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Minjee Lee hangs on, wins LPGA Founders Cup over Thompson

LPGA scoring leader Minjee Lee made her only three birdies on the back nine and captured the Cognizant Founders Cup by two shots over Lexi Thompson for her first win of the year.

Minjee Lee takes 1-shot lead into last round of Founders Cup

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 shoots 63 to take lead in LPGA Founders Cup

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.

Hannah Green takes 1-shot lead into Palos Verdes finale

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.

Hannah Green opens 3-shot lead in Palos Verdes Championship

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.

Minjee Lee takes early lead in Palos Verdes Championship

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.

Kupcho takes last victory leap in Mission Hills finale

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

Kupcho takes 6-shot lead into Mission Hills major finale

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.

Kupcho, Lee share lead in last major at Mission Hills

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.

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Leona Maguire first Irish winner in LPGA Tour history

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.

Maguire, Alex share lead in LPGA Drive On Championship

Leona Maguire and Marina Alex shared the lead Friday in the LPGA Drive On Championship after another windy round at Crown Colony.

Lydia Ko builds on her rise back, opens with 63 at Boca Rio

Lydia Ko keeps taking steps toward the top of women's golf again.

Korda, Ko part of 4-way tie at LPGA with $1.5M at stake

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

Nelly Korda overcomes triple bogey to win LPGA in playoff

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

Nelly Korda overcomes triple bogey to win LPGA in playoff

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.

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Ko gets 13th straight round in 60s, leads by 4 at Founders

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

So Yeon Ryu, Ewart Shadoff share lead at ShopRite LPGA

So Yeon Ryu and Jodi Ewart Shadoff share the lead after one round of the ShopRite LPGA in New Jersey.

Back to back; Europe rides rookies to Solheim Cup win

Europe has retained the Solheim Cup.

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Reid and Maguire give Europe 9-7 lead at Solheim Cup

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

Europe rides foursomes rout to early lead at 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.

At the Solheim Cup, a new definition of "pod" casting

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

Lewis goes home to Ohio for Solheim Cup as assistant captain

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

Nordqvist's Women's Open win gets her into Solheim Cup

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

Nordqvist, Koerstz Madsen share lead at 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.

Korda struggles, Hall shares lead at 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.

Biles set to return to competition for balance beam final

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

Nelly Korda a major winner and face of American women’s golf

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

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4 U.S. women's golfers qualify for Tokyo Olympics

Four U.S. women's golfers, including the Korda sisters, have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.

Saso goes for another LPGA major with limited expectations

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

Matilda Castren first Finnish winner in LPGA Tour history

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.

Yuka Saso wins US Women's Open on 3rd playoff hole

Yuka Saso birdied the third playoff hole to beat Nasa Hataoka on Sunday and become the second teenager to win the U.S. Women’s Open after Lexi Thompson collapsed down the stretch.

Thompson uses flawless round to take lead at US Women's Open

Lexi Thompson shot a bogey-free 5-under 66 on Saturday to take the lead into the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open for the first time in her career with a one-shot edge over teenager Yuka Saso.

HS amateur in contention at midpoint of US Women's Open

The calculus homework awaiting Megha Ganne might have to wait a couple more days to get done.

Jessica Korda shoots 7-under 64 to take LA Open lead

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.

Wie West, Feng back on leaderboard at ANA Inspiration

Michelle Wie West was back on a major championship leaderboard Thursday at the ANA Inspiration.

This Masters tradition is a pictorial surprise for champions

Reed, who won in 2018, says he doesn't keep a lot of golf photos in his office or around the house in Houston. Kuchar rolled his putt up to 3 feet, Scheffler hit wedge to 40 feet for his fourth shot and Kuchar won the hole. Kuchar won his consolation match. Long won the British Amateur last summer and will play in the Masters next week. The Austrian Golf Open returns to the European Tour schedule and will be played the week after the Masters.

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Whoa, Nelly! Korda makes it 2 straight wins for her family

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.

No longer a surprise, Shibuno leads by 3 at US Women's Open

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.

Sophia Popov shoots 64 to lead Pelican Women’s Championship

Haley Moore tees off on the first hole during the first round of the LPGA Pelican Women's Championship golf tournament Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, in Belleair, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)BELLEAIR, Fla. – Women's British Open winner Sophia Popov left top-ranked playing partner Jin Young Ko and everyone else behind Thursday in the Pelican Women’s Championship. Popov shot a 6-under 64 in windy conditions to take a two-stroke lead over Ashleigh Buhai, with Ko eight shots behind after a 72 in her first LPGA Tour start of the year. Ally McDonald, playing alongside Popov and Ko in an afternoon threesome, was at 67 with Women’s PGA champion Sei Young Kim, the No. U.S. Women’s Open champion Jeongeun Lee6, also making her return to the LPGA Tour, had a double bogey and two bogeys in a 73. She last played the Women’s Australian Open in February before the tour began shutting down its Asia swing because of the pandemic.

Mirim Lee wins a stunner in a playoff at the ANA Inspiration

Mirim Lee, of South Korea, receives the championship trophy after winning the LPGA's ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Sunday Sept. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W.

Mirim Lee wins a stunner in a playoff at the ANA Inspiration

Mirim Lee, of South Korea, receives the championship trophy after winning the LPGA's ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Sunday Sept. 13, 2020. How she even got to that point as the ANA Inspiration champion was shocking even to Lee. That got her into a three-way playoff, and Lee ended it quickly. Asked on television off the 18th green if she was in disbelief, Lee was too busy wiping away tears to answer, so the translator finally offered, “Yes.”So was everyone. Lee chipped in for birdie on No.

Henderson charges into a share of lead at ANA Inspiration

Brooke M. Henderson watches her tee shot on the 17th hole during the third round of the LPGA's ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Saturday Sept. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W.

Henderson charges into a share of lead at ANA Inspiration

Brooke M. Henderson watches her tee shot on the 17th hole during the third round of the LPGA's ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Saturday Sept. 12, 2020. Chiu)RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Brooke Henderson kept pouring in birdies as she tried to erase as much as she could from a six-shot deficit in the ANA Inspiration. Nelly Korda was trying to let off steam in the desert heat after dropping three shots in two holes. Korda, the 22-year-old daughter of Grand Slam tennis champion Petr Korda, rallied with three birdies on the back nine for a 71 and joined Henderson at 12-under 204. 3 player in women's golf, Korda has never had a better shot at her first major.

Final birdie gives Nelly Korda a 1-shot lead in LPGA major

That set her up for a wedge to 3 feet below the hole for birdie and a 6-under 66, giving her a one-shot lead. Two-time major champion In Gee Chun had to scramble for par on the 18th for a 67. 1 in the world with a victory at Mission Hills, and Brooke Henderson of Canada were among those two shots behind. It was still exhausting for Korda, who described her start as "good, but tired, for sure.”Imagine how her father felt. That got the attention of the golfing sisters, with Nelly rushing home from Arkansas last week to watch on TV.

Kang survives wild back nine to share lead at Inverness

CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO DANIELLE, N0T DANNIELLE - Danielle Kang watches her drive on the tenth hole during the second round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020, at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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Kang survives wild back nine to share lead at Inverness

(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)TOLEDO, Ohio – Danielle Kang returned from a 45-minute rain delay with two straight birdies. By the end of the round Saturday, she was happy to have a share of the lead in the LPGA Drive On Championship. They were at 5-under 139 in the LPGA Tour's first event since the Women's Australian Open on Feb. 16. Inverness is hosting the one-time event, with the LPGA staying in northeast Ohio next week before heading to Scotland. Even (par) is a pretty solid score out here today.”No one was on a more wild ride than Kang, the No.

LPGA returns with Kang posting 66 at Inverness for the lead

Danielle Kang hits her tee-shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio, Friday, July 31, 2020. Kang finished in the early lead at six-under par. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

LPGA returns with Kang posting 66 at Inverness for the lead

Danielle Kang hits her tee-shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the LPGA Drive On Championship golf tournament at Inverness Golf Club in Toledo, Ohio, Friday, July 31, 2020. The LPGA Tours much-awaited return from the COVID-19 pandemic brought an immediate sense of its new world. The LPGA Tour remains in northeast Ohio next week before heading to Scotland. The lone Korean among the top 10 -- a rarity given the countrys strength in womens golf -- was Hee Young Park at 70. Definitely had a really good attitude, and it was really fun to be back.The LPGA Tour is not allowing spectators, though that wasnt a problem for Kang.

LPGA finale a sprint toward a $1.5 million prize

NAPLES, FL – Jin Young Ko won twice as many tournaments as anyone else on the LPGA Tour this year. And with $1.5 million available to the winner in the season finale, none of that matters. “Hopefully getting better, but then this week is the last, so it will be fine.”It’s a conclusion unlike any other in the LPGA Tour. And she still has the inside track to the LPGA money title. Nelly Korda, one of seven players with multiple victories this year, summed up the chase for the $1.5 million prize in the simplest of terms.

Caddie goes beyond training to save golfer's passport

Going beyond the call of duty and probably any sort of caddie training he might have had Benji Thompson went through great lengths to retrieve Lexi Thompsons passport after she left it behind, according to The Caddie Network. Benji and Lexi Thompson are not related. Benji Thompson said the saga began following last weeks Evian Championship in France when Lexi Thompson sent a text message to him around 9 p.m. Sunday following the tournaments final round. Dude, we might not get outta here, Lexi Thompson reportedly texted to him. Benji Thompson found the passport but then had to begin the arduous task of fitting all the golf bags back in the van.

Lexi Thompson sorry for costing 40 players a day's practice

(CNN) - Her passport blunder caused nearly 40 players to miss out on practice rounds Monday for the Women's British Open and leading golfer Lexi Thompson says she "can't apologize enough." "I do apologise, I would be upset if I was the other players but I ended up getting it." A mouse couldn't have found room to live in there," Wright told the Golf Channel. One player, Ryan O'Toole, was unhappy that Thompson's actions caused so many people to miss out on practice ahead of the major. But she added that by entrusting your clubs to a pool driver you are always at risk of delays.

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