Lake Karrinyup once again held the prestigious Bowra & O’Dea ladies tournament from the 21st-23rd March. The event drew talent from around Australia.
Queensland’s Karis Davidson has prevailed to win the Bowra & O’Dea Women’s Classic in a roller coaster afternoon at Lake Karrinyup Country Club.
Davidson (-12) and Green (-10) held a significant advantage over the rest of the field to start the day giving the final round the air of a matchplay final. Despite both coming in at even par, the leaders shot contrasting rounds — trading big leads only to finish where they started.
With three straight birdies to open her round, Green quickly erased Davidson’s two shot advantage and turned it into a one shot lead.
Green then pushed onwards with a birdie on the seventh while Davidson bogeyed after having troubles in the trees to the left. It would be a five shot turnaround in just seven holes, but Davidson held her nerve to engineer a similar swing back in her favour.
After Davidson birdied the 11th hole to get within a shot of Green, the pair traded pars until the fateful par-5 16th. Sitting in adjacent bunkers, Davidson made a masterful out to get within three feet and set up a certain birdie.
Green was much less fortunate — falling short, chipping on and three putting for a disastrous double bogey. Davidson’s eventual birdie would be the nail in the coffin as she went from one back to two shots up over the closing holes.
On the 18th Davidson held her nerve to make a tricky two putt from behind the green, securing a triumphant third national rankings title.
Davidson was obviously delighted in her victory, bouncing back from her slow start by going 2-under and bogey free on the back nine – all while suffering from a stomach bug
Lake Karrinyup ladies represented the club with pride with some outstanding results:
Hannah Thomson 3rd place 72 hole event
