LPGA Tour winner Jessica Korda has announced on social media that she and her husband, Johnny DelPrete, had their first child, Greyson John DelPrete, this past Saturday.
Overnight, USGA officials confirmed what was first reported by Golfweek, that the 30-year-old had withdrawn from the championship, one of three exempt players who have bowed out.
Major champion Hannah Green will be among the headline acts at December’s mixed-gender ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Melbourne but says a showdown with fellow West Australian and World No.2 Minjee Lee remains in doubt.
This is the second straight year that the top players in scoring average aren’t eligible for the Vare Trophy because of failing to reach the minimum-round threshold, although the pandemic in 2020 understandable impacted how many events players could reasonably compete in.
Australia’s Sarah Kemp set herself up for a thrust towards a first-ever LPGA Tour victory in Williamsburg, Virginia today at the Pure Silk Championship.