The future of Australian women’s golf looks in safe hands when long-time flag-bearer Karrie Webb finally calls it a day.

Teenagers Su-Hyun Oh and Minjee Lee upstaged their much older and experienced rivals in the women’s Australian Open at Victoria Golf Club, playing some fearless golf.

Victorian schoolgirl Oh is playing in her sixth Australian Open after becoming the youngest player to qualify for the tournament as a 12-year-old.

Now 17, Oh nailed five birdies and an eagle on the par-five 18th en route to a six under par 66.

It left her at seven under par for the tournament and only a stroke behind four-time champion and former world No.1 Webb.

Lee was third after the second round, opening with rounds of 68 and 67.

“I hit the ball good but I just couldn’t get the putt going in at all,” Oh said.

“I just kept thinking, just keep hitting good shots and putts will drop one day.

“I still left a couple out there but hopefully tomorrow I will hole all the ones I didn’t hole the last three days.”

She is ranked five in the world amateur rankings while Lee, also 17, is ranked three.

Golf experts predict great things for the duo, who intend going to Q-School at the end of the year.

Lee, from Perth, last week finished runner-up at the Australian Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast behind American Cheyenne Woods.

South Korean-born Oh, who moved to Australia as an eight-year-old, did the same last year, over-run by Webb in the final round.

The pair describe themselves as great friends as well as great rivals.

“There’s definitely a rivalry there, we’re both really competitive but when we travel together we’re always room-mates,” Oh said.

“On the course we’re competitive but when we’re back in the room we’re friends.”