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European tour CEO expresses positive movement in tour negotiations with Saudis
MONTREAL (AP) — It's one thing for Rory McIlroy to get a sense of optimism about the PGA Tour's negotiations with the Saudi investors of LIV Golf about a potential investment. McIlroy is part of a negotiating committee, but he hasn't been involved in recent meetings. It was another...
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...
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...
