Lexi Thompson has been playing full-time on the LPGA since 2014, and she’s racked up 15 professional wins including a major; the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship. But on Saturday at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Michigan, en route to a 65 that got her within striking distance…
Linnea Strom was the second player this week to have a chance at joining Annika Sorenstam in the 59 Club. Alas, it remains a club of one as Strom birdied the final hole to shoot 11-under 60 and win ShopRite LPGA Classic. Strom was tied for 52nd to start the final round. In the last…
Nasa Hataoka’s disqualification from the ShopRite LPGA Classic could have huge implications beyond just missing out on prize money and a potential title. It may also jeopardize her chances of competing in the Paris Olympics. The incident occurred during the first round when Hataoka found herself in trouble on the par-5 ninth hole. After a…
At long last, all 13 LPGA founders will get their due. The seven LPGA founders who aren’t currently in the World Golf Hall of Fame will be formally inducted on Monday at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in the Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina. The induction ceremony coincides with the 124th U.S Open. Alice Bauer,…
Checking her email regularly has paid off for Canadian golfer Maddie Szeryk. The native of London, Ont., who resides in Texas, was going through her inbox three weeks ago when she noticed a message from the organizers of the Texas Women’s Open reminding her that there was still four days left to sign up for…
Lexi Thompson has announced her plans to retire from full-time competition at the end of the 2024 season. Before World No. 1 Nelly Korda began her dominant run, 29-year-old Thompson had been the face of American golf for a decade. Thompson turned professional at age 15 and won her first LPGA event at 16, a…
LEXI THOMPSON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AT U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN LANCASTER, Pa. — Lexi Thompson’s history with the U.S. Women’s Open began as a prodigious 12-year-old when she became the youngest to ever compete in the championship in 2007. Though she’s never won this event, it seems fitting that she makes a big life announcement at this…
Nelly Korda put herself in fine position to continue her historic streak after carding an opening 3-under 69 at the Cognizant Founders Cup. The World No. 1 looks to become the first player in LPGA history to win six consecutive starts. “You know, still a long, long ways away from Sunday,” said Korda, who insists…
When Nelly Korda competes at the Cognizant Founders Cup this week in Clifton, New Jersey, at Upper Montclair Country Club, she aims to achieve a historic milestone on the LPGA Tour – winning a sixth consecutive start. Only two other players have accomplished a five consecutive wins on the LPGA: Nancy Lopez in 1978 and…
Australia’s Hannah Green certainly stole the show (again) on Sunday at the JM Eagle LA Championship, but a couple of Hollywood stars also took in the action at Wilshire Country Club. One famous A-lister, in fact, managed to mostly go unnoticed. Kathryn Newton has been playing golf almost as long as she’s been acting, and…
