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Chasing 5th straight win, Nelly Korda is 2 shots back at Chevron Championship after a first-round 68
THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda, who is looking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 4-under 68 on Thursday in the opening round of the Chevron Championship, leaving her two shots behind leader Lauren Coughlin in the year's first major. Coughlin...
PGA Tour gets post-Masters signature event at Hilton Head. LPGA stages first major in Houston
PGA TOUR RBC HERITAGE Site: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Course: Harbour Town GL. Yardage: 7,213. Par: 71. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $3.6 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel);...
Analysis: For Nelly Korda, this could be the start of a special year
Nelly Korda finally gave herself a break from the high stress, thrill-a-minute golf that has produced the best start on the LPGA in more than a decade and returned the 25-year-old American to No. 1 in the world. All she had to do for her third straight win — the longest streak on...
Nelly Korda delivers more drama and wins playoff for 10th LPGA Tour title
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Nelly Korda took seven weeks off and nothing changed. She won again on the LPGA Tour and made it far more exciting than it needed to be. Korda made bogey on her last two holes Sunday to fall into a playoff in the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship,...
Olympics are moving closer to adding a mixed team event in golf for LA in '28
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Grant Thornton Invitational began last year to strong reviews from the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour players who took part in the first mixed-team event since 1999. Next on the horizon are the Olympics. The format already is set for the...
PGA Tour stays in Florida. LPGA and PGA Tour Champions begin a Western swing
PGA TOUR VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Palm Harbor, Florida. Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead). Yardage: 7,340. Par: 71. Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner's share: $1.512 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m....
PGA Tour starts the Florida swing. LIV Golf goes to Saudi Arabia
PGA TOUR COGNIZANT CLASSIC IN THE PALM BEACHES Site: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Course: PGA National (Champions). Yardage: 7,147. Par: 71. Prize money: $9 million. Winner's share: $1.62 million. Television:...
PGA Tour heads to Mexico. LPGA begins Asia swing in Thailand
PGA TOUR MEXICO OPEN AT VIDANTA Site: Vallarta, Mexico. Course: Vidanta Vallarta, Mexico. Yardage: 7,456. Par: 71. Prize money: $8.1 million. Winner's share: $1.458 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf...
Nelly Korda rallies to win hometown event for 9th LPGA Tour title, beating Lydia Ko in playoff
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Nelly Korda rallied to win her hometown LPGA Drive On Championship and delay Lydia Ko's LPGA Hall of Fame entry, outlasting the New Zealander on the second hole of a playoff Sunday after overcoming a three-stroke deficit with an eagle-birdie finish. In calmer...
Hometown favorite Nelly Korda takes 4-shot lead in LPGA Drive On Championship
BRADENTON, Fla, (AP) — Hometown favorite Nelly Korda shot a 3-under 68 with an eagle-birdie finish Saturday to take a four-shot lead into the final round of the LPGA Drive On Championship. Trying to complete a wire-to-wire victory at Bradenton Country Club, Korda rebounded with the...
