WORLD NO 3 CECILIA CHO BEATEN IN AUSSIE WOMEN'S AMATEUR

There were shocks aplenty in the Australian women’s amateur championship which is down to the last 16 players at Woodlands Golf Club.

The upset of the day belonged to Long Island member Montana Strauss (Victoria) who defeated World No 3 teenager Cecilia Cho (New Zealand) 5 and 3. Cecilia is pictured on left.

Defending champion Ashlee Dewhurst (Tasmania) lost to Queensland’s Christina Mew.

World No 1 15-year-old Lydia Ko (New Zealand) eased into the second round with a 5 and 3 win over Victorian Jacinta Brideson.

Japanese pair Kotone Hori and Rio Watanabe also progressed to the second round.

Aussie national squad members Jaimee Dougan (Queensland) and Su Hyun Oh (Victoria) both recorded 7 and 5 wins.

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Melbourne Sandbelt experience paid dividends in the women’s field as the final eight made their way into the quarter-finals at Woodlands.

Kingston Heath members’ Breanna Elliott, Tilly Poulsen and Grace Lennon all won to make it into Saturday while Long Island’s Montana Strauss defeated Queensland’s Jaimee Dougan 3&2.

World Number 1 Lydia Ko (NZ) is the only international player left in the field after she defeated Cathleen Santoso 6 and 5.

2011 Amateur runner up Minjee Lee (Western Australia) made it through with a 7 and 5 win over Japan’s Kotone Hori.

The quarter-finalists are
Breanna Elliott (Victoria)
Grace Lennon (Victoria)
Tilly Poulsen (Victoria)
Whitney Hillier (Westerm Australia)
Adriana Brent (New South Wales)
Lydia Ko (New Zealand)
Montana Strauss (Victoria)
Minjee Lee (Western Australia).

Both the quarter finals and semi finals are to be played on Saturday with the 36 hole final to be held on Sunday