A hugely busy 2022 saw Sarah play 24 tournaments worldwide. A solid year where she maintained her Rolex ranking at 188 at the year-end, slipping slightly from her career high of 170 at the close of 2021.

Staying competitive as an athlete on the world stage is a long haul but achieving this is highly rewarding. Sarah shares her thoughts with Emma Murray a performance coach at Richmond AFL. The podcast links are at the foot of this post.

Sarah heads back to Sydney mid-December after her most successful year on the LPGA tour.

Sarah got back on track finishing T44 in the Shoprite Classic. She carded rounds of 71,69 and 69 to finish 4 under the card and tied 44. The event is played over 54 holes with prize money of US$1.5m. This was her second event after returning to the US from a successful European swing.

A final round 3 under par lifted Kempy to tied 8th in the ISPS Handa Invitational at Galgoram Castle Golf Club.

Kempy finished tied 19th in the Amundi Evian Championship. She had rounds of 67, 69, 70 and 71 for a 7 under par total.

Sarah entered the week end at the Evian Championshuip at Evian-Les-Bains, France in a tie for 11th place.

Sarah and Alena made good progress on the final day of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational scoring 5 under par in the best ball format to lift to a tie for 33rd.

Sarah teamed up with good friend, Canadian Alena Sharp to have a tilt at the Dow Invitational. A unique teams event on the LPGA calendar.

Kempy made the cut on the even par cut number at the Marathon Classic held in Toledo.

Links to recent news and interviews with Kempy.

Sarah’s great form has continued in the Bank of Hope matchplay tournament held in Las Vegas.

Sarah stayed in the hunt throughout the week end at Kingsmill ultimately finishing in fourth place, 4 shots behind eventual winner Wei-Ling Hsu.

Sarah carded rounds of 69 and 67 for a 6 under par total to lead the US$1.3m Pure Silk Championship at the Kingsmill Resort in Virginia.

Sarah will tee up at the renowned Olympic Club, San Francisco on 3rd June after been successful in a qualifier over 36 holes.

Sarah continued her good start to 2021 by making the cut at the Kia Classic in Carlsbad California. It was her third tournament this year.

Sarah continued her good start to the year at the LPGA Drive On Championship making the week end and finishing Tied 34.

A final round 3 under featuring 5 birdies and 2 bogeys moved Sarah up the leaderboard to finish tied 5th in her first tournament of 2021. Her final total of 10 under was 6 shots behind eventual winner Nelly Korda.

Sarah made a fabulous start at the Gainbridge LPGA event in her adopted home town of Orlando. Scores of 70,69 and 70 placed her tied 11th some 6 shots behind leader Nelly Korda.

Sarah finished tied 19th at the US$1.75m Volunteers of America Classic held at the Old American Golf Club in Texas. She had rounds of 75,69,70 and 72.