Yang leads by 5 strokes into final round of LPGA Thailand (The Associated Press)
CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Amy Yang of South Korea completed a third-round, 7-under 65 early Sunday to take a five-stroke lead into the final round of the rain-hit LPGA Thailand tournament. Yahoo Sports – Golf News
Amy Yang eagles par 4, stretches LPGA lead to 3 in Malaysia (The Associated Press)
Amy Yang holed a pitching wedge for eagle on the par-4 11th hole and stretched her lead to three strokes Friday in the hot, humid and stormy Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. The 27-year-old South Korean player had a 2-under 69 at TPC Kuala Lumpur, a day after shooting 63 to miss her own course record […]
Jessica Korda shoots 66, catches Minjee Lee in Blue Bay LPGA (The Associated Press)
Jessica Korda caught Minjee Lee on Saturday in the Blue Bay LPGA. Ariya Jutanugarn made up even more ground to move into contention for her sixth victory of the season. Korda shot a 6-under 66 at Jian Lake to make up seven strokes on Lee for a share of the lead, and Jutanugarn had a […]
Australia’s Minjee Lee opens 6-stroke lead in Blue Bay LPGA (The Associated Press)
Minjee Lee patiently navigated Jian Lake’s undulating greens again Friday to stretch her lead to six strokes in the Blue Bay LPGA. Already a two-time winner on the LPGA Tour, the 20-year-old Australian followed her opening 7-under 65 with a bogey-free 67 in windier afternoon conditions off Hainan Clear Water Bay. ”I had a pretty […]
Minjee Lee leads Blue Bay LPGA, 2 days after Typhoon Sarika (The Associated Press)
Minjee Lee birdied the final three holes for a 7-under 65 and a two-stroke lead Thursday in the Blue Bay LPGA , playing in perfect conditions two days after Typhoon Sarika hit the resort. Lee hit a long flop shot to a foot from a difficult angle on the par-5 18th on Jian Lake’s Blue […]
Minjee Lee shoots 64 to win LPGA Tour’s Lotte Championship (The Associated Press)
Minjee Lee won the Lotte Championship on Saturday for her second LPGA Tour title, closing with an 8-under 64 for a one-stroke victory. Just shoot 8 under and you’ll be fine,”’ Lee said. Third-round leader Katie Burnett and U.S. Women’s Open champion In Gee Chun tied for second. Yahoo Sports – Golf News
Players to watch in the LPGA Tour’s ANA Inspiration (The Associated Press)
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Players to watch in the ANA Inspiration, the first of the five major championships in women’s golf. Play begins Thursday at Mission Hills. Yahoo Sports – Golf News
Kim matches Sorenstam’s LPGA Tour scoring record at 27 under (The Associated Press)
Sei Young Kim turned an anticipated Sunday shootout into a record-tying blowout. The 23-year-old South Korean player matched Annika Sorenstam’s LPGA Tour scoring record of 27 under, closing with a 10-under 62 at Desert Ridge for a five-stroke victory in the JTBC Founders Cup. ”I didn’t think about that,” Kim said about Sorenstam’s record. Yahoo […]
Thompson wins LPGA Thailand for seventh career title (The Associated Press)
American Lexi Thompson won her seventh LPGA title after a final-round 68 that completed a six-stroke victory over In Gee Chun of South Korea in the final round of the LPGA Thailand at the par-72 course at the Siam Country Club on Sunday. ”I was just saying I had to make birdies to win this […]
China’s Simin Feng wins LPGA Tour Q-school (The Associated Press)
China’s Simin Feng completed a wire-to-wire victory in the LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament on Sunday to regain a full exemption. The 20-year-old Feng closed with a 3-under 69 at LPGA International for an 18-under 342 total and a seven-stroke victory. ”I’m very excited,” Feng said. Yahoo Sports – Golf News