Late-blooming American standout Lauren Coughlin prepares for Solheim Cup debut at age 31

GAINESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Lauren Coughlin has discovered the more she talks about her golf — good or bad — the better she plays. The newest and perhaps unlikeliest standout in American women's golf, Coughlin is known as much for her candor as her ball-striking. She makes her...

FedEx Cup comes to a close at the Tour Championship

PGA Tour TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Atlanta. Course: East Lake GC. Yardage: 7,490. Par: 71. Prize money: $100 million. Winner's share: $25 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 1-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-2:30 p.m....

Lydia Ko completes 'Cinderella-like story' by winning Women's British Open soon after Olympic gold

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Lydia Ko covered her face with her hands and cried tears of joy. An Olympic gold medal. Entry into the Hall of Fame. And now another major championship title — at the home of golf, no less. Summers don’t come much better than that. ...

Khang and Lee share lead on 8 under after second round at Women's Scottish Open

IRVINE, Scotland (AP) — American golfer Megan Khang birdied her final hole to shoot 4-under 68 Friday and join Minjee Lee of Australia in a share of the lead at the Women's Scottish Open. Both players were 8 under par overall and seeking their first wins of 2024. ...

Punching well above their weight, New Zealand Olympians celebrate outstanding medal count in Paris

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The omission of New Zealand from the world map which was a centerpiece of the Paris Olympics closing ceremony might have seemed a particular snub to the nation of 5 million which finished 11th on the medal table with 10 golds and 20 medals overall. It...

Analysis: Olympics with a short field delivers stars on the podium and compelling golf

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Take a small field and eliminate about half of them for not having a realistic chance of winning and it sounds like it could be a LIV Golf event. But this is the Olympics, with 60 players from more than 30 countries, some of whom rarely...

Lydia Ko finally gets her Olympic gold. It puts her into the LPGA Hall of Fame

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Lydia Ko completed her Olympic medal collection on Saturday with the most valuable of them all, a gold medal that puts the 27-year-old Kiwi into the LPGA Hall of Fame. Ko built a five-shot lead on the back nine at Le Golf National as her...

Lydia Ko of New Zealand wins the Olympic gold medal in women's golf and gets in the LPGA Hall of Fame

Mariajo Uribe wanted to retire at the Olympics. A medal would be best way to go out

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — The plan for Mariajo Uribe of Colombia was to get to the Olympics one last time — that was the hard part — so she could retire the way she wanted and spend time with her husband and son. Once she made it to the Paris Games, she knew Saturday would be...

Lydia Ko is tied for the lead with a gold medal and LPGA Hall of Fame in her sights

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Lydia Ko decided to get off Instagram during the Olympics to limit the distractions. With nothing else to do, she downloaded the documentary “Rising” on gymnastics star Simone Biles and even jotted a few of the quotes in her yardage book. ...