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Flavio Cobolli pulls upset in DC semifinal
Tenth-seeded Flavio Cobolli came from a set down to knock off second-seeded Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in one semifinal of the Mubadala Citi DC Open at Washington D.C. on Saturday night.,In Sunday's final, Cobolli will face Sebastian Korda. The fourth seed defeated fifth-seeded Frances Tiafoe 6-4, 6-...
Nelly Korda: ‘Gone through every emotion possible’ in ‘24
Rest is the buzzword as Nelly Korda prepares to compete at the Amundi Evian Championship in Evian-les-Bains, France, this weekend.,The world's No. 1 player has felt fortunate to be able to recharge in recent weeks, spending time with family at home in Bradenton, Fla. in anticipation of the upcoming ...
World No. 1 Nelly Korda leads U.S. team for Paris Games
World No. 1 Nelly Korda will lead the U.S. women's golf team at the Olympic Games this summer in Paris.,USA Golf announced Tuesday that Korda, Lilia Vu and Rose Zhang will represent the Stars and Stripes.,Korda is the defending gold medalist from the Tokyo Games, while Vu and Zhang will make their O...
Sarah Schmelzel shares Women's PGA lead; Nelly Korda misses cut
Sarah Schmelzel, who has never won an LPGA event nor finished in the top 10 at a major, shares the lead midway through the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Sammamish, Wash.,The 30-year-old Phoenix native shot a 5-under-par 67 on Friday at Sahalee Country Club to move to 6-under 138, leaving her atop...
Nelly Korda plans to stay aggressive at tight Sahalee track
Nelly Korda won't let claustrophobic fairways or two missed cuts in a row keep her from going full-throttle at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.,The World No. 1 said her strategy for this week's major championship at Sahalee Country Club is to get the driver in her hands as often as possible.,"Stil...
Ally Ewing, Grace Kim tied for lead at Meijer LPGA Classic
Ally Ewing shot a scorching, 9-under 63 to move into a tie with Australia's Grace Kim for the 36-hole lead at the Meijer LPGA Classic on Friday in Belmont, Mich.,Ewing and Kim stand at 11-under 133 after two trips around Blythefield Country Club after Kim posted a 65 Friday. They are two shots ahead...
Wichanee Meechai leads U.S. Women's Open as Nelly Korda misses cut
Wichanee Meechai of Thailand kicked off her round with four straight birdies before signing for a 3-under 67 and taking a two-shot lead into the weekend at the U.S. Women's Open on Friday at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.,Meechai is 4-under 136 at the midway point of the major championship, one of on...
Yuka Saso on top after challenging first day of U.S. Women's Open
Yuka Saso's search for a second U.S. Women's Open title got a boost when she carded a 2-under-par 68 to take the first-round lead on Thursday at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club.,The Filipino-born Japanese golfer's only LPGA win came at the 2021 U.S. Women's Open. She found her way back to the top of th...
Brooke Henderson: Nelly Korda's dominance 'good for the game'
Brooke Henderson has a trio of third-place finishes among her five top-10s so far in 2024, but she arrived at this week's U.S. Women's Open riding a 16-month winless drought.,Snapping that streak could be difficult going up against World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who has won six of her past seven starts an...
Nelly Korda back in winner's circle at Mizuho Americas Open
Nelly Korda outlasted Hannah Green of Australia down the stretch to win the Mizuho Americas Open on Sunday in Jersey City, N.J.,The World No. 1 earned her sixth win in seven starts after her five-tournament winning streak came to a halt last week. Her 1-under 71 was enough to get to 14-under 274 and...
Nelly Korda catapults into two-shot lead at Jersey City
Nelly Korda fired a 7-under 65 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead entering the final round of the Mizuho Americas Open at Jersey City, N.J.,The solid round puts Korda in position to win for the sixth time in her past seven tournaments. She is at 13-under 203 after three rounds at Liberty National...
Atthaya Thitikul surges in front at Mizuho Americas Open
Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand birdied five of her last seven holes to charge into the second-round lead at the Mizuho Americas Open on Friday in Jersey City, N.J.,Thitikul matched the low round of the day with a 7-under 65 at Liberty National Golf Club to get to 9-under 135 for the tournament. That g...