AIG Women's Open Prediction: Ashleigh Buhai to win the final round

The Women’s open fourth day will feature Ashleigh Buhai and Hinako Shibuno, who look to lock horns as the battle for the winner of the $7,300,000 prize money continues. In this contest, Ashleigh Buhai is expected to win after a top-class performance in the third round.

After taking five shot-lead in the third round, Johannesburg professional golfer will give it everything it takes to win the AIG Women’s Open as she eyes her first major trophy. Buhai had a successful amateur career. She was the youngest player to win the ladies’ South African Amateur Stroke Play and Match Play double and the first player in 101 years to win the Ladies South African Open title three times.[1] She represented her country in the main professional Women’s World Cup of Golf three times while still an amateur. Since the first round of this competition, Buhai has made it 70, 65, and 64 in the first three rounds of the event. When she takes on Japanese Hinako Shibuno in a very demanding match tomorrow, she will hope to improve her points to take home the grand prize.

When Hinako Shibuno won the AIG Women’s Open in 2019 at Woburn, she was paired in the final group with Ashleigh Buhai. That day, Shibuno closed in 4-under 68, two shots better than Buhai, to end up a stroke clear of runner-up Lizette Salas and four ahead of Buhai, who finished solo fifth. This Sunday at Muirfield, Shibuno again finds herself in a Women’s Open final pairing with Buhai, though this time Shibuno will need to best Buhai by three times what she did on the final day three years ago if she wants to lift the trophy for a second time. Buhai leads the second-place Shibuno (In Gee Chun, the 36-hole leader, is also tied for second) by a whopping five shots. The 2019 World LadiesChampionship Salonpas Cup and former AIG Women’s open winner will now hope for another major title when she plays against a tough Ashleigh Buhai in this final round.

70, 65, 64, and 65,75,66. Ashleigh Buhai and Hinako Shibuno will be hoping to take home the $7,300,00 prize money after an excellent start to the competition. The final round is more intense, with much focus; therefore, we expect both golfers to do their best. However, it is worth knowing that the last time these two professionals met was at the final round of this same competition in 2019, which went Hinako Shibuno's way. Although, at the moment, Ashleigh Buhai seems to be at her best and seems to be her best favorite. Therefore, I will back Ashleigh Buhai up to win this final round.