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Jin Young Ko takes 2-shot lead in Boston after Haeran Ryu falls apart
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...
Marina Alex plays bogey-free at TPC Boston and leads the inaugural FM Championship
NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Marina Alex found the TPC Boston much more to her liking by playing bogey-free for a 4-under 68, giving her a one-shot lead Thursday in the inaugural FM Championship. Former U.S. Women's Open champion Allisen Corpuz and Lauren Coughlin, a two-time winner on the...
Charley Hull needs a new form of relaxing at golf. No smoking is allowed at the Olympic course
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France (AP) — Charley Hull of Britain might not be going viral at the Olympics. There's no smoking inside the ropes at Le Golf National. Hull made quite the sensation this year at the U.S. Women's Open with a social media post of her signing autographs...
85-year-old JoAnne Carner shatters age with 80 in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open
PITTSBURGH (AP) — JoAnne Carner, at 85 years old, shot a 9-over 80 on Friday in the second round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel. A day after matching her age with an 85, Carner had consecutive birdies on the par-5 second and par-3 third on her second nine in the...
85-year-old JoAnne Carner shoots her age in the U.S. Senior Women’s Open
PITTSBURGH (AP) — JoAnne Carner shot her age with a 14-over 85 on Thursday in the first round of the U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Fox Chapel. Carner has won eight U.S. Golf Association titles, the most by a female player. She won the U.S. Women's Open in 1971 and 1976 and has six...
Rianne Malixi of the Philippines wins US Girls’ Junior, beating Asterisk Talley in record blowout
TARZANA, Calif. (AP) — Rianne Malixi of the Philippines won the 75th U.S. Girls’ Junior a year after falling in the final, routing Asterisk Talley 8 and 7 on Saturday in the largest championship-match blowout in tournament history. The 17-year-old Malixi won five straight holes...
Melanie Green wins Women's British Amateur for first American victory in 28 years
PORTMARNOCK, Ireland (AP) — Melanie Green became the first American in 28 years to win the Women’s British Amateur, making birdie on two of the last three holes for a 2-up victory over Lorna McClymont of Scotland in a see-saw match at Portmarnock. Green, a 22-year-old from New...
