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1 shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday to share the first-round lead with Nelly Korda at the LPGA Drive on Championship. “Yeah, you are obviously coming in with good momentum, and it’s nice that we’re going from Florida to Florida. “So it’s nice that we can play a couple weeks and it’s a drive for me, because I live in Orlando. 1 who went winless on the LPGA Tour last year — a campaign that was interrupted by a back injury. Her second shot into the par-5 eighth hole was as good as it gets.

Persons: Lydia Ko, Nelly Korda, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, Ruoning Yin, Sei Young Kim, It’s, ” Ko, Korda, Korda birdied, Gosh, ” Organizations: BRADENTON, LPGA, Lake Nona, Bradenton Country Club Locations: Fla, Lake, Korea, Gulf, Florida, Houston, Orlando

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Nasa Hataoka had a strong start and Amy Yang had a hot finish, finishing with a share of the lead in the CME Group Tour Championship with 18 holes left and $2 million on the line. Hataoka set the pace early with five birdies in her first 11 holes and finished with a 65. I think the best is to just concentrate on my round and just keep that out of my mind and just do my golf.”Alison Lee, who came into the LPGA finale with a Ladies European Tour win and two runner-up finishes on the LPGA Tour, tried to keep pace. Hataoka has six LPGA titles, all within the last five years, and the 24-year-old from Japan rode a hot putter to give herself a chance. Nelly Korda tried to stay close, making her first hole-in-one on the LPGA Tour at the par-3 eighth.

Persons: Nasa Hataoka, Amy Yang, Yang, Hataoka, ”, ” Hataoka, ” Alison Lee, “, Lee, ” Xiyu Lin, Ruoning Yin, Minjee Lee, ” Yin, ” Tiburon, Jin Young Ko, Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu, Brooke Henderson, Atthaya Thitikul, ” Korda, “ It’s, Celine Boutier, Boutier, ___ Organizations: Nasa, European, LPGA Tour, LPGA, Tiburon Golf, Women's, Hataoka, PGA, ” Locations: NAPLES, Fla, Tiburon, America, South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Canada

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Alison Lee birdied four of her last five holes Friday to extend a hot streak that stretches from Saudi Arabia to South Korea to Florida. Her 8-under 64 gave her a share of the lead with Nasa Hataoka in the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. The 28-year-old Californian has never won in her nine years on the LPGA Tour, but no one brought as much momentum. Xiyu Lin, who like Lee is trying to win for the first time on the LPGA Tour, had a 66 and was another shot behind. 1 amateur a decade ago and then struggled on the LPGA Tour and her confidence took a beating.

Persons: — Alison Lee birdied, Nasa Hataoka, Hataoka atoned, Lee, Annika, ” Lee, Hataoka, Ruoning Yin, Minjee Lee, Amy Yang, Xiyu Lin, “, ” It's, Fred Couples, Couples, “ He’s, He’s, ”, Lilia Vu, Celine Boutier, ___ Organizations: Nasa, LPGA, BMW Ladies, Aramco, Ladies European, Tiburon Golf, Globe, LPGA Tour Locations: NAPLES, Fla, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Florida, China, New York

Chien has won three times on what is now the Epson Tour and twice on the Taiwan LPGA. Former U.S. Women's Open champion Yuka Saso (66) and Charley Hull of England (68) were five shots behind. This is Thompson's final event before the Solheim Cup in Spain on Sept. 22-24. U.S. Women's Open champion Allisen Corpuz had another 72 and missed the cut, along with fellow U.S. Solheim Cup player Cheyenne Knight, who had a 73. Linn Grant of Sweden shot 71 and missed the cut ahead of her Solheim Cup debut.

Persons: —, Chien, “, ”, Ruoning Yin of, Morgane, Ruixin Liu of, Yin, Shanshan Feng, Liu, didn't, Yuka Saso, Charley Hull of, Rose Zhang, Lexi Thompson, Thompson, Allisen Corpuz, Cheyenne Knight, Linn Grant, Perrine Delacour, It’s, ” Delacour, I’m Organizations: CINCINNATI, Kroger, City Championship, Epson, Taiwan LPGA, Games, Kenwood Country Club, KPMG Women's, Former, Women's, Solheim, U.S, Cheyenne Locations: Chien, Taiwan, America, Asia, Ruoning Yin of China, Switzerland, Ruixin Liu of China, China, Former U.S, Charley Hull of England, Spain, Sweden

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ruixin Liu of China was still suffering from allergies that forced her to withdraw from the LPGA Tour event last week. Liu said she still didn't have a clear head for the opening round in Cincinnati and has no idea why she played so well. Thompson is having her worst year on the LPGA Tour but still made the Solheim Cup team through the women's world ranking. The LPGA Tour is coming off a week that delivered one of the biggest surprises of the year. She is a six-time winner on the Futures Tour but has never finished in the top 10 on the LPGA Tour in individual play.

Persons: — Ruixin Liu, Liu, Peiyun Chien, Elizabeth Szokol, Dottie Ardina, Linnea Strom, ” Liu, “, ”, Emily Kristine Pedersen of, Charley Hull, Madelene, Jennifer Kupcho, Ally Ewing, Rose Zhang, Lexi Thompson, Thompson, Lydia Ko, Ruoning Yin, Chanettee Wannasaen, I’m, Ardina, ” Ardina Organizations: CINCINNATI, LPGA, Kroger, City, Kenwood Country Club, Portland, Queen City, Solheim, Emily Kristine Pedersen of Denmark, Kenwood, PGA Locations: China, Peiyun, Cincinnati, Spain, Europe, Sweden

☆ China's Yin Ruoning collects maiden major title at Women's PGA Championship
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] Jun 25, 2023; Springfield, New Jersey, USA; Ruoning Yin tees off on the 4th hole during the final round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY SportsNEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) - China's Yin Ruoning produced a flawless final round with four birdies to win the Women's PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club on Sunday and claim her first major title. The 20-year-old Yin, who collected her maiden LPGA Tour title at the DIO Implant LA Open earlier this year, is only the second Chinese woman to win a golf major after Shanshan Feng. "I would say she's definitely the goal that I'm chasing," said Yin, who was nine years old when Feng won the Women's PGA Championship in 2012. "I was on the 18th tee and I saw the leaderboard, and I know I have a one-shot lead," said Yin.

Persons: John Jones, Yin Ruoning, Yin, Japan's Yuka Saso, Shanshan Feng, Feng, Yuka, I'm, Carlota Ciganda, Sweden's Anna Nordqvist, Megan Khang, China's Lin Xiyu, Stephanie Meadow, Rose Zhang, It's, Amy Tennery, Toby Davis, Hugh Lawson, Chris Reese Organizations: KPMG Women's, USA, YORK, Baltusrol, LPGA, Thomson Locations: Springfield , New Jersey, USA, Northern Ireland, New York

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