Rolex world No. 1 Lydia Ko and No. 2 Ariya Jutanugarn will tee it up together for the first time this year at the ISPS Handa Womens Australian Open Feb. 16-19.The tournament released its full-field list on Tuesday.Ko will be making her 2017 debut at Royal Adelaide Golf Club in South Australia. Jutanugarn tied for 47th last week at the Pure Silk Bahamas Classic.Ko has a strong record in the Womens Australian Open. She hasnt finished worse than third in her last four starts in the event. She won the Womens Australian Open at Royal Melbourne two years ago. Jutanugarn finished third when Ko won.Four of the top 10 players in the Rolex Womens World Rankings are committed, with No. 6 Ha Na Jang making her 2017 debut. Jang won three LPGA titles last year. World No. 9 Brooke Henderson is also scheduled to play.LPGA Hall of Famer Karrie Webb, who has won the event a record five times, is the real headliner Down Under. She last won the event three years ago.While the Americans got off to a terrific start in the LPGA season opener last week, with Brittany Lincicome defeating Lexi Thompson in a playoff in the Bahamas, the highest ranked Americans are taking a break. At No. 32 in the world, Mo Martin is the highest ranked American in the Australian field.Charley Hull and Michelle Wie are scheduled to play, as is Nelly Korda, who made a strong start to her rookie season, tying for fifth in the Bahamas. Kordas older sister, Jessica, won this event in 2012. Indias Aditi Ashok will be making her rookie debut as an LPGA member.
Lydia Ko, 17, and Ariya Jutanugarn, 19, are battling Down Under, and the future of the game has never looked so bright. Lydia Ko, Ariya Jutanugarn Locked in Fierce Battle Down Under | Golf Channel
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Ko, Jutanugarn locked in fierce battle Down Under
While former Women's Australian Open champ, Lydia Ko and LPGA Tour player of the year, Ariya Jutanugarn resume their battle for world number one status, defending champion Haru Nomura is also back to defend her title against the likes of top-ranked Aussies, Minjee Lee and five-time champion, Karrie Webb.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Don't be surprised if this year's Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia turns out to be a titanic battle between the world's top two golfers - Lydia Ko and Ariya Jutanugarn. Although 18-year-old New Zealander Lydia is the world No. 1, she has fallen behind world No. 2 Ariya of Thailand on two fronts.
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Ha Na Jang Defends and More from Down Under. including So Yeon Ryu, Ariya Jutanugarn, Cristie Kerr, Lydia Ko, Hye Jin Choi, LPGA Members will battle for position, with the top 12 players
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Super teens Lydia Ko and Brooke Henderson will reignite their battle for top spot on the world rankings but with a supporting cast that includes Charley Hull, Lexi Thompson, Ariya Jutanugarn and US Open runner-up Anna Nordqvist, to name but a few, this could be a special week.
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Nasa Hataoka shot a 4-under 68 Friday, when she birdied Nos. 4, 5 and 6. Much of the talk this year has been on players like Jin Young Ko, Nelly Korda and Ariya Jutanugarn, but Minjee Lee
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EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France: Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand shot 3-under 68 to lead in the Evian Championship second round on Saturday, and could join her younger sister Ariya in the golf majors record
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Americans well placed for moving day Down Under Lifestyle . THE battle for the ISPS HANDA Australian Open title is on in earnest with a dozen players within three shots of the lead at the half way stage of the Royal Adelaide LPGA event.
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