,250
T10  Abraham Ancer -9 $371,250
T14  Kalle Samooja -8 $287,000
T14  Patrick Reed -8 $287,000
T14  Sergio Garcia -8 $287,000
T14  Dean Burmester -8 $287,000
T14  Cameron Tringale -8 $287,000
T19  Carlos Ortiz -7 $240,000
T19  Martin Kaymer -7 $240,000
T19  Sebastián Muñoz -7 $240,000
T22  Phil Mickelson -6 $203,000
T22  Peter Uihlein -6 $203,000
T22  Richard Bland -6 $203,000
T22  Kieran Vincent -6 $203,000
T22  Louis Oosthuizen -6 $203,000
T27  David Puig -5 $180,000
T27  Bryson DeChambeau -5 $180,000
T27  Lucas Herbert -5 $180,000
T30  Anirban Lahiri -4 $167,500
T30  Matthew Wolff -4 $167,500
T32  Branden Grace -3 $155,000
T32  Paul Casey -3 $155,000
T32  Harold Varner III -3 $155,000
T35  Charl Schwartzel -2 $146,500
T35  Ian Poulter -2 $146,500
T37  Matt Jones -1 $140,333
T37  Graeme McDowell -1 $140,333
T37  Scott Vincent -1 $140,333
T40  Charles Howell III E $131,500
T40  Caleb Surratt E $131,500
T40  Brendan Steele E $131,500
T40  Jason Kokrak E $131,500
44  Henrik Stenson 1 $128,000
T45  Andy Ogletree 2 $125,000
T45  Bubba Watson 2 $125,000
T47  Mito Pereira 3 $121,500
T47  Sam Horsfield 3 $121,500
T49  Danny Lee 4 $60,000
T49  Hudson Swafford 4 $60,000
T49  Lee Westwood 4 $60,000
T52  Pat Perez 6 $50,000
T52  Anthony Kim 6 $50,000
54  Jinichiro Kozuma 8 $50,000

Team prize money

Position Team Score Earnings
1 Ripper GC -32 $3,000,000
2 Fireballs GC -29 $1,000,000
3 Cleeks GC -29 $1,000,000

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Brooks Koepka wins 2024 LIV Golf Singapore; Ripper GC claim back-to-back team titles

The win is Koepka’s fourth since he joined the Saudi-backed circuit in 2022.

A pair of Aussie’s made a late charge but it wasn’t enough to catch Brooks Koepka.

Earlier in the week the five-time major champion was downplaying his chances to defend at the upcoming PGA Championship and just a few days later he was raising his fourth LIV Golf trophy after he won 2024 LIV Golf Singapore at Sentosa Golf Club on Sunday. Koepka shot a 3-under 68 in the final round to finish at 15 under, two shots clear of Ripper GC teammates Cameron Smith (64) and Marc Leishman (66) T-2 at 13 under. Defending champion Talor Gooch (67) finished fourth at 12 under, with Tyrrell Hatton (66) and Thomas Pieters (69) T-5 at 11 under.

Koepka previously won LIV Golf Jeddah (2022, 2023) and LIV Golf Orlando (2023).

Thanks to their captain Smith and his first mate Leishman, the Ripper GC boys took the team title at 32 under, three shots clear of runner-up Fireballs GC and Cleeks GC at 29 under. It’s the second consecutive win for the all-Australian squad after they won their home event last week in Adelaide.

The league is now off for a month until LIV Golf Houston makes its debut, June 7-9 at Golf Club of Houston.

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Cameron Smith wins for second time at LIV Golf London; Patrick Reed leads 4Aces to team title

Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces claimed another team title at Centurion Club.

Popular names dominated the leaderboard at LIV Golf London as Cameron Smith claimed the individual title while Dustin Johnson’s 4Aces claimed the team title Sunday.

The 29-year-old Aussie claimed his second win since joining the Greg Norman led and Saudi Arabia-backed circuit, this time by just a single shot at 15 under over his Ripper GC teammate Marc Leishman and Patrick Reed of the 4Aces. Smith made bogey on the par-5 18th to sign for a 3-under 68, opening the door for Reed (65) who failed to take advantage and made par. Leishman (66) made birdie to tie Reed at 14 under with Louis Oosthuizen (68) in fourth at 12 under and Johnson (67) rounding out the top five at 10 under.

Photos: LIV Golf London at Centurion Club

Smith’s late bogey doomed Ripper to second at 33 under, one shot behind the 4Aces who claimed the win at 34 under. Oosthuizen and his Stinger GC finished third at 29 under.

The league returns to action next month with LIV Golf Greenbrier, Aug. 4-6, at the Old White at The Greenbrier.

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Here are 10 storylines for 2023 U.S. Open final qualifying worth keeping an eye on

Time will tell if these players can earn their way into the 123rd U.S. Open.

The longest day in golf is just around the corner as players are preparing to chase their spot in the 2023 U.S. Open at Los Angles Country Club, scheduled for June 15-18.

Final qualifying will be held over 36 holes, and 10 venues around the country (and Canada) are set to host some of the biggest names in the sport.

Members of the LIV Golf League who are not already exempt into the field will take part in the annual tradition. Some of those names include Harold Varner III, Marc Leishman, Brendan Steele, Carlos Ortiz and Matthew Wolff.

There are several PGA Tour players participating as well, including both 2023 Ryder Cup captains, Zach Johnson and Luke Donald.

Here are the 10 venues set to host final qualifying.

  • Lambton Golf & Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angeles California
  • Pine Tree Golf Club, Boynton Beach, Florida
  • Hawks Ridge Golf Club, Ball Ground, Georgia
  • Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Maryland
  • Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses), Summit, New Jersey
  • Old Chatham Golf Club, Durham, North Carolina
  • Brookside Golf & Country Club and The Lakes Golf & Country Club, Columbus, Ohio
  • Springfield (Ohio) Country Club
  • Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Lakewood, Washington

Here are 10 players to keep your eye on Monday, June 5, as they try to earn their way into the 123rd U.S. Open.

‘I’m fine not playing them’: Marc Leishman has come to terms with potentially not playing in major championships due to LIV Golf move

“I’ll try to qualify for the British Open and the U.S. Open and if the world rankings happen, I’d love to get into the Masters.”

With the upcoming major season on the horizon, LIV Golf members being eligible for the game’s biggest events has been a hotly debated topic over the last few weeks.

It seems as though one player doesn’t seem fazed by the idea of missing majors.

Marc Leishman, whose best performance at a major was a T-2 at the 2015 Open, spoke with The Sydney Morning Herald about the repercussions of joining the Greg Norman-led circuit.

“(Not playing the majors) was one of the things I had to weigh up when I did make the move,” Leishman said ahead of this week’s Fortinet Australian PGA Championship. “I’ve played at pretty much all the majors for the last 12 or 13 years. I’ve had my chances. Obviously, I want to play them, but I’m fine not playing them.”

Leishman, who turned 39 on Oct. 24, understands the game is getting younger and his highest level of golf may not stick around much longer.

“I’ve loved my time on the PGA Tour,” he said, “and I certainly enjoyed the transition. That was one of the things that drew me to it. I’m not getting any younger and you can play golf forever, but you don’t know how high a level you can play at as you get at into your 40s.”

Although he’s come to terms with potentially no longer playing major championships, that doesn’t mean he won’t try to earn his way into fields.

“I’ll try to qualify for the British Open and the U.S. Open and if the world rankings happen, I’d love to get into the Masters,” he said. “If not, I’ll watch it on the TV and hopefully watch Cam (Smith) win it.”

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Harold Varner: ‘I hate being hated’ among the interesting things said at LIV Golf Invitational Boston press conference

It’s been more than a month since we last saw LIV golfers on the course.

It’s been more than a month since we last saw LIV Golf Series players on the course but that’s how it’s going in this breakaway league, which has only eight events in 2022.

Ahead of the fourth event during this inaugural season, LIV introduced its six newest members Wednesday in Bolton, Massachusetts, outside Boston.

The International is the host venue for the three-day, 54-hole, no-cut event that starts Friday.

Cam Smith, Champion Golfer of the Year and Players Championship winner, makes his circuit debut. He’s ranked No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking and is now the highest ranked member of the Saudi government-backed golf series.

Two-time Masters champ Bubba Watson is also making his first appearance but he won’t be playing just yet. Still recovering from knee surgery, Watson is LIV Golf’s first non-playing captain.

There are 12 teams of four golfers, and Watson’s squad includes fellow newcomer Harold Varner III.

Other recent signees include Anirban Lahiri, Cameron Tringale and Marc Leishman.