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
South Korea’s Hur Mi-Jung upset top-ranked Lydia Ko 1-up Saturday to reach the quarter-finals of the LPGA Lorena Ochoa Match Play while third-ranked Thai star Ariya Jutanurgan also advanced. Seoul-born New Zealander Ko, already assured of holding off Ariya to keep her top ranking for at least another week, became the biggest name yet to … Read more
Cristie Kerr and Caroline Masson joined Karine Icher atop the ANA Inspiration leaderboard on Friday after completion of the weather-hit first round of the year’s first major golf championship. The trio were tied at five-under 67 as the second round got underway at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. High winds forced organizers … Read more
France’s Karine Icher fired a five-under par 67 to seize the lead before high winds halted Thursday’s opening round of the LPGA ANA Inspiration, the year’s first major women’s event. Icher birdied three of four par-3 holes at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage to stand one stroke ahead of American Michelle Wie, the … Read more
Top-ranked defending champion Lydia Ko struggled with her putting while South Korea’s Chun In-Gee sizzled late to grab a share of the lead after Thursday’s opening round of the LPGA Kia Classic. New Zealand’s Ko needed a birdie-birdie finish to fire a two-over 74 to give the South Korean-born 19-year-old a share of 81st just … Read more