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A big thank-you to everyone to contributed to this year's ISPS HANDA Australian Open and congratulations to our champions.

Our women's champion in 2024

Our men's champion in 2024

Ryggs Johnston gets it done

The American wins his first big pro title, the 2024 ISPS HANDA Australian Open, with an 18-under-par total. A 65 followed by three 68s. Lets see where his career goes from here.

Curtis Luck (-15) and Marc Leishman (-14) take the other two spots in next year's Open Championship at Royal Portrush, Leish on an OWGR countback over Jasper Stubbs, who has his best week as a rookie pro and climbs into the top 10 on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.

Lucas Herbert ends up T5 at -12 after 72-74 at the weekend. So many putts just hitting the edge for the Victorian who was looking to go wire-to-wire.

Latest finishers

Joining the tie for sixth (which eventually became T5) at -12, Asia-Pacific Amateur champion Wenyi Ding and BMW Australian PGA Championship Elvis Smylie who consolidates his lead on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.

American winners of the men's Australian Open

Jordan Spieth, Brad Faxon, John Morse, Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Watson, Bill Rogers, Jack Nicklaus, JC Snead, Arnold Palmer, Gene Sarazen ....... and a new name about to be added - from Montana, Ryggs Johnston who is in the middle of the 18th fairway.

One hole left

Ryggs Johnston 3 clear and with the trophy awaiting unless there's a disaster on 18.

Crowe ends his day

The former NSW Open champ, Harrison Crowe, is inside the top 10 at T6 after a 71 to finish -12. Great work from Harrison who has been in solid form over the summer.

Defending champion in the clubhouse

After a 64 yesterday to move into contention, Joaquin Niemann has closed with a 72 and is currently T6. Thanks for coming back to defend, Jaco.

Luck's run ends

Back-to-back bogeys on 17 and 18 leaves Curtis Luck with a final round of 68. He made a great run but it looks like he'll settle for second. An Open Championship berth for 2025 looks likely however.

The leader looks in control

A par on 16 for American Ryggs Johnston who leads by two. He has one hand on the Stonehaven Cup in what would be a huge win for the rookie pro.

Nearing the finale of the men's Open

Ryggs Johnston is -18 with three holes left, Curtis Luck (-16 with 1 to play). Harrison Crowe and Jasper Stubbs -14 with three left.

Aphibarnrat finishes -12 after his final day 68

Harry Higgs birdies the last for -11 (69 today)

Quotes from our 2024 Australian Open women's champion Jiyai Shin

"I welcome to feel nervous because sometimes when I play, I still miss feeling nervous. That means I really want it. So I had a good feeling with the nervousness in the last couple months."

"Even yesterday, my dad say that Australia is something special for me. So my dad said to bring some sand to in a bottle to bring home."

Ash Buhai quotes

"Proud of myself for today for giving it a shot and making it interesting down the home stretch there."

"For Greeny's sake, I know she really wants her name on that trophy and I do believe she'll definitely get one."

Hannah Green quotes

"I had such a good year, don't really want to dwell on my last round of the year being here, Aussie Open and not being in contention or even having a trophy. But yeah, overall I'm just really happy with how I tried to fight out there. Obviously, I was struggling very hard and it probably could have been even worse. So overall, still happy with the result."

Johnston from downtown!

Putting almost the length of the green, American Ryggs Johnston pours in a birdie on 15 to snatch the outright lead at 18-under.

Trouble on 17

Luck has hit a low cutty one on 17 and looks to have found the tea tree.

Clutch from Luck

After missing the green left on 16, Curtis Luck has holed a testing par putt to hold onto the shared lead.

Stubbs coming late

Jasper Stubbs makes a birdie at 14 and is now just two back at 15-under. Meanwhile Herbert bogeys to drop back to 13-under.

Johnston rejoins the lead

With a birdie at 14, Ryggs Johnston rejoins Curtis Luck at the top at 17-under.

Herbert finding trouble on 14

Putting from the front of the green, Herbert has putted it over the back and now has a tricky up and down for par.

Leish lurking

With a birdie at 14, Marc Leishman is only two back now. Herbert bogeys so he drops back to 14-under, three back now.

Missed chance for Herbert, Luck in front

Herbert lips out a short birdie putt on the 12th, meanwhile Curtis Luck drops in a birdie on the 14th to take the outright lead at 17-under!

And that's it for the women

With a par at the last, Jiyai Shin captures her second Australian Open title!!

A clinical performance on the final day, Shin finishes at 17-under, two ahead of Buhai, with the 17-year-old Korean Amateur Hyogin Yang third at 7-under.

Buhai misses, Shin hits

Buhai made a good run of her birdie chance but it slides by. Meanwhile Shin has pitched up and has a good look at par and the championship.

Luck joins the lead

With a long birdie putt on 13, Curtis Luck has joined the lead at 16-under.

Drama on 18

From just off the fairway on the right, Ash Buhai has mishit her second, but it has run all the way along the ground to pin high!

Meanwhile Shin's second has come up short of the green, and with a back pin, its no easy up and down.

Stubbsy!

Young Jasper Stubbs has made an impressive birdie on the par-3 11th and is now only two back a 14-under.

Shin not a certainty

With one hole to play, Buhai has closed the gap to two shots.

It's a long shot, but with the rain coming down anything can happen.

Johnston back ahead

With a birdie at 10, Johnston snatches back a one shot lead at 16-under.

Luck joins the lead

West Australian Curtis Luck has joined the leaders at 15-under. He's 4-under on his day and has it going.

He came third in Mandurah at the WA Open this year in wet conditions, can he go a couple better here?

Thai on the move

The Sunday charge is coming from Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat who is -5 for the day and is now just three back at -13. He has six holes left to do some more damage.

Weather update

A brief shower of rain and the temperature has dropped as our leading men reach the turn. Ryggs Johnston leading the way by one with 10 to play.

Herbert drops

With a bogey on six, Herbert hands a one shot lead back to Johnston.

Meanwhile Luck remains two back at 14-under.

Kim having a solid final day

With Jiyai Shin continuing to pull away at the top, Grace Kim is well off the pace, however she is still having a solid final day.

The Sydneysider is 4-under on her day and now up into a tie for third at 7-under.

Herbert ties the lead

With a birdie at five, Herbert ties Johnston at the top at 16-under. The pair are two clear of Jasper Stubbs and Curtis Luck.

Stubbs lipped out for birdie with a short putt on five.

Clutch from Herbie

Herbert gets up and down from the back of four, while Johnston drops a shot.

Herbert is now only one back.

Johnston two clear

After three holes, Ryggs Johnston is two clear at the top at 17-under.

It looks as if he may drop a shot on four though. Herbert has a short par putt.

Jiyai is on fire

She's just landed her second eagle for the day and is now seven shots clear. She's unstoppable.

Jasper goes bang

Two birdies in three holes for the local who is now T3 at -14, three behind Ryggs Johnston who is -3 for the day.

Jiyai in control

The 2013 champion has a six-shot lead with nine holes left in the women's event. Hannah Green is now 11 back.

Luck starts hot

2-under through two today, West Australian Curtis Luck is now only one back at 13-under.

Here we go in the men’s

The final group of Lucas Herbert, Ryggs Johnston and Jasper Stubbs are underway. Stubbs finding the right fairway with his driving iron.

Trouble on seven

Green’s drive has headed way left. She has hit a provisional.

She’s found it to the side of the first fairway. Under a tree she will have to knock it out onto the first to then have a shot at seven green.

She’s hit it up and over but looks to have found the green side trap. At least one more dropped shot incoming.

It ends up being a seven - and her challenge appears over.

Green makes bogey at six

After going long with her second, Green fails to get up and down. A Shin par makes the gap seven now.

One of the Sunday stars

Bluey and Bingo have been a huge hit at the 19th

Cam Smith is in the clubhouse

And he gave the large crowd on 18 something to cheer about - an approach to just a few feet which he converted for a birdie. It's a round of 71 to finish and a total of -3 for the tournament in a share of 43rd.

Shin keeps rolling

As Green’s birdie attempt on the fifth slides by, Shin knocks hers in. The margin now six.

Shin MAGIC

From the left side of the fairway on the sand, Jiyai Shin has hit a knock down 70m pitch and holed it!!!

With that eagle, Shin extends her lead to five with Green making bogey.

Steady start for Greeny

Three pars to start for Hannah, no trouble, but as Shin rolls in another birdie on the third, Green is now two back.

Shin double!

A double bogey on two drops Jiyai Shin back to 13-under and now only one ahead of Hannah Green.

Shin makes an early one

Extending her lead to 3, Jiyai Shin had made an early birdie on the first.

Meanwhile, Justice Bosio in the group ahead has also made an early birdie, but at 9-under she has some ground to make up.

All women's groups are now on the course

As of 10:55, all women's groups are now on the course with the final group of Jiyai Shin, Hannah Green, and Ash Buhai coming down the first.

Cam on course

Cam Smith has five holes left in his 2024 Open. He's in a share of 48th at -3

Leading scores on course at the moment

Women: Momoka Kobori -4 through 11 to get to +4

Men: Kazuma Kobori -3 through 8 to get to -7; Min Woo Lee -3 through 10 to reach -6; Ashun Wu -3 through 5

Final round is here

We've had a sunny morning here at Kingston Heath and our early starters are reaching the end of their rounds.

Our leading women's group - Jiyai Shin, Hannah Green, Ash Buhai - is on the course in just 15 minutes.

Last men's group today is Lucas Herbert, Ryggs Johnston and Jasper Stubbs at 12.50pm

Final women's leaderboard after day 3

-14: Jiyai Shin

-12: Hannah Green

-10: Ash Buhai

-8: Justice Bosio

-7: Steph Kyriacou

-6: Hyojin Yang (a)

Final men's leaderboard after day 3

-14: Lucas Herbert, Ryggs Johnston

-12: Elvis Smylie, Oliver Lindell, Wenyi Ding, Joaquin Niemann, Jasper Stubbs

-11: Harrison Crowe, Marc Leishman, Curtis Luck, Lukas Nemecz

-10: Joel Girrbach

Some great action on 18

Hannah Green makes a birdie on the final hole and then, a group later, Jiyai Shin matches her with an even longer putt to get to -14 and a two-shot lead.

Green loses the lead

Hannah Green has had a disastrous double bogey at the par-4 17th. Having driven into a fairway trap, her iron shot caught the lip and rolled back into her footmark.

Eventually tapping in for a six, Green dropped to 11-under, a shot behind Jiyai Shin.

Meanwhile defending champion Joaquin Niemann completed the round of the day on the men's side, a 64 to move into the group tied-third, just two from the lead.

Niemann at eight!

Defending champion Joaquin Niemann is 8-under through 16 and now in a share of third at 12-under.

Clutch from Greeny

Finding the left trap on 15, it looked as if Green may drop a shot. But a sublime bunker shot out of the wet sand to 4-feet and a clutch putt kept the blemish way from her card.

Green on fire

Another birdie makes it six in a row for Hannah Green and she is now two clear atop the leaderboard at 13-under.

Three major champions on the podium

With Justice Bosio making a double on 13, it is now Green, Shin and Buhai one, two and three on the women's leaderboard. Some serious firepower.

Don't forget about Elvis

The star of Friday, Elvis Smylie is slowly chipping away at chasing the leaders down. After a birdie on 17, he's now only two back.

Five on the trot!

Hannah Green is on an absolute roll! The West Australian has poured in a fifth straight birdie on the 13th and is now alone atop the leaderboard at 12-under.

Two Aussies at the top

Hannah Green has tied Justice Bosio at the top of the women's leaderboard at 11-under. Green is 4-under on her day through 12 holes.

Johnston stumbles, Aussies coming

With a double-bogey at the 14th, American Ryggs Johnston loses his two shot lead and is now tied with Herbert at the top at 14-under.

Meanwhile youngster Jasper Stubbs has surged up to a tie for third at 12-under. He's 4-under with one hole to play.

Another Victorian in Marc Leishman also has a low one going. He's 5-under through 16, and also tied third with Stubbs at 12-under.

Niemann finding something

Defending champion Joaquin Niemann is making a serious move on Saturday. The Chilean is 7-under on his day and now tied-8th at 11-under with Harrison Crowe.

Bosio alone at the top

With a long birdie on nine, and a near tap in eagle at 10, Justice Bosio is alone atop the women's leaderboard.

At 12-under she's now one ahead of Jiyai Shin.

Shin ties Bosio

Legendary two-time major-winner Jiyai Shin has tied young Aussie Justice Bosio at the top of the women's leaderboard at 10-under.

In her quest for a breakout win, young Bosio has three major champions in Shin, Ash Buhai and Hannah Green on her tail.

Crowe slowly moving upwards

Young Harrison Crowe is calmly making his way up the men's leaderboard. He's 3-under on his day, and 11-under now in fourth.

Two new leaders

The ISPS HANDA Australian Open has two new leaders - Aussie Justice Bosio in the women's and American Ryggs Johnston in the men's.

Queenslander Bosio, 20 and in just her fourth tournament as a pro, hit the front at the fourth green when she rolled in a birdie to reach 10-under overall.

Meanwhile Johnston, the 24-year-old from Montana who has just started playing on the DP World Tour, has made five birdies in six holes for a front nine of 31, and he is now a shot clear of Lucas Herbert.

Herbert's lead trimmed

Lucas Herbert's lead in the men's is back to one after American DP World Tour player Ryggs Johnston made consecutive birdies at 4 and 5 today.

Herbert's bogey at the par-4 fourth hole means that at 13-under, he is just one ahead of Johnston at -12. Queenslander Elvis Smylie is also only one from the lead after making birdie at 6 to reach 3-3 for the day.

Minjee's run

Dual major winner Minjee Lee shot a 69 with no bogeys today to jump more than 10 places in the women's Open.

Lee is at 1-under overall, well back in the field, but she enjoyed a meeting with some fans afterward (pictured below).

AAAC triumph for Korea's Lee

Runaway overnight leader Seungmin Lee extended his lead and won the Australian All Abilities Championship by a whopping 14 shots at 4-under par.

Lee shot a closing 74 but raced away with the win, ahead of Australian Wayne Perske who finished second at 10-over par.

Weather improving

The rain has eased at Kingston Heath and all the main contenders are on the course in the ISPS HANDA Australian Open.

Men's leader Lucas Herbert opened with three straight pars including a nice up-and-down from beside the second green.

Those closing on him include BMW Australian PGA Championship winner Elvis Smylie and England's Matthew Southgate, both 2-under today and 11-under overall, three back from Herbert.

Girrbach moving

6-under on his day at Kingston Heath, Swiss Girrbach is got himself into a share of third with 3 holes to play today.

Aussies continue charging

Minjee Lee is now 3-under on her day and creeping up the women's leaderboard, meanwhile Jack Buchanan is 5-under on his day and is now in a share of ninth at 8-under.

Lee in control in the All Abilities

All Abilities leader Lee is well in control seven holes to play. He's at 7-under for the championship, now 14 shots ahead of his nearest challenger in Popert.

Swiss Girrbach making a run

Making the most of the softer moving day conditions, Swiss Joel Girrbach is 5-under through 12 today at Kingston Heath. He's got himself into a tie for ninth at 8-under, six back of leader Herbert.

Can Minjee claw her way back

After just making the cut, Minjee Lee is 2-under through four today at Kingston Heath. She's still a fair way back at 1-over but looks to have found something early.

Buchanan lurking

Jack Buchanan has made a name for himself as weekend bolter this season on the Challenger PGA Tour of Australasia, and he's threatening early. He's 3-under through seven on his day, 6-under total.

Lee continues his charge early

On the final day of the Australian All Abilities Championship, overnight leader Simon Seungmin Lee is 2-under early, 8-under overall and now nine shots clear of Kipp Popert in second.

We're away earlier than expected on Saturday

Some inclement weather is predicted later in the day today, so in an effort to deliver the planned one tee start on Sunday, the first tee times were at 6:30am at Kingston Heath.

The rain is coming down but not too heavy just yet.