Australia’s Grace Kim shared the lead at the half way mark at the LPGA Tour’s The Annika but it was a teenage star who grabbed the headlines for the first two days.
Early headlines at The Annika LPGA event were dominated by 18-year-old Kai Trump and WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark – to the point that Nelly Korda’s return to the course for her first start in six weeks became a secondary story. It’s not often that the 27-year-old is the understudy.
For Kai Trump, the 18-year-old granddaughter of US President Donald Trump who was thrust into the spotlight as a sponsor invite for The Annika LPGA event, she was truly just happy to be there.
Ahead of superstar Rory McIlroy headlining the 2025 Australian Open at Royal Melbourne, organisers have announced a rebrand in a bid to take the 121-year-old championship into a new era.
Nelly Korda’s dominant run as the No.1 golfer in the world is about to come to an end, as Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul will move into the top spot for the second time in her career.
Nelly Korda has categorised her relationship with the US Women’s Open as “complicated.” She believes she’s more emotional about this major because the first time she played in it she was 14.
Whan was the LPGA’s commissioner from 2010-2021 and had a very successful stint, and some in golf have been referring to 39-year-old Kessler “a young Mike Whan”.