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☆ Jordan Spieth’s disqualification reignites ‘dumbest rule in all of sports’ debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Under Rule 3.3b (3) of the USGA Rules of Golf, the world No. “Rules are rules,” he added in his post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Spieth’s fellow pro Michael S. Kim labeled the rule “stupid,” even with “many safeguards,” while PGA Tour caddie Kip Henley lamented “another benchmark in the dumbest rule in all of sports.”“Seriously, why even have scorecards on the PGA Tour?” Henley asked in another post. USGA rules do not disqualify players for returning a score higher than their actual score, only those returned that are lower. The PGA Tour, in accordance with USGA guidelines, follows a multi-step process to check the scorecards of fields peaking at 156-strong.

Persons: Jordan Spieth, Spieth, –, Hideki Matsuyama, Michael S, Kim, Kip Henley, “, ” Henley, ”, Eddie Pepperell, Dylan Wu, Wu, Jared C, Tilton, Roberto De Vicenzo, Tommy Aaron, Vicenzo, Bob Goalby, Wyndham Clark, Carlota Ciganda, Rory McIlroy’s, we’re, ’, ” McIlroy, Ryan Kang, Xander Schauffele, ” “ Jordan, …, ” Schauffele, It’s, Scottie Scheffler, – caddie, ” Scheffler, Ronald Martinez, Luke Kerr, Dineen, Kerr, Joel Beall, ain’t, “ Spieth, “ It’s, ” Beall Organizations: CNN, Riviera Country Club, USGA, Twitter, ”, Tour, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Evian, CNN Sport, ” CNN, PGA, NBC Sports, “, PGA Tour Locations: American, California, –, Hoylake, England

☆ Matthieu Pavon: His mother buried a coin by a tree at Augusta as a good luck charm for her son. This is what happened next
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Since the early 2000s, a coin has lay buried next to a tree at Augusta National Golf Club, nestled there as a good luck charm by the mother of a promising young French golfer. Not since Arnaud Massy became the first non-Briton to win the Open Championship in 1907 has a Frenchman lifted silverware at a recognized Tour event. The world’s 890th ranked amateur when he turned professional in 2013, Pavon spent two years on the Alps Tour before graduating to the Challenge Tour, finally securing his card on the DP World Tour (European Tour) in 2017. “I don’t come from a normal background because I wasn’t a great player once,” Pavon told CNN Sport’s Don Riddell. Augusta National and Spyglass Hill – host of this week’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am – were once courses Pavon could only navigate in the video game world of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06.

Persons: Matthieu Pavon, Pavon, Arnaud Massy, Frenchman, Denmark’s Nicolai Hojgaard, ” Pavon, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, “, Gregory Bull, Michel, Beatrice, Naomi Baker, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, “ Spyglass, you’re, You’re, you’ve, Céline Boutier, Massy, Catherine Lacoste, Patricia Meunier, Lebouc, Boutier, Lewis Joly, ” Organizations: CNN, Augusta National Golf, Farmers Insurance, Spanish, PGA, Harvard University, France’s Ligue, Getty, Pavon’s PGA, Players, . Augusta National, Tiger, Céline, Evian Championship, Chevron, Evian, Ryder, Europe Locations: Augusta, French, Toulouse, California, Europe, America, Pavon, France’s, Bordeaux, Rome, Bethpage , New York

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Australian Minjee Lee weathered a late rally by Alison Lee to eventually defeat the American on the first playoff hole and win the LPGA South Korea tournament on Sunday. “These last few holes, I was quite excited to play, and you know, we always want to be putting ourselves in that position, in the contending position, week-in, week-out and I was lucky enough to do it this week," Minjee Lee said. It was 27-year-old Minjee Lee's 10th tour title and second win in her last three starts after claiming the Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati in July. Angel Yin (67) followed her breakthrough win at the LPGA Shanghai event last week with a fourth-place finish at 13-under 275. The South Korea tournament is the second of four in the LPGA Tour ’s Asian swing after opening in Shanghai last week.

Persons: Lee, Alison Lee, Minjee Lee, It’s, Sunday's, Jan Stephenson, Karrie Webb, America's Lee, ”, Lydia Ko, Angel Yin, Celine Boutier, Boutier, Jodi Ewart Shadoff, Jeonguen Lee, Atthaya Thitikul, Jiyai Shin, Ashleigh Buhai, Lilia Vu, ___ Organizations: LPGA South Korea, Kroger, City Championship, ”, Zealander, LPGA Shanghai, Scottish, Evian Championship, South Locations: SEOUL, South Korea, Seoul, Cincinnati, Australia, Korean, Shanghai, Malaysia, Japan

THE COLONY, Texas (AP) — Hyo Joo Kim shot a 3-under 68 on Friday in The Ascendant LPGA to take a two-stroke lead over Sofia Garcia into the weekend, with resurgent Lexi Thompson tied for third. Kim had four birdies and a bogey in her morning round at Old American to reach 10-under 132. Thompson won the last of her 11 LPGA Tour titles in June 2019. The five-time LPGA Tour winner has two runner-up finishes and six other top 10s this season without winning. Defending champion Charley Hull, another European Solheim Cup player, had a 69 to get to 1 under.

Persons: — Hyo Joo Kim, Sofia Garcia, Lexi Thompson, Kim, ” Kim, Garcia, “, ” Garcia, Thompson, Celine Boutier, Boutier, ” Thompson, “ It’s, “ I’ve, It’s, haven’t, Lilia Vu, ” Boutier, Leona Maguire, Marina Alex, Maria Torres, Azahara Munoz, Charley Hull, ___ Organizations: Texas Tech, Globe, Solheim, She's, CME Globe, Evian, Scottish, Duke Locations: Texas, Paraguay, Las Vegas, United States, Spain, Arkansas, France, Europe

☆ American Vu prevails over Hull to win Women's British Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Jun 22, 2023; Springfield, New Jersey, USA; Lilia Vu plays a shot from the fairway on the 18th hole during the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament. This golf course really forces you to do that, it really tests you. "She's so great, so nice and a really great golfer - you guys watch out for her!" World number one Nelly Korda finished tied-11th, with Frenchwoman Celine Boutier, who won the Women's Scottish Open and Evian Championship in recent weeks, carding an error-free round of 68 to finish on one under par. Reporting by Rohith Nair and Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris and Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lilia Vu, John Jones, Charley Hull, Vu, Hull, Charley, Jiyai Shin, Kim Hyo, Amy Yang, Nelly Korda, Celine Boutier, Rohith Nair, Aadi Nair, Ken Ferris, Pritha Organizations: KPMG Women's, USA, Walton Heath Golf Club, Chevron, Georgia, Scottish, Evian Championship, Thomson Locations: Springfield , New Jersey, USA, Surrey, England, Bengaluru

☆ Hull, Vu share third round lead at Women's British Open
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Jul 9, 2023; Pebble Beach, California, USA; Charley Hull walks off the green of the second hole after an eagle putt during the final round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports/File photoAug 12 (Reuters) - Charley Hull of England and American Lilia Vu shared the lead at nine under par following a windy third round of the Women's British Open at the Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey, England on Saturday. Hull finished strong with three birdies on her last four holes for 68, raising hopes of a first home winner since Georgia Hall's victory in 2018, while Vu carded seven birdies and two bogeys for 67. Angel Yin and Kim Hyo-joo were one shot back, while American Ally Ewing was two shots off the pace on seven under par going into Sunday's final round. Frenchwoman Celine Boutier, aiming for a third consecutive win following her triumphs at the Women's Scottish Open and Evian Championship, finished at three-over after a 74.

Persons: Charley Hull, Kelvin Kuo, Charley Hull of, American Lilia Vu, Vu, Hull, Angel Yin, Kim Hyo, Ally Ewing, Ewing, Nelly Korda, Korda, Celine Boutier, Aadi Nair Organizations: Women's, USA, Walton Heath Golf Club, Hull, Georgia, Sky Sports, Scottish, Evian Championship, Thomson Locations: Beach , California, USA, Charley Hull of England, American, Surrey, England, Georgia, Bengaluru

☆ American Ewing extends Women's British Open lead as holder Buhai misses cut
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Jun 24, 2022; Bethesda, Maryland, USA; Ally Ewing plays her shot from the 18th tee during the second round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament at Congressional Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports/File photoAug 11 (Reuters) - American Ally Ewing extended her lead at the Women's British Open to five shots with a second round 66, while holder Ashleigh Buhai missed the cut after shooting a 73 at Walton Heath Golf Club on Friday. Gaby Lopez, Alison Lee, Kim Hyo-joo and Lilia Vu all stand six shots behind Ewing. "I thought that was a great score by Ally (Ewing) this morning. South African Buhai's inconsistency saw her mix five bogeys with four birdies for a total score of three-over as she became the fourth consecutive defending champion to miss the cut.

Persons: Ally Ewing, Scott Taetsch, Ashleigh Buhai, Ewing, Charley Hull, Andrea Lee, Japan's Minami Katsu, Gaby Lopez, Alison Lee, Kim Hyo, Lilia Vu, Hull, Ally, Celine Boutier, Tommy Lund, Ken Ferris Organizations: KPMG Women's, Congressional Country Club, Walton Heath Golf Club, Scottish, Evian Championship, Thomson Locations: Bethesda , Maryland, USA, France, Gdansk

☆ American Ewing leads Women's British Open by one shot
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Aug 27, 2022; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Ally Ewing prepares to putt on the 13th hole during the third round of the CP Women's Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Marc DesRosiers-USA TODAY Sports/File photoAug 10 (Reuters) - American Ally Ewing carded a 68 in the first round of the Women's British Open to finish at four-under for a one-shot lead at the Walton Heath Golf Club on Thursday. "Obviously it was exciting to get in with a good first round, but a long way to go from Sunday," Ewing said. "It's great to put a good first round together, but in major championship golf you can never really lose focus." England's Charley Hull is three shots off the lead after the opening round, having carded 71.

Persons: Ally Ewing, Marc DesRosiers, Ewing, Lee Jeong, Emily Pedersen, Perrine Delacour, Jaravee Boonchant, Amy Yang, Charley Hull, Nasa Hataoka, Holder Ashleigh Buhai, Celine Boutier, Aadi Nair, Tommy Lund, Ken Ferris Organizations: CAN, CP, Walton Heath Golf Club, Nasa, Scottish, Evian, Thomson Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, South Africa, Bengaluru, Gdansk

☆ Céline Boutier dominates Evian Championship to become first Frenchwoman to win a major on home soil
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Evian-les-Bains CNN —Céline Boutier realized a long-held dream for herself and her country on Sunday, cruising to her first major title at the Evian Championship to become the first Frenchwoman to win the tournament. “It honestly has been my biggest dream ever since I started watching golf,” Boutier said during her winner’s interview. Mexico’s Gaby Lopez and Norway’s Celine Borge carded final round 68’s to register their best major finishes in tied-third. The final women’s major of the year, the Women’s Open, tees off at Walton Heath in Surrey, England on August 9. Stuart Franklin/Getty ImagesHomecomingEven as her driver kept landing her in trouble, Boutier continuously rebounded to keep the door firmly closed.

Persons: Bains CNN — Céline Boutier, Brooke Henderson, Catherine Lacoste –, Patricia Meunier, Boutier, ” Boutier, Stuart Franklin, Canada’s Henderson, Mexico’s Gaby Lopez, Norway’s Celine Borge, Lim Kim, Yuka Saso, Hataoka, Rose Zhang, Brooke M, Henderson, France –, soundtracked, Hataoka bogeyed, parring, –, snuffed Organizations: Evian, les, Bains CNN, Evian Championship, Golf Club, US, Chevron, Getty, South, Nasa, Walton Heath, Solheim, Europe, BAINS, Golf, CNN Locations: Evian, –, France, Surrey, England, Andalucia, Spain, EVIAN, FRANCE, Canada, Bains

☆ Evian Championship: Carlota Ciganda disqualified after refusing to add slow play penalty to scorecard
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Spanish golf star Carlota Ciganda was disqualified from the Evian Championship on Friday after refusing to add a two-shot slow play penalty to her scorecard. Yet after her appeal to rules officials was “heard and denied,” Ciganda did not add the two shot penalty and – having left the recording zone – was subsequently disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard, the LPGA spokesperson said. “Ciganda was allowed an appeal with the advance and lead rules officials before returning her scorecard, which was heard and denied. “Ciganda opted not to add the two-stroke penalty to her signed scorecard. Ciganda during the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in June.

Persons: Carlota Ciganda, “, ” Ciganda, “ Ciganda, Anna Nordqvist, Celine Herbin, Christian Petersen, Ciganda, ”, Ciganda’s, Patrick Cantlay’s, – “, Celine Boutier, Thailand’s Patty Tavatanakit, Japan’s Yuka Saso Organizations: CNN, Evian, LPGA Tour’s Pace, les, KPMG Women's, Solheim Locations: Spanish, Evian, Bains, France

☆ Angel Yin: Young fan picks up ball while it’s still in play at Evian Championship – then receives signed souvenir from golfer
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Yet two young spectators had already collected souvenirs from the American golfer before she had even finished playing on Thursday. For the second year running at the major championship in France, a player suffered the unfortunate fate of having their ball picked up while it was still in play. “The kid was really, really happy. Last year at the Evian Championship, Nelly Korda suffered a similar fate when a spectator picked up her ball. I don’t really know the ruling if a kid takes my golf ball,” Yin said on Thursday.

Persons: Angel Yin, Yin, ” Yin, old’s caddie, Markus Zechmann, Zechmann, Nelly Korda, Andrew Waller, “, ” Yin parred, Paula Reto, CNN Yin, Lilia Vu Organizations: CNN, Evian Championship, Evian, Golf Club, South, Chevron Locations: France, Korea

☆ Preparing for the Evian Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Paul Sullivan | More About Paul Sullivan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Brooke Henderson, who has won 20 times since turning professional in 2014, rolled in a putt on the final hole of last year’s Amundi Evian Championship to win the women’s major by one shot over the rookie Sophia Schubert. It was Henderson’s seventh time playing the championship, which starts on Thursday and is the only major played in continental Europe. It is also the only women’s major played on the same course every year, the Evian Resort Golf Club in France, which has hosted the tournament for nearly 30 years. It’s been called quirky and unfair, and one player, Stacy Lewis, who is a major champion, skipped it for two years. It also stands in contrast to courses for the other majors, which have moved to be hosted at the same venues where the men have won.

Persons: Brooke Henderson, Amundi, Sophia Schubert, It’s, Stacy Lewis Organizations: Amundi Evian, Evian, Golf Locations: Europe, France

☆ US Women’s Open: Rookie disqualified just five holes into first round after caddie uses rangefinder
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Thai golfer Natthakritta Vongtaveelap made it through just five holes of her US Women’s Open debut on Thursday before she was disqualified due to her caddie’s use of a rangefinder. The 20-year-old LPGA Tour rookie was even-par to start her tournament at California’s famous Pebble Beach course before she was disqualified after caddie Jinsup Kim used the distance-measuring device on two occasions. On July 1, American Zach Williams navigated just two holes of his Korn Ferry Tour debut at the Memorial Health Championship before he was disqualified for using a rangefinder. A five-time champion on the Thai LPGA Tour, Vongtaveelap announced her arrival on the LPGA Tour in stunning fashion with a runner-up finish at the Honda LPGA Classic in February, finishing just one stroke behind American Lilia Vu. This is the first time my brother ever actually watched me play, so it’s really, really special.

Persons: Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, caddie Jinsup Kim, Vongtaveelap, ”, Michael Yim, ” Yim, “, Zach Williams, Korn, I’ll, ” Vongtaveelap’s, Lilia Vu, Kim, Lin, Janet Lin, Korea’s Kim Hyo, Thailand’s, ‘, ’ ” Lin, ” Kim, Ezra Shaw, Áine Donegan, Donegan, Ping, — aine donegan, Leona Maguire, Bailey, Allisen, Nasa Hataoka, Korea’s Hae Ran Ryu, Minjee Lee, Karrie Webb, Rose Zhang, ” Zhang, they’re, “ I’ve Organizations: CNN, US, Women’s, USGA, Tour, PGA Tour, Memorial Health, Thai LPGA, LPGA, Honda LPGA, Lotte, Evian, Pebble, Getty, Nasa, PGA Locations: U.S, Pebble Beach, Republic, Southern California

☆ Amy Olson: What to eat at a golf major when you’re seven months pregnant – peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But before she embraces parenthood, Olson has a golf tournament to try and win – the US Women’s Open, no less. Darron Cummings/APOlson had just one request for the tournament’s organizers: to have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches waiting for her at Pebble Beach. Amateur Brenda Corrie-Kuehn was eight months pregnant when she teed off at the 2001 US Women’s Open, with playing partner Jennifer Greggain well into her second trimester. Olson came close to a first major title at the 2020 US Women's Open. Women’s golf’s oldest major is finally touching down at Pebble Beach, a course that has already captivated Olson with its beauty.

Persons: Amy Olson, Olson, ” Olson, ”, Grant’s, Darron Cummings, –, “, don’t, Amateur Brenda Corrie, Kuehn, Jennifer Greggain, Corrie, Kuehn’s, Rachel, Stacy Lewis, “ I’m, I’m, it’s, there’s, Olson’s, Lim Kim birdied, Carmen Mandato, can’t, what’s Organizations: CNN, LPGA, American, Amateur, Nike, US, South, Evian Locations: Minnesota, “ There’s, North Dakota, South Korean, Pebble

☆ Minjee Lee Doesn’t Want Golf to Be Easy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Alan Blinder | More About Alan Blinder | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Minjee Lee has spent these past few years feeling golf’s glories and agonies more than most. She won her first major tournament at the 2021 Evian Championship, a come-from-behind playoff victory, and followed it less than a year later with a record-setting win at the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open. Then came a tie for 43rd when she tried to defend her Evian title, worries about exhaustion and a pair of frustrating finishes in the first two majors of this year. 2 last summer, Lee, a 27-year-old Australian, will have to conquer Pebble Beach Golf Links — the renowned course on the California coast — if she is to defend her Open title. Harding Park in San Francisco, Lee discussed her masterful iron play, the hazards of Pebble Beach, the evolution of the women’s game and why winning a major once, never mind twice, is so difficult.

Persons: Minjee Lee, Lee, Harding, haven’t Organizations: Evian, Women’s, T.P.C Locations: U.S, California, San Francisco, Beach

☆ Not the same major splash as Chevron moves to Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

April 19 (Reuters) - When women's golf crowns its first major winner of the season on Sunday at the Chevron Championship it will not make the same splash it once did. "I'm not really sure," said defending Chevron champion Jennifer Kupcho. "I think there might be snakes in the water here, so might be a little interesting." While a dock can be quickly constructed, it takes years to build traditions and rarely are they transferable. After missing last year's Chevron due to injury, Korda is back to full fitness with four finishes inside the top six in five starts this season, including runner-up at last month's HSBC World Championship.

☆ Atthaya Thitikul: Thai teen becomes second youngest women's world No. 1 golfer
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In doing so Thitikul becomes the second youngest golfer to reach the summit of the women’s game. Already a two-time winner on the LPGA Tour, Thitikul is also only the second player – after Park Sung-hyun – to have reached the world No.1 slot in their rookie season. Henderson has since racked up eight wins on the LPGA Tour, her most recent coming at the LA Open in April 2021. She won her first LPGA Tour event in March 2022 at the JTBC Classic in Southern California (pictured), and in May, rose to No. 1 ranking in 2015, and today boasts 17 victories on the LPGA Tour.

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