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Nelly Korda rallies to win 3rd straight LPGA Tour start at Ford Championship
Read full article: Nelly Korda rallies to win 3rd straight LPGA Tour start at Ford ChampionshipTop-ranked Nelly Korda became the first LPGA Tour player in eight years to win three straight starts, shooting a 7-under 65 in soggy conditions for a two-stroke victory in the Ford Championship.
Nelly Korda 3 shots back at LPGA Tour's Ford Championship in bid to win 3 straight starts
Read full article: Nelly Korda 3 shots back at LPGA Tour's Ford Championship in bid to win 3 straight startsNelly Korda shot a 6-under 66 in the first round of the Ford Championship and is thee shots back in her bid to win three straight LPGA Tour starts.
Leona Maguire plays last 6 holes in 6 under, comes from behind to win Meijer LPGA Classic
Read full article: Leona Maguire plays last 6 holes in 6 under, comes from behind to win Meijer LPGA ClassicLeona Maguire played her final six holes in 6 under and shot an 8-under 64 to win the Meijer LPGA Classic by two strokes, her second tour victory.
Amy Yang takes the Meijer LPGA Classic lead with her third straight 67
Read full article: Amy Yang takes the Meijer LPGA Classic lead with her third straight 67Amy Yang birdied all five par 5s at Blythefield and shot her third straight 5-under 67 to take the third-round lead Saturday in the Meijer LPGA Classic.
Boutier 1st at Superstition Mountain as Jutanugarn struggles
Read full article: Boutier 1st at Superstition Mountain as Jutanugarn strugglesCeline Boutier of France had an eagle and six birdies in a round of 7-under 65 and moved atop the leaderboard when Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand stumbled down the stretch in Saturdayโs third round of the LPGA Drive on Championship.
US Women's Open pushed to Monday because of thunderstorms
Read full article: US Women's Open pushed to Monday because of thunderstormsRain falls during a weather delay in the final round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Houston. The U.S. Women's Open was postponed from early June because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be the first Monday finish for the U.S. Women's Open since So Yeon Ryu won at The Broadmoor in Colorado in 2011. Se Ri Pak was the most recent in 1998 at the LPGA Championship and U.S. Women's Open. They will pick up where they left off on Monday; the USGA decided against calling the final round a wash and starting over.
No longer a surprise, Shibuno leads by 3 at US Women's Open
Read full article: No longer a surprise, Shibuno leads by 3 at US Women's OpenHinako Shibuno, of Japan, smiles after putting on the 17th green during the second round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament in Houston, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. That was bright as ever Friday as the Japanese star posted a 4-under 67 and opened a three-shot lead going into the weekend of the U.S. Women's Open. She looked the part of a major champion at the U.S. Women's Open, where the forecast of rain and strong wind never quite materialized. The USGA used two courses for the first time because the pandemic forced the Women's Open to be postponed six months to December with limited daylight. Kerr played bogey-free at Jackrabbit and shot 69, and the 43-year-old former Open champion says the injury at least has tempered her expectation.
Lewis, Munoz share lead at Ladies Scottish Open
Read full article: Lewis, Munoz share lead at Ladies Scottish OpenNORTH BERWICK American golfer Stacy Lewis shot a 5-under 66 for the lowest round of the week at the Ladies Scottish Open to take a share of the lead with Azahara Munoz after the second round on Friday. Lewis, a former top-ranked player and a 12-time LPGA Tour champion, birdied the final four holes to bounce back from her only dropped shot -- at the 12th -- at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick. The two-time major winner is looking for her first win in nearly three years since when she has given birth to her first child, Chesnee to take into next weeks Womens British Open, which she won in 2013. Jennifer Song was a stroke behind after a 70, with Amy Olson and Olivia Cowan a further shot back after 71s. It is the first international event on the LPGA Tour since the Womens Australian Open in February.
Thomas assured $2 million bonus as tour heads to postseason
Read full article: Thomas assured $2 million bonus as tour heads to postseasonHe has not made it to the Tour Championship since 2017, the year of his last victory. CLUTCH PARFormer Masters champion Charl Schwartzel had reason to celebrate on Friday without ever being in the hunt at the PGA Championship. That got the attention of the PGA of America, which gave him an exemption into the PGA Championship. The LOCALiQ Series for players on the Canadian, China and Latin America circuits for the PGA Tour now has a conclusion. STAT OF THE WEEKIn the last five years of the PGA Championship, players have posted all four rounds in the 60s without winning 16 times.