During the LPGA’s off-season, Kang made a point of working on her cold-weather game, in part because she wants to contend at an AIG Women’s British Open.
From comebacks to new arrivals, bigger purses and sponsorships from new companies, here are nine things we’re hoping to see take place on tour this coming season.
They’re all professional golfers. Many of them live in Florida. We know it’s a big state, but you figure that they cross paths at one time or another. So this is one that shocked us: Nelly Korda, the current No.1 female player in the world, had never met Tiger Woods.
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.
If you take more data into account and consider a few subjective measures, would the race between the duo look different or still be too close to call?
For the second week in a row, Australia came up short at Kasumigaseki Country Club as Hannah Green’s three-under final round was not enough to secure a medal.
The 22-year-old has been on a tear in 2021, winning three times – highlighted by capturing her first Major last week at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
It was the sixth win of her LPGA career, and along with getting the Major monkey off her back at a young age, Korda will also rise to No.1 in the world for the first time.
Australian Golf Digest
