Australia has won the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship in Japan with a seven stroke comeback to edge out Canada by two shots.

The team, which consisted of Minjee Lee, Su Hyun Oh, and Shelly Shin, captured the Espirito Santo Trophy after finishing with a combined score of 547, two strokes ahead of Canada and three clear of Korea.

The victorious Australian side of Shelly Shin, Minjee Lee and Su Hyun Oh. PHOTO: Golf Australia The victorious Australian side of Shelly Shin, Minjee Lee and Su Hyun Oh. PHOTO: Golf Australia

In each round of the World Amateur Team Championship, the total of the two lowest scores from each team constitutes the team score for the round, with the four day (72-hole) total being the team’s score for the championship.

Lee and Oh made a blazing start on the final day with Lee recording an eagle and two birdies and Oh carding three birdies to give the Aussies the lead after just six holes.

The seven stroke comeback broke the tournament record of three set by Australia in 2002 in Malaysia, the last time the Aussies won the event. This was the third victory of the tournament by an Australian Team, the first coming in 1978.

Lee, the World No.1 female amateur, bounced back after a first round 73 to shoot 64 and 65 in the final two rounds finishing at 16 under for the tournament.

Oh finished with a 13 under total including a final round 66. The 18-year-old Victorian, who was runner up at last year’s Volvik RACV Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast, was also part of Australia’s Queen Sirkit Cup winning team in 2013.

The Aussies celebrate their victory. PHOTO: Golf Australia The Aussies celebrate their victory. PHOTO: Golf Australia

Shin, from Sydney’s Concord Golf Club, shot a final round score 72 finished at even par for the tournament.

Golf Australia High Performance Director Brad James said: "we are so proud of this team. They have faced the best players in the world and come away with the win in what is one of the most challenging team championships in golf."

A total of 51 teams entered the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship at Karuizawa Golf Club in Japan, the third highest number of entrants ever for the tournament.

- Lukas Raschilla