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Yin and Thitikul form team of ex-No. 1s and share the lead in Dow Championship
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Ruoning Yin of China and Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand started out on a heater and held it together on their back nine in foursomes Thursday for a 6-under 64, giving them a share of the lead with two other teams after the opening round of the Dow Championship. ...
Chasing first major title, Amy Yang takes 2-shot lead into final round of KPMG Women’s PGA
SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) — Amy Yang shot a 1-under 71 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship as she chases her first major victory. Yang was at 7-under 209 at Sahalee Country Club, remaining steady around the greens on the...
Nelly Korda shoots 81, sent packing early again at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) — Nelly Korda was sent packing early again Friday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, another shocking downfall after a dominating run. A stroke behind first-round leader Lexi Thompson after an opening 3-under 69, the top-ranked Korda shot an 81 in the...
Lexi Thompson shoots 68 to take 1st-round lead at the Women's PGA Championship
SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) — Lexi Thompson knew some form of the question was coming after shooting a 4-under 68 and taking the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Would a major title change her plans about retiring from playing full-time on the LPGA Tour? ...
PGA Tour has final signature event as LPGA goes to Sahalee for 3rd major
PGA TOUR TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Cromwell, Connecticut. Course: TPC River Highlands. Yardage: 6,852. Par: 70. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $3.6 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel);...
Vu wins playoff in return from back injury, spoiling Thompson's bid for 1st victory in 5 years
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Lilia Vu won the Meijer LPGA Classic in a playoff Sunday in her return from a back injury, spoiling Lexi Thompson's bid for her first victory in five years. Playing for the first time since the Ford Championship in late March in Arizona, Vu beat Thompson...
Grace Kim shoots 66 to take 5-shot lead in Meijer LPGA Classic
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Grace Kim broke away late Saturday afternoon at Blythefield Country Club, birdieing four of the final six holes to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the Meijer LPGA Classic. Tied for the second-round lead with Ally Ewing, Kim shot a 6-under...
Meechai has a big start and leads Women's Open. Nelly Korda won't be around to see how it ends
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Wichanee Meechai became the latest surprise in a U.S. Women's Open filled with them. She started Friday with four straight birdies and matched the low score of the week with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot lead going into a weekend that won't include Nelly Korda. ...
Lexi Thompson makes a tearful exit from US Women's Open
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Lexi Thompson stood off to the side of the ninth green after hitting what could be her final stroke — a 3-inch bogey putt — in the U.S. Women's Open. It was just like any other round until she headed toward the scoring room. “We'll miss you, Lexi,”...
Saso survives brutal starts of US Women's Open that sent Korda to an 80
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Former champion Yuka Saso leaned on her putter to survive a brutally tough start to the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday, an opening round that featured Nelly Korda making a 10 on her third hole and only four players barely beating par. Saso had three big par...
