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Zhang threatening to run away with Founders Cup and end Korda's bid for sixth straight LPGA win

May. 10, 2024 14:52 PM EDT

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Rose Zhang is threatening to run away with the Cognizant Founders Cup and end Nelly Korda's bid for a record sixth straight win on the LPGA Tour. The 20-year-old Zhang followed a tournament record-tying opening round of 63 with a morning-best 4-under 68 Friday...

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...

After appearing on red carpet at Met Gala, Nelly Korda goes for a sixth straight win on LPGA Tour

May. 08, 2024 16:18 PM EDT

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Things are going well for Nelly Korda these days, that's for sure. The 25-year-old has won a record-tying five straight tournament starts. She has the No. 1 ranking in the world, along with the 2024 lead in earnings, scoring average and points for the player of...

Greg Norman and Phil Mickelson make for an interesting week on LIV Golf

May. 07, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

LIV Golf had another active week before and after Brooks Koepka won in Singapore for his first title of the year. Greg Norman, the CEO of the Saudi-funded league, had a couple of bold comments in an interview with Bloomberg that indicated LIV isn’t going anywhere. He...

PGA Tour goes to Quail Hollow ahead of PGA Championship. Nelly Korda goes for 6 in a row

May. 07, 2024 10:04 AM EDT

PGA TOUR WELLS FARGO CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Charlotte, North Carolina. Course: Quail Hollow Club. Yardage: 7,558. Par: 71. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $4 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf...

Australians Grace Kim and Hannah Green tied for lead in LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship

Apr. 27, 2024 21:52 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grace Kim stumbled to a 5-over 76 on Saturday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship — and still held onto a share of the lead. It was that kind of a day at Wilshire Country Club, the tree-lined layout made difficult by bumpy poa annua greens and tricky...

Australia's Grace Kim opens 4-stroke lead in LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship

Apr. 27, 2024 10:58 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grace Kim opened a four-stroke lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s JM Eagle LA Championship, shooting a 5-under 66 in tricky afternoon conditions at Wilshire Country Club. A stroke ahead after an opening 64, Kim had an eagle, four birdies and a bogey to get to...

Grace Kim shoots 7-under 64 at Wilshire Country Club to lead LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship

Apr. 25, 2024 21:36 PM EDT

LOS ANGLES (AP) — Grace Kim shot a 7-under 64 at Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead Thursday in the LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship. Playing in the morning session, the 23-year-old Australian capped her bogey-free round with a chip-in birdie on the par-3 18th....

Analysis: Golf has two dominant forces in Scheffler and Korda. It didn't happen overnight

Apr. 23, 2024 18:57 PM EDT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Golf went a decade without being able to identify a dominant player. And then within the last month, the sport suddenly has two of them. Scottie Scheffler won his first PGA Tour event in the Phoenix Open two years ago and now he has 10 tour titles,...