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.
LOS ANGELES — World No. 1 Nelly Korda had a mindset shift this season, and the goal was to not crash out with any mistake or bogey. In that vein, she started using Post-it notes with positive affirmations and put them on her bathroom mirror. She didn’t divulge any of them or what she might Read more…
LOS ANGELES — Lottie Woad ran into trouble in a bunker at Riviera Country Club, and she was assessed a two-stroke penalty in Saturday’s third round of the U.S. Women’s Open. Woad, the sixth-ranked player in the world, was in a greenside bunker at the ninth hole and had a plugged ball in the face Read more…
LOS ANGELES — World No. 1 Nelly Korda wasn’t striking the ball to her standards in the first round of the U.S. Women’s Open, so she went to the driving range with her sister, Jessica. Together, the Korda sisters made a tweak, and it paid off on Friday. Korda shot a four-under 67 in the Read more…
LOS ANGELES — Life is good for Lauren Coughlin this week. She’s got her Pearl Jam and Metallica tunes, caffeine from Flo Coffee Bar, and she just made her first U.S. Women’s Open cut. She didn’t just get in, either. She shot a second-round, three-under 68 Friday to put herself in the hunt at Riviera Read more…
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