As Angela Stanford is poring over analytics and conversations among other research in her work as the U.S. Solheim Cup captain, she’s also listening, asking questions and keeping an open mind. MORE: Potential Solheim Cup players make their final push this month She’s made one big decision already that wasn’t on her radar when she Read more…
The LPGA Tour is going to Hawaii twice in 2027, and one new event will come with a unique twist. The new tournament will be played at Nanea Golf Club in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island, March 11-14, the tour announced Tuesday. The Nanea Cup, with a purse of $4 million, will have a field Read more…
The Solheim Cup in the Netherlands is eight weeks away, and captain Angela Stanford’s U.S. team will become official in just 35 days. With two big events on the horizon in which the points list could be shaken up—the Women’s Scottish Open this week and AIG Women’s Open next week—it’s shaping up to be a Read more…
Haeran Ryu defeats Brooke Henderson in a playoff to win the Amundi Evian Championship, becoming the second player this season to win two majors after Nelly Korda. It’s her second major title in just 13 days.
A year after breaking the amateur scoring record at the Evian and narrowly missing out to Australia’s Grace Kim in a playoff, Lottie Woad is back atop the leaderboard at the same course. The World No. 4 fired a second-round 64 to take a one-shot lead over Aki Iwai, putting her in position for a maiden major title.
Nelly Korda’s stellar 2026 season hit its first real snag in France. A rocky opening 74 proved too much to overcome despite a battling 69 the next day, as the World No. 1 missed the cut at the Amundi Evian Championship by a single shot. It’s a rare setback for Korda, who arrived in France chasing a third major of the year and continuing her push toward the career Grand Slam.
World No.1 Nelly Korda’s Hall of Fame push has stalled at the Amundi Evian Championship, opening with a three-over 74 and sitting 11 shots off the pace.
Grace Kim’s remarkable chip-in to force a playoff at last year’s Evian Championship now has its own plaque on the 18th hole, and the Aussie says it’s made her feel like the moment truly is legendary.
Haeran Ryu was so far back after Thursday’s first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship—10 shots with an opening 73—that she changed her putter in the middle of a major. Then, she made history. The 25-year-old South Korean thrived with her new (old) flat stick, methodically working her way back into contention on Friday Read more…
Brooke Henderson began her first round at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in a sweet way. Henderson’s sister, Brittany—Brooke’s former caddie—gave birth to a baby girl early Thursday. Her name holds a special connection for both sisters. “Her name is Sahalee, which really means a lot to our whole family, and the meaning ‘high heavenly Read more…
Three straight majors. Hall of Fame qualification. A place in history. Nelly Korda arrives at Hazeltine this week with everything on the line and she’s treating it like just another week of golf.
Lottie Woad is about to play in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship for the first time, but this start comes with plenty of questions. The talented British star and second-year pro suffered her most noticeable big mistake and it came when she was on the cusp of winning the Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday. Woad Read more…
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship has broken new ground before a ball has even been hit at Hazeltine, announcing a record-breaking $US13 million purse for 2026.
The LPGA needs and wants to capitalise on Korda’s star power and translate it into higher ratings and ticket sales and more. Which is why Monday was a good day for the tour.
LOS ANGELES — It couldn’t have been more appropriate that Farah O’Keefe was the one to secure the winning point for the U.S. to win the Curtis Cup at Bel-Air Country Club. O’Keefe—the 21-year-old star and unquestioned leader—was told by captain Meghan Stasi in one of the famous Bel-Air tunnels that the U.S. would win Read more…
LOS ANGELES — With rookie Farah O’Keefe leading the way, the Americans are positioned to snatch the Curtis Cup from Great Britain & Ireland on Sunday. O’Keefe, who recently won the NCAA individual championship, is 4-0 and can become just the fourth player in Curtis Cup history to post a 5-0-0 record. In two sessions Read more…
LOS ANGELES — Farah O’Keefe is playing in her first Curtis Cup, and like anything she does, she makes it look easy, whether it is or not. O’Keefe was paired with Jasmine Koo in the morning and Avery Weed in the afternoon, and the results were the same—wins for the U.S. The 21-year-old O’Keefe, the Read more…
LOS ANGELES — When members walk into Bel-Air Country Club, they’re often greeted with a friendly smile from Penny in the front office lobby. Penny is always happy to see people. She doesn’t mind sitting in an office chair and exchanging greetings with staff and golfers. There’s not a member she doesn’t like. The only Read more…
At 27, Korda is the youngest American to win four majors since Mickey Wright in 1960. She also is the first woman since Inbee Park in 2013 to capture two majors in a season.
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