Tag: LPGA
Danielle Kang’s 63 good for HSBC World Championship lead
Danielle Kang led the pack at the HSBC World Championship with a second-round 63 on Friday at Sentosa Golf Club’s Tanjong Course in Singapore. Snow slowed play in the second round before it ended in a three-way tie at 9-under, one back of Kang. First-round leader Elizabeth Szokol shot 71 on Friday and is part […]
Maja Stark storms to victory at the ISPS Handa World Invitational
Maja Stark broke the course record with a 10-under par 63 on Sunday to win the ISPS Handa World Invitational in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Stark collected six birdies on the front nine and finished with 10 during his bogey-free round. She finished 20-under-par 271 for the tournament to be five strokes ahead of LPGA Tour […]
Frida Kinhult takes the lead on 1 shot at the LPGA Classic
Frida Kinhult from Sweden shot a 4-under-par 67 on Saturday to take first place after 36 holes at the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway Township, NJ Kinhult is at 9-under 133 and has a one-shot lead over Lauren Coughlin, who pulled up the leaderboard with 6-under 65 in the second round. Swiss Morgane Metraux (67) […]
Eun-Hee Ji crosses into the semifinals of the LPGA Match-Play
South Korea’s Eun-Hee Ji did not lose a hole on Saturday and defeated Madelene Sagström from Sweden by 7 and 6 in the quarterfinals of the LPGA Match-Play event in Las Vegas. The match ended after the 12th hole on Shadow Creek Golf Course. Ji did not realize the match was over until her caddy […]
Madelene Sagström opens with 63 to lead the Founders Cup
Madelene Sagström from Sweden shot a 9-under-par 63 to take the lead in the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday in Clifton, NJ Sagström hit the first four holes, rolled in three more straight at numbers 12-14 and ended the round with nine birdies and no bogeys at the Upper Montclair Country […]
Madelene Sagström opens with 63 to lead the Cognizant Founders Cup
Madelene Sagström from Sweden shot a 9-under-par 63 to take the lead in the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday in Clifton, NJ Sagström hit the first four holes, rolled in three more straight at numbers 12-14 and ended the round with nine birdies and no bogeys at the Upper Montclair Country […]
Anna Nordqvist wins at Carnoustie for third career major
Anna Nordqvist in Sweden shorted a 3-under 69 on Sunday to win the AIG Women’s Open at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland and take her third career major title. Nordqvist put a pressure on par-putt on the 18th hole to finish 12-under 276 and win his first event in 1435 days. That victory 2017 came […]
Anna Nordqvist, Nanna Koerstz Madsen on top of the AIG Women’s Open
Anna Nordqvist in Sweden shorted a 7-under-par 65 on Saturday to pull a share of the lead into the final round of the AIG Women’s Open at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. Nordqvist, who is looking for his third big win, recorded seven birds without a boggy to go to 9-under 207 for the tournament. […]
Ariya Jutanugarn falls in a three-way tie for the lead at the Scottish Open
Ariya Jutanugarn in Thailand fought on Saturday in the third round of the Women’s Scottish Open and shot a par 72 to end up in a three-way tie for the lead that went into Sunday’s final round. The two-time big winner took a three-shot lead into the third round, but she saw it evaporate in […]
Nelly Korda shoots 10-under lead for lead in Meijer LPGA Classic
Nelly Korda fired a 10-under-62 to take control of the Meijer LPGA Classic in Grand Rapids, Mich., On Saturday, riding on the low lap for a three-shot lead over Ireland’s Leona Maguire and finishing 20-under par. Korda used 11 birds and a lone bogey on the Par3 11th hole to break out of the pack […]
Golf victory, Saimaa seals and goose beer: Finland in the world press
Before winning, Castren’s best LPGA ranking was the eighth ranking at the 2020 Drive On Championship in Georgia, USA. Finland’s rare Saimaa tire brands were also in the news this week, when their uncertain future was highlighted. Climate change, the growth of tourism and fishing are the main threats to endangered species – one of […]
Done: Sörenstam plays historical mixed competition
For the first time, women and men will now play golf with and against each other and compete for the same trophy and for the same prize money. It all takes place at Scandinavian Mixed outside Kungsbacka in June. One who will be playing is veteran Annika Sörenstam. “I look forward to playing competitive golf […]
Eleven birdies by Sagström – climbed 45 places
Madelene Sagström was in 50th place before the third round of golf in the LPGA Tour competition in Carlsbad, California and started with a double bogey on the first hole. Then everything was right for the Swede who rolled in eleven birdies in total and went around 64 strokes, which gave a fifth place and […]
Nelly Korda takes a narrow lead on the Gainbridge LPGA
Florida Nelly Korda stayed steady with her second round in a row at 4 under 68 to take a lead after a shot after round 3 at the Gainbridge LPGA in Orlando. Korda, who stands at 13-under 203, has a slight advantage over Thai Patty Tavatanakit, who fired a 66 on Saturday at Lake NonaGolf […]
Sörenstam went below par – uncertain waiting for the qualifying limit
Swedish golf legend Annika Sörenstam may reach the qualifying limit in her comeback on the LPGA tour. It was 13 years since she competed on the biggest stage, but the 50-year-old can obviously still assert herself. She showed this by walking around 71 strokes, one under par, in Orlando on Friday. There were a total […]
Sörenstam recovered from a triple bogey in the comeback
Annika Sörenstam made a comeback on Thursday night on the American LPGA Tour in her first competition since 2008. She got around 75 strokes in Orlando, three over par, and will need to do a little better on Friday to pass the qualifying limit and continue playing in weekend. Sörenstam started stably with four pairs, […]
Sörenstam is making a comeback on the LPGA Tour
Annika Sörenstam is making a comeback on the LPGA Tour where there will be games on the home track Lake Nona in Orlando, Florida. It states the LPGA tour on his Instagram account. The now 50-year-old golf icon withdrew from the competition in 2008 and during his career has accumulated ten major victories and 72 […]
Sorenstam is sad about “dark day” but no regrets about the Trump award
Retired golf star Annika Sorenstam said on Tuesday that she was saddened by the “dark day” after the US Capitol invasion despite the controversial acceptance of a presidential medal of freedom from Donald Trump. The 50-year-old Swedish star won ten major titles and 72 events in total during an epic LPGA career that ended in […]
England’s Hull takes an early lead at Texas LPGA events
England Charley Hull shot a three-under-68 for his first 18-hole lead in four years and a one-pillow after the opening round of the Volunteers of America Classic tournament on Thursday. Under severe cold conditions, Hull rolled four birds into a six-hole course that began at No. 2 on the Old American Golf Club course in […]
Tiger Woods to play with Charlie in father-son tournament
Tiger Woods and 11-year-old Charlie will join the father-PNC championship in December, the golf superstar confirmed this week. “I can not tell you how excited I am to play with Charlie in our first official tournament together,” said Woods, a 15-time major champion. “It has been fantastic to see him develop as a junior golfer […]
Lindberg at the top: “Close to where I want to be”
Pernilla Lindberg seems to have something good going on in this week’s LPGA Tour competition in Greensboro, Georgia – with a total of seven strokes under par, Lindberg is split five and is three strokes behind leader Ally McDonald, USA. Strengthened by the 18th place in the major PGA championships a couple of weeks ago, […]
Nordqvist has a chance at his third major title
Golfer Anna Nordqvist is chasing her third major victory at the LPGA Championships which will be decided in Pennsylvania, USA. Ahead of Sunday’s final round, Nordqvist is second, two strokes behind leading Sei Young Kim. “I play very stably, I feel that I am in a good position and if I have my day, it […]