By Richard G. Mason
Stephanie Kyriacou LPGA Tour 3rd Round Tied for 2nd at Dana Open 7 15 2023.mp3
WITH A WIN
Stephanie Kyriacou
- She would become the Tour’s sixth Rolex First-Time Winner this season, following Lilia Vu (Honda LPGA Thailand), Ruoning Yin (DIO Implant LA Open), Grace Kim (LOTTE Championship), Rose Zhang (Mizuho Americas Open) and Allisen Corpuz (U.S. Women’s Open)
- She would earn her second top-10 finish of the 2023 season and the fourth of her Tour career
- She finished T10 at the Mizuho Americas Open in June
- Kyriacou would be the third Australian to win on Tour this season, joining Grace Kim (LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei) and Hannah Green (JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro)
- She would be the fourth-youngest player to win on tour this year (22 years, 8 months, 5 days)
- Grace Kim, Rouning Yin and Rose Zhang were all younger when they won this season
- She would be the 13th different player to win on Tour this year, and the 13th different Aussie to earn at least one win on Tour
QUOTABLE
Stephanie Kyriacou (T2, -12) on what she capitalized on at Highland Meadows on Saturday:
“I think my putting has been pretty good. I actually changed putters for the first time in like 12 years, so it was either going to be really good or really bad. So I’m glad it was really good. But, yeah, I holed some nice putts, I’ve given myself some opportunities as well, which has been good but really converted them.”
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