Multi-talented Ashleigh Barty has conquered tennis, been a professional cricketer and has now added another string to her sporting bow by winning a golf tournament.
The world number one Australian would ordinarily be in Europe preparing to defend her French Open crown on the Roland Garros clay.
But she pulled out over coronavirus fears, having also missed the US Open, and instead of swinging a racquet picked up her golf clubs.
The 24-year-old proved she has what it takes on a course designed by Greg Norman, claiming the Brookwater Golf Club women’s title near Brisbane with a commanding 7 and 5 triumph in the matchplay final.
“Champions,” she wrote on Instagram Monday accompanying a picture of herself holding a trophy alongside men’s winner Louis Dobbelaar.
“Is there anything you can’t do?,” asked one social media user, while another equally in awe wrote:…