Finau, who cited the need to continue to rehab his knee, was supposed to play with women’s World No.1 Nelly Korda, who will now be partnered with Daniel Berger.
Sportico looked at both endorsement money and what’s earned by competing (whether it’s salary or winnings) to create its list. Together, the top 15 earned $US221 million, which is 27 percent more than what the top 15 made in 2023.
Thitikul’s talent-affirming fourth career LPGA title solidifies the 21-year-old as a rising foil amid the tour turning a new chapter with a rash of past winners retiring.
What was once an oddity has turned into a recent commonality, because for the third time in five years, the lowest scoring average on tour won’t win the Vare and its coveted LPGA Hall of Fame point.
We’d bet against Hull’s ‘ripping away tour cards’ plan making it anywhere other than social media, but it’s certainly keeping the issue in the spotlight.
This is the first time since Yani Tseng in 2011 that someone has won seven times in a year, and Korda is the first American to accomplish the feat since Hall of Famer Beth Daniel did so in 1990.
A “let’s move on” focus was apparent in the world No.1’s pre-tournament press conference when she got in a sly joke on getting back to business while reflecting on her appreciation for her Solheim Cup teammates.
The LPGA, beyond a statement acknowledging the transportation challenge, did not provide an answer to multiple requests to confirm the timeline of what happened.
At the end of a long week dominated by slow play that saw the opening two rounds both take about six hours to complete, the New Zealander reached the seven-under-par total that proved too strong for a formidable host of challengers down the stretch.