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August 6th, 2026

The LPGA’s latest move leans on its past to build its future

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June 16th, 2026

Nelly Korda and LPGA have a big day as US Women’s Open champion embraces spotlight in New York media tour

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.

June 8th, 2026

Nelly Korda and women’s golf should celebrate this moment and embrace the work ahead

It was American golf’s moment. And it most certainly should be a moment that shakes awake everyone in charge of the game at all levels of women’s golf.

April 21st, 2026

LPGA major champion’s splash tradition will continue, even if she only wades into a ‘kiddie pool’

Players have the option to jump in or not, but it’s certainly something that fans and viewers have come to expect from the winner since Amy Alcott spontaneously first took the plunge into Poppie’s Pond at the 1988 Nabisco Dinah Shore in the California desert.

April 18th, 2026

Nearing first-year anniversary, LPGA commissioner has impressed his players and sponsors, with much work still to do

LPGA Tour commissioner Craig Kessler was announced in the role last May before taking over in mid-July. “I’m thrilled with the progress our team is making,” he says.

February 4th, 2026

LPGA commissioner to players about TOC mess: Worried our athletes might be injured

January 8th, 2026

LPGA makes it official: Chevron Championship moving to Houston’s municipal Memorial Park

It’s extremely rare that an LPGA major and PGA Tour event will be played on the same course in the same season.

January 7th, 2026

TGL adding women’s division in late 2026

The league and the LPGA announced overnight the creation of WTGL, which will feature LPGA stars competing in the same format as the men currently do.

November 20th, 2025

Five things we learned from the new LPGA commissioner’s first state-of-the-tour address

Craig Kessler is four months into his new job as LPGA commissioner and already he’s done much to embolden the tour, players, TV partners, title sponsors and more.

November 20th, 2025

The LPGA Tour released its 2026 schedule: Here’s what you need to know

The LPGA released its 2026 schedule on Wednesday, the tour announcing it will hold 33 tournaments for a record $US132 million in prizemoney payouts.

LPGA partners with Golf Saudi for new event in 2026

More exposure, bigger purses, better player morale: Craig Kessler has lots to do as new LPGA commissioner

USGA chief Mike Whan had some sage advice for new LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler

New LPGA commissioner: The player his boys can’t wait to meet and the 4 pillars that define his vision

Leaderboard

FedEx St. Jude Championship - 2026

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
T1	Michael Thorbjornsen	-5	F	1
T1	Jordan Spieth	-5	F	1
T1	Kurt Kitayama	-5	F	1
T1	Jake Knapp	-5	F	1
T1	Michael Kim	-5	F	1
T6	Tommy Fleetwood	-4	F	1
T6	Gary Woodland	-4	F	1
T6	Hideki Matsuyama	-4	F	1
T6	Sungjae Im	-4	F	1
T6	Chris Gotterup	-4	F	1
T6	Bud Cauley	-4	F	1
T6	Adam Scott	-4	F	1
T13	Min Woo Lee	-3	F	1
T13	Xander Schauffele	-3	F	1
T13	Sam Burns	-3	F	1
T13	Patrick Rodgers	-3	F	1
T17	Harris English	-2	F	1
T17	Maverick McNealy	-2	F	1
T17	Nico Echavarria	-2	F	1
T17	Sepp Straka	-2	F	1
T17	Ludvig Åberg	-2	F	1
T17	Scottie Scheffler	-2	F	1
T17	Alex Smalley	-2	F	1
T17	Rickie Fowler	-2	F	1
T17	Viktor Hovland	-2	F	1
T26	Sam Stevens	-1	F	1
T26	Ryo Hisatsune	-1	F	1
T26	Tom Kim	-1	F	1
T26	Shane Lowry	-1	F	1
T26	Keith Mitchell	-1	F	1
T26	Sahith Theegala	-1	F	1
T26	Patrick Cantlay	-1	F	1
T26	Wyndham Clark	-1	F	1
T26	Jacob Bridgeman	-1	F	1
T26	Cam Young	-1	F	1
T26	Nick Taylor	-1	F	1
T37	Ryan Gerard	E	F	1
T37	Justin Thomas	E	F	1
T37	S.W. Kim	E	F	1
T37	Brian Harman	E	F	1
T37	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	E	F	1
T37	Matt Fitzpatrick	E	F	1
T43	Jackson Koivun	+1	F	1
T43	Pi Coody	+1	F	1
T43	Alex Noren	+1	F	1
T43	J.T. Poston	+1	F	1
T43	Russell Henley	+1	F	1
T43	Jordan Smith	+1	F	1
T43	Corey Conners	+1	F	1
T43	Alex Fitzpatrick	+1	F	1
T43	J.J. Spaun	+1	F	1
T43	Collin Morikawa	+1	F	1
T43	Aldrich Potgieter	+1	F	1
T54	Eric Cole	+2	F	1
T54	Kristoffer Reitan	+2	F	1
T54	Ricky Castillo	+2	F	1
T54	Harry Hall	+2	F	1
T54	Akshay Bhatia	+2	F	1
T54	Aaron Rai	+2	F	1
T60	Nicolai Højgaard	+3	F	1
T60	Matti Schmid	+3	F	1
T60	Max Homa	+3	F	1
T60	Matt McCarty	+3	F	1
T60	Ben Griffin	+3	F	1
T60	Michael Brennan	+3	F	1
T60	Justin Rose	+3	F	1
T60	Ryan Fox	+3	F	1
68	Rory McIlroy	+4	F	1
69	Robert MacIntyre	+12	F	1

New York 2026 Leaderboard

PlayersTeams

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Joaquin Niemann	-16	18	4
2	Harold Varner III	-13	18	4
T3	Scott Vincent	-9	18	4
T3	Lee Westwood	-9	18	4
5	Byeong Hun An	-7	18	4
T6	Paul Casey	-6	18	4
T6	Thomas Pieters	-6	18	4
T6	Tom McKibbin	-6	18	4
T9	Branden Grace	-4	18	4
T9	Younghan Song	-4	18	4
T11	Laurie Canter	-3	18	4
T11	Richard T. Lee	-3	18	4
T11	Sergio Garcia	-3	18	4
14	Danny Lee	-2	18	4
T15	Peter Uihlein	E	18	4
T15	Caleb Surratt	E	18	4
T17	Brendan Steele	+1	18	4
T17	Thomas Detry	+1	18	4
T17	Marc Leishman	+1	18	4
T17	Anirban Lahiri	+1	18	4
T17	Richard Bland	+1	18	4
T22	Victor Perez	+2	18	4
T22	David Puig	+2	18	4
T22	Charl Schwartzel	+2	18	4
T22	Yosuke Asaji	+2	18	4
T22	Lucas Herbert	+2	18	4
27	Talor Gooch	+3	18	4
T28	Cameron Smith	+4	18	4
T28	Charles Howell III	+4	18	4
T28	Dustin Johnson	+4	18	4
T28	Ian Poulter	+4	18	4
T32	Martin Vorster	+5	18	4
T32	Josele Ballester	+5	18	4
T32	Michael La Sasso	+5	18	4
T32	Abraham Ancer	+5	18	4
T36	Tyrrell Hatton	+6	18	4
T36	Björn Hellgren	+6	18	4
T38	Bryson DeChambeau	+7	18	4
T38	Carlos Ortiz	+7	18	4
T38	Travis Smyth	+7	18	4
T41	Adrian Meronk	+8	18	4
T41	Matthew Wolff	+8	18	4
T41	Dean Burmester	+8	18	4
T41	Jon Rahm	+8	18	4
T45	Do-Yeob Mun	+10	18	4
T45	Miguel Tabuena	+10	18	4
47	Minkyu Kim	+11	18	4
T48	Cameron Tringale	+12	18	4
T48	Sebastian Muñoz	+12	18	4
50	Bubba Watson	+14	18	4
51	Anthony Kim	+16	18	4
T52	Jason Kokrak	+17	18	4
T52	Martin Kaymer	+17	18	4
54	Sam Horsfield	+18	18	4
55	Luis Masaveu	+24	18	4
56	Graeme McDowell	+26	18	4
	Ben Campbell	+13		4