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☆ Nelly Korda wins Chevron Championship for historic fifth straight LPGA Tour victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —American golfer Nelly Korda clinched a remarkable fifth victory in a row on Sunday, sealing her second major title with a win at the Chevron Championship and in the process levelling the LPGA Tour record for consecutive wins. Having begun the year on eight LPGA Tour wins, Korda has surged to 13 in a matter of months. “It’s just been a crazy, crazy, crazy couple of weeks, with some really solid golf,” Korda, still damp from her leap into the lake beside the 18th hole, told reporters. A bogey at the following hole marked her first since the 7th of Friday’s second round, an unblemished 39-hole run. Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesKorda has already topped her most prolific season, a dominant 2021 that saw her tally four LPGA Tour wins.

Persons: Nelly Korda, Maja Stark, Carlton, Korda, Nancy Lopez, Annika Sörenstam, It’s, ” Korda, “, I’ve, ” Korda toasts, Andy Lyons, Saturday’s, Ryu Hae, Stark, Korda – “, ” Organizations: CNN, Chevron, Carlton Woods, Eagle, South, Getty Locations: American, Texas, Los Angeles, ”

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It took only four rounds for Lydia Ko to put a dismal 2023 LPGA Tour season completely behind her. Ko, who finished at 14-under 274, won for the 20th time on the LPGA Tour. The 26-year-old from New Zealand became the seventh woman to win 20 LPGA titles before turning 27. Each regular LPGA win is worth one point. Sunday’s final margin was two shots, but Ko remained in control throughout the final round, played amid unseasonably cool temperatures that dipped into the 40s.

Persons: Lydia Ko, Ko, “, ” Ko, Ko tugged, Grant Thornton, Jason Day, ”, Jody Ewart, Shadoff, birdies, Pano, Canada’s Brooke Henderson, Cheyenne Knight, Ally Ewing, Ayaka Furue, Laura Davies, Cristie Kerr, Juli Inkster, Jeff McNeal, Annika Sorenstam, McNeal, ___ Organizations: Alexa, LPGA, Hall of Fame, Grant Thornton Invitational, Nona, Business, Cheyenne, Lake Nona, New York Mets, Hall of Famer, Hilton Locations: ORLANDO, Fla, Lake Nona, New Zealand, Bradenton, Northern Ireland, Lake

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — The money from corporate support keeps poring into the LPGA Tour, which on Thursday announced a 2024 schedule with over $116 million in prize money and a record 10 regular tournaments offering at least $3 million. Political Cartoons View All 1250 ImagesThe agreement includes this week's CME Group Tour Championship. Prize money on the LPGA Tour has been steadily climbing, with recent boosts coming from the majors, particularly the U.S. Women's Open ($11 million this year) and the KPMG Women's PGA Championship ($10 million). This year, only four regular tournaments — not including the five majors or the CME Group Tour Championship — had prize funds of $3 million or more. The Women's PGA goes to Sahalee outside Seattle, while the U.S. Women's Open is at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania.

Persons: Mollie Marcoux Samaan, Marcoux Samaan, —, Andrews, Michelle Wie West, Annika Sorenstam, Annika, Robert Trent Jones, ___ Organizations: LPGA, CME, ESPN, Channel, Women's, KPMG Women's, Chevron, Lotte, AIG Women's British, Lancaster Country Club, of Famers, Palos Verdes, Solheim, Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, Ryder Locations: NAPLES, Fla, U.S, Boston, Arizona, Florida, San Francisco, New Jersey, Las Vegas, Houston, Hawaii, Asia, St, France, Sahalee, Seattle, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, South Korea, Virginia

☆ Sorenstam surprised by invite to join Augusta National membership
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Frank Pingue | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dec 18, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Annika Sorenstam Walks up to the fourth tee box during the final round of the PNC Championship golf tournament at Ritz Carlton Golf Club Grande Lakes Orlando Course. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 1 (Reuters) - Swedish golfing great Annika Sorenstam said on Wednesday she was surprised by the recent invitation for her to join the renowned Augusta National Golf Club and called it one of the happiest days of her life. Sorenstam, a 10-times major champion who has won 90 titles worldwide, is the first LPGA professional to become a member at the exclusive Augusta, Georgia-based golf club that has been home of the Masters since 1934. I'm extremely honored," Sorenstam told reporters ahead of her namesake event on the LPGA Tour taking place next week in Belleair, Florida. King made no secret about what impact she hopes Sorenstam can have at Augusta National, which in 2019 began hosting the Augusta National Women's Amateur.

Persons: Annika Sorenstam, Reinhold Matay, State Condoleezza Rice, Darla Moore, Augusta, Sorenstam, Billie Jean King, Lyn St, James, Gainbridge, I'm, King, Frank Pingue, Toby Davis Organizations: PNC Championship, Ritz Carlton Golf Club, Augusta National Golf Club, Former U.S, State, LPGA, Billie Jean King Cup, Women, Motorsports, Hall of Fame, Augusta National, Thomson Locations: Orlando , Florida, USA, Ritz Carlton Golf Club Grande, Swedish, Augusta , Georgia, Belleair , Florida, Motorsports North America, Toronto

It had been more than 50 years since a woman played on the PGA Tour. Political Cartoons View All 1206 ImagesAnd then there was Michelle Wie West, who played eight times on the PGA Tour. Thompson has gone 73 starts on the LPGA Tour since her last win at the ShopRite LPGA Classic in 2019. “I know that Lexi at times has been one of the top players on the LPGA Tour and she's obviously very athletic. The spotlight and any negativity about playing a PGA Tour event don't seem to be a problem.

Persons: Lexi Thompson, Thompson, ’ ” Thompson, Michael Kim, Ben Griffin, “ I'm, ” Thompson, Brittany Lincicome, Annika Sorenstam, Suzy Whaley, Michelle Wie West, ”, ” Kim, Peter Malnati, “, Lexi, ” Malnati, Lydia Ko, Kevin Roy, Trevor Werbylo Organizations: Shriners Children's, PGA, PGA Tour, Colonial, Greater Hartford, Shriners, LPGA, LPGA Tour, Solheim, FedEx, U.S, Women's, Olympic Club, ANA Locations: Arkansas, Texas, Saudi, Spain, Europe, Vegas

☆ Lexi Thompson to be seventh woman to compete at PGA Tour event with Shriners Children’s Open exemption
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Lexi Thompson will make history when she tees off at the Shriners Children’s Open next week, becoming just the seventh woman ever to compete in a PGA Tour event. An 11-time winner on the LPGA Tour, the American received an unrestricted sponsor exemption to make the 132-player field competing for a $8.4 million prize purse at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas from October 12. The appearance sees the 28-year-old joins Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Shirley Spork, Annika Sörenstam, Suzey Whaley, Michelle Wie West and Brittany Lincicome as the only women to ever compete at a PGA Tour event. “I was inspired when they did it,” Thompson told the PGA Tour. She has one major title to her name, having won the Kraft Nabisco Championship (now the Chevron Championship) in 2014.

Persons: Lexi Thompson, Didrikson Zaharias, Shirley Spork, Annika Sörenstam, Suzey Whaley, Michelle Wie West, Brittany Lincicome, Michael Owens, Thompson, Lincicome, “, ” Thompson, agonizingly, Stuart Franklin, Kim “ Tom ” Joo Organizations: CNN, Shriners, LPGA, American, Phoenix, Tucson, TPC, PGA, US Solheim, Arkansas, Kraft Nabisco, Chevron, Team USA, Solheim, Getty, Shriners Children’s, Shriners Children, South Locations: Las Vegas, Kentucky, Spain, Europe

☆ Ecstatic Steph Curry sinks walk-off eagle to win celebrity golf tournament
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“She knows how much I love this game,” Curry told reporters. Al Messerschmidt / Getty Images Michael Jordan: Any sports fan who has watched "The Last Dance" will know MJ's passion for golf is well-documented. Isaac Brekken / Getty Images Justin Timberlake: The singer and actor has been bringing "SexyBack" to golf for decades. Xaume Olleros / AFP via Getty Images Niall Horan: There's only One Direction the ball is going when the Irish singer-songwriter is at the tee. Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images Tom Holland: Part-time web-slinger, full-time golf swinger -- the "Spider-Man" lead is a self-confessed golf addict.

Persons: Steph Curry, Curry, whisking, Mardy Fish, Ayesha, “, ” Curry, “ It’s, Isaiah Vazquez, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Aaron Rodgers, Annika Sorenstam, Joe Pavelski, Al Del Greco, Mario Lemieux, Adam Sandler, Sandler, Gilmore, Shooter McGavin, Christopher McDonald, Al Messerschmidt, Michael Jordan, Davis, Jordan, Isaac Brekken, Justin Timberlake, JT strutting, Matt Sullivan, Catherine Zeta, Jones, Michael Douglas, Douglas, Ross Kinnaird, Tom Brady, Brady, Josh Allen, Carmen Mandato, Orlando Ramirez, Jessica Alba, tross, Xaume Olleros, Niall Horan, There's, Tom Holland, Warren Little, Stephen Curry, Celine Dion, René Angélil, Dion, Sam Levi, Miles Teller, Alice Cooper, Cooper, Kathryn Newton, Newton, Ezra Shaw, Sandy Young, ”, …, you’ve Organizations: CNN, Golden State Warriors, American, Edgewood, Hollywood, NFL, Fish, NHL, American NFL, Canadian NHL, NBA, University of North Carolina, PGA, Chicago, Mission, Getty, Management, BMW PGA, Clarkson Creative, Club, Tahoe, LPGA, Ryder, Celtic, Team, Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Western Conference Locations: Stateline , Nevada, Florida, British, Alba, Hainan, AFP, Irish, Terrebonne , Quebec, American, Celtic Manor, Wales

☆ Donald Trump's nightmare golf shank caught on camera, and it's embarrassing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump hit a terrible shot during a round of golf, shanking the ball way right of the green. The former president's poor shot was caught on camera at Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles. Former President Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022. "Trump doesn't just cheat at golf," Reilly wrote in his book about Trump's golf. Early this year, Trump claimed victory against "many fine golfers" in the Trump International Golf Club's Senior Championship, despite reportedly missing one tournament day.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Rick Reilly, Queen Elizabeth, Brad Faxon, Annika Sörenstam, Jonathan Ferrey, LIV, Reilly, Pele Organizations: Trump National Golf Club, Service, Twitter, United States Golf Association, Trump, Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, Getty, The Daily Mail Locations: Los Angeles, Wall, Silicon

☆ Suddenly, There Is Money in Women’s Golf
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Paul Sullivan | More About Paul Sullivan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

player Allisen Corpuz tapped in her final putt on the 18th hole at Pebble Beach Golf Links this month, she won the United States Women’s Open with a memorable final round, overtaking the leader and holding off a surging challenger in Charley Hull. Corpuz also cashed a $2 million first-place check, which was more than double what Annika Sorenstam won for all three of her U.S. Women’s Open victories combined. Despite losing ProMedica, the health care company, as presenting sponsor for the Open, the United States Golf Association increased the total prize purse by $1 million to $11 million this year. It’s part of a broader move in women’s professional golf to increase sponsorship for tournaments as well as for individual golfers. Over the past few years, purses have risen at tournaments, new sponsors have sought out golfers and even players who are not at the top of their careers have reaped the benefits.

Persons: Allisen Corpuz, Charley Hull, Corpuz, Annika Sorenstam Organizations: United States, Women’s, United States Golf Association

☆ Annika Sorenstam on life after golf, equal pay and 'Fizzy Beez' cocktail business
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAnnika Sorenstam on life after golf, equal pay and 'Fizzy Beez' cocktail businessAnnika Sorenstam, golfer, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss the sports industry, equal pay and other business endeavors.

Persons: Annika Sorenstam

☆ Michelle Wie West enjoys magical ending at US Women’s Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Wie West has lived much of her life in the public eye. She turned professional a year later, just shy of her 16th birthday, and won her only major – the US Women’s Open – in 2014. Michelle Wie West won the US Women's Open in 2014. This too could be Sorenstam’s final major – she has said this would be her last US Women’s Open. “I thought my last [U.S. Women’s Open] would be in 2008,” she said, per the LPGA.

Persons: Michelle Wie West, ”, Makenna, Mike Whan, Wie West, Ezra Shaw, ” Wie, “ It’s, Annika Sorenstam, Darron Cummings, Swede, Will, “, it’s, We’ve, ” America’s Bailey Tardy Organizations: CNN, US, Kraft Nabisco, Sony, USGA, Getty, Women’s Locations: Pebble, Wie

☆ Tee-k Tock: The ‘appalling’ slow play controversy riling golf’s biggest stars
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Koepka, whose frustrations with slow play lit the touchpaper of a fiery feud with rival Bryson DeChambeau in 2019, made no secret of his grievances. It does become frustrating when you are waiting so long.”1-on-1 with newly minted PGA Tour winner Matt Fitzpatrick 03:48 - Source: CNNFurther complaints came from beyond the confines of the PGA Tour. I was penalized on LPGA for slow play … and it forced me to speed up,” Alvarez said. “It’s not very pleasant to watch somebody stand over the ball for half an hour.”Nicklaus is not a fan of slow play. “We want to keep the focus where it should be: on world-class shot-making.”Solutions: Golf’s shot clock eraSo how do you solve a problem like slow play?

☆ Kathy Whitworth, winningest golfer in history, dies at 83
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

“Kathy left this world the way she lived her life — loving, laughing and creating memories,” Odle said in a statement released by the LPGA Tour. Whitworth won the first of her 88 titles in the Kelly Girls Opens in July 1962. After briefly attending Odessa (Texas) College, she turned pro at age 19 and joined the LPGA Tour in December 1958. Whitworth won eight times in 1963 and 1965, and she had 11 victories in 1968. All these years later, the LPGA Tour total prize fund for 2023 will top $100 million.

☆ Ko wins LPGA Player of the Year, final title as a single lady
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"I couldn't have drawn it up any better," the world number three said after winning the LPGA's biggest cheque of $2 million at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples. Ko wiped away tears as she tapped in for par on the final hole at Tiburon, having outlasted Ireland's third-round co-leader, Leona Maguire. The win, her second in the season-ending event, ensured her a second LPGA Player of the Year award, seven years after her first. She also claimed the Vare Trophy for a second year in succession after finishing with the season's lowest scoring average of 68.988. Only Annika Sorenstam, the Swedish great, has a better average (68.70 in 2002) among Vare Trophy winners.

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