PLAIN FULL OF CONFIDENCE HEADING INTO AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S CLASSIC– BONVILLE – Ladies European Tour

Coming off the back of a second-place surface at last week’s Trust Golf Asian Mixed Stableford Challenge, Maja Stark thinks her season begins now. After taking a while off over winter season due to health problem and relieving herself back into 2022, the Swedish star is delighted for the year ahead on the Ladies European Tour (LET). Stark ended up 2 points behind American Sihwan Kim in Thailand and as an outcome has actually made proceed all of the ranking lists. She went up to number 87 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, sits 3rd in the 2022 Race to Costa del Sol and is 2nd in the Solheim Cup Points 2023 list. And after blowing the cobwebs away, the increasing star was pleased with how she played in Thailand particularly with how well she scored throughout the 2nd week. “I seem like I have actually lastly returned from winter season golf and it being truly cold. Using even par is a wonderful rating with those conditions, however I am extremely pleased to enter the birdie and eagle frame of mind,” she stated. “I’m delighted with my video game. My putting might have been a lot much better recently, and my irons on the last day weren’t great. I believe I shot -6 for the last round and -20 is by far my finest rating on a four-round competition. I’m delighted with it.” It is the extension of an outstanding start to expert life for the 22- year-old, who just made the leap last August. And right after had actually won on the LET Access Series and clinched 2 LET titles in 3 starts winning the Creekhouse Ladies Open and the Estrella Damm Ladies Open. Today sees another brand-new location for Stark as she heads to the southern hemisphere for the very first time and will play both competitions in Australia. “I have actually never ever been to Australia prior to! I am anticipating the course and finding another brand-new location,” she discussed. “I feel excellent. The self-confidence specifically with the putting has actually increased a lot and I wish to keep using the LET all year and ideally climb up some more.” After showing up on Monday for the Australian Women’s Classic– Bonville, which is co-sanctioned by the LET and the WPGA Tour of Australasia, the 2017 PING Junior Solheim Cup gamer has actually practiced around the course and played in the Pro-Am. “It certainly has a comparable want to Augusta. The design is really various, however I like the high trees and the elevation around the location. I like the course and it has actually been enjoyable to play,” she included. “You do not get any roll with the drives so you may need to be excellent with your long irons and woods, I believe being long will assist today. Understanding where to miss out on is essential since the greens are little, so you do not wish to strike it on the overflow. “It feels ideal with these temperature levels, I believe I have actually constantly taken it for approved. It is so good to be playing here.” Stark leads the field of 108 gamers at Bonville Golf Resort where they will complete for a reward swimming pool of EUR240,000 in a 72- hole stroke play format. Sweden’s Julia Engström, English set Alice Hewson and Meghan MacLaren, Welsh duo Lydia Hall and Becky Brewerton, and France’s Lucie Malchirand will all tee it up today. While there is a lot of house interest too with LET and LPGA Tour professional Sarah Kemp in presence along with Whitney Hillier, Amy Walsh, Kristalle Blum and 11 Australian novices consisting of Kirsten Rudgeley and Kelsey Bennett. Follow all the action on @LETGolf on Instagram and Twitter and Ladies European Tour on Facebook — #RaiseOurgame #AusWomensClassic.
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