The 2026 Women’s Australian Open returns to Kooyonga Golf Club in Adelaide, South Australia, March 12-15, with a 144-player field competing for a $1.7 million purse.
Co-sanctioned by the WPGA Tour of Australasia and the Ladies European Tour, the championship will cut after 36 holes to the leading 60 professionals plus ties, along with any amateurs who advance to the weekend.
Defending champion Jiyai Shin headlines the field, while five amateurs are set to tee it up in one of Australia’s premier national opens. That group includes the newly crowned Australian Amateur champion, a home-state talent from South Australia, a recent U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist, the 2025 Australian Women’s Amateur champion, and one of Japan’s highest-ranked amateurs.
How to Watch the 2026 Women’s Australian Open
Coverage of the 2026 Women’s Australian Open will air Thursday through Sunday on:
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Event: Women’s Australian Open
Dates: March 12-15, 2026
Venue: Kooyonga Golf Club
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Field Size: 144
Cut: Leading 60 professionals plus ties, plus amateurs
Sanctioning Partners: WPGA Tour of Australasia and Ladies European Tour
Purse: $1,700,000
Tournament play runs from Thursday through Sunday, with practice days on Monday and Tuesday and the official tournament pro-am on Wednesday.
Amateur Field
Five amateurs are currently listed in the field for the 2026 Women’s Australian Open:
PlayerCountryEntry CategoryRachel Lee (a)AustraliaTournament Invitation (WPGA)Jazy Roberts (a)AustraliaTournament Invitation (WPGA)Raegan Denton (a)AustraliaTournament Invitation (WPGA)Yurina Hiroyoshi (a)JapanTournament Invitation (WPGA)Ella Scaysbrook (a)AustraliaTournament Invitation (WPGA)Amateur Tracker
The table below is built to be updated quickly throughout the week with round-by-round scores, total score, position, and status.
PlayerR1R2R3R4TotalPos.StatusRachel Lee (a) Jazy Roberts (a) Raegan Denton (a) Yurina Hiroyoshi (a) Ella Scaysbrook (a) Meet the Amateur Field Rachel Lee (Australia)
Rachel Lee arrives in Adelaide with one of the strongest recent resumes in the field. She won the 2025 Australian Women’s Amateur, and her recent WAGR profile also shows starts in professional events such as the Ford Women’s NSW Open and the Australian Women’s Classic. That combination of amateur success and early exposure to pro fields makes her one of the more compelling players to watch in the low-amateur race.
Jazy Roberts (Australia)
Jazy Roberts enters the week as the 2026 Australian Amateur champion and one of the leading names in Australia’s women’s amateur pipeline. Golf Australia also included Roberts in its 2026 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific squad, a sign of how highly she is regarded nationally. She gives this amateur group a proven winner with recent momentum.
Raegan Denton (Australia)
South Australian Raegan Denton brings both local interest and rising-star credentials. Golf Australia has identified Denton as a top home-state talent, and recent reporting highlighted her as the reigning Australian Junior champion. She also earned a place in the 2026 Augusta National Women’s Amateur field, underscoring how quickly her profile has grown.
Yurina Hiroyoshi (Japan)
Yurina Hiroyoshi may be the most internationally accomplished amateur in this group. Her WAGR profile currently places her among the top-ranked women amateurs in the world, and it shows a resume that includes strong results in both elite amateur events and professional tournaments in Japan. She brings real pedigree to Kooyonga and could be a serious factor in the race for low amateur.
Ella Scaysbrook (Australia)
Ella Scaysbrook is already a recognizable name to close followers of elite amateur golf. She was a 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist, and WAGR reported in January that she climbed to become Australia’s No. 2-ranked female amateur after successfully defending the Avondale Bowl. She arrives at Kooyonga with both a national profile and recent form.
Kooyonga Golf Club
Kooyonga Golf Club is one of Australia’s best-known championship venues and provides a demanding test in Adelaide. The course has long been respected for its strategic bunkering, strong green complexes, and the premium it places on precision iron play.
That should make the amateur storyline especially interesting. Kooyonga is the kind of venue that can reward patience and punish mistakes, so even small stretches of steady golf can go a long way toward making the cut.
What to Watch from the Amateur Field
There is no shortage of storylines here. Roberts arrives as the newest Australian Amateur champion. Denton gives the event a local South Australian presence. Scaysbrook has already proven she can make a deep run on a major amateur stage. Lee owns one of the best recent national titles in the country. Hiroyoshi adds a high-end international benchmark to the group.
Because the championship’s cut rule keeps amateurs plus ties in the tournament even after the top-60-professionals line is applied, the battle to make the weekend should be one of the most compelling subplots of the week.
Follow the Women’s Australian Open
This article can be updated throughout the week with round-by-round amateur scores, leaderboard movement, cutline developments, and the race to finish as low amateur at the 2026 Women’s Australian Open.