Despite never having won on the LPGA before and this being her first time playing the Toto Japan Classic, Dryburgh was unexpectedly comfortable in the moment.
Jin Young Ko’s return to the LPGA Tour at the BMW Ladies Championship after a two-month layoff to rest an ailing left wrist seemed to get off to a reasonable start. The top-ranked player in the world shot a one-under 35 on the front nine at Oak Valley Country Club in Wonju, South Korea.
The 34-year-old from North Yorkshire in England outlasted a trio of Major champions and a recent tour winner to finish at 15-under, good enough for a one-shot victory.
Maja Stark had some work to do if she was going to make the cut at last week’s Ascendant LPGA event after shooting an opening-round four-over 75 at Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas. Unfortunately for her, she never got the chance.
Australia has three strong chances of another Major victory with Hannah Green, Minjee Lee and Stephanie Kyriacou are all inside the top 10 heading into the weekend of the AIG Women’s Open at Muirfield.
It took 275 years and two votes for the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers to let in female members – and set up one of the more anticipated weeks in women’s golf.
Only two weeks after Cameron Smith came from four shots behind two overnight leaders to win the Open Championship at St Andrews, Ayaka Furue did the same to claim the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open.
World No.2 Minjee Lee is within reach of another Major award as the women’s game moves to the links of Scotland for this week’s Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open.
LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan told The Times of London that she would “take the call” if LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman ever wanted to talk to her about the LPGA.