Inspired by a virtuoso performance by Minjee Lee, Australia are the champions of women’s professional golf, lifting the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown for the first time in Seoul, Korea.
Five Japanese golfers have won on the LPGA Tour this season, a contingent of immensely talented young players who entered the tour with a big splash this season.
With 17 worldwide victories, including 12 on the LPGA Tour, Sei Young Kim is one of the most respected and beloved players in women’s golf. That admiration shoots up exponentially when she competes in her native South Korea, site of this week’s BMW Ladies Championship.
The Ford Women’s NSW Open is set to shine brighter than ever in 2026, returning to Wollongong Golf Club from February 26 to March 1 with the largest prize purse in the tournament’s history.
Jeeno Thitikul made a four-foot birdie putt on the fifth playoff hole to win the Buick LPGA Shanghai and end a crazy LPGA streak by becoming the LPGA Tour’s first multiple winner in 2025.
The LPGA’s month-long Asia swing is getting off to an unfortunate start as the greens at the Qizhong Garden Golf Club in Shanghai appear to be in bad shape.
It’s quite a feat that Hull, ranked eighth in the world, is back competing given all she’s dealt with and her original timetable to return after her ankle injury last month.
The LPGA rookie was able to deliver in a moment when crumbling would not have been unexpected. But Wang knows pressure, as she’s had to hit shots as though they have everything riding on them before.
The 23-year-old Japanese stars became the fourth set of sisters to win on tour, joining Annika and Charlotta Sorenstam, Nelly and Jessica Korda, and Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn.
Australian Golf Digest
