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Linnea Strom shoots 11-under 60 to overcome 7-stroke deficit, win ShopRite LPGA Classic by a shot
Read full article: Linnea Strom shoots 11-under 60 to overcome 7-stroke deficit, win ShopRite LPGA Classic by a shotLinnea Strom shot a tournament-record 11-under 60 on Sunday to overcome a seven-stroke deficit and win the ShopRite LPGA Classic by a shot for her first LPGA Tour title.
Nelly Korda wins Mizuho Americas Open by a stroke over Hannah Green for her 6th victory in 7 events
Read full article: Nelly Korda wins Mizuho Americas Open by a stroke over Hannah Green for her 6th victory in 7 eventsNelly Korda won a back-nine showdown with Hannah Green of Australia with a par on the 18th hole to capture the Mizuho Americas Open by a stroke for her sixth win in seven starts on the LPGA Tour this year.
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.
Yuka Saso wins US Women's Open on 3rd playoff hole
Read full article: Yuka Saso wins US Women's Open on 3rd playoff holeYuka Saso birdied the third playoff hole to beat Nasa Hataoka on Sunday and become the second teenager to win the U.S. Womenโs Open after Lexi Thompson collapsed down the stretch.
Thompson uses flawless round to take lead at US Women's Open
Read full article: Thompson uses flawless round to take lead at US Women's OpenLexi Thompson shot a bogey-free 5-under 66 on Saturday to take the lead into the final round of the U.S. Womenโs Open for the first time in her career with a one-shot edge over teenager Yuka Saso.
PGA Tour's top 2 rules officials retiring after long careers
Read full article: PGA Tour's top 2 rules officials retiring after long careersWhiteโs father was a stickler for the rules, and White thought he knew them well when he decided to join the PGA Tour. His most memorable ruling was among the more famous on the PGA Tour. Also, Mike Peterson, Pete Lis and Jordan Harris are moving from the Korn Ferry Tour to the PGA Tour as rules officials. The tour said that became the top-performing tweet for the PGA Tour, also surpassing the Masters graphic. Im then finished out his year by flying to Dubai for the DP World Tour Championship on the European Tour.
Sei Young Kim wins 1st major at Womenโs PGA Championship.
Read full article: Sei Young Kim wins 1st major at Womenโs PGA Championship.Sei Young Kim, of South Korea, watches her tee shot on the 12th hole during the final round at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at the Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Newtown Square, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. โ Sei Young Kim shot a sensational 7-under 63 on Sunday to earn her first major title at the KPMG Womenโs PGA Championship. Kim had 10 wins entering the tournament, which made her the winningest active player without a major championship. Kim, a 2016 Olympian, was runner-up at the 2015 KPMG Womenโs PGA Championship and tied for second at the Evian Championship in 2018. Park had three birdies on the front nine as she tried to match Mickey Wright with a record fourth win at the Womenโs PGA Championship. Aroniminkโs golf course was designed by Donald Ross in 1926 and is off the major schedule until the PGA Championship in 2026.
Sei Young Kim up by 2 shots after 3 rounds at Women's PGA
Read full article: Sei Young Kim up by 2 shots after 3 rounds at Women's PGASei Young Kim, of South Korea, watches her shot on the 15th hole during the third round at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at the Aronimink Golf Club, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Newtown Square, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Sei Young Kim up by 2 shots after 3 rounds at Women's PGA
Read full article: Sei Young Kim up by 2 shots after 3 rounds at Women's PGASei Young Kim, of South Korea, watches her shot on the 15th hole during the third round at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at the Aronimink Golf Club, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Newtown Square, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. โ Sei Young Kim had another excellent outing at KPMG Womenโs PGA Championship, shooting a 3-under 67 Saturday to hold the lead after three rounds at Aronimink. The South Korean sits at 7-under 203, two strokes ahead of Brooke Henderson and Anna Nordqvist as she tries for her first career major championship. A 10-time LPGA Tour winner, Kim was runner-up at the 2015 KPMG Womenโs PGA Championship and tied for second at the Evian Championship in 2018. Henderson, who won the 2016 Womenโs PGA Championship, tied her career-best 18-hole score at a major championship with a 65 to stay within striking distance. Park is a three-time winner of the KPMG Womenโs PGA Championship and would tie Mickey Wright for the most in a career with a win.
LPGA Tour to resume with plenty of testing, maybe some fans
Read full article: LPGA Tour to resume with plenty of testing, maybe some fansThe LPGA Tour was last played on Feb. 16 when Inbee Park won the Women's Australian Open. But I'm excited about what we have.Whan and his staff have been in constant contact with the PGA Tour, now in its sixth week back. The LPGA Tour is to resume July 31 with the LPGA Drive On Championship, a one-time event with a $1 million purse at Inverness Club in Toledo, site of next year's Solheim Cup. The turnaround won't be as quick as it is on the PGA Tour, which has a mobile lab on site. That compares with $75,000 for PGA Tour players who test positive.
No Q-school and no changes to rosters of LPGA-run circuits
Read full article: No Q-school and no changes to rosters of LPGA-run circuitsSymetra Tour players will have to spend an extra year on the developmental circuit. Whan said if the Symetra Tour plays at least eight times in 2020, the top five on the money list would receive LPGA Tour cards. I think for most Symetra Tour players that wanted to play their way off of the tour, this is terrible news. Key to those tournaments is travel restrictions, such as a mandatory quarantine for two weeks when entering a country. At this point we think we can play around the current restrictions, Whan said.
Koepka ready to get back to work after nearly 3 months off
Read full article: Koepka ready to get back to work after nearly 3 months offDuring his short offseason, Koepka had stem cell treatment on his left knee because the patella tendon was partially torn. As Li Haotong of China was making his debut at the Presidents Cup, Guan Tianlang was preparing to qualify for the PGA Tour Series-China. Ishikawa showed signs of getting back to form last year when he won three times on the Japan Golf Tour, his first titles since 2016 and his biggest year in Japan since 2010. Otherwise, the Japan Golf Tour season doesn't start until a week after the Masters. The last seven rounds on the PGA Tour in Hawaii were played under lift, clean and place rules.