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Brooke Henderson is off to a flying start in the new LPGA Tour season.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Hilton Grand Vacations LPGA Tournament of Champions begins on Thursday morning at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club. Defending champion Danielle Kang is one of 29 LPGA Tour pros in the field. Kang shot a final round 68 in 2022 to win the title after losing in a playoff in 2021. The first round begins on Thursday morning and the final round is set for Sunday. BREAK THE GLASS: @alfonso_ribeiro shattered it twice for the celebs, but @Marina_Deee won it for the @LPGA pros in sudden death.

Hall of Fame golfer Kathy Whitworth, who won more tournaments than anyone on the LPGA and PGA tours, died Saturday. Remembering the legend ⬇️ https://t.co/RskmaVPSKw — LPGA (@LPGA) December 25, 2022Odle did not disclose a cause of death. “Mickey (Wright) was the greatest golfer, but Kathy was the greatest winner,” LPGA founder Louise Suggs once said of Whitworth. 88x Tour winner Kathy Whitworth explains her nickname for @Jrprotalker 😂 pic.twitter.com/53PNupUkup — LPGA (@LPGA) September 30, 2022Her final victory came in 1985 at the United Virginia Bank Classic, the AP reported. We all mourn with Bettye, her family and the entire golf world.”Rest in Peace Kathy Whitworth, the greatest winner in @LPGA history.

Kathy Whitworth, the LPGA Tour's winningest golfer, died over the weekend, according to her family and the organization. She was 83.

NASSAU, Bahamas — (AP) — Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson are representing the LPGA Tour this week in the QBE Shootout. The QBE Shootout will become a mixed-team event starting in 2023, returning such a format to the schedule for the first time since the JC Penney Classic in 1999. The QBE Shootout dates to 1989 when it was more commonly known as the Shark Shootout. And if you were in contention, it was a grind.”The QBE Shootout has featured a few LPGA players in recent years. The key is how many top PGA Tour players are interested, though not many of them play now in the QBE Shootout.

Nelly Korda and Lexi Thompson can expect plenty of more LPGA faces next year in the QBE Shootout.

Lydia Ko never won more in one day than on Sunday in the CME Group Tour Championship.

Lydia Ko is in total control at the halfway mark of the CME Group Tour Championship.

The LPGA has not played there since October 2019, canceling each of its last five planned events in China after the coronavirus pandemic. “The LPGA Tour has never had better or more committed partners who see the commercial value in investing in women’s sports and who understand how their partnerships elevate women and girls on and off the golf course,” LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan said. The five women’s golf majors account for $37.9 million of the planned purses, led by $10 million set to be paid out at the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach next July. Every tournament on the 2023 slate carries a purse of at least $1.5 million, and there are only four with purses that small. The $2 million first-place prize matches what will be awarded to the winner this weekend in Naples, and is the biggest single check in women’s golf.

Ko responded with eight birdies, including four in a row late in the round at Tiburon Golf Club, that sent her to a 7-under 65 and a one-shot lead in the LPGA Tour season finale. So much as at stake this week, even beyond the $2 million prize to the winner. Ko has a one-point lead in the race for LPGA Tour player of the year. I want to try to grab it when it's there.”It's all right in front of Ko, who has two wins in what she considers her most consistent year on the LPGA Tour. Lee, who already has set an LPGA Tour record with $3.7 million in earnings this season, opened with a 71.

Lydia Ko has shot 65 for a one-shot lead in the CME Group Tour Championship.

Allisen Corpuz has a chance to cap off her rookie season on the LPGA Tour in style.

BELLEAIR, Fla. — (AP) — Maria Fassi always knew a good putting stroke to go along with her explosive power would lead to low scores. Fassi powered her way across the rain-softened Pelican Golf Club and rode a smooth putting stroke to an 8-under 62, her career low on the LPGA Tour, giving her an early two-shot in the Pelican Women's Championship. This is the final tournament before the leading 60 players qualify for the CME Group Tour Championship with its $7 million purse. “I think every single one of us out here wants to finish the year at CME,” Fassi said. It took her until her 15th start on the LPGA Tour to seriously contend, tying for third in Cincinnati.

The one development from washing out the opening round: Hye-Jin Choi decided to withdraw, meaning Atthaya Thitikul has clinched the points-based award for LPGA rookie of the year. The Pelican Women's Championship is the penultimate event on the schedule. The leading 60 players advance next week to the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, which offers a $7 million purse. Choi would have had to win the Pelican Women's Championship to have any chance at rookie of the year. Thitikul is the second player to be LPGA rookie of the year and reach No.

Tropical Storm Nicole has forced the LPGA Tour to shorten the Pelican Women's Championship to 54 holes.

There's a new No. 1 in women's golf.

Jodi Ewart Shadoff is finally an LPGA Tour winner in her 246th start, closing with a 1-under 71 in a nervy final round Sunday for a one-shot victory in the LPGA Mediheal Championship. Ewart Shadoff went wire-to-wire at The Saticoy Club, and the final round felt more like a roller coaster. Paula Reto of South Africa had four birdies and took the lead when Ewart Shadoff made bogey on the par-3 ninth hole.

Charley Hull has won The Ascendant LPGA in Texas for her first LPGA Tour title in nearly six years.

Charley Hull is forcing herself to spend more time with her putting.

PORTLAND, Ore. — (AP) — Andrea Lee and Lilia Vu both reached No. 1 in the women's world amateur ranking when they were in college. Now they have a shot at their first LPGA Tour victory. Vu was an All-American at UCLA who earned her LPGA Tour card back for this year through the Epson Tour. Stark is playing her first tournament as an LPGA Tour member.

CINCINNATI — (AP) — Ally Ewing ran off five straight on the back nine Sunday and closed with a 7-under 65 to hold off Xiyu Lin and win the Kroger Queen City Championship in the LPGA Tour's return to Cincinnati. Lin started the final round two shots behind and made up ground quickly with a pair of birdies. Ewing had to make a 7-footer to match birdies with Lin on the par-5 12th and stay tied, and then the American kept going. Lin made an 18-foot birdie on the 456-yard closing hole into a breeze — only the 20th birdie all week on No. After Lin made her birdie, Ewing calmly rapped in the par to finish at 22-under 266.

Ally Ewing hadn't finished in the top 10 all year on the LPGA Tour.

CINCINNATI — (AP) — Ally Ewing shot into the lead with a fast start and stayed there on a soggy course Saturday for a 5-under 67 to build a one-shot lead over Maria Fassi in the Kroger Queen City Championship. She has six birdies and was bogey-free until the final hole, playing even longer than its 446 yards because of the soggy conditions that allowed for preferred lies. Khang and Kemp are trying to win on the LPGA Tour for the first time. Khang finished one shot behind Gary Lopez a week ago at the Dana Open as the final group struggled. More soggy conditions are expected for the final round in Cincinnati, which has not had the LPGA Tour in town since 1989.

Ally Ewing takes a one-shot lead into the final round of the Kroger Queen City Championship.

Lee6 has gone three years since her lone win on the LPGA Tour at the 2019 U.S. Women's Open, and the 26-year-old South Korean hasn't contended since Singapore at the HSBC Women's World Championship. “It was a good bogey-free round, and it's been a while I played bogey-free, so I'm really satisfied with my game today,” Lee6 said. A teenager still in high school will be around for the weekend at the first LPGA Tour event in Cincinnati since 1989. The weekend will not include U.S. Women's Open champion Minjee Lee, who leads the Race to CME Globe, or American star Lexi Thompson. Fassi, Kemp and Khang have yet to win on the LPGA Tour, though this year already has produced eight first-time winners.

Jeongeun Lee6 has the 36-hole lead after a 63 at the LPGA Tour event in Cincinnati.

She had a 77 at Muirfield when she missed the cut in the Women's British Open. Lin is coming off a tie for seventh at the Dana Open, showing signs of life after a good start to the year. Playing in the afternoon, she opened with three straight birdies on the back nine, made par, and then added two more birdies. “I still do need to adjust my tee shots, but other than that, my iron and putting is good. For her third straight start, the teenager made only two birdies and very few mistakes.

Thompson was 12 when she first qualified for the U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles. Seven years later, Li broke her record when she qualified for the 2014 Women's Open at Pinehurst No. Li secured her LPGA Tour card for next year with two wins and a runner-up finish on the Epson Tour, which offers LPGA cards to its leading 10 players. Li received a sponsor's invitation in Canada last week and tied for ninth in the CP Women's Open, which got her into the field in Ohio. Now she has a chance to win and join the LPGA Tour for its final two months of the season.

SYLVANIA, Ohio — (AP) — Lucy Li already is assured of an LPGA Tour card for next year. Li had five birdies in a seven-hole stretch on the back nine and kept bogeys off her card the rest of the way for a 7-under 64 that gave her a two-shot lead in the Dana Open. Li is best known for becoming the youngest player in the U.S. Women's Open when she qualified at age 11 in 2014 at Pinehurst No. Li had an exemption to play in Canada last week in the CP Women's Open, and her tie for ninth got her into the Dana Open. I’m just trying to have a good time.”Yin was among three players who shared the lead after the first round.

OTTAWA, Ontario — (AP) — Paula Reto won the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour victory, closing with a 4-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Nelly Korda and Hye-Jin Choi. Reto finished at 19-under 265 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. 1 ranking, also shooting a 67. Choi, tied for the third-round lead with fellow South Korean rookie Narin An, had a 69. Alena Sharp was the top Canadian, shooting a 67 to tie for 17th at 10 under.

OTTAWA, Ontario — (AP) — Narin An shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to top the leaderboard Friday in the suspended second round of the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. An had her second straight bogey-free round at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club after opening with a 64 on Thursday. An LPGA Tour rookie after winning twice in South Korea, the 26-year-old An had a 13-under 129 total. The third-ranked Korda was 11 under with Hye-Jin Choi of South Korea and first-round leader Paula Reto of South Africa. Maddie Szeryk was the top Canadian, shooting a 68 to get to 7 under.

OTTAWA, Ontario — (AP) — Paula Reto shot a course-record 9-under 62 on Thursday at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club to take a two-stroke lead in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. “It’s not something I’m familiar with,” Reto said about the low score. “A lot of putts went in and that kind of makes the round easier. “I didn’t know it was the course record, so kind of finding out after my round takes the pressure off,” Reto said. You know, I’m hoping to do some more good rounds coming here.”Narin An of South Korea was second after a bogey-free 64.

The tournament is co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour, giving the former Oklahoma State star access to join the LPGA. Stark started the final round two shots behind Amanda Doherty and quickly seized control with a 31 on the front nine at Galgorm Castle. The tournament was held at Galgorm Castle and Massereene, played concurrently with an official European tour event. Stark won two times on the LET late last year. The LPGA Tour has nine tournaments left on its schedule before the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in November.

IRVINE, Scotland — (AP) — Ayaka Furue of Japan ran off six straight birdies in the middle of her round and rallied from a four-shot deficit with a 10-under 62 to win the Women's Scottish Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title. A seven-time winner on the Japan LPGA — once as an amateur — Furue became the second rookie to win on the LPGA Tour this year, and she did it in style at Dundonald Links. Furue finished at 21-under 267 and won $300,000, along with valuable momentum going into the final major of the year next week in the Women's British Open at Muirfield. She began to show her full potential late last year on the Japan LPGA when Furue won three tournaments in a four-week stretch and tied for third in the other. Furue finished second on the money list behind Olympic silver-medalist Moni Inami, earned an LPGA card through the qualifying tournament and came into the Women's Scottish Open at No.

MIDLAND, Mich. — (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, closing with a 9-under 61 in best-ball play for a five-stroke victory in the LPGA Tour's lone team event. They opened Wednesday with a 68 in alternate shot, shot a best-ball 61 on Thursday and took a four-stroke lead Friday with an alternate-shot 64. Kupcho won for the third time this year and in her career, while Salas won her second tour title. Kupcho won the major Chevron Championship in early April in the California desert and the Meijer LPGA Classic last month in Belmont, Michigan. The 51-year-old Sorenstam made her second LPGA Tour start of the year and only her third since retiring after the 2008 season.

MIDLAND, Mich. — (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas shot a 6-under 64 in alternate-shot play Friday to take a four-stroke lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. Kupcho and Salas had a 17-under 193 total with a better-ball round left at Midland Country Club in the LPGA Tour's lone team event. We kind of both exchanged sorries and came out with par.”Salas won the 2014 Kingsmill Championship for her lone tour title. Annika Sorenstam and Madelene Sagstrom, tied for the first-round lead, were tied for 18th at 7 under after a 72. The 51-year-old Sorenstam is making her second LPGA Tour start of the year and only her third since retiring after the 2008 season.

“I know that sounds so boring and I’m so sorry for that, but we’re just going to keep doing what we’re doing. I think what we’ve been doing has been working really well.”Sorenstam and Sagstrom slipped back with a 66. Sorenstam is making her second LPGA Tour start of the year and only her third since retiring after the 2008 season. Sorenstam and Sagstrom were 9 under with Karrie Webb-Marina Alex (62) , Sophia Popov-Anne van Dam (61) and A Lim Kim-Yealimi Noh (62). That will start the European portion of the LPGA Tour schedule that includes the Women’s British Open at Muirfield.

American Century Golf Annika Sorenstam watches a tee shot on the second hole during the first round of the American Century Celebrity Championship golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Stateline, Nev., Friday, July 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes) (Tom R. Smedes)MIDLAND, Mich. — (AP) — Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam was back on top of an LPGA Tour leaderboard Wednesday, teaming with Madelene Sagstrom in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. Sorenstam and Sagstrom shot a 5-under 65 in alternate-shot play at Midland Country Club for a share of the first-round lead with fellow late starters Pauline Roussin and Dewi Weber. The 51-year-old Sorenstam is making her second LPGA Tour start of the season and only her third since retiring after the 2008 season. That will start the European portion of the LPGA Tour schedule that includes the Women’s British Open at Muirfield.

Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam was back on top of an LPGA Tour leaderboard Wednesday, teaming with Madelene Sagstrom in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam was back on top of an LPGA Tour leaderboard Wednesday, teaming with Madelene Sagstrom in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. “It is different because it’s a team format,” Sorenstam said. The 51-year-old Sorenstam is making her second LPGA Tour start of the year and only her third since retiring after the 2008 season.

The PGA Tour and LPGA Tour have canceled their tournaments in Shanghai that were scheduled for October because of ongoing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The HSBC Champions, part of the World Golf Championships series, was canceled for the third straight year. It was to be played at Sheshan International on Oct. 27-30. The Buick LPGA Shanghai was to be held Oct. 13-16 at Qizhong Garden Golf Club. Both decisions were made with the China Golf Association, which approves golf tournaments.

APTOPIX US Womens Open Golf Minjee Lee, of Australia, kisses the Harton S. Semple Trophy after Lee won the final round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at the Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., on Sunday, June 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Steve Helber)The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is doubling the size of its purse to $9 million, another boost to the women’s game that brings prize money for the five majors to nearly triple the amount from a decade ago. The Women’s PGA Champion starts Thursday at Congressional Country Club, which has hosted the U.S. Open three times. The Chevron Championship had a $5 million purse, nearly $2 million more than the previous year. “This is a very big day for the LPGA, for women’s golf and for women’s sports,” Marcoux Samaan said.

The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is doubling the size of its purse to $9 million.

LPGA Tour Golf Brooke M. Henderson, of Canada, holds the trophy after winning the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament, Sunday, June 12, 2022, in Galloway, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Matt Rourke)GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — (AP) — Brooke Henderson eagled the first playoff hole and beat Lindsey Weaver-Wright to capture the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Sunday for her 11th win on tour. Henderson shot a bogey-free, final-round 7-under 64 at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club to win for the first time in a year. 17 and a 10-footer at the par-5 final hole for a 65. Henderson got within 10 feet of the cup with her second shot while Weaver-Wright was short of the green. Jodi Eward Shadoff of England made an eagle on the final hole to finish a shot behind the leaders at 11 under.

LPGA Tour Golf Stephanie Kyriacou, of Australia, tees off on the 13th hole during the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic golf tournament, Friday, June 10, 2022, in Galloway, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Matt Rourke)GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — (AP) — Australian rookie Stephanie Kyriacou shot a bogey-free, 6-under 65 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the ShopRite LPGA Classic at Seaview Hotel and Golf Club. Twenty-time LPGA Tour winner Cristie Kerr and former local teaching pro Meaghan Francella were in the group at 68. Kyriacou benefitted from some advice from LPGA Hall of Famer and Australian compatriot Karrie Webb earlier in the week. Some of the loudest ovations were for Alex, the local favorite who made her LPGA Tour debut at the ShopRite Classic in 2012. Francella is playing in her first LPGA Tour tournament in nine years, also a fan favorite.

US Womens Open Golf Minjee Lee, of Australia, hits off the 15th tee during the second round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at the Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. on Friday, June 3, 2022. 1 player vaulted into contention for a third major championship Friday, playing the final five holes in 3 under to pull within three shots of second-round Minjee Lee and Mina Harigae at the U.S. Women’s Open. Harigae and Lee were at 9-under 133 after 36 holes at Pine Needles. Lee shot a 5-under 66, and Harigae had a 69. It looked for a while like Harigae might maintain sole possession of the lead for a second straight day.

Jin Young Ko never seems to stress.

US Womens Open Golf Nelly Korda hits off the nineth tee during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at the Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Steve Helber)SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. — (AP) — Women’s golf is on the rise, a momentum swing not lost on fans and sponsors. Tickets sales for this week’s U.S. Women’s Open are up more than 50% over the three-year, pre-COVID average, according to the USGA. Yuka Saso, with dual citizenship in The Philippines and Japan, won the U.S. Women's Open last year at age 19. “It’s so neat so see that women’s golf is in good hands,” she said.

With an abundance of rising young stars gaining notoriety, women's golf is drawing more attention — and sponsorships — in the post-Covid era.

Ji, the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open winner at Saucon Valley, took the last spot at Pine Needles with her sixth LPGA Tour victory and first since 2019. At 36, Ji became the oldest South Korean winner in LPGA Tour history. Furue took the par-4 11th with her lone birdie of the match, and Ji countered with a par win on the par-4 12th. In the windy morning semifinals, Ji beat Andrea Lee 4 and 3, and Furue edged Lilia Vu 2 and 1. On Saturday, Ji beat 20th-seeded Hye-Jin Choi 2 and 1 in the round of 16 and routed 12th-seeded Madelene Sagstrom 7 and 6 in the quarterfinals.

Three down after five holes and again after seven in triple-digit heat, Altomare cut her deficit to one at the turn with a birdie on No. “I didn’t start off the way that I wanted to but, if I’ve learned anything from Solheim the last couple years, it’s you just can’t give up because you never know what’s going to happen in match play,” Altomare said. Altomare (1-1) will face Youngin Chun (0-2) on Friday, and Lee (1-1) will play Caroline Masson (2-0). Lee is trying to win for the second straight event after taking the Founders Cup on May 15 in New Jersey. “I wouldn’t say intimidated, but I just knew I had to play well,” Altomare said.

Looking for her first LPGA Tour win since 2019, Thompson rallied from three down and grabbed a share of the lead with a birdie at No. Thompson and Lee traded birdies on the par-5 12th, but Thompson closed with six straight pars for a 69. Thompson had birdie opportunities on the final two holes that she failed to convert before Lee closed it in style with a short birdie of her own. Sagstrom, who was a shot behind Lee at the start, closed with a 72 despite a quadruple bogey at No. Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Anna Davis finished at 3 under while playing her second straight tour event on a sponsor exemption.

The 25-year-old Australian who had a three-shot lead at the halfway point, was at 17-under 199 after 54 holes. Sagstrom, the Swede who had the first-round lead after a 63, had the best third-round with a 67. Lexi Thompson started the round tied with Sagstrom at 11 under, and was alone in third, three shots back after a 69. Lee followed with the eagle and birdie on putts ranging from 15-to-18 feet and never lost the lead. Ally Ewing, who was tied for second after two rounds, never got anything going in posting a 74.

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.

Sagstrom, a runner-up last year in the Women's British Open, made birdies in batches, finishing with nine in a bogey-free round. “Definitely stroking it really well, reading the greens well,” said Khang, who tied for third at Palos Verdes in the last event. “I was originally planning to play in Palos Verdes last week, but I decided take the two weeks off and gear up for this tournament,” Hataoka said. Ko, who finished second at Palos Verdes in the last event, had six birdies and three bogeys — caused by failing to hit the fairways. She made the cut in the Palos Verdes Championship in California, which was won by Marina Alex.

Madelene Sagstrom shot a flawless 9-under 63 during a round she felt holes kept getting larger and grabbed a one-stroke lead over Megan Khang after the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday.

Marina Alex won the Palos Verdes Championship on Sunday for her second LPGA Tour title, breaking a tie with a two-putt birdie on the par-5 16th and parring the final two holes for a one-stroke victory over Jin Young Ko.

LPGA Tour Golf Hannah Green tees off at the fourth tee during the third round of the LPGA's Palos Verdes Championship golf tournament on Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis)PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — (AP) — Hannah Green held onto the lead Saturday in the Palos Verdes Championship after a frustrating start on the hilly, windswept course perched above the Pacific Ocean. Green won both of her LPGA Tour titles in 2019, taking the major KPMG Women’s PGA at Hazeltine and the Portland Classic. Just felt confident coming into today.”Allisen Corpuz (68) also was 5 under with Gemma Dryburgh (68), Inbee Park (70), Marina Alex (70), Andrea Lee (70), Annie Park (71), Megan Khang (72) and first-round leader Minjee Lee (72). Anna Davis, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur winner, was 2 over after a 72 in her first LPGA Tour start. “To be able to play in on the weekend in an LPGA Tour event, it’s pretty good experience,” Davis said.

Hannah Green held onto the lead Saturday in the Palos Verdes Championship after a frustrating start on the hilly, windswept course perched above the Pacific Ocean.

LPGA Tour Golf Hannah Green hits from the sand on to the 16th green during the second round of the LPGA's Palos Verdes Championship golf tournament on Friday, April 29, 2022, in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis)PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — (AP) — Hannah Green took the lead into the weekend in the Palos Verdes Championship, rebounding from consecutive bogeys Thursday in gusting wind to birdie the two late par 5s in a 5-under 66. Green had a three-stroke lead over five players at hilly Palos Verdes Estates in the first-year event that wraps up the LPGA Tour’s two-week, Los Angeles-area stay and five-event West Coast swing. “I’m excited to see what the weekend brings,” Green said. She won both of her LPGA Tour titles in 2019, taking the major KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Hazeltine and the Portland Classic. Anna Davis, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur winner, made the cut in first LPGA Tour start, shooting 71-72.

Hannah Green took the lead into the weekend in the Palos Verdes Championship, rebounding from consecutive bogeys Thursday in gusting wind to birdie the two late par 5s in a 5-under 66.

LPGA Tour Golf Minjee Lee, right, reacts after sinking a putt on the 15th green during the first round of the LPGA's Palos Verdes Championship golf tournament on Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis)PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. — (AP) — Minjee Lee shot an 8-under 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Jin Young Ko halfway through the first round of the Palos Verdes Championship. Coming off a third-place tie Sunday in the LA Open at Whilshire Country Club, Lee had a bogey-free round at hilly Palos Verdes Estates in the first-year event that wraps up the LPGA Tour's West Coast swing. “I think it’s just the way like the holes are set up,” Lee said. “Before starting today I just remind (myself) that golf is golf,” Ko said. Anna Davis, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur winner, opened with a 71 in her first LPGA Tour start.

Minjee Lee shot an 8-under 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Jin Young Ko halfway through the first round of the Palos Verdes Championship.

LPGA Tour Golf Nasa Hataoka reacts after sinking a putt on the first green during the final round of LPGA's DIO Implant LA Open golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club on Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis)LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Nasa Hataoka ran away with DIO Implant LA Open on Sunday at Wilshire Country Club to open the LPGA Tour's two-week run in the Los Angeles area. Hataoka finished at 15-under 269, a stroke off the tournament record set last year by Brooke Henderson. The 23-year-old Japanese player won her sixth LPGA Tour title a week after missing the cut in the windy LOTTE Championship in Hawaii with rounds of 75 and 77. The Australian won both of her LPGA Tour titles in 2019.

Nasa Hataoka ran away with DIO Implant LA Open on Sunday at Wilshire Country Club to open the LPGA Tour’s two-week run in the Los Angeles area.

APTOPIX LPGA Tour Golf Jin Young Ko hits from a creek bed between the 17th and 18th holes during the third round of LPGA's DIO Implant LA Open golf tournament at Wilshire Country Club on Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis)LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Nasa Hataoka took advantage of Jin Young Ko's late meltdown Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the DIO Implant LA Open. Hataoka birdied the 16th and parred the final two holes for a 4-under 67 and 11-under 202 total at breezy Wilshire Country Club. The 23-year-old from Japan has five LPGA Tour victories, winning twice last season. “During yesterday’s round something clicked inside me and I was able to bring that to today’s round, too,” Hataoka said.

Nasa Hataoka took advantage of Jin Young Ko’s late meltdown Saturday to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the DIO Implant LA Open.

Jin Young Ko had five back-nine birdies in a 7-under 64 at demanding Wilshire Country Club for a share of the second-round lead Friday with Nasa Hataoka in the DIO Implant LA Open.

“I would say it’s not so much the course, but just being in L.A., seeing a bunch of familiar faces out there. Lee birdied the par-4 sixth and par-3 seventh on the front nine, then moved up the leaderboard with birdies on the par-3 12th, par-5 15th and par-4 16th. “I wouldn’t say there is any sort of secret weapon or secret that you need to know to play this course,” Lee said. Talley had the lead at 5 under before dropping back with a bogey on the par-4 eighth, her 17th hole of the day. “I’m hitting the ball really well right now, and that goes a long way, especially when it’s windy,” Talley said.

Hataoka closed with a birdie on the par-3 18th at breezy Wilshire Country Club. She has five LPGA Tour victories, winning twice last season. “I think you need a bit of confidence going into this course,” Pedersen said. You have to pick right number and then it’s going to be release a lot.”Top-ranked Jin Young had a 71. The tournament opens a two-week stay in Los Angeles area, with the Palos Verdes Championship next week.

Alison Lee shot a 5-under 66 on Thursday afternoon at breezy Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead in the DIO Implant LA Open.

EWA BEACH, Hawaii — (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim staved off a late charge from Hinako Shibuno to win the LPGA Tour's LOTTE Championship on Saturday. Kim earned $300,000 for her fifth LPGA Tour title. Kim played the front nine in 1 under. Her second shot crossed the fairway and nestled into the first cut of the left rough. “I have been playing in the LOTTE Championship since the inaugural championship and then because LOTTE is my personal sponsor I always wanted to win and do well," she said.

EWA BEACH, Hawaii — (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim rallied with two late birdies for an even-par 72 to maintain a three-stroke lead Friday in the LPGA Tour's LOTTE Championship. “It was very windy today," said Kim, the 26-year-old South Korean player who won the last of her four LPGA Tour titles in 2019. I think it was difficult because it was not specifically (from one) direction. I had a hard time in that regard.”Kim nearly holed out from a greenside bunker for eagle on 18. Her tee shot found a bunker on an adjacent hole, her second hit a nearby tree and left her a shot out of the rough.

EWA BEACH, Hawaii — (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim birdied three of the final six holes for her second 5-under 67 and a three-stroke lead Thursday after the second round of the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship. Kim had her second bogey-free round. Kim has played in the LOTTE Championship every year since the tournament debuted in 2012. A Lim Kim followed an opening 72 with a 67 to get to 5 under, along with Na Rin An (68). “It’s really windy here and sometimes there’s a gust (of) wind,” A Lim Kim said.

EWA BEACH, Hawaii — (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim birdied three of the final six holes for her second 5-under 67 and a three-stroke lead Thursday midway through the second round of the LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship. Kim had her second bogey-free round in a row. “First of all, I’m satisfied,” said Kim, the 26-year-old major champion from South Korea. I hit one fairway bunker short, but just overall really steady.”Fellow Australian Hannah Green, the leader after the first round, played in the afternoon. “It’s really windy here and sometimes there’s a gust (of) wind,” A Lim Kim said.

EWA BEACH, Hawaii — (AP) — Hannah Green shot a 6-under 66 on Wednesday to take the lead halfway through the first round of the LPGA Tour's LPGA Lotte Championship. “I just felt like with the putter I just needed to see a couple go in. Jennifer Kupcho, coming a major victory two weeks ago at Rancho Mirage in the California desert, played in the afternoon. It is the 10th edition of the Lotte Championship, but the first time the tournament has taken place at Hoakalei Country Club. The event was played at Ko Olina Golf Club for its first eight years, was canceled in 2020 and it moved to Kapolei Golf Club last year.

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.

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.

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.

Nanna Koerstz Madsen became the first Danish player to win an LPGA Tour title after a dramatic second-hole playoff victory over Lin Xiyu of China at the Honda LPGA Thailand on Sunday.

Leona Maguire became the first Irish winner in LPGA Tour history Saturday, closing with a 5-under 67 for a three-stroke victory in the LPGA Drive On Championship at Crown Colony.

Mollie Marcoux Samaan heads into her first full year as LPGA commissioner with high hopes.

Jin Young Ko delivered her best performance against her toughest opponent.

Not even the best season of her young career is keeping Nelly Korda from trying to get better.

Jin Young Ko birdied her first playoff hole with fellow South Korean player Hee Jeong Lim to win the BMW Ladies Championship.

Jin Young Ko is one round away from winning the Founders Cup and joining some exclusive company on the LPGA Tour.

Jin Young Ko won the rain-shortened Cambia Portland Classic on Sunday for her second victory in her last three LPGA Tour starts.

Jin Young Ko shot a 5-under 67 on Friday to take the second-round lead in the Cambia Portland Classic.

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.

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

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

Jin Young Ko chipped in for eagle on the par-4 15th and finished a bogey-free 32-hole Saturday in near darkness with a one-stroke lead in the Volunteers of America Classic.

Matilda Castren shot a 5-under 66 after a six-hour storm delay Friday to take the lead in the suspended second round of the Volunteers of America Classic.

Yuka Saso won the U.S. Women's Open.

Nelly Korda became the first two-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, closing with a 5-under 67 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Meijer LPGA Classic.

Matilda Castren became the first Finnish winner in LPGA Tour history Sunday in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, pulling away on the front-nine at foggy Lake Merced and holding off Min Lee by two strokes.

For a long time, Hailey Davidson believed she could be a competitive golfer or her true self. She didn’t think she could be both.

Mollie Marcoux Samaan is the new commissioner of the LPGA Tour.