From one Stanford Cardinal to another, Tiger Woods was quick to heap congratulations on Rose Zhang Sunday for winning her first professional event, defeating Jennifer Kupcho on the second hole of a playoff to win the Mizuho Americas Open.
The 2023 LPGA season is record-breaking year of lengthy travel – there are a total of 18 times where there are at leasy 3,000 kilometres between tour stops, up from 13 in 2022.
Earlier this month, the US government lifted its COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers coming from overseas, which kept Grant from coming stateside last year after playing two seasons of college golf at Arizona State University and earning her LPGA card at Q-Series in December 2021.
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.
LPGA Hall of Famer Inbee Park added another major accomplishment to her life Friday: becoming a mother. Park and her husband, Gi Hyeob Nam, welcomed their first baby, a daughter, this morning.
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.