NELLY KORDA

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

The LPGA is poised for a blockbuster finish to the season.

For so much of the wind-blown second round, a dozen or so players were separated by one shot at Tiburon Golf Club. That included Nelly Korda and Jin Young Ko, four-time winners this year in a battle for LPGA player of the year. Over the final two hours, Boutier left them all in her wake in the chase for the $1.5 million prize. Much like the way she finished her round, Boutier is all about the big finish. I changed my putter in September and since then,” she said, pausing to smile, “it's gotten better.”Boutier's 66 matched the low score of the second round.

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

Right when it looked as though Nelly Korda had thrown away her chance to win, she recovered to win a four-way playoff.

Korda at least managed to recover and win a four-way playoff Sunday in the Pelican Women's Championship. Korda won for the fourth time this year on the LPGA Tour, none of the others this wild. Korda now has five wins this year — four on the LPGA Tour to match Jin Young Ko's total, one a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Kim birdied the 18th and figured she had tied for third with Jin Young Ko, who played bogey-free. Korda and Jin Young Ko take their show down the coast to Tiburon Golf Club for the final event.

Nelly Korda made such a mess of the 17th hole that missing what amounts to a tap-in barely registered. “I honestly lost hope,” Korda said. Korda ended it quickly, making a 12-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole at No. 18 to win for the four time this year on the LPGA Tour.

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.

BELLEAIR, Fla. — (AP) — Solheim Cup star Leona Maguire thrived in a star grouping Thursday with an 8-under 62 for a two-shot lead over defending champion Sei Young Kim in the Pelican Women's Championship. Maguire is still trying to become Ireland's first winner on the LPGA Tour. “It was just really, really solid,” she said. “I didn’t check the leaderboard so I thought because my group really play well, I expect everyone play good,” Kim said. Maguire is a lock for next week, too, though her concern is getting her first LPGA Tour victory.

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

It was her 14th consecutive round in the 60s dating to a 69 in the final round of the Evian Championship. She plans to play the BMW Ladies Championship the following week in South Korea — the only Asia event in the fall because of the pandemic. Cognizant also doubled the prize money, making it the largest purse among regular LPGA Tour events. Korda is not playing in South Korea, leaving Ko an excellent chance to move past her on the season points list. Ko won the season finale a year ago after spending much of the season riding out the pandemic in South Korea.

Jin Young Ko won another tournament and tied a record held by Annika Soresntam.

That might be all it takes to win the Founders Cup, too. Saturday was her 13th consecutive round in the 60s, one off the LPGA record Sorenstam set during a four-tournament stretch in 2005, when she had 10 wins and was halfway to the calendar Grand Slam. Ko was at 13-under 200 as she tries to match Nelly Korda as the only three-time winners on the LPGA Tour this season. After a week off, the LPGA Tour plays its lone Asia event in the fall in South Korea. Sorenstam had three victories in her four-tournament run where she set the record with 14 straight rounds in the 60s.

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

LPGA Tour Golf Jin Young Ko, of South Korea, hits off the 11th tee in the second round of the Cognizant Founders Cup LPGA golf tournament, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, in West Caldwell, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) (John Minchillo)WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — (AP) — Jin Young Ko had a three-stroke lead with four holes left Friday when second-round play in the LPGA Tour's Cognizant Founders Cup was suspended because of darkness. Weaver shot a 67, while Ryu had four holes left, and Delacour seven to go. Chun had six holes left. Korda was 5 under with three holes left. She's making her first start since the Solheim Cup a month ago,___More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Jin Young Ko had a three-stroke lead with four holes left Friday when second-round play in the LPGA Tour’s Cognizant Founders Cup was suspended because of darkness.

It was her 11th consecutive round in the 60s, three short of the record that Annika Sorenstam set in 2005. 1 player in women's golf who had not played since the Solheim Cup a month ago, U.S. Women's Open champion Yuka Saso and two-time major champion So Yeon Ryu. The putting was not bad.”Boutier and Inbee Park, who also finished one behind last week, each shot 70 in the afternoon. Korda had not competed in stroke play since Aug. 22, the final round of the Women's British Open at Carnoustie. I have to focus more on my game when I'm playing with Nelly.”Sorenstam set the LPGA record for consecutive rounds in the 60s during her 10-win season in 2005.

One week after Jin Young Ko lost a chance to win on the LPGA Tour, the South Korean star is right back at it.

The best two South Koreans in the world are set to battle it out at the ShopRite LPGA.

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.

Solheim Cup Golf United States' Lexi Thompson waves on the 14th hole during the foursome matches at the Solheim Cup golf tournament, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021, in Toledo, Ohio. (Carlos Osorio)TOLEDO, Ohio — (AP) — The United States rallied at the Solheim Cup on Sunday morning, winning three of the four alternate-shot matches to cut into the sizable lead defending champion Europe built on Day One. Lexi Thompson's curling 30-foot birdie putt on the par-4 17th closed out a 2-and-1 victory for herself and teammate Brittany Altomare. 1 Nelly Korda and Ally Ewing 5 and 4 as Maguire, a Solheim Cup rookie, improved to 3-0 on the weekend. Maybe, but Korda hardly looked like herself Sunday morning and will sit out a session for the first time in her brief Solheim Cup career in the afternoon.

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

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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.

Solheim Cup Golf From left, Bubba Watson, Jessica Korda, Ally Ewing, Megan Khang, Morgan Pressel and Nelly Korda approach the seventh green during practice for the Solheim Cup golf tournament, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Toledo, Ohio. The five-time Solheim Cup veteran and three-time vice-captain figures that she approached 20-25 potential players at some point over the last two years, asking them to take a personality test. The goal, just as it was for 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger — who introduced the concept that three-time Solheim Cup captain Juli Inkster adopted in 2015 — was to divide the group into compatible four-player pods that would spend the week eating, practicing, playing — and hopefully winning — together. Yet if that's all it took to win the Solheim Cup, the Americans would have dominated the biennial competition since its inception in 1990. It's why four-time Solheim Cup veteran Mel Reid will find herself on the first tee Saturday morning with Leona Maguire, the first Irish woman to compete in the Cup.

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

Britain Golf Women's British Open Sweden's Anna Nordqvist poses for the media holding the trophy after winning the Women's British Open golf championship, during the presentation ceremony in Carnoustie, Scotland, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) (Scott Heppell)CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — (AP) — Anna Nordqvist secured a bonus reward for winning the Women's British Open on Sunday — an automatic spot on Europe's Solheim Cup team. Emily Kristine Pedersen of Denmark and Georgia Hall of England earned the two spots from the Solheim Cup points standings. 1 player and Olympic champion, lead the seven players who qualified through Solheim Cup points. The Solheim Cup is Sept. 4-6 at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

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

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

Britain Golf Women's British Open United States' Nelly Korda waits on the 4th green to putt during the second round of the Women's British Open golf championship, in Carnoustie, Scotland, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell) (Scott Heppell)CARNOUSTIE, Scotland — (AP) — Nelly Korda could barely raise a smile after tapping in for the first birdie of her second round at the Women’s British Open. In the last five years at the Women’s Open, no player has more rounds in the 60s than Hall’s nine and that is filling the 25-year-old English golfer with confidence heading into the weekend. “I do feel very calm when I am playing the British Open,” Hall said. Laura Davies, who has played every Women's Open since 1980, is sticking around, though.

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

Britain Golf Women's British Open United States' Nelly Korda looks at her putt on the 18th green during the first round of the Women's British Open golf championship, in Carnoustie, Scotland, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021. The 23-year-old Korda is the new star of women’s golf, having climbed to No. 1 by winning the PGA Championship in June and following that up by winning the Olympic golf tournament in Tokyo this month. The Women’s Open is her first event since the Olympics and she picked up where she left off, holing a left-to-right 20-footer for birdie at No. She hit out to leave herself a tough up-and-down for par, but leaked her par putt right.

Top-ranked Nelly Korda has begun her bid for a second major title by shooting 5-under 67 in the first round to share the lead at the Women’s British Open.

Tokyo Olympics Golf Xander Schauffele, of the United States, holds his gold medal in the men's golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Kawagoe, Japan. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (Andy Wong)KAWAGOE, Japan — (AP) — Her heart rate hit its peak only when Nelly Korda stood on the Olympic podium, not when she had a putter in her hand with a gold medal hanging on every shot. Schauffele wouldn't know the difference because while the gold medal elevated him into the elite in golf, he has yet to win a major. Korda won a major and a gold medal in a span of 42 days, and even she doesn't know the difference, not does she care to make the distinction. And while he would watch on TV, golf probably wouldn't be on his list.

Two editions in its return to the Olympic program, golf is building momentum.

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.

Tokyo Olympics Basketball United States' Kevin Durant (7) scores during men's basketball gold medal game against France at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay)TOKYO — (AP) — The American reign over Olympic men's basketball lives on, even though the Tokyo Games took some work to win. The gold medal wasn't secure until Durant made two free throws with 8.8 seconds left. The only event the Chinese didn’t win in Tokyo was men’s platform synchro, where they finished second. The U.S. won its third consecutive gold medal.

The second to last day of competition at the Tokyo Olympics produced a gold medal bonanza for the United States.

Korda finished 17 under par, overcoming the elements and multiple challengers. A rain delay, and a double bogey slowed her down

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.

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. Spain won silver and Slovakia won bronze. ___MEDAL ALERTHungary has won the gold medal in the women’s kayak four 500 meters. ___MEDAL ALERTChristian Sorum and Anders Mol beat Russia in the men’s beach volleyball gold medal match, earning Norway’s first medal in the sport.

(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.

Day 15 of the Tokyo Games will feature the American women going for gold in basketball, volleyball and water polo.

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

The main action for Day 12 of the Tokyo Games is at Olympic Stadium with live track & field events anchoring Wednesday coverage.

Simone Biles will at last return to Olympic competition Tuesday on Day 11 of the Tokyo Games.

MIDLAND, Mich. — (AP) — Thai sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn won the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational on Saturday, shooting their second 11-under 59 in best-ball play for a three-stroke victory over defending champions Cydney Clanton and Jasmine Suwannapura. The 25-year-old Ariya won for the 12th time on the LPGA Tour and second this season, and the 26-year-old Moriya took her second title. Ariya won the Honda LPGA Thailand in May 9 for her first victory since July 2018. The Jutanugarns finished at 24-under 256 at windy Midland Country Club. “Jasmine and I just talked on the 18th green, man, we felt like we won this one,” Clanton said.

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.

MIDLAND, Mich. — (AP) — Nelly and Jessica Korda teamed to shoot a 5-under 65 in alternate-shot play Wednesday for a share of the first-round lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. “I think our games are pretty similar,” Nelly Korda said. Nelly Korda is making her first start since winning the Meijer LPGA Classic and the KPMG Women's PGA in consecutive weeks to take the No. 1, but I just had a lot of fun,” Nelly Korda said. Inbee Park and So Yeon Ryu were at 67 with sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn and Mi Jung Hur and Jeongeun Lee6.

(AP Photo/Alastair Grant) (Alastair Grant)The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local):4 p.m.Marton Fucsovics became the first Hungarian man to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals since 1948 after finally getting the better of Andrey Rublev. The two-time defending Wimbledon champion reached his 50th Grand Slam quarterfinal by outplaying Christian Garin of Chile 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. ___1:50 p.m.Top-ranked Ash Barty is into the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time after ending Barbora Krejcikova’s 15-match winning streak. ___1:10 p.m.Matteo Berrettini became the first Italian man in 23 years to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals by easing past unseeded Ilya Ivashka 6-4, 6-3, 6-1. ___12:50 p.m.Ons Jabeur became the first Arab woman to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals by beating former French Open champion Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.

Golf is in a better place for the Tokyo Olympics than last time in Rio.

The two-time defending Wimbledon champion reached his 50th Grand Slam quarterfinal by outplaying Christian Garin of Chile 6-2, 6-4, 6-2. Djokovic reached his 12th Wimbledon quarterfinal and is looking for a sixth title at the All England Club, and record-equaling 20th Grand Slam trophy. Krejcikova won her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros this year and was playing singles at Wimbledon for the first time. 2-seeded Aryna Sabalenka reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal by beating Elena Rybakina 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. The 21st-seeded Jabeur also reached the quarterfinals at last year’s Australian Open, becoming the first Arab woman to reach that stage at any Grand Slam tournament.

1 ranking for nearly two years until Nelly Korda supplanted her last week by winning the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Ko had failed to finish in the top 10 in four of her previous five starts on the LPGA Tour. Castren holed her par putt, Ko missed and the lead remained at one. The tournament swung on the 15th hole when Castren missed a 3-foot par putt that snapped hard to the left, falling two shots behind. She got up-and-down from just short of the par-5 17th for birdie, and stayed in the game when Ko missed her birdie putt from 6 feet.

One week after losing the No. 1 world ranking, Jin Young Ko is a winner again.

Ko returned to overcast and breezy Old American early Saturday, playing the final 14 holes for a 1-under 70 in the suspended second round. After a rest break at her nearby home in Frisco, the 25-year-old South Korean star shot 66 in the third round. Defending champion Angela Stanford birdied three of the last four holes in a 68 to get to 9 under. The 43-year-old former TCU star from Fort Worth won at 7 under last year when the event was played in early December. “Early this morning it played really hard I thought with the wind coming back out.

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.

1 in the women's world golf ranking over, Jin Young Ko was back on top Thursday in the Volunteers of America Classic. 1 ranking when Nelly Korda won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday for her second straight victory. “Shot wasn’t good, but putting was really good,” said Ko, who has a home in nearby Frisco. Lizette Salas, coming off a second-place finish in the Women’s PGA, birdied the final two holes for a 70. The Mexican player missed the cut by a stroke in the Women’s PGA after getting a two-shot penalty for slow play.

Women's PGA Golf Nelly Korda of the U.S. celebrates after winning the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Johns Creek, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (John Bazemore)JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — (AP) — The timing couldn't have been better in so many ways for Nelly Korda, the new face of American women in golf and No. Their father is Czech-born Petr Korda, the Australian Open champion in 1992 who reached as high as No. Korda shot 63 in the second round to tie the Women's PGA record, and match the low score for a major at the Atlanta club that had hosted a U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and three PGA Championships. On her own, Nelly will be seen as the player to carry the American flag on the LPGA Tour as a major champion and No. The top players in women's golf since the last American at No.

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

At 19-under 269, she tied the Women's PGA record to par last matched by Inbee Park at Westchester Country Club in 2015. Korda won for the second straight week on the LPGA Tour — her third this year — and it was enough to become the first American at No. 1 in the women's world ranking since Stacy Lewis in 2014. “To get three wins under my belt and get a major, I don't even have words.”Her only mistake came when it didn't matter. Salas closed with a 71 in her bid to win a first major, and her first LPGA Tour title in seven year.

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.

Women's PGA Golf Nelly Korda hits from the tee on the ninth hole during the second round of play in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament Friday, June 25, 2021, in Johns Creek, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (John Bazemore)JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — (AP) — Nelly Korda realized there were low scores available Friday at Atlanta Athletic Club. Over her final six holes on the front nine, Korda made birdie on both par 3s guarded in front by water. Korda tied the championship record, last set a year ago when Sei Young Kim closed with a 63 to win at Aronimink. "I’ve never won towards the end of my stretch, I’ve always won kind of like at the beginning. It doesn’t even kind of soak in that I’ve won.

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

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

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — (AP) — 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. The Gainbridge LPGA winner in February, Korda finished at 25-under 263 to break the tournament record at Blythefield Country Club. “But today I really enjoyed it and it was actually a really good battle between Leona and I. Maguire pulled within one on the par-4 16th when she made a birdie and Korda had a bogey. “I made an eagle and then I made a pretty good birdie on that par 3,” Korda said.

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.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — (AP) — Leona Maguire shot a 8-under 64 on Friday to take a three-stroke lead in the Meijer LPGA Classic, the second straight week the Irish rookie has topped a leaderboard. The 26-year-old former Duke player is trying to become the first Irish winner in LPGA Tour history. Last week in California, she tied for ninth in the LPGA Mediheal Championship after leading after the first round. I knew all about that on 1 and 2.”Su Oh of Australia was second after a bogey-free 65. It was like a really weird combo.”Lexi Thompson, the 2015 winner, had her second 68 to reach 8 under.

Jessica Korda shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday in the HUGEL Air Premia LA Open to break the tournament 36-hole scoring record and increase her lead to three strokes.

Jessica Korda birdied three of the final four holes for a 7-under 64 and a one-stroke lead Wednesday after the first round of the HUGEL Air Premia LA Open.

Lydia Ko shot a final-round 65 to finish with a tournament-record 28-under 260 and a seven-shot victory at the Lotte Championship.

Patty Tavatanakit survived Lydia Ko’s final-round charge Sunday to win the ANA Inspiration for her first LPGA Tour victory.

MIAMI – Nelly Korda keeps asking her parents if she can book their flight to watch her and her sister play in the LPGA’s first major of the year this week. “Probably they’re going to change their schedule a little bit and hopefully stay with me,” Sebastian Korda said. 18 in the world; Nelly Korda, 22, is ranked No. Sebastian Korda is the little brother, at least in terms of age — he’s 20, but at 6-foot-5, he’s certainly not little. “He loves to pump up,” Nelly Korda said.

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.

Trevor Simsby took that to another level last week at the Workday Championship. Simsby finished his college career at Washington and tried the Korn Ferry Tour and the PGA Tour Latinoamerica without any success. However, a few hours before Collin Morikawa won the Workday Championship, Branden Grace won the Puerto Rico Open. ... International players had won five consecutive PGA Tour events in Florida until Collin Morikawa won the World Golf Championship at The Concession. STAT OF THE WEEKAmericans have won nine of the last 11 majors and 10 of the last 11 World Golf Championships.

Nelly Korda followed in big sister's footsteps with a three-shot victory that looked easier than it felt. “Yeah, Jess' win, I was like, ‘OK, I got to get one now,’" Korda said. But it's nice to get back-to-back Korda wins now.”More than just matching her sister, Korda won for the first time on American soil. Sorenstam finished 29 shots behind Korda, who won by three over Lexi Thompson and Lydia Ko. Korda made sure of that with a steady diet of pars and picking up enough birdies when she needed them.

Sorenstam, playing for the first time in more than 12 years after retiring, had no expectations and no excuses. That put her in last place by four shots, 22 shots behind Korda. “Any time you can get ahead of the pack going into Sunday is a positive,” Korda said. Not going to lie, coming down the stretch, those putts were a little shaky.”But she made them, and she's in great position going for her first LPGA Tour victory. “Normally, I hit the ball straight, and today was everything but straight,” Sorenstam said.

Annika Sorenstam chips a shot to the ninth green during the first round of the Gainbridge LPGA golf tournament Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)ORLANDO, Fla. – Annika Sorenstam went more than 12 years without playing on the LPGA Tour. Sorenstam, making a one-time appearance because the LPGA Tour is at her home course, finally got some putts to drop and ran off three birdies on her second nine. She wanted a little competition as she contemplates playing he U.S. Senior Women's Open this summer, and she said she wouldn't have played an LPGA tour event if it wasn't on her home course. But for someone out of competition for nearly as long as her career on the LPGA Tour, she still has ample game. 1 in the world who won her first LPGA Tour event at 15.

It was the sixth LPGA victory for the 27-year-old Korda, her last one coming nearly three years ago. “I knew I was going to have to go low today,” said Jessica Korda. Saturday, Jessica Korda became the sixth player in LPGA history to shoot 60 or better with her sparkling 11-under 60. Jessica Korda had owned the back nine all week (she would play it in 21-under par despite her three closing bogeys Friday). Kang, also seeking her sixth LPGA victory, had spoken all week about not being able to prepare for the event as she normally would.

Hinako 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.

Amy Olson watches her shot off the third tee during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament in Houston, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. You have to put four really good days together.”She got one out of the way Thursday in the U.S. Women's Open. She also had the 18-hole lead at Royal Troon in the Women's British Open before following that with an 81. And even on a perfect day for scoring, it was clear this Women's Open would be a stern test. And now she's already in the mix at the U.S. Women's Open, along with so many others.

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.