Latest Nelly Korda News
Lydia Ko pulls away with a 63 to win Queen City Championship in Ohio for 3rd LPGA title of the year
MAINEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Lydia Ko extended her amazing summer run when she turned a two-shot deficit into a rout by closing with a 9-under 63 to win the Kroger Queen City Championship for her third LPGA Tour title of the season. Ko won for the third time in her last four starts,...
Jeeno Thitikul expands her lead to 2 shots over Lydia Ko on LPGA Tour
MAINEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Jeeno Thitikul had a rocky closing stretch but did enough to expand her lead over Hall of Famer Lydia Ko, finishing with a birdie for a 4-under 68 on Saturday and a two-shot advantage in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Thitikul holed a 20-footer from the...
Ashleigh Buhai leads on LPGA Tour and Nelly Korda shows no sign of Solheim fatigue
MAINEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Nelly Korda had a tough time getting out of bed Thursday morning. Any Solheim Cup fatigue had no bearing on her standard of golf, a bogey-free 67 in the Kroger Queen City Championship that left her two shots behind Ashleigh Buhai. Korda and Leona Maguire,...
Solheim Cup victory illustrates promising future for American stars on LPGA: Analysis
Nelly Korda managed what Tiger Woods rarely could. She lived up to her billing as the No. 1 player in golf at a high-stakes team competition against Europe. And she had plenty of help as the Americans finally got possession of the Solheim Cup after seven long years. Their best...
Solheim Cup Results
At Robert Trent Jones Golf Club Gainesville, Va. Yardage: 6,706. Par: 72. United States 15 1/2, Europe 12 1/2 SUNDAY Singles Europe 6 1/2, United States 5 1/2 Charley Hull, Europe, def. Nelly...
Nelly Korda and the U.S. keep rolling in the Solheim Cup and lead Europe 10-6
GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Alison Lee sparked a shirtless caddie celebration by spinning a wedge into the cup for eagle. Andrea Lee holed a bunker shot to set up Rose Zhang’s walk-off eagle one hole later. And Megan Khang paused for 10 seconds to let gravity help her out on a critical birdie putt....
Solheim Cup Results
At Robert Trent Jones Golf Club Gainesville, Va. Yardage: 6,706. Par: 72. United States 10, Europe 6 Saturday Fourballs Europe 2, United States 2 Alison Lee and Megan Khang, United States, def....
LPGA commissioner takes the blame for Solheim Cup transportation issues
GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) — LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan took responsibility Saturday for the tour's failure to get fans to the Solheim Cup in time to see the opening tee shots a day earlier but did not offer a full explanation of the debacle. Players teed off Friday morning...
Solheim Cup begins with half-empty grandstands and fans stuck waiting for buses to course
GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The opening matches of the Solheim Cup began in front of half-empty grandstands surrounding the first tee at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on Friday morning, with transportation issues preventing fans from getting to the golf course. Fans posted on social...
Nelly Korda leads Americans to a record-setting 6-2 margin on first day of Solheim Cup
GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Nelly Korda danced at the urging of teammate Megan Khang as they walked off the first tee together at the Solheim Cup after a pep talk from former President Barack Obama. Then she let Khang raise her arms to pump up the crowd as they walked to the 12th green following...
