Maja Stark had a new and interesting goal at last week’s Chevron Championship: No swearing. No outward displays of frustration. The advice came from Peter Hanson, a former pro who works with fellow Swede Ludvig Aberg, a rising star on the PGA Tour. Instead of telling Aberg to have more patience, they work on saying…
Jessica Korda pours champagne for sister Nelly Korda after she wins the Taiwan Swinging Skirts LPGA Presented By CTBC at Miramar Golf Country Club on November 3, 2019 in New Taipei City, Taiwan. (Photo: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images) Korda’s second Taiwan title came in a three-way playoff against Minjee Lee and Caroline Masson. What made this…
Professional golf journalist Hannah Holden delves into the bag of LPGA Tour sensation, Brooke Henderson. Brooke Henderson has had an illustrious career so far, becoming the leading Canadian golfer with twenty professional wins, which includes thirteen LPGA Tour titles and two major championships. She recently made a significant equipment change, signing a multi-year deal with…
Nelly Korda continued her dominance on the LPGA Tour by securing her fifth consecutive victory at the Chevron Championship, earning a massive payday of $1.2 million. With this win, she now leads the money list with total earnings of $2,414,216 for the season, making her the fastest player in tour history to reach $2 million…
History is made. And she’s not done yet. Nelly Korda joined Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam Sunday atop the LPGA record books with her fifth consecutive win and Korda did so in major fashion. Korda closed with a 3-under 69 to finish 13 under and claim the 2024 Chevron Championship, the first LPGA major of…
GILBERT, Ariz. — The second leg of the three-tournament West Coast swing on the LPGA is in the books with the conclusion of the inaugural Ford Championship. Hoisting the trophy on Sunday? None other than world No. 1 Nelly Korda, who’s now won three straight starts on the LPGA. Korda took her first outright lead…
GILBERT, Ariz. — A variety of LPGA golfers with local ties have been making noise this week at the inaugural Ford Championship in this Phoenix suburb. On a breezy Saturday, former Arizona State golfer Carlota Ciganda made her move up the leaderboard at Seville Golf and Country Club with a 6-under 66 a round that…
This spring, after Rachel Heck completes her senior year at Stanford, she’ll put her golf clubs away and take on an internship in private equity. She’ll also be pinned as a Lieutenant of the United States Air Force. Heck explained her reasons for not turning professional in a first-person essay on nolayingup.com. “I was strongly…
Seri Pak’s success in 1998 changed women’s golf in profound ways. Pak was the only South Korean player on the LPGA when she won two majors that season. A decade later, more than 40 South Koreans had LPGA cards, and the phenomenon soon spread throughout Asia. Pak, however, wasn’t the first South Korean to win…
There were many nights when Bailey Tardy wondered if it might be time get a new job. She’d missed more cuts than she’d made at the start of her rookie season last year. And it had already taken a long time to even get to the LPGA. “It’s expensive being out here,” said Tardy. “I…
