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Nelly Korda shoots 69 in Founders, leaving her 6 shots back in bid for 6th LPGA Tour win in a row
Read full article: Nelly Korda shoots 69 in Founders, leaving her 6 shots back in bid for 6th LPGA Tour win in a rowNelly Korda is going to have some work to do if she wants to win a record sixth straight LPGA tournament, especially the way Rose Zhang is playing.
American Rose Zhang shoots 7-under 65 to take the third-round lead at the LPGA Malaysia tournament
Read full article: American Rose Zhang shoots 7-under 65 to take the third-round lead at the LPGA Malaysia tournamentRose Zhang birdied the 18th hole for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Maybank Championship on the LPGA Tour.
Minjee Lee beats Alison Lee in playoff to win LPGA South Korea tournament
Read full article: Minjee Lee beats Alison Lee in playoff to win LPGA South Korea tournamentAustralian Minjee Lee weathered a late rally by Alison Lee to eventually defeat the American on the first playoff hole and win the LPGA South Korea tournament.
Ireland's Leona Maguire keeps rolling with a 68, takes halfway lead at the KMPG Women's PGA
Read full article: Ireland's Leona Maguire keeps rolling with a 68, takes halfway lead at the KMPG Women's PGALeona Maguire of Ireland birdied four of her final six holes for a 3-under 68 and a one-shot lead over three players Friday at the halfway point of the KMPG Womenโs PGA Championship at Baltusrol.
Spectacular debut: Rose Zhang shoots 66 to take lead into Mizuho Americas Open finale
Read full article: Spectacular debut: Rose Zhang shoots 66 to take lead into Mizuho Americas Open finaleTwo-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang moved into position to win in her professional debut, shooting a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Mizuho Americans Open.
Minjee Lee shoots 8-under 64, shares 2nd-round lead with Cheyenne Knight at Liberty National
Read full article: Minjee Lee shoots 8-under 64, shares 2nd-round lead with Cheyenne Knight at Liberty NationalMinjee Lee matched the tournament best with an 8-under 64 for a share of the lead Friday in the LPGA Tourโs weather-delayed Mizuho Americas Open.
Ko wins Founders Cup for third time in five years, beating Minjee Lee in playoff
Read full article: Ko wins Founders Cup for third time in five years, beating Minjee Lee in playoffJin Young Ko overcame a four-shot deficit to win the Founders Cup for the third time in five years, getting the victory on the first playoff hole when defending champion Minjee Lee three-putted for bogey.
Defending champion Minjee Lee of Australia takes 3-shot lead into Founders Cup finale
Read full article: Defending champion Minjee Lee of Australia takes 3-shot lead into Founders Cup finaleDefending champion Minjee Lee of Australia overcame an opening bogey for a 5-under 67 and a three-stroke lead Saturday, heading in the final round of the Founders Cup.
Jin Young Ko, Sarah Kemp share lead halfway through LPGA Tour's Founders Cup
Read full article: Jin Young Ko, Sarah Kemp share lead halfway through LPGA Tour's Founders CupTwo-time LPGA Tour player of the year Jin Young Ko shot her second straight 4-under 68 on Friday in the Founders Cup and shared the halfway lead with 37-year-old non-winner Sarah Kemp.
Chun perseveres, holds off Thompson to win Women's PGA
Read full article: Chun perseveres, holds off Thompson to win Women's PGAIn Gee Chun rallied after losing the rest of her once-sizeable lead, overcoming a bogey-filled front nine to win the Womenโs PGA Championship when Lexi Thompson faltered with her putter.
Lindblad sets U.S. Women's Open amateur mark with 6-under 65
Read full article: Lindblad sets U.S. Women's Open amateur mark with 6-under 65Swedenโs Ingrid Lindblad shot a 6-under 65, the lowest round by an amateur in the 77-year history of the U.S. Women's Open, to take the early lead at Pine Needles.
US Open's $10M purse offers hope for gender pay equality
Read full article: US Open's $10M purse offers hope for gender pay equalityDottie Pepper recalls being paired with Meg Mallon for the final round of the 1991 U.S. Womenโs Open with what she viewed as an impressive $110,000 first-place prize on the line.
Minjee Lee hangs on, wins LPGA Founders Cup over Thompson
Read full article: Minjee Lee hangs on, wins LPGA Founders Cup over ThompsonLPGA scoring leader Minjee Lee made her only three birdies on the back nine and captured the Cognizant Founders Cup by two shots over Lexi Thompson for her first win of the year.
Minjee Lee takes 1-shot lead into last round of Founders Cup
Read full article: Minjee Lee takes 1-shot lead into last round of Founders CupMinjee Lee had an eagle-birdie run on the back nine and took a one-shot lead over Madelene Sagstrom Saturday, heading into the final round of the Cognizant Founders Cup.
Sagstrom shoots 63 to take lead in LPGA Founders Cup
Read full article: Sagstrom shoots 63 to take lead in LPGA Founders CupMadelene Sagstrom shot a flawless 9-under 63 during a round she felt holes kept getting larger and grabbed a one-stroke lead over Megan Khang after the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday.
Hannah Green opens 3-shot lead in Palos Verdes Championship
Read full article: Hannah Green opens 3-shot lead in Palos Verdes ChampionshipHannah Green took the lead into the weekend in the Palos Verdes Championship, rebounding from consecutive bogeys Thursday in gusting wind to birdie the two late par 5s in a 5-under 66.
Ko, Hataoka share LA Open lead at demanding Wilshire CC
Read full article: Ko, Hataoka share LA Open lead at demanding Wilshire CCJin Young Ko had five back-nine birdies in a 7-under 64 at demanding Wilshire Country Club for a share of the second-round lead Friday with Nasa Hataoka in the DIO Implant LA Open.
Jin Young Ko wins on return to LPGA Tour after 3-month break
Read full article: Jin Young Ko wins on return to LPGA Tour after 3-month breakWorld No. 1 Jin Young Ko birdied the 18th hole for a 6-under 66 to win the LPGA Tourโs HSBC Womenโs World Championship by two strokes over fellow South Korean player In Gee Chun and Australian Minjee Lee.
Brooke Henderson wins LA Open for 10th LPGA Tour title
Read full article: Brooke Henderson wins LA Open for 10th LPGA Tour titleBrooke Henderson rallied to win the HUGEL Air Premia LA Open on Saturday for her 10th LPGA Tour title, chipping in for birdie on the par-3 12th in an early back-nine burst and getting up-and-down for par on the last.
Sophia Popov shoots 64 to lead Pelican Womenโs Championship
Read full article: Sophia Popov shoots 64 to lead Pelican Womenโs ChampionshipHaley Moore tees off on the first hole during the first round of the LPGA Pelican Women's Championship golf tournament Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Belleair, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)BELLEAIR, Fla. โ Women's British Open winner Sophia Popov left top-ranked playing partner Jin Young Ko and everyone else behind Thursday in the Pelican Womenโs Championship. Popov shot a 6-under 64 in windy conditions to take a two-stroke lead over Ashleigh Buhai, with Ko eight shots behind after a 72 in her first LPGA Tour start of the year. Ally McDonald, playing alongside Popov and Ko in an afternoon threesome, was at 67 with Womenโs PGA champion Sei Young Kim, the No. U.S. Womenโs Open champion Jeongeun Lee6, also making her return to the LPGA Tour, had a double bogey and two bogeys in a 73. She last played the Womenโs Australian Open in February before the tour began shutting down its Asia swing because of the pandemic.
Danielle Kang wins at Inverness in LPGA return to golf
Read full article: Danielle Kang wins at Inverness in LPGA return to golfDanielle Kang follows through on her drive on the fourth hole during the third and final round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Kang survives wild back nine to share lead at Inverness
Read full article: Kang survives wild back nine to share lead at InvernessCORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO DANIELLE, N0T DANNIELLE - Danielle Kang watches her drive on the tenth hole during the second round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Kang survives wild back nine to share lead at Inverness
Read full article: Kang survives wild back nine to share lead at Inverness(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)TOLEDO, Ohio โ Danielle Kang returned from a 45-minute rain delay with two straight birdies. By the end of the round Saturday, she was happy to have a share of the lead in the LPGA Drive On Championship. They were at 5-under 139 in the LPGA Tour's first event since the Women's Australian Open on Feb. 16. Inverness is hosting the one-time event, with the LPGA staying in northeast Ohio next week before heading to Scotland. Even (par) is a pretty solid score out here today.โNo one was on a more wild ride than Kang, the No.
Danielle Kang wins at Inverness in LPGA return to golf
Read full article: Danielle Kang wins at Inverness in LPGA return to golfDanielle Kang follows through on her drive on the fourth hole during the third and final round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)TOLEDO, Ohio Danielle Kang was away from the LPGA Tour for six months during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is not to suggest she was without competition. It paid off Sunday when Kang closed with a 2-under 70 and held on for a one-shot victory over Celine Boutier in the LPGA Drive On Championship at Inverness, the first LPGA Tour event since February. I made sure I played golf as much as I did normally, not because I had to but because I wanted to, Kang said. The LPGA Tour stays in northeast Ohio next week for the Marathon Classic.
LPGA returns with Kang posting 66 at Inverness for the lead
Read full article: LPGA returns with Kang posting 66 at Inverness for the leadDanielle Kang hits her tee-shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio, Friday, July 31, 2020. Kang finished in the early lead at six-under par. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
LPGA returns with Kang posting 66 at Inverness for the lead
Read full article: LPGA returns with Kang posting 66 at Inverness for the leadDanielle Kang hits her tee-shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio, Friday, July 31, 2020. The LPGA Tours much-awaited return from the COVID-19 pandemic brought an immediate sense of its new world. The LPGA Tour remains in northeast Ohio next week before heading to Scotland. The lone Korean among the top 10 -- a rarity given the countrys strength in womens golf -- was Hee Young Park at 70. Definitely had a really good attitude, and it was really fun to be back.The LPGA Tour is not allowing spectators, though that wasnt a problem for Kang.