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PGA Tour has a team event in New Orleans. LIV Golf returns Down Under

Apr. 23, 2024 09:54 AM EDT

PGA TOUR ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS Site: Avondale, Louisiana. Course: TPC Louisiana. Yardage: 7,425. Par: 72. Prize money: $8.9 million. Winner’s share: $1.286 million for each player. Television: Thursday-Friday,...

AP Sports Week in Pictures: Pitcher Randy Vazquez, Olympic flame and Nelly Korda's pond splash

Apr. 23, 2024 07:28 AM EDT

Associated Press photographers were there for San Diego Padres pitcher Randy Vazquez working in the shadows and the lighting of a cauldron with the Olympic flame at the ancient Parthenon temple in Athens. Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya raised her arms in triumph while crossing the finish...

Nelly Korda puts bid for 6th straight victory on hold after withdrawing from Los Angeles tourney

Apr. 22, 2024 16:39 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nelly Korda is putting her bid for a historic sixth straight victory on hold. The LGPA golfer officially withdrew Monday from the JM Eagle LA Championship, which begins Thursday at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles. Korda tied Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam...

Nelly Korda ties LPGA Tour record with 5th straight victory, wins Chevron Championship for 2nd major

Apr. 21, 2024 20:37 PM EDT

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda couldn't have imagined the incredible run she's put together this season while at home recovering from a blood clot that required surgery in 2022. “Because obviously then I was just more scared for my health,” she said. “Competing was...

Korda 1 stroke back in suspended 3rd round of Chevron Championship as she chases 5th straight win

Apr. 20, 2024 20:26 PM EDT

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda was one shot off the lead at the Chevron Championship when the third round was suspended Saturday because of lightning in the area. Play at Carlton Woods was halted just before 3 p.m. and called for the day two-and-a-half hours later with...

Nelly Korda 1 shot back through 36 holes at Chevron Championship as she chases 5th straight victory

Apr. 19, 2024 21:13 PM EDT

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda, seeking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 3-under 69 on Friday in the second round of the Chevron Championship, leaving her one shot behind leaders Atthaya Thitikul and Jin Hee Im in the year’s first major. ...

Chasing 5th straight win, Nelly Korda is 2 shots back at Chevron Championship after a first-round 68

Apr. 18, 2024 21:06 PM EDT

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda, who is looking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in the opening round of the Chevron Championship, leaving her two shots behind leader Lauren Coughlin in the year's first major. Coughlin...

Korda chases fifth straight victory to tie LPGA record in Chevron Championship

Apr. 17, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda hasn’t really considered her place in history as she prepares to chase her fifth consecutive victory, which would tie the LPGA record, this weekend at the Chevron Championship. “I’m so in the present that I don’t let myself think...

Paris 2024: Roster of more than 10,000 Olympians is still forming, but trials await for thousands

Apr. 17, 2024 04:31 AM EDT

The names have been trickling in, one or two at a time. Over the next two months, that trickle will turn into a flood. By the time the festivities begin in Paris on July 26, some 10,500 athletes from more than 200 countries will be able to call themselves 2024 Olympians. ...

Rory McIlroy debunks LIV Golf rumors. Greg Norman claims unanimous support during Masters trip

Apr. 16, 2024 15:53 PM EDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — This wasn't the kind of attention Rory McIlroy was hoping for on the day after the Masters. A London financial paper, City A.M., cited anonymous sources as saying McIlroy was believed to be close to an $850 million deal to join LIV Golf. The publication did not...