Kemp, who plays in America on the LPGA carded rounds of 70, 68 and 73 on the par 73 layout to finish at eight-under par total and outright 5th in the ActewAGL Royal Canberra Ladies Classic at the magnificent Royal Canberra Golf Club in Canberra.

Europe-bound youngster Kristie Smith showed her potential with a stunning final round charge to win the $125,000 Canberra Ladies Classic.

The 21-year-old West Australian tore around the Royal Canberra course in a nine-under par final round of 64 on Sunday to overhaul LPGA Tour star Katherine Hull and secure her first professional victory by two shots. Smith finished at 16-under par after rounds of 70, 69 and 64 on the par 73 layout, while Hull finished at 14-under par.

Queensland’s Sarah-Jane Smith finished outright third at 13-under-par with Victoria’s LPGA star Lindsey Wright fourth at nine-under par.

Kemp will now turn their focus to Oatlands Golf Club in Sydney when she lines up against basically the same field as Canberra in the Bing Lee/Samsung NSW Women’s Open.

Kemp, has great memories of the tournament, finishing in the top 10 three times in four appearances including a runner up finish a couple of year ago to Joanne Mills.

The NSW Women’s Open is being played from Friday February 5 to Sunday February 7 at Oatlands Golf Club.

Stars teeing it up include England’s star Laura Davies, LPGA stars Katherine Hull, Sarah-Jane Smith, Canberra’s Nikki Campbell who won in Japan last year and Canberra Classic winner Kristie Smith.