JENNIFER KUPCHO

Minjee Lee had an eagle-birdie run on the back nine and took a one-shot lead over Madelene Sagstrom Saturday, heading into the final round of the Cognizant Founders Cup.

The “ManningCast” so popular on “Monday Night Football” is coming to major championship golf.

Six strokes ahead entering the round, Kupcho shot a 2-over 74 for a two-stroke victory over Jessica Korda in The Chevron Championship. Korda shot a 69. Kupcho pushed the advantage to four with a 3-foot birdie putt on the 15th, and Korda missed a 12-foot birdie try soon after on 16. The first U.S. winner since Brittany Lincicome in 2015, Kupcho opened Thursday with a 66 for a share of the lead. She had a 70 on Friday and shot 64 on Saturday to break the tournament 54-hole record at 16 under.

Jennifer Kupcho took the last victory leap into Poppie’s Pond, ending the tournament best known as the Dinah Shore’s half-century run at Mission Hills.

Kupcho shot an 8-under 64 on anther hot and sunny afternoon in the Coachella Valley for a tournament-record 16-under 200 total. Defending champion Patty Tavatanakit, playing alongside Kupcho in the second-to-last group, was second after a 70. The tournament that started in 1972 and became a major in 1983 is moving to Houston after failing to attract a sponsor willing to keep it at history-packed Mission Hills. But Tavatanakit missed the eagle putt and Kupcho got up-and-down for birdie, holing a 6-footer to match Tavatanakit. Kupcho broke the 54-hole record of 14 under set by Pernilla Lindberg in 2018 and matched by Tavatanakit last year.

Jennifer Kupcho started fast and kept on going in The Chevron Championship to take a six-stroke lead into the last round ever at Mission Hills in the major championship.

Hinako Shibuno shot a 6-under 66 in The Chevron Championship to take the second-round lead.

“Honestly, I think it’s just being comfortable on this golf course,” Kupcho said. Kupcho shot a 6-under 66 in sunny and calm morning conditions to join fellow early starter Minjee Lee atop the leaderboard after the first round of the final edition of the major championship at Mission Hills. “I really like the layout of this golf course, the beautiful shape that it’s in every year,” Kupcho said. The golf course is playing as good as ever." “You really need to hit fairways on a major golf course, so that was like my biggest thing today, to hit a bunch of fairways,” Kupcho said.

Jennifer Kupcho and Minjee Lee shared the lead in The Chevron Championship at 6-under 66 after the first round of the major tournament’s final edition at Mission Hills.

Low scores ruled the day again at Pelican Golf Club, with 10 rounds at 65 or better. “I’ve been hitting it actually really close this week, giving myself a lot of opportunities,” Korda said. Korda finished her round with a 9-iron from 128 yards that floated out of the sky to 3 feet. She has gone more than two years since her last LPGA Tour victory, having already squandered a great chance earlier this year at the U.S. Women's Open. Lauren Coughlin was a late entry into the field at Pelican Golf Club and is making the most of it.

Kim missed out on Monday qualifying, received a late sponsor exemption and responded with rounds of 65-66 to sit just two shots off the lead. 98 in the Race to the CME Globe, and only the top 100 keep full cards for next year after this event. So not being in control of my own destiny, not a big fan of that,” Kim said. “I don't know if I necessarily have it figured out,” said Kupcho, who had 12 birdies over her last 28 holes. She has not won since the ShopRite LPGA Classic more than two years ago and has slipped to No.

Carlota Ciganda overcame an early double bogey in chilly morning conditions Thursday for a 4-under 68 and a share of the first-round lead in the Cambia Portland Classic.

Europe has retained the Solheim Cup.

APTOPIX Solheim Cup Golf Europe's Leona Maguire celebrates after a putt on the 14th hole during the foursome matches at the Solheim Cup golf tournament, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer) (David Dermer)TOLEDO, Ohio — (AP) — Leona Maguire and Mel Reid arrived at Inverness last week as strangers. Reid and Maguire, who barely knew each other before European captain Catriona Matthew paired them following a series of energetic practice rounds, went 2-0-1 on the weekend. Maguire, a 26-year-old former college star at Duke who is the first Irishwoman to make a Solheim Cup team, is 3-0-1 so far. Europe is trying to win on U.S. soil for just the second time in the 31-year history of the event.

Defending champion Europe will take a 9-7 lead into the final day of the Solheim Cup.

Defending champion Europe rode a dominant performance in the alternate-shot format to surge to a 5 1/2-2 1/2 lead at the Solheim Cup.

The American Solheim Cup team is using a “pod” system in hopes of bringing the Cup back to the United States.

Stacy Lewis is going home to Ohio for the Solheim Cup.

Anna Nordqvist has secured a bonus reward for winning the Women’s British Open.

Nasa Hataoka opened a six-stroke lead Saturday in the Marathon LPGA Classic, birdieing four of the last five holes for a 7-under 64.

LPGA Tour Golf Nasa Hataoka hits out of a trap on the No. 17 hole during the second round the LPGA Marathon Classic golf tournament Friday, July 9, 2021, at Highland Meadows in Sylvania , Ohio. (Jeremy Wadsworth/The Blade via AP) (Jeremy Wadsworth)SYLVANIA, Ohio — (AP) — Nasa Hataoka needed another birdie streak to hang onto the lead Friday in the Marathon LPGA Classic. Hataoka had a 12-under 130 total at Highland Meadows. “Putting myself in contention for the weekend, it feels really, really good.

High school junior Megha Ganne shot a 4-under 67 on Thursday to become the first amateur in 15 years to have a share of the lead after any round at the U.S. Women’s Open.

Tsubasa Kajitani of Japan is the second winner of the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Albane Valenzuela misses a putt during the final round of the LPGA Drive On Championship at Golden Ocala in Ocala, Florida on Sunday, March 7, 2020. [Alan Youngblood/Special to the Ocala Star-Banner]OCALA, Fla. – Austin Ernst won the Drive On Championship on Sunday for her third LPGA Tour title, pulling away to beat fellow former NCAA champion Jennifer Kupcho by five strokes at Golden Ocala. She won the NCAA title in 2011. It’s just unfortunate that’s when mine came for the week.”Winless on the tour, the former 23-year-old former Wake Forest star from Colorado won the NCAA title in 2018 and the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur in 2019. Nelly Korda, tied with Ernst and Kupcho for the first-round lead, had weekend rounds of 76 and 75 to tie for 28th at even par.

Jennifer Kupcho watches her tee shot on the seventh hole during the second round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at the Aronimink Golf Club, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Newtown Square, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Kim birdied five of the final six holes as darkness fell Friday at Aronimink for a 5-under 65 and the second-round lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. She tied Karrie Webb (2001) and Sarah Kemp (2011) for the lowest nine-hole score in the Women’s PGA Championship. “The birdie on 14 was pretty good because it was a long birdie putt, and that’s when I started the four-birdie streak,” Kim said. A 10-time LPGA Tour winner, Kim is looking for her first major victory. She was runner-up at the 2015 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and tied for second at the Evian Championship in 2018.