BUHAI ENDS THE YEAR WITH ANOTHER NATIONAL TITLE

Ashleigh Buhai ended her season on the highest of notes, overcoming the hot, gusting winds of Western Australia to finish 12-under par and capture the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open by one shot, making her a double national champion in 2022.

When she poured the par into the final hole at Victoria Golf Club in Melbourne, Buhai became the first player since Yani Tseng in 2011 to win both the AIG Women's Open and the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open in the same year. This was also Buhai's first multiple win season outside of her native South Africa.

Like her victory in Scotland, this one came down to the wire for Buhai. Trailing Shin by a shot going into the final round, Buhai was able to open up a lead on the front nine on Sunday, the windiest conditions of the week. She shot 1-under par 35 to get to 14-under, three ahead.