LIZETTE SALAS

Europe has retained the Solheim Cup.

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 of Sweden has won her third major title with a one-shot victory at the Women’s British Open at Carnoustie.

Britain Golf Women's British Open Sweden's Anna Nordqvist plays out of a bunker on the 14th green during the third round of the Women's British Open golf championship, in Carnoustie, Scotland, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) (Scott Heppell)CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — (AP) — Anna Nordqvist and Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Scandinavians with contrasting resumes in golf, share the lead heading into the final round of the Women’s British Open. Koerstz Madsen, a 26-year-old Dane with just one top-10 finish in a major, joined Nordqvist on 9 under overall by rolling in a 15-foot eagle putt at No. The top 14 were separated by just three shots going into the final round. ___More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Scandinavian golfers Anna Nordqvist and Nanna Koerstz Madsen share the lead heading into the final round of the Women’s British Open.

Nelly Korda could barely raise a smile after tapping in for the first birdie of her second round at the Women’s British Open.

Nelly Korda is a major champion and the new face of American women in golf.

Nelly Korda is a major champion and the new No. 1 in women's golf.

Salas was practically flawless in delivering a 30 on the front nine to go from a one-shot deficit to a two-shot lead. It's just that Salas was playing out of this world, and Korda was not too far behind. She brought a U.S. Open game — fairways and greens, nothing fancy — to the Women's PGA and it worked. Korda is a rising star, the younger sister of Jessica Korda and the daughter of former Australian Open tennis champion Petr Korda. It's different from her victory at the ANA Inspiration, where she started the final round with a five-shot lead.

Lizette Salas and Nelly Korda are tied for the lead going into the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship.

Nelly Korda could see there were low scores at Atlanta Athletic Club.

Salas had one of five rounds in the 60s from the early wave, with four players at 69. “I played really, really good out there today, except for one mud ball,” Park said. “I got probably like five, six mud balls out there, but that one mud ball really, really cost me, probably too much. I played probably almost flawless except for getting a mud ball. U.S. Women's Open champion Yuka Saso and Lexi Thompson, whose back-nine collapse at Olympic Club three weeks ago cost her the Women's Open, played with Park.

Kang won the friendly showdown 4 and 3 for a quarterfinal spot on another hot afternoon at Shadow Creek. I knew this was going to be very stressful for me.”An ambassador for course owner MGM Resorts, Kang won the opening hole with a par, took Nos. Salas won 10 and 11 with pars, Kang took 12 with a birdie and ended it with a par on 14. After Lewis birdied the ninth to pull within a hole, Tavatanakit won four of the next five to end the match. “Crazy as it sounds, I’m not thinking about next week at all,” Kang said.

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada — (AP) — Danielle Kang and Lizette Salas set up a showdown Friday for a spot in the final 16 in the LPGA Match Play. “Of course,” Salas said. On Thursday in hot conditions, Kang beat Madelene Sagstrom 2 and 1, and Salas topped Albane Valenzuela 3 and 2. “We go way back and we know each other’s games, and obviously this is her home course," Salas said. “Luckily par was good enough.”The tournament is the LPGA Tour’s first match play event since the 2017 Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico.