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Lauren Coughlin leads, but Nelly Korda makes push at Aramco
On Saturday, Lauren Coughlin wasn't quite as sharp as she had been over the first two rounds of the Aramco Championship in Las Vegas, but her 1-over-par 73 was still good enough to keep her ahead of the field with a round to go.,Coughlin settled in at 7-under-par 209 after a round that saw her endur...
Hyo Joo Kim sets 54-hole record in taking control of Ford Championship
South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim took an emphatic step toward defending her title at the Ford Championship on Saturday, setting an LPGA 54-hole record to build a four-stroke lead in Chandler, Ariz.,Despite that hot start, Kim is focused on keeping her approach consistent on Sunday.,"This course, anyone is ...
Eagle helps Nelly Korda grab lead at Ford Championship
Nelly Korda highlighted her 7-under-par 65 with an eagle on Friday as she charged to the lead midway through the Ford Championship in Chandler, Ariz.,Korda is at 16-under 128 through two rounds at the Cattail Course at Whirlwind Golf Club, her career-best 36-hole score.,She is two shots ahead of def...
Lydia Ko fires 60 for early lead at Ford Championship
LPGA Hall of Famer Lydia Ko came extremely close to a mammoth achievement: the second round of 59 in LPGA history.,Ko birdied four of her last five holes to shoot a 12-under-par 60 and set the pace in the first round of the Ford Championship on Thursday in Chandler, Ariz.,The Cattail Course at Whirl...
Hyo Joo Kim never loses grip on lead, captures Fortinet Founders Cup
South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim went wire to wire, holding off Nelly Korda to win the Fortinet Founders Cup by one stroke Sunday in Menlo Park, Calif.,Kim became an eight-time winner on the LPGA Tour, including this event in 2015 in Phoenix, with a 1-over-par 73 for a total of 16-under 272 at Sharon Heigh...
Nelly Korda ends drought, wins weather-shortened LPGA opener
What was more shocking than World No. 2 golfer Nelly Korda going winless in 2025 was below-freezing temperatures and nearly single-digit wind chills halting a tournament in Orlando, Fla.,After a 14-month drought, Korda hoisted a champions' trophy early Sunday afternoon after capturing the Tournament...
Nelly Korda leads Tournament of Champions; play suspended by high winds
Before the third round was suspended due to high winds, World No. 2 Nelly Korda shot an 8-under-par 64 to vault into the lead at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.,Korda, who is seeking her first LPGA Tour victory since November 2024, sat in a tie for eig...
Nelly Korda: Not including women in TGL a 'huge and unbelievable miss'
While women's golf will have its own version of an indoor virtual league starting next winter, one of the top LPGA stars is lamenting the fact that women aren't included in the men's version.,The TGL, featuring top men's stars, is early in its second season.,Asked about the upcoming WTGL, the women'...
Nelly Korda returns after 'preventative' break for neck injury
Nelly Korda said the five weeks she took off from the LPGA Tour were a preventive measure and that she's in strong shape physically as she attempts to break a nearly year-long winless drought at this week's The Annika by Gainbridge.,Korda withdrew from last month's International Crown team event and...
Caitlin Clark enjoys 'powerful' pro-am round with Nelly Korda
Caitlin Clark had two famous guest caddies as she teed it up alongside major champion Nelly Korda for her pro-am round at The Annika by Gainbridge on Wednesday.,Indiana Fever teammates Lexie Hull and Sophie Cunningham came out to support the WNBA star, who participated in the event for the second co...
China's Miranda Wang closer to first tour win at TPC Boston
Rookie Miranda Wang of China moved closer to her first LPGA Tour victory on Saturday by taking a three-stroke lead after three rounds of the FM Championship in Norton, Mass.,Wang carded a bogey-free, 7-under-par 65 to move to 18 under at the rain-softened TPC Boston course. She needed only 24 putts ...
Miranda Wang owns two-stroke lead in weather-delayed FM Championships
China's Miranda Wang followed up her first round of 6-under par 65 with a 66 on Friday and has a two-stroke lead in the weather-delayed FM Championship in Newton, Mass.,Dangerous weather conditions caused three delays in play and half of field still must finish their second rounds. Play was suspende...
Three tied at the top in first round of FM Championships
Allisen Corpuz, England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff and South Korea's Sei Young Kim shot 7 under par rounds of 65 and are tied at the top of the leaderboard at the FM Championship in Norton, Mass.,Twenty-seven other players are within four shots of the lead as exactly half of the 144-player field played th...
Nelly Korda marvels at Lottie Woad's 'absolutely amazing' game
Lottie Woad's meteoric rise to golf stardom has impressed many of her fellow competitors, including World No. 1 Nelly Korda.,The two were paired together at last week's Scottish Open, which Woad won by three strokes in her professional debut. The world's No. 1-ranked amateur just two weeks ago, Woad...
Nelly Korda in search of first win of season at Evian Championship
Since it became the fifth major of women's golf in 2013, the Evian Championship has crowned a litany of highly ranked champions. It's not a tournament where surprises tend to happen.,This week, the likes of Nelly Korda and Jeeno Thitikul will try to add their own chapters to this brief history as th...
Nelly Korda suffers neck spasm, but will be ready for Women’s PGA
World No. 1 Nelly Korda attended a press conference Tuesday at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship with therapeutic tape on her neck.,Korda explained that she suffered a spasm the day before during practice at PGA Frisco, the site of this week's major championship.,"I hit a shot out of the rough yeste...
Maja Stark captures U.S. Women's Open for first major title
Maja Stark has won tournaments around the world, but a professional victory in the United States eluded her.,Now she's a U.S. Women's Open champion.,Stark carded an even-par 72 to win the second major of the year by two shots Sunday at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis.,Stark led the championship by one strok...
Nelly Korda chasing first win of '25, U.S. Women's Open breakthrough
Nelly Korda ranks No. 1 in the world despite being without a win on the LPGA Tour halfway through the season but insists there's no added pressure for a breakthrough at the Women's U.S. Open at Erin Hills Golf Club in Wisconsin this week. ,"I don't try and think about it," said Korda, who had seven ...
World No. 2 Jeeno Thitikul takes 1-shot lead into Americas' final round
Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand fired a 7-under-par 65 on Saturday to claim a 1-shot lead over France's Celine Boutier heading into the final round of the Mizuho Americas Open at windswept Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J.,Seeking her first title since last November's CME Group Tour Champio...
World No. 1 Nelly Korda grabs share of lead at Mizuho Americas Open
Nelly Korda used a late birdie spurt to claw her way into a tie for the lead at the Mizuho Americas Open on Friday in Jersey City, N.J.,The World No. 1 shot her second straight round of 68 at Liberty National Golf Club to move to 8-under-par 136 for the event, tied with South Korean Somi Lee, who sh...