Amy Yang wins the Women's PGA Championship for her first major title

SAMAMMISH, Wash. (AP) — Standing in the 18th fairway, Amy Yang leaned over to caddie Jan Meierling and acknowledged the anxiety and nerves she carried for the previous 17 holes. “This has been the longest 18 holes I’ve ever played in my career,” Yang told Meierling. ...

Amy Yang wins the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, the first major title for the 34-year-old from South Korea

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? ...

Intimidating tree-lined fairways of Sahalee await Nelly Korda and rest of field in the Women's PGA

SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) — Inside her yardage book, Nelly Korda keeps the markings simple. The No. 1 player in the world denotes the spots she needs to avoid hitting by writing X’s. At Sahalee Country Club, with Douglas fir, red cedar and hemlock trees framing every fairway and...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...