Stacy Lewis prepares for the women’s Olympic golf tournament. (Getty Images) One of the drags on golf’s return to the Olympics — at least within golf circles — was the format of the two 60-player tournaments that would unfold in Rio. Yet another 72-hole, stroke-play, no-cut event? Don’t we have enough of those? Many in […]
Henderson wins 1st LPGA major in Women’s PGA playoff over Ko
June 14, 2016 by
It seems fitting that the person to deny Lydia Ko a third consecutive LPGA major would be a player who is somehow younger than she is. And that’s exactly what 18-year-old Canadian Brooke Henderson did on Sunday to win her first major title at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Henderson first earned her way into […]
Ariya Jutanugarn wins third consecutive LPGA event at Volvik Champ.
May 31, 2016 by
Golf has a new superstar, and her name is Ariya Jutanugarn. Actually, Jutanugarn has been a superstar since the start of May, but she capped off an incredible month on Sunday at the inaugural LPGA Volvik Championship by winning her third consecutive event, by five shots over Christina Kim at 15-under 273. No player in […]
Ariya Jutanugarn wins third consecutive LPGA event at Volvik Champ.
May 30, 2016 by
Golf has a new superstar, and her name is Ariya Jutanugarn. Actually, Jutanugarn has been a superstar since the start of May, but she capped off an incredible month on Sunday at the inaugural LPGA Volvik Championship by winning her third consecutive event, by five shots over Christina Kim at 15-under 273. No player in […]
Ariya Jutanugarn wins Yokohama Tire LPGA for 1st tour win
May 9, 2016 by
Ariya Jutanugarn had a chance to win the LPGA’s first major of the year, the ANA Inspiration, in April. She had the lead with three holes to play. She let it slip away into Lydia Ko’s capable hands. The question was how long it would take for the Thai to get over that tough loss […]
Minjee Lee makes par-4 ace at Kia Classic; 2nd in LPGA history, 2nd this year
March 27, 2016 by
It’s becoming an epidemic on the LPGA: par-4 holes-in-one. In 66 previous LPGA seasons, there had never been one. On Saturday at the 2016 Kia Classic, Minjee Lee made the second par-4 ace in the last two months. Playing the 234-yard par-4 16th at Aviara Golf Club during the third round of the tournament, Lee […]
PGA Tour, LPGA announce ‘strategic alliance agreement’
March 5, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. The PGA Tour and LPGA announced Friday that they have entered into a formal “strategic alliance agreement” that the two organizations hope will grow golf. This document is the codification of their long-standing cooperative relationship, and it specifically includes provisions concerning schedule coordination, shared domestic television negotiation representation, joint […]
Kerr wins LPGA finale, Ko wins CME Globe, Park qualifies Hall of Fame
November 26, 2015 by
There were three big winners on Sunday on the LPGA Tour. Cristie Kerr won the actual golf tournament at hand, taking the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla., winning by a shot over Gerina Piller and Ha Na Jang at 17-under 271. Kerr’s eagle 3 on the 17th hole gave […]
Bali volcano eruption forces LPGA players out of Toto Japan Classic
November 7, 2015 by
Beatriz Recari and Azahara Munoz had to pull out of this week’s LPGA Toto Japan Classic for a unique reason: a volcanic eruption. The Spaniards, along with Jessica Korda and So Yeon Ryu, flew to the Indonesian island of Bali for the Lexus Cup, an exhibition event. They all planned to leave on Tuesday night, […]
Sei Young Kim picks up third 2015 LPGA win at Blue Bay
November 2, 2015 by
Sei Young Kim is a winner for the third time in her rookie LPGA season, taking the Blue Bay LPGA on China’s Hainan Island on Sunday by a shot. Kim, who started the day tied with Candie Kung for the lead, shot a final round of 2-under 70 to secure a victory over Kung, Kim […]
