insert_link Sport Zhang stuns Sagstrom to win Founders Cup Rose Zhang produced a scintillating late rally to sweep past Madelene Sagstrom and claim her second professional title with victory at the LPGA Founders Cup in New Jersey on Sunday. The 20-year-old from California rattled off four birdies in her final five holes to card a six-under par 66 to finish on 24-under, two shots clear of Sweden's Sagstrom. In cool, overcast conditions at the Upper Montclair Country […] todayMay 13, 2024 6
insert_link Sport Zhang’s 63 leaves Korda plenty to do at Founders Cup American Rose Zhang shot an immaculate nine under-par 63 to hold a two-stroke lead -- and a six shot advantage over record-chasing Nelly Korda -- after the first round of the LPGA's Founders Cup on Thursday. Zhang's bogey-free round leaves world number one Korda with plenty of work to do if she is to mount a bid for an LPGA record sixth consecutive victory. Korda's three-under 69 left […] todayMay 10, 2024 6
insert_link Sport Korda captures Chevron crown for second major, LPGA record fifth straight win World number one Nelly Korda matched an LPGA record with her fifth consecutive victory on Sunday, winning the Chevron Championship for her second major crown and 13th career tour triumph. The two-stroke triumph over Sweden's Maja Stark stretched Korda's season win streak to five titles in five starts to equal the LPGA record set by American Nancy Lopez in 1978 and matched by Sweden's Annika Sorenstam from 2004-05. […] todayApril 22, 2024 5
insert_link Sport Korda makes strong start to LPGA record bid Nelly Korda made a strong start to her bid for a record-equalling fifth straight LPGA Tour win with a four-under-par 68 Thursday at the Chevron Championship, the first women's major of the year. The world number one from the United States was two strokes behind leader and compatriot Lauren Coughlin, who shot a superb bogey-free 66 at The Club at Carlton Woods, Texas. The 25-year-old Korda is looking […] todayApril 19, 2024 10
insert_link Sport Korda wins LPGA match play to seal awesome foursome World number one Nelly Korda sealed her fourth consecutive tournament victory on Sunday, producing a dominant performance to defeat Ireland's Leona Maguire 4&3 at the LPGA Match Play in Las Vegas. The in-form American star was always in control in perfect conditions at Shadow Creek golf course, building an early lead to go four up through seven holes. Although Maguire pulled a hole back at the ninth, Korda […] todayApril 8, 2024 4
insert_link Sport Zhang, Kim, Yin and Ciganda share lead at LPGA Match Play South Korea's Kim Sei-young, Spain's Carlota Ciganda and Americans Angel Yin and Rose Zhang shared the lead after Thursday's second day of stroke play at the LPGA Match Play tournament. A revamped format for this year's event at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas features three rounds of stroke play with the top eight advancing to weekend match play. Ciganda fired a bogey-free five-under par 67 to seize a […] todayApril 5, 2024 17
insert_link Sport Kim sets the pace at LPGA Match Play after early birdie binge Kim Sei-young birdied six of the first 10 holes on her way to a six-under par 66, grabbing a one-stroke lead after Wednesday's opening day of the LPGA Match Play tournament. The 31-year-old South Korean has not won an LPGA title since the November 2020 Pelican Championship, which came a month after her lone major win at the Women's PGA Championship. A revamped format for this year's event at […] todayApril 4, 2024 5
insert_link Sport Korda and Ko among most fancied at new LPGA Arizona event Nelly Korda is off to her best start of any LPGA season and back atop the world rankings, but she wants to be boring at this week's LPGA Ford Championship. The 25-year-old American, the daughter of 1998 Australian Open tennis champion Petr Korda, will be among the favorites in the new tour event at Seville Golf and Country Club in Gilbert, Arizona. Korda, the reigning Olympic champion, reclaimed […] todayMarch 28, 2024 3
insert_link Sport Nelly Korda nabs another LPGA playoff win to return to number one Nelly Korda drilled a birdie putt at the first playoff hole to beat Ryann O'Toole in the LPGA Seri Pak Championship, where Korda's second title in as many starts secured her return to world number one. Korda hadn't played since beating Lydia Ko in a playoff to win the Drive On Championship in Florida seven weeks ago. But after shaking off some rust early in the week she […] todayMarch 25, 2024 9