ADITI ASHOK

Lydia Ko keeps taking steps toward the top of women's golf again.

As far as LPGA Tour victories, the United States leads the way with six titles. For the most part, the rest of the South Koreans stayed home even after the LPGA Tour resumed in late July of last year. Ashok's performance at the Olympics would have ranked 10th overall from every PGA Tour event dating to 2004. The PGA Tour board voted to award the Olympic champion a spot in the Sentry Tournament of Champions to start the new year provided he is a PGA Tour member. The top 25 earns PGA Tour cards for next season.

The LPGA Tour is two-thirds through the season and the South Koreans are not as dominant as they usually are.

He finished by knocking down Paalam in the first round of the gold medal bout and going on for a comfortable win. Paalam fell just short of winning the first Olympic boxing gold medal in the history of the Philippines after knocking off defending gold medalist Shakhoibidin Zoirov on his way to the final. Now she has an Olympic gold medal and leaves no doubt who’s the best in women’s golf. ___MEDAL ALERTThe U.S. has won its fourth straight Olympic men’s basketball gold medal, holding off France 87-82. ___China’s Cao Yuan is on track to become the second man to win Olympic medals in all four diving events.

(AP Photo/Andy Wong) (Andy Wong)KAWAGOE, Japan — (AP) — Nelly Korda gave the Americans a sweep of gold medals in golf on Saturday, holding on for a one-shot victory in a thrill-a-minute finish to the Olympic women's golf competition. In the end, she needed two putts from just inside 30 feet on the 18th hole for par and a 2-under 69. For the 23-year-old Korda, it was another glittering moment in her dream season. Now she has an Olympic gold medal and leaves no doubt who's the best in women's golf. ___More AP Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/2020-tokyo-olympics and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Nelly Korda has given the Americans an Olympic sweep of gold medals in golf.

The new medal standard in Olympic women’s track has been set.

MIDLAND, Mich. — (AP) — Defending champions Cydney Clanton and Jasmine Suwannapura shot a bogey-free 5-under 65 in alternate-shot play Friday to take a share of the lead into the final round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. Pajaree Anannarukarn and Aditi Ashok had a bogey-free 67 to match Clanton and Suwannapura at 15-under 195 at windy Midland Country Club. “Because today was just so windy, it wasn’t easy at all for today,” said Suwannapura, from Thailand. “You play to be in contention, you play to be in the last group,” Clanton said. Nelly and Jessica Korda, tied for the first-round lead after a 65, were 10 under after a 66.