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.
wftv.comORLANDO, Fla. — (AP) — Tiger Woods and 13-year-old son Charlie are returning to the PNC Championship with hopes of doing one better than last year. The 20-team field is for winners of majors or The Players Championship and a child or parent. A year ago, he and Charlie finished one shot behind John Daly and his son. Thomas and Spieth also will be at the PNC Championship with their fathers. The PNC field also includes Nelly Korda and her father, Petr, a former Australian Open tennis champion.
wftv.comMaguire, one of 11 first-time winners on the LPGA Tour this year, is too far back in the points race to win LPGA player of the year, though $2 million in a single day would make up for that. That would be nearly twice what Maguire has made in 23 previous events. Ko had a five-shot lead to start the third round — seven shots ahead of Maguire — and made a mixture of birdies and bogeys that stalled her round. Henderson will have to win the CME Group Tour Championship and have Ko finish third or worse to win player of the year. Lee, the Australian who won the U.S. Women's Open and leads the LPGA money list, has fallen nine shots behind and is all but certain to be eliminated.
wftv.comNAPLES, Fla. — (AP) — Lydia Ko is in total control at the halfway mark of the CME Group Tour Championship. “I just wanted to focus on my game," said Ko, who turned a one-shot lead entering Friday to a five-shot edge when it was over. I shot a low one yesterday and that round, it can be anybody throughout the week." Ko entered the week with a one-point lead in the race for LPGA Tour player of the year. “I’m sure she’s going to keep going, so ultimately try and shoot as low as we can over the weekend and see what happens."
wftv.comKo 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.
wftv.comBELLEAIR, Fla. — (AP) — A year Nelly Korda would like to forget is ending with the American star in a familiar position as the No. 1 player in women's golf. Korda won at Pelican Golf Club for the second straight year, this one elevating her past Thai teenager Atthaya Thitikul to reclaim the No. This was her first LPGA Tour title, and the tears when it was over were evident how much it meant to her after all her struggles. A year ago, Korda birdied the 18th and Thompson made bogey, a two-shot swing that led to a playoff that Korda won with a birdie.
wftv.comBELLEAIR, Fla. — (AP) — Allisen Corpuz is closing out a solid rookie year on the LPGA Tour, and now the Hawaii native has a chance to make it even better at the Pelican Women's Championship. Corpuz made four birdies in a six-hole stretch in the middle of her second round Saturday and had another 5-under 65, giving her a one-shot lead going into the final round of the penultimate LPGA Tour event of the year. Right behind Corpuz is a group of top contenders, making that one-shot lead feel even smaller. She was in a three-way tie for second going into the final round, which would be enough. “I think if you post a good round, that’s all really I can do.
wftv.com1 in the women's world ranking on Monday, the 16th player and second-youngest to get to the top since the ranking began in 2006. 1 by winning any of her last three tournaments on the LPGA Tour. Her first full year on the LPGA Tour has been more consistent than superb. Thitikul has won twice — in California a week before the first major and in Arkansas — to go along with 12 other finishes in the top 10. 1 during their rookie season on the LPGA Tour.
wftv.comTHE COLONY, Texas — (AP) — Charley Hull has forced herself to work a little harder on the putting and she saw it pay off Friday with eight birdies in her round of 7-under 64 to take the early 36-hole lead in The Ascendant LPGA. 1 in the women's world ranking by winning for the second straight week on the LPGA Tour. They played in the morning and caught the better side of the wave at Old American Golf Club with moderate wind. Hull, a 26-year-old from England, managed just fine and relied on her putting. Hull finished with two birdies and was at 11-under 131.
wftv.comOTTAWA, 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.
wftv.comOTTAWA, Ontario — (AP) — Hye-Jin Choi shot a 5-under 66 to join fellow South Korean rookie Narin An atop the leaderboard Saturday in the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open. Choi matched second-round leader An at 16-under 197 at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club. In July in Michigan, An and Choi teamed to finish sixth in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. First-round leader Paula Reto of South Africa was a stroke back after a 67. Canadian star Brooke Henderson, the 2018 winner at Wascana in Regina, Saskatchewan, was tied for 60th at 3 under after a 73.
wftv.comOTTAWA, 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.
wftv.comOTTAWA, 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.
wftv.comSOTOGRANDE, Spain — (AP) — Jessica Korda extended her lead to six shots going into the final day of the of the Aramco Team Series in Sotogrande and also won the team event Friday. Korda shot a 4-under 68 in the second round, a day after carding an 11-under 61 that broke the course record and equaled the lowest round in relation to par ever made on the Ladies European Tour. She was six shots ahead of Pauline Roussin of France (68), while Nelly Korda — Jessica's sister — was another shot back in third after a 69. In the 36-hole team event, the quartet including Jessica Korda, Tereza Melecka, Noora Komulainen and amateur Malcolm Borwick won by one shot after finishing on a total of 33-under over two rounds. “I think we just really had a good vibe out there,” Korda said.
wftv.comFrance Golf Evian Championship Brooke Henderson, of Canada, celebrates with her trophy after winning the Evian Championship women's golf tournament in Evian, eastern France, Sunday, July 24, 2022. Henderson handled the pressure, hitting her third shot to 8 feet and rolling in the putt for an even-par round of 71. So began the craziness of the final round of the fourth major of the year, when there were 13 changes to the lead. Henderson was knocked out of the lead for the first time — if only briefly — when Schubert made birdie at No. The pair were tied for the lead after reaching the 18th, with Schubert playing in the group ahead of Henderson.
wftv.comEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — (AP) — Brooke Henderson is setting the pace in record-breaking style at the Evian Championship. The Canadian shot a second straight 7-under 64 to take a three-stroke lead after the second round of the fourth major of the year on Friday. 11 and then made putts from 15 feet, 8 feet and 10 feet for birdies on the final three holes. “It feels really nice to get off to a fast start in a major championship,” Henderson said. Like Henderson, Korda has won one major championship — last year's PGA Championship — and was No.
wftv.comKorda said she barely slept ahead of a morning start to her second round, which opened with what she described as 10 “stress-free” pars at the picturesque Evian Resort Golf Club. 18 that came after a high fade off her second shot which landed in the middle of the green and nearly rolled into the cup. She has had three top-10s in that little stretch and looks in good shape to win her second major title, after the Women's PGA Championship last year. So, what now for Korda after setting a fierce pace at the fourth major championship of the year? The nearest challenger to Korda after the morning wave was Hyo Joo Kim, who shot 66 and was 8 under — three off the lead.
wftv.comWomens PGA Golf Nelly Korda watches her shot on the ninth hole during the final round of play in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at Congressional Country Club, Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Bethesda, Md. “I’ve never done anything like that and I must say, it was really gross,” Korda said about her adventure at No. 18 midway through an 7-under 64 that left her a stroke behind first-round leader Ayaka Furue on Thursday in the fourth major of 2022. 9, her last hole, was from 8 feet and ensured she shot 63 for her lowest round at a major. In Gee Chun, who won the Women’s PGA Championship last month, was in a nine-way tie for 10th place at 4 under.
wftv.comWomens PGA Championship Golf In Gee Chun, of South Korea, holds her ball after finishing her round on the ninth hole during the first round in the Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at Congressional Country Club, Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Bethesda, Md. — (AP) — In Gee Chun is alone atop the Women's PGA Championship following a sensational start. While most of the field slogged through the day on the wet Blue Course, Chun birdied seven of eight holes during one stretch. "I don't know what golf course In Gee is playing," defending champion Nelly Korda said after finishing her round of 71. Chun was playing the same course as everyone else — one that went through a full restoration last year.
wftv.comWomens PGA Championship Golf In Gee Chun, of South Korea, holds her ball after finishing her round on the ninth hole during the first round in the Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at Congressional Country Club, Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Bethesda, Md. — (AP) — In Gee Chun breezed to an 8-under 64 on Thursday to jump out to a big early lead in the first round of the Women's PGA Championship. “I don’t know what golf course In Gee is playing,” defending champion Nelly Korda said after finishing her round of 71. Chun was playing the same course as everyone else — one that went through a full restoration last year. Chun set a major championship record — male or female — when she won the Evian Championship in 2016 at 21 under.
wftv.com— (AP) — It was just one year ago that Nelly Korda won the Women's PGA Championship, securing her first major and reaching No. This week she defends her title at the Women's PGA at Congressional Country Club — looking ready to contend after a near-victory in Michigan last week. “That was the longest time I think I’ve ever gone without hitting a golf ball,” Korda said. In a sense I think I’ve just become a little bit more consistent and confident that I can win a major championship,” Korda said. “I think I’ve just kind of learned my way around the major championship week and not to put too much pressure on myself and to enjoy every moment too because a lot of people emphasize major championship weeks so much.
wftv.comBELMONT, Mich. — (AP) — After missing a 2-foot eagle putt on the first hole of a playoff, Jennifer Kupcho won the LPGA Meijer Classic on Sunday when Leona Maguire's 3-foot birdie try lipped out on the second extra hole. Kupcho closed with a 1-under 71 to match playing partner Nelly Korda and Maguire at 18-under 270 at Blythefield Country Club. Kupcho won for the second time on the LPGA Tour, following her major victory in early April at Mission Hills in the California desert. Kupcho got off to a slow start with a double bogey on the par-4 third and a bogey on the par-4 sixth. “I struggled a little bit at the beginning, so it tells me I can really come back from it,” Kupcho said.
wftv.comBELMONT, Mich. — (AP) — Defending champion Nelly Korda made a 22-foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th for a 6-under 66 and the third-round lead Saturday in the LPGA Meijer Classic, with six majors champions topping the leaderboard. Making her second start since returning from a four-month break because of a blood clot in her left arm, Korda also eagled the par-5 eighth and had three birdies and a bogey. Jennifer Kupcho, two strokes ahead of playing partner Korda entering the day, had a 69 to drop a shot back. The second-ranked Korda tied for eighth two weeks ago in the U.S. Women’s Open in her first event since early February. Minjee Lee, the U.S. Women’s Open winner, shot a 66 to join Lydia Ko (65) at 13 under.
wftv.comBELMONT, Mich. — (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho opened a two-stroke lead over defending champion Nelly Korda on Friday in the LPGA Meijer Classic, shooting a 5-under 67 in windy conditions for her second straight bogey-free round. “It’s really windy out here,” Kupcho said. “I don’t recall it being this windy the last couple years, so this is definitely interesting, definitely a challenge. She was 7 under on the five par-5 holes. "It was really windy out there."
wftv.comBELMONT, Mich. — (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday at windy Blythefield Country Club to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Meijer Classic. “I hit a mistakenly really great shot on the first hole,” Kupcho said. “I’ve been here the last couple of years and really been comfortable with this place,” Kupcho said. “Honestly, a lot of the holes are birdie holes, so I felt like I could go out and birdie every hole. “I just kind of felt really relaxed the whole day,” Thompson said.
wftv.comUS Womens Open Golf Minjee Lee, of Australia, hits off the 16th tee during the third round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at the Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., on Saturday, June 4, 2022. The 26-year-old Australian shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead over American Mina Harigae into the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open. At 13-under 200, Lee was within striking distance of the U.S. Women’s Open scoring record in relation to par held by Juli Inkster, who finished at 16-under 272 in 1999 at Old Waverly. Harigae shot a 70. 9, 10, 11 and 12 to get to 13 under and took a four-shot lead after Harigae bogeyed 11 and 12.
wftv.comUS 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.
wftv.comUS 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.
wftv.comAlex birdied all four par-5 holes and had five birdies in a row on Nos. The 31-year-old American won the 2018 Portland Classic for her lone LPGA Tour title. 9 in the world, won twice last year and has five career LPGA Tour victories. Tavatanakit won the major ANA Inspiration last year for her lone LPGA Tour title. Second-ranked Nelly Korda shot a 72, offsetting four birdies with four bogeys.
wftv.comLPGA Tour Golf Danielle Kang poses next to the championship trophy on the 18th green after winning the Tournament of Champions LPGA golf tournament, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) (Phelan M. Ebenhack)ORLANDO, Fla. — (AP) — Danielle Kang readily admits she, and her golf game, remain a constant work in progress. “My mental game was really good,” said Kang, who was winless in 2021 after having won in each of her previous four LPGA seasons. But when asked about it during this tournament, Kang said she had no recollection. She took control of the tournament early on the back nine with three consecutive birdies starting at the par-3 13th. She had entered the final round coming off seven consecutive rounds in the 60s at Lake Nona, and 11 consecutive rounds in the 60s overall dating to last season.
wftv.comThe start of 2022 has been a continuation of the monster season she put together a year ago. Her older sister and the defending champion, 28-year-old Jessica Korda, is two shots back. Nelly Korda is accustomed to success at Lake Nona, where 11 months ago she captured the Gainbridge LPGA, which has moved venues this season. Korda has played six competitive rounds at the course and never shot worse than 69. Nelly Korda hit a few loose shots, but her good stuff was very good.
wftv.comFor 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.
wftv.comNelly 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.
news.yahoo.comKorda 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.
wftv.comLow 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.
wftv.comBELLEAIR, 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.
wftv.comIt 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.
wftv.comThat 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.
wftv.comLPGA 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.
wftv.comIt 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.
wftv.comAPTOPIX 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.
wftv.comSolheim 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.
wftv.comA mini golf course in Minnetrista, Minnesota, is generating buzz for its unusual background. From roaming chickens to rhino sculptures made of repurposed Harley Davidson mufflers, Big Stone Mini Golf is truly one of a kind. John Lauritsen reports.
news.yahoo.comSolheim 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.
wftv.comBritain 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.
wftv.comBritain 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.
wftv.comBritain 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.
wftv.comTokyo 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.
wftv.comAs 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.
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