DP World Tour : ISPS Handa Australian Open Tee Times
The DP World Tour’s Opening Swing remains in Australia and South Africa for the second week running as two national Opens take place in Sydney and Johannesburg respectively. Here's a look inside the Aussie Open with TEE TIMES..
The ISPS HANDA Australian Open has a new home for 2023 with two of Sydney’s finest courses to test men, women and all-abilities golfers.
The Australian and The Lakes golf clubs will host the joint tournament format, with the men’s field consisting of 156 players with 84 in the women’s field.
Only one cut will be made, after 36 holes, reducing the field to the top 60 professionals plus ties in the men’s Open and the top 32 professional plus ties making the cut in the women’s Open.
The Australian Golf Club will be the host venue across the four days with the The Lakes Golf Club co-hosting for the first two days of play.
Poland’s Adrian Meronk is the defending champion of the men’s event, while South Africa’s Major Champion Ashleigh Buhai is aiming to retain the Stonehaven Cup she won in Melbourne 12 months ago.
Among the headline acts in Australia will be Min Woo Lee and his older sister, Minjee Lee as they make it a family affair in their home country.
Last month, Min Woo won the Asian Tour’s Macau Open, a week before two-time women’s Major champion Minji captured the LPGAs BMW Championship in South Korea.
Days after landing his third DP World Tour title at the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship in Brisbane, this could their be a repeat of back-to-back success stories for the Lee siblings.
Since finishing third in last year’s ISPS HANDA Australian Open at Victoria Golf Club and Kingston Heath Golf Club, the 25-year-old Min Woo's stock has grown globally.
He finished tenth on the Race to Dubai Rankings last year, registering five top tens in his 15 DP World Tour appearances, as he earned 2024 dual playing rights with the PGA TOUR.
Victory in Brisbane over the weekend was his second title in quick succession.
A firm fan favourite, Lee is among a strong contingent of home stars competing in their national Open alongside Adam Scott, Lucas Herbert, Cam Davis, Marc Leishman and Cam Smith among others. Smith remains the highest ranked player in this field at #20.
Newly crowned Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year, 21 year old Japan's Ryo Hisatsune is playing. He is Japan's first winner, after he won The French Open and had seven top 10 finishes.
Scotland's Robert MacIntyre who has won his PGA Tour card as well as his DP World status has made the trip down under. The Ryder Cup star is currently owgr #57.
The leading three players not already exempt who make the cut in the ISPS HANDA Australian Open will earn places in The 152nd Open at Royal Troon from 14-21 July.
The co-sanctioned DP World Tour and ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia event is the second in the Open Qualifying Series, which offers players opportunities around the world to qualify for golf’s original championship.
Last week, Dean Burmester, Darren Fichardt and Dan Bradbury earned their spots for the fourth and final Major Championship of next year in Scotland through the Joburg Open in South Africa.
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