World No.5 Hannah Green is taking a leaf out of fellow West Australian Min Woo Lee by incorporating statistics into her assault on the majors as one of the favourites at the Chevron Championship, the first women’s major of the year.
The Chevron Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods outside of Houston starts on Thursday, and we’ve got the goods on players we think have the best shot to win.
Korda’s two-stroke victory over Maja Stark makes her one of three in LPGA history to win five straight starts, joining Hall of Famers Nancy Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004-2005).
Any amateur playing in a major is going to remember the experience for the rest of their lives. But Jasmine Koo is going to remember one shot from the Chevron Championship for a very unexpected reason: she got one of the luckiest bounces you’ll ever see on the 72nd hole.
Playing on her 24th birthday, Ruffels shot a three-under-par 69 at the Country Club of Carlton Woods in Texas to be in a share of fifth position, three shots behind the leader, American Lauren Coughlin.
They were born only year apart and grew up only 60 kilometres from each other in the greater Los Angeles area, crossing paths time and again in junior golf events.
A spectacular walk-off eagle by Stephanie Kyriacou on her final hole highlighted a strong opening day for the Aussie contingent at the Chevron Championship in Texas.
The winner of the 2023 Chevron Championship will have the honor of being the first to claim the title of this prestigious tournament at its new home, The Club at Carlton Woods outside of Houston. She’ll also have the satisfaction of cashing a rather impressive first-place prize money payout.
After so many years of battling under the shadow of the San Jacinto Mountain range, how do players prepare for a new date for the opening Major of the year on a new course with a new flow to the schedule leading into the tournament?
In advance of this week’s championship, we ranked the top 25 players we see as most likely to raise the Dinah Trophy at the end of the week and emerged a historic first winner at the Chevron’s new home.
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