Kim Sei-Young, seeking her second win of the season, shared the first-round lead at the Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic with Belgian rookie Laura Gonzalez Escallon on Thursday in Oneida, Wisconsin. South Korea’s Kim, whose season has included a win at the Lorena Ochoa Match Play and three more top-five finishes, had eight birdies and a … Read more
Thai golfer Ariya Jutanugarn says she won’t put extra pressure on herself to regain the number one world ranking she held for two weeks in June. “To me, it’s not that important, because of course everybody wants to be world number one,” Ariya said Wednesday as she prepared for Thursday’s start of the Thornberry Creek … Read more
New world number one Ryu So-Yeon of South Korea hopes to celebrate her achievement by winning her second consecutive major title at the Women’s PGA Championship that begins Thursday. The first round at Olympia Fields Country Club outside Chicago falls on Ryu’s 27th birthday. Ryu ascended to the top of the rankings, dethroning Thailand’s Ariya … Read more
Ryu So-Yeon seized the world number one ranking on Sunday as she closed with a two-under 69 at the Northwest Arkansas Championship for her 15th career international title. Ryu, who won her second major championship in April at the ANA Inspiration, finished the 54-hole LPGA Tour event at 18-under 195 for a two-shot win over … Read more
Canadian star Brooke Henderson rolled in four straight birdies in the middle of her round en route to a 67 and a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the Meijer Classic on Friday. The 19-year-old could have had a bigger lead but she ended her round with back-to-back bogeys to reach a 12-under 130 … Read more
Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn drained a 25-foot birdie putt to win the Manulife LPGA Classic in a three-way playoff Sunday, guaranteeing her ascent to the world number one ranking. Her dramatic win at Whistle Bear Golf Club in Cambridge, Ontario came after rival Lexi Thompson stumbled with four bogeys on the back nine which saw a … Read more
Lydia Ko will remain world number one for at least one more week after the company which calculates the women’s global golf rankings incorrectly said that Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn had overtaken her. The technical provider of the Women’s World Golf Rankings said in a statement on Monday that a “bug in a projection tool” had … Read more
Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist got off to a hot start in her bid for a third straight LPGA ShopRite Classic crown on Friday with a seven-under par 64. Nordqvist birdied her first three holes at Stockton Seaview Hotel and golf Club in Galloway, New Jersey and finished the day with a one-stroke lead over South Koreans … Read more
Lydia Ko’s reign as world number one is set to end on Sunday, but it remains unclear just who will replace her atop the summit at Sunday’s conclusion of the LPGA ShopRite Classic. According to LPGA projections, either South Korean Ryu So-Yeon or Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn will take over the top spot come Monday. The … Read more
Defending champion Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand and South Korea’s Ryu So-Yeon take aim at the world number one ranking as well as victory at this week’s LPGA Volvik Championship. Both players could overtake top-ranked Lydia Ko of New Zealand, who is taking a break until mid-June, at the second-year event at Travis Pointe Country Club … Read more
World number one Lydia Ko beat hometown favorite Ana Menendez 3 & 2 on Thursday to launch her campaign at the LPGA Lorena Ochoa Match Play, where Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn set up a second-round sister duel. New Zealand’s Ko, who was forced out of last week’s Texas Shootout with an eye infection, was the … Read more
Haru Nomura grabbed the lead in the LPGA Texas Shootout near Dallas on Friday, her eight birdies more than offsetting two bogeys in a 65 that left her one shot in front of Ariya Jutanugarn. After playing the front nine at Las Colinas Country Club in one-under par, Japan’s Nomura caught fire coming in. She … Read more
American Cristie Kerr capitalized on a back nine stumble by Jang Su-Yeong to come-from-behind and capture the Lotte Championship on Saturday. The 39-year-old overcame a three-shot deficit heading into the final round to fire a bogey-free 66 for her first US LPGA Tour win since 2015. “It’s been an epic day,” said Kerr, who finished … Read more
Lydia Ko, her world number one status under threat, says she’ll try not to think about rankings as she defends her title this week at the LPGA’s ANA Inspiration, the first major golf championship of the year. Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn and South Korean Chun In-Gee both have the top spot in their sights heading into … Read more
Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist set a tournament course record with an 11-under 61 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead after the third round of the LPGA Tour’s Founders Cup. The score also tied her career best round score which she shot in the third round of the Mobile Bay Classic in 2013. The previous best … Read more
Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn and American Stacy Lewis shot identical scores for the second straight day to sit atop a crowded leaderboard at the LPGA Tour’s Founders Cup with Michelle Wie lurking close behind. Ariya and Lewis fired five-under 67s Friday following 64s in the opening round to reach 13-under par heading into the weekend at … Read more
South Korea´s Park In-Bee produced a putting masterclass to win the LPGA´s Women´s Champions tournament Sunday after overnight leader Michelle Wie blew her chances when she four-putted for double bogey. Park shot a superb final round of eight-under 64 to finish at 19-under 269 and capture her first title since her gold medal at last … Read more
Michelle Wie revelled in being injury-free for the first time in years as she carded a superb 66 to lead after the first-round of the HSBC Women’s Champions Thursday. The 27-year-old American shot a brilliant six-under-par round at Singapore’s brand new Tanjong course after needing a sponsor’s invite to play in the elite event featuring … Read more
Olympic silver medallist Lydia Ko said on Thursday she hoped the popularity of women’s golf in Japan could help solve a row over female members at Tokyo 2020 Games host course. Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama does not allow women as full members and hin January postponed a review of the policy, despite coming under … Read more