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A Lim Kim has hole-in-one, 2 late birdies to take lead into Lotte Championship finale in Hawaii

Nov. 09, 2024 10:05 AM EST

HONOLULU (AP) — A Lim Kim had a hole-in-one on the par-3 ninth and birdied the final two holes for a 5-under 67 and one-stroke lead over Nataliya Guseva on Friday in the Lotte Championship. “Calculate number and then chose line and then hit it,” said Kim, who used a 9-iron on...

Hana Wakimoto of Japan shoots 9-under 63 to lead after the first round of LPGA's Toto Classic

Oct. 31, 2024 08:17 AM EDT

SHIGA, Japan (AP) — Hana Wakimoto of Japan shot a bogey-free 9-under 63 on Thursday to lead by two shots after the first round of the LPGA's Toto Classic in Japan. Jin Young Ko of South Korea was two off the pace after a 65 at Seta Golf Course. Four players carded 66s to be within...

PGA Tour goes to Japan as part of three main tours playing in Asia

Oct. 22, 2024 10:12 AM EDT

PGA Tour ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Chiba, Japan. Course: Accordia Golf Narashino CC. Yardage: 7,079. Par: 70. Prize money: $8.5 million. Winner's share: $1.53 million. Television: Wednesday-Saturday, 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. (Golf...

Haeran Ryu rebounds from 3rd-round meltdown to win the FM Championship

Sep. 01, 2024 20:27 PM EDT

NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Haeran Ryu rebounded from a third-round meltdown to win the FM Championship on a rainy Sunday at the TPC Boston. Four strokes behind Jin Young Ko entering play Sunday after blowing a six-stroke lead Saturday, Ryu closed with an 8-under 64 to match Ko at...

Jin Young Ko takes 2-shot lead in Boston after Haeran Ryu falls apart

Aug. 31, 2024 18:42 PM EDT

NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Jin Young Ko took advantage of an early collapse by Haeran Ryu and turned her own bad break into a birdie Saturday for a 5-under 67 that took her from a six-shot deficit to a two-shot lead over Lauren Coughlin in the FM Championship. Ryu was coming off a...

Haeran Ryu has bogey-free 62 and opens up a big lead at TPC Boston

Aug. 30, 2024 19:21 PM EDT

NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Haeran Ryu kept making birdies and wanted to post her lowest round on the LPGA Tour on Friday. She accomplished that with a 10-under 62 that gave her a six-shot lead in the FM Championship. Ryu had a run of four straight birdies on the front nine and the back...