Latest Madelene Sagstrom News

Defending champion Rose Zhang is the focus on the LPGA Tour after snapping Nelly Korda's streak

May. 15, 2024 13:40 PM EDT

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — For a change, Rose Zhang is the center of attention on the LPGA Tour. Not only is the 20-year-old the defending champion at the Mizuho Americas Open, she put an end to Nelly Korda's record-tying run of five straight tournament titles by winning for the...

Whoa Nelly! Rose Zhang wins Founders Cup to end Korda’s record-tying LPGA Tour winning streak

May. 13, 2024 08:56 AM EDT

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Great things have been expected from Rose Zhang from the moment the two-time NCAA champion won in her professional debut last year and joined the LPGA Tour the following week. The 20-year-old finally delivered again Sunday, birdieing four of the final five...

Sagstrom, Zhang break away in Founders Cup, dashing Korda's bid for record 6th straight LPGA victory

May. 12, 2024 09:16 AM EDT

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Madelene Sagstrom and Rose Zhang left Nelly Korda and everyone else way behind Saturday in the Cognizant Founders Cup. Trying to win a record sixth straight LPGA Tour event, Korda was 11 shots behind Sagstrom and 10 back of two-time NCAA champion Zhang with a...

Korda shoots 66 to keep bid alive for 6th straight LPGA Tour win. She trails Zhang, Sagstrom by 4

May. 11, 2024 08:33 AM EDT

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Nelly Korda has no intention of letting anyone run away with the Cognizant Founders Cup and end her bid to become the first player to win six straight LPGA Tour tournaments. Hear that Rose Zhang and Madelene Sagstrom. Faced with a 10-stroke...

A year after winning in pro debut, Rose Zhang takes Founders Cup lead with career-best 9-under 63.

May. 09, 2024 20:09 PM EDT

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — When two-time NCAA champion Rose Zhang came out of Stanford and became the first woman to win her professional debut since 1951, the sky was suddenly the limit. Everyone expected Zhang to win again and again and again, much like Nelly Korda has been doing these...

Nelly Korda shoots 69 in Founders, leaving her 6 shots back in bid for 6th LPGA Tour win in a row

May. 09, 2024 19:17 PM EDT

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Nelly Korda is going to have some work to do to win a record sixth straight LPGA Tour title, especially the way Rose Zhang is playing. Korda shot a relatively mistake-free 3-under 69 early in the first round of the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday and then...

Former USC player Malia Nam leads at Palos Verdes in 2nd career LPGA Tour start

Mar. 22, 2024 23:06 PM EDT

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Malia Nam took a one-stroke lead into the weekend in just her second career LPGA Tour start, shooting a 2-under 69 on Friday in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship at Palos Verdes Golf Club. One of seven former University of Southern California...

Patty Tavatanakit takes a 3-stroke lead after three rounds of her home LPGA event in Thailand

Feb. 24, 2024 08:44 AM EST

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Local favorite Patty Tavatanakit shot a 6-under 66 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the LPGA Thailand tournament. Tavatanakit had a three-round total of 16-under 200 on the Siam Country Club Old Course at Chonburi southeast...