Golf-Oh wow! Former prodigy upstages big names at Australian Open


  • Golf
  • Thursday, 28 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: Jun 24, 2021; John's Creek, Georgia, USA; Su Oh plays her shot from the second tee during the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Some 15 years after teeing off at the Australian Open as a 12-year-old, home golfer Su Oh is again making a splash at her national event after emerging from a prolonged form slump to snatch a share of the clubhouse lead on Thursday.

Oh shot an opening round of 66 at Kingston Heath on Melbourne's sandbelt to be level on seven-under par with South Korean amateur Yang Hyo-jin, the pair upstaging a slew of major winners at the dual gender event.

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