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From Biles to Sha'Carri, Team USA packed with star power heading into Olympic Games

Jul. 15, 2024 18:17 PM EDT

From Simone Biles to Sha'Carri Richardson and Diana Taurasi to Katie Ledecky, Team USA will provide some of the biggest star power at the 2024 Olympic Games. And it will be the women leading the way as the U.S. looks to top the overall medal table for the eighth consecutive Summer...

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during men's and women's golf

Jul. 12, 2024 10:10 AM EDT

A roadmap to follow for the men's and women's golf competition at the Paris Olympics: Athletes to Watch —Scottie Scheffler, United States: The Masters champion has been the No. 1 player in the world for more than a year. Scheffler is so far ahead of the rest of golf...

Nelly Korda shoots 81, sent packing early again at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

Jun. 21, 2024 23:43 PM EDT

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

Jun. 20, 2024 22:40 PM EDT

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

Jun. 20, 2024 09:28 AM EDT

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...

PGA Tour has final signature event as LPGA goes to Sahalee for 3rd major

Jun. 18, 2024 12:08 PM EDT

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);...

Nelly Korda misses 2nd straight LPGA Tour cut after winning 6 of 7 events

Jun. 14, 2024 20:08 PM EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Nelly Korda missed her second straight cut after winning six of seven events, rallying Friday but falling a stroke short of advancing to weekend play in the Meijer LPGA Classic. The top-ranked Korda followed an opening 4-over 76 in windy conditions...

Nelly Korda stumbles again in 1st event since US Women's Open, shooting 76 in Meijer LPGA Classic

Jun. 14, 2024 00:25 AM EDT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Nelly Korda stumbled again Thursday in her first event since missing the cut in the U.S. Women's Open, dropping four strokes on the first three holes in a 4-over 76 at the windy Meijer LPGA Classic. The top-ranked Korda was tied for 133rd in the...

The Memorial and LIV Houston are the final stops before the US Open

Jun. 04, 2024 09:46 AM EDT

PGA TOUR MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Site: Dublin, Ohio. Course: Muirfield Village GC. Yardage: 7,571. Par: 72. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $4 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel);...

Meechai has a big start and leads Women's Open. Nelly Korda won't be around to see how it ends

May. 31, 2024 21:10 PM EDT

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. ...