During the third round of the Australian Open, two golfers got into a heated argument with one another after the round.After hitting the last shot of her round on Saturday, Marina Alex of the United States storms over to Julienne Soo of Australia, as shown in the video above.Alex should be visible scolding Soo while pointing towards the side of the green, with .
So looking confounded and unglued about the showdown.After the Australian’s round was over, Soo tried to throw her ball into the crowd, and Alex reportedly wasn’t happy with where it was.The American told Soo that the ball was still in play because it had been left in the bunker. Others, on the other hand, said that the ball was closer to the bunker and closer to the crowd.
Even though Alex and Soo’s argument quickly subsided, neither of them seemed eager to shake hands or give a hug after the round.Meanwhile, South African Ashleigh Buhai won the British Open and went on to win the Australian Open after surviving a scare in a last-minute finish on Sunday.On a day when Minjee Lee was the only member of the final five to improve her score, the 33-year-old shot a 73 in the fourth round to finish 12-under and win by one stroke.
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New to Kayo?Start your free trial now > Julienne Soo from Australia angers Marina Alex (left).Pic:Marina Alex of Fox Sports (left) gets angry with Julienne Soo of Australia.Pic:Fox Sports In a triumphant tale of golfing romance, the current British Open champion and her husband David, who stepped in as her caddie for the tournament, won the trophy.
She finished one stroke ahead of South Korean star Jiyai Shin, and the top five were Hannah Green (10 under), Grace Kim (9 under), and Lee (8 under).Her most remarkable year since turning pro a day after her 18th birthday in 2007 comes to an end with the victory, which builds on August’s accomplishments at the British Open.Buhai described her victory in Australia, a country she has visited to play golf since she was 13 years old, as special.
I’m a golf nut, so any chance to play on courses like these, it’s been fabulous.
The pretty cool that my name is on this trophy along with a lot of greats from the British Open.During the final stretch, Buhai was kept calm by her caddie and husband.Picture:She was kept calm down the stretch by the caddie and husband of Michael Klein Buhai.Picture:Michael Klein.was tricky.I think I felt pretty at ease once I realized I had a one-shot lead.
She took the lead early on Sunday as Shin and Green, her partners, struggled, but three bogeys on her back nine—she suddenly struggled to hole putts—reopened the race for the trophy.In spite of Shin’s early fourth-round woes, her birdies on holes 15 and 17 were insufficient to retake the lead, and rising star Kim, who appeared likely to finish late, found herself in bunkers on holes 17 and 18.
Shin and Green, fellow members of the leading group, were unable to contend with the 33-degree heat and 40-kph wind gusts to the same degree as Buhai in the beginning, resulting in a game of catch-up on the back nine.Shin, who won the 2013 Australian Open, was vying for her second title. She started the tournament by making five bogeys in her first 13 holes, but two birdies in the last two holes gave her a last-minute scare.