Danielle Kang makes solid start in bid for third straight LPGA Tour win
4 years, 4 months ago

Danielle Kang makes solid start in bid for third straight LPGA Tour win

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Kang has made a fast start to the LPGA Tour’s resumption following the coronavirus outbreak, winning back-to-back titles at the Drive On Championship and the Marathon Classic. Danielle Kang started her bid for a third straight win on the LPGA Tour with an even-par 71 in the first round of the Ladies Scottish Open on Thursday, leaving the American four shots off the clubhouse lead held by Nicole Broch Larsen. Kang has made a fast start to the LPGA Tour’s resumption following the coronavirus outbreak, winning back-to-back titles at the Drive On Championship and the Marathon Classic over the last two weeks to climb to No 2 in the world ranking. If Kang takes the title this week, she would become the first player since Ariya Jutanugarn in 2016 to win three consecutive events on the LPGA Tour.

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Nelly Korda named LPGA’s Player of the Year with 3 events left on 2024 schedule
2 months ago

Nelly Korda named LPGA’s Player of the Year with 3 events left on 2024 schedule

New York Times  

Nelly Korda’s historic year continues to roll on. 1 female golfer in the world locked up the LPGA’s Player of the Year award, despite three events remaining on the 2024 schedule. The Rolex Player of the Year award is based on a player’s top-10 finishes, with each position earning a designated number of points. Only Ayaka Furue could have matched …

Defending champion Rose Zhang is the focus on the LPGA Tour after snapping Nelly Korda’s streak
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Defending champion Rose Zhang is the focus on the LPGA Tour after snapping Nelly Korda’s streak

Associated Press  

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — For a change, Rose Zhang is the center of attention on the LPGA Tour. “Last week came a little bit unexpectedly, I think,” Zhang said of her two-shot win over Sweden’s Madelene Sagstrom in the Cognizant Founders Cup. “Going into the event I haven’t had the best season yet and I’ve been learning a lot about …

Nelly Korda chases LPGA record sixth straight win at Cognizant
8 months ago

Nelly Korda chases LPGA record sixth straight win at Cognizant

LA Times  

Nelly Korda watches her shot during the final round of the Chevron Championship on April 21 in The Woodlands, Texas. “If I’m being honest, I have not thought about it at all because I’ve had so much going on those two weeks,” said Korda, who has not played since winning the Chevron Championship in Texas. “Then obviously yesterday — or …

Korda chases fifth straight victory to tie LPGA record in Chevron Championship
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Korda chases fifth straight victory to tie LPGA record in Chevron Championship

Associated Press  

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Nelly Korda hasn’t really considered her place in history as she prepares to chase her fifth consecutive victory, which would tie the LPGA record, this weekend at the Chevron Championship. “Obviously there is nothing better to me than seeing all the little kids come out and saying that I inspire them to pick up a golf …

Nelly Korda wins fourth consecutive LPGA Tour title to set up record attempt at major
9 months ago

Nelly Korda wins fourth consecutive LPGA Tour title to set up record attempt at major

The Independent  

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Nelly Korda rallies to win 3rd straight LPGA Tour start at Ford Championship
9 months, 1 week ago

Nelly Korda rallies to win 3rd straight LPGA Tour start at Ford Championship

Associated Press  

GILBERT, Ariz. — Nelly Korda won her hometown event in a playoff after closing eagle-birdie. Korda became the first LPGA Tour player in eight years to win three straight starts, shooting a 7-under 65 to rally for for a two-stroke victory in the Ford Championship. She’s the first LPGA Tour player to win three straight starts since Ariya Jutanugarn in …

Lydia Ko gets a new year off to the right start by winning LPGA Tour opener
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Lydia Ko gets a new year off to the right start by winning LPGA Tour opener

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — It took only four rounds for Lydia Ko to put a dismal 2023 LPGA Tour season completely behind her. Ko rediscovered her winning touch Sunday in the season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, closing with a 2-under 70 for a two-shot victory over Alexa Pano at Lake Nona. “I wasn’t sure if I was going to …

Aditi Ashok slips to 44th at season-ending event in LPGA
1 year, 1 month ago

Aditi Ashok slips to 44th at season-ending event in LPGA

The Hindu  

Aditi Ashok dropped a couple of bogeys against three birdies in a modest round of 1-under 72, as she was placed tied 44th at the midway stage of the CME Group Tour Championship. Aditi, placed 40th on the Race to CME Rankings, the Order of Merit for LPGA, was lying tied 32nd overnight following a 2-under 70 in the first …

Chasing first LPGA Tour victory, Megan Khang opens three-shot lead in CPKC Women’s Open
1 year, 4 months ago

Chasing first LPGA Tour victory, Megan Khang opens three-shot lead in CPKC Women’s Open

The Hindu  

Megan Khang birdied four of the last five holes for a 4-under 68 and a three-stroke lead Saturday in the CPKC Women’s Open. “Honestly, it’s been a lot of learning over the past few years to stay patient, not get ahead of myself,” Khang said. READ: Indian sports news wrap, August 27 “I bogeyed 12, and then just like that, …

Strong finish by Aditi Ashok at ShopRite LPGA Classic, stays in top-20 of LPGA rankings
1 year, 6 months ago

Strong finish by Aditi Ashok at ShopRite LPGA Classic, stays in top-20 of LPGA rankings

Firstpost  

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok finished strong but still ended way down in Tied-49th place at the ShopRite LPGA Classic here. The second round of 74 cost her dearly but Aditi still stayed inside the Top-20 at 20th spot in the Race to CME Globe ranking, which is the Order of Merit on the LPGA Tour. Read More: Asian Women’s Chess …

LPGA Thailand: Rookie Vongtaveelap leads by four shots after third round
1 year, 10 months ago

LPGA Thailand: Rookie Vongtaveelap leads by four shots after third round

The Hindu  

Thai rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap shot a bogey-free 64 to grab a four-stroke lead over fellow countrywoman Atthaya Thitikul after round three of the US$1.7 million LPGA Thailand on Saturday. The 20-year-old Vongtaveelap began with an eagle and went on to notch six birdies, including three in a row from the 16th, to finish on 20-under-par-196 in front of thousands of …

Ayaka Furue wins Women’s Scottish Open for 1st LPGA win
2 years, 5 months ago

Ayaka Furue wins Women’s Scottish Open for 1st LPGA win

Associated Press  

IRVINE, Scotland — Ayaka Furue of Japan ran off six straight birdies in the middle of her round and rallied from a four-shot deficit with a 10-under 62 to win the Women’s Scottish Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title. Starting the final round four shots behind Celine Boutier of France, the 22-year-old finished the front nine with …

Disappointing start for Aditi Ashok at Meijar LPGA Classic
2 years, 6 months ago

Disappointing start for Aditi Ashok at Meijar LPGA Classic

The Hindu  

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok made a disappointing start to her Meijer LPGA Classic campaign as she shot 3-over 75 to lie T-127th. READ: It has been a modest season so far for Aditi, whose two Top-15 finishes on the LPGA came in the first two events in this 2022 season. This is 25-year-old's third appearance in the tournament – her …

Lydia Ko handles the chill and wind for two-shot lead on LPGA
2 years, 11 months ago

Lydia Ko handles the chill and wind for two-shot lead on LPGA

The Hindu  

Even as the exams change, Lydia Ko continues to provide the proper answers needed to stay in front at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio. Her even-par 72 — one birdie, one bogey, 16 pars — gave her a two-shot lead over Danielle Kang heading into the final round of the LPGA Tour’s first full-field event of the year. I’m …

Danielle Kang contending again on LPGA, tied with Lydia Ko at Boca
2 years, 11 months ago

Danielle Kang contending again on LPGA, tied with Lydia Ko at Boca

The Hindu  

A week and a half into the 2022 LPGA Tour season, Danielle Kang has a new home. A winner in the season opener in Orlando last week, Kang birdied her final two holes on Friday for a 4-under 68 to catch good friend Lydia Ko at the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rico. “Having some longer irons into the green definitely …

Aditi Ashok, Tvesa Malik endure tough day in Scottish Open
3 years, 4 months ago

Aditi Ashok, Tvesa Malik endure tough day in Scottish Open

India TV News  

Olympic-returned Indian golfer Aditi Ashok had a disappointing outing at the Scottish Open as she carded a five-over 77 to lie T-129th after the opening round here. Tvesa, who came close to winning the Gant Ladies Open, had three birdies against four bogeys, while Aditi had seven bogeys against two birdies. Two-time LPGA Tour winner Jasmine Suwannapura joins 2020 Tokyo …

LPGA: Aditi Ashok, Pajaree Anannarukarn share lead after three rounds
3 years, 5 months ago

LPGA: Aditi Ashok, Pajaree Anannarukarn share lead after three rounds

The Hindu  

Aditi Ashok and Pajaree Anannarukarn got into a great position for their maiden LPGA success as they shared lead with defending champions Cydney Clanton and Jasmine Suwannapura after the third round of Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. Aditi and Pajaree shot a bogey-free 67 while Clanton and Suwannapura carded 5-under 65 and both duos were at 15-under 195 at windy …

Aditi Ashok misses cut on LPGA
3 years, 6 months ago

Aditi Ashok misses cut on LPGA

The Hindu  

India golfer Aditi Ashok missed the cut on her return to the LPGA tour at the Meijer LPGA Classic after turning in a 4-over 76. After a 77 on the opening day, the Indian needed a very low round to make the halfway cut at Blythefield Country Club but could only manage a marginally better 76. The 26-year-old is trying …

Danielle Kang takes one-stroke lead in LPGA Tour event at Lake Merced
3 years, 6 months ago

Danielle Kang takes one-stroke lead in LPGA Tour event at Lake Merced

The Hindu  

Danielle Kang birdied the par-5 18th hole for a 6-under 66 and a one-stroke lead on Friday in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, the tour’s second straight event on the San Francisco Peninsula. Coming off a 35th-place tie last week in the U.S. Women’s Open at nearby Olympic Club, Kang had a 7-under 137 total at Lake Merced for a one-stroke …

LPGA: There’s a dearth of Black players in US women’s golf. This woman wants that to change
3 years, 10 months ago

LPGA: There’s a dearth of Black players in US women’s golf. This woman wants that to change

CNN  

CNN — Made redundant from her job at Lockheed Martin at the age of 55, Clemmie Perry started thinking she needed to find a hobby. The organisation told CNN: “We are committed long-term to changing the face of golf, making the sport we love more diverse, accessible and inclusive.” Efforts are being made to increase the diversity of the sport …

Golf: Aditi Ashok Starts With Even Par 72, Lies 41st on LPGA
3 years, 10 months ago

Golf: Aditi Ashok Starts With Even Par 72, Lies 41st on LPGA

News 18  

Indian golfer Aditi Ashok carded an even-par 72 in the opening round to lie tied 41st at the LPGA Drive On Championship presented by Volvik at Golden Ocala here. It left her five shots behind leader Nelly Korda, who carried on from where she had left last week. Last week Korda won her fourth career LPGA victory and first on …

LPGA Tour: Nelly gives Kordas second straight win Gainbridge
3 years, 10 months ago

LPGA Tour: Nelly gives Kordas second straight win Gainbridge

The Hindu  

Jessica Korda opened the LPGA Tour season last month by winning the Tournament of Champions. READ | “Yeah, Jess' win, I was like, ‘OK, I got to get one now,’" Korda said. “I’ve had an amazing week and I made some clutch putts when I needed to and pulled it off,” Korda said. The purpose was to get some tournament …

Aditi ensures weekend action at Gainbridge LPGA
3 years, 10 months ago

Aditi ensures weekend action at Gainbridge LPGA

The Hindu  

India's Aditi Ashok overcame an early double bogey with three birdies in the second round to make the cut in her first start of 2021 at the Gainbridge LPGA here. With rounds of 74 and 71, Aditi is now T-57 as Lydia Ko, playing at her home course club, Lake Nona Golf & Country Club continued to lead, reaching 10-under …

Jessica Korda Rallies to Beat Kang in Playoff At LPGA Opener
3 years, 11 months ago

Jessica Korda Rallies to Beat Kang in Playoff At LPGA Opener

News 18  

Jessica Korda closed with a 5-under 66 and holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday to beat Danielle Kang in the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions and start the LPGA Tour season on a good note. Kang started the final round at Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando with a two-shot lead, which she quickly …

Korda cards LPGA's fifth-ever 60 round at Tournament of Champions
3 years, 11 months ago

Korda cards LPGA's fifth-ever 60 round at Tournament of Champions

The Hindu  

Jessica Korda etched her name into the record books on Saturday, carding an 11-under par 60 in the third round of the Tournament of Champions at Lake Buena Vista, Florida, for the joint second-best round in LPGA history. "Once I made eagle on 17, I looked at my scorecard I was like 'Ooo - OK,'" said Korda, who told reporters …

Danielle Kang takes lead into weekend in LPGA Tour opener - Sports News - Sportstar
3 years, 11 months ago

Danielle Kang takes lead into weekend in LPGA Tour opener - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Danielle Kang continued to sail along at the LPGA Tour’s season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions on Friday, shooting a 6-under 65 to stretch her lead to two shots. And in the last year, Kang has struck up a texting relationship with Annika Sorenstam, the World Golf Hall of Famer and 72-time LPGA Tour winner who happens to be on …

LPGA season finale missing major winners Popov, Kim - Golf News - Sportstar
4 years ago

LPGA season finale missing major winners Popov, Kim - Golf News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

The LPGA's season-ending CME Group Tour Championship will be without two of the 2020 major tournament winners, AIG Women's British Open champion Sophia Popov of Germany and newly crowned U.S. Women's Open champ A Lim Kim of South Korea. The field for this week's season finale, set to begin Thursday at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla., was expanded from …

Ladies Scottish Open: Tvesa Malik Makes Cut Despite a Quadruple Bogey as Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar Miss Out
4 years, 4 months ago

Ladies Scottish Open: Tvesa Malik Makes Cut Despite a Quadruple Bogey as Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar Miss Out

News 18  

Tvesa Malik bounced back from a crippling quadruple bogey to get to a respectable three-over 74 to make the halfway cut at the Ladies Scottish Open, an event co-sanctioned by LPGA and European Tours. Tvesa has a best of Tied-sixth on the Ladies European Tour, which was achieved at the Hero Women's Indian Open last year. The Indian golfer, who …

Ladies Scottish Open: Tvesa makes cut; Aditi, Diksha miss out
4 years, 4 months ago

Ladies Scottish Open: Tvesa makes cut; Aditi, Diksha miss out

The Hindu  

Tvesa Malik bounced back from a crippling quadruple bogey to get to a respectable three-over 74 to make the halfway cut at the Ladies Scottish Open, an event co-sanctioned by LPGA and European Tours. Tvesa has a best of Tied-sixth on the Ladies European Tour, which was achieved at the Hero Women’s Indian Open last year. Diksha, who had no …

3 Indians in LPGA Wvent for 1st Time; Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar and Tvesa Malik to Play at Ladies Scottish Open
4 years, 4 months ago

3 Indians in LPGA Wvent for 1st Time; Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar and Tvesa Malik to Play at Ladies Scottish Open

News 18  

In a first for Indian women's golf, three leading players of the country — Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar and Tvesa Malik — will tee up at an LPGA event together, the Ladies Scottish Open, starting Thursday. The Ladies Scottish Open, a premier event on the Ladies European Tour, has been co-sanctioned with the LPGA since 2017 and this is the …

In a first, three Indians to play in an LPGA event
4 years, 4 months ago

In a first, three Indians to play in an LPGA event

The Hindu  

For the first time in Indian women’s golf, three leading players of the country -- Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar and Tvesa Malik -- will tee up at an LPGA event together, the Ladies Scottish Open, starting Thursday. The Ladies Scottish Open, a premier event on the Ladies European Tour, has been co-sanctioned with the LPGA since 2017 and this is …

American golfer Danielle Kang wins Drive On Championship at Inverness as LPGA Tour returns to action
4 years, 5 months ago

American golfer Danielle Kang wins Drive On Championship at Inverness as LPGA Tour returns to action

Firstpost  

Danielle Kang has won in each of her last four seasons, starting with the Women’s PGA Championship in 2017. 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 …

Danielle Kang wins at Inverness in LPGA return to golf
4 years, 5 months ago

Danielle Kang wins at Inverness in LPGA return to golf

The Hindu  

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. …

Kang seizes lead in Ohio with flawless round as LPGA returns
4 years, 5 months ago

Kang seizes lead in Ohio with flawless round as LPGA returns

News 18  

A flawless, six-under-par round propelled Danielle Kang into a first-round lead at the LPGA’s inaugural Drive On Championship in Toledo, Ohio, heading into Saturday one stroke ahead of Jodi Ewart Shadoff. The 54-hole tournament at Inverness Club started on Friday in a fanless setting as the LPGA got back into action after the coronavirus outbreak forced the suspension of play …

LPGA Tour prepares to restart after five months with plenty of testing, maybe some fans
4 years, 5 months ago

LPGA Tour prepares to restart after five months with plenty of testing, maybe some fans

Firstpost  

The LPGA Tour was last played on 16 February when Inbee Park won the Women’s Australian Open. “I fully believe we’ll lose another event or two or three along the way,” Commissioner Mike Whan said Wednesday. The LPGA Tour is to resume 31 July with the LPGA Drive On Championship, a one-time event with a $1 million purse at Inverness …

Korean LPGA C’ship: Park Hyun-kyung grabs first pro win
4 years, 7 months ago

Korean LPGA C’ship: Park Hyun-kyung grabs first pro win

The Hindu  

The world’s first big-purse post-coronavirus golf tournament wrapped up in South Korea on Sunday, marked by a ban on spectators and stringent safety measures that saw competitors having to sit apart while eating. The Korean LPGA Championship - featuring three of the world’s top ten women players - grabbed global attention, with broadcasting rights sold to countries including the U.S., …

Coronavirus wipes out early-season LPGA golf swing in Asia
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus wipes out early-season LPGA golf swing in Asia

Daily Mail  

Golf's HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore and the LPGA Thailand were cancelled Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak, meaning the US LPGA Tour has been forced to scrap all three of its lucrative early-season events in Asia. This year's event has been cancelled over fears of the coronavirus outbreak Thai Smile cabin crew members wearing protective face masks walk …

LPGA Taiwan Championship: America's Nelly Korda defends Swinging Skirts title with playoff victory
5 years, 2 months ago

LPGA Taiwan Championship: America's Nelly Korda defends Swinging Skirts title with playoff victory

Firstpost  

America’s Nelly Korda claimed back-to-back victory in the LPGA Taiwan Championship in a playoff against two players on Sunday to clinch her second win this year. Taipei: America’s Nelly Korda claimed back-to-back victory in the LPGA Taiwan Championship in a playoff against two players on Sunday to clinch her second win this year. Korda, 21, successfully defended her title in …

Kang celebrates birthday with nervy title defense in Shanghai
5 years, 2 months ago

Kang celebrates birthday with nervy title defense in Shanghai

China Daily  

SHANGHAI - Defending champion Danielle Kang capped her 27th birthday with a nailbiting one-stroke win at the Buick LPGA Shanghai on Sunday, fending off fellow American Jessica Korda. But a bogey for Korda and a birdie for Kang flipped the lead on the first hole, with the defending champion's commanding short game responsible for keeping her ahead for most of …

CP Women’s Open: Aditi Ashok moves to tied-30th
5 years, 4 months ago

CP Women’s Open: Aditi Ashok moves to tied-30th

The Hindu  

India’s Aditi Ashok got off to a steady start with two-under 70 following three birdies on the back in the first round of the CP Women’s Open here. Defending champion Brooke Henderson and fellow Canadian Anne-Catherine Tanguay were one shot back along with top-ranked Jin Young Ko, Pajaree Anannarukarn and Nicole Broch Larsen. Gangjee close to making cut in Japan …

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