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LPGA News: LPGA, USGA update gender policy for competition eligibility

The LPGA and USGA announced a change to their gender policies on Wednesday that prohibits players who have been through male puberty from competing...

Golf December 5, 2024

LPGA News: LPGA commish Mollie Marcoux Samaan stepping down

LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan will step down on Jan. 9, ending a tenure of unprecedented growth for professional women's golf. Under her leadership since...

Golf December 3, 2024

LPGA News: Hannah Green goes back-to-back at LA Championship

Golf April 29, 2024

Hannah Green of Australia used a torrid stretch on the back nine to go back-to-back at Wilshire Country Club, claiming the JM Eagle LA...

LPGA News: Australians Grace Kim, Hannah Green atop LA Championship leaderboard

Golf April 28, 2024

After two days of shooting the best round of the day, Grace Kim blew up with a 5-over-par 76 but managed to share the...

LPGA News: Grace Kim extends lead at LA Championship

Golf April 27, 2024

Grace Kim expanded her lead to four strokes on Friday as the JM Eagle LA Championship reached its midpoint in Los Angeles. The Australian shot...

LPGA News: Grace Kim grabs first-round LA Championship lead

Golf April 26, 2024

Grace Kim, looking for her second LPGA victory in her fourth season, holds the lead after the first round of the JM Eagle LA...

LPGA News: Amy Olson retires after 10 years on LPGA Tour

Golf April 25, 2024

Amy Olson announced her retirement Wednesday on social media after 10 years on the LPGA Tour. Olson, 31, had been on maternity leave with the...

LPGA News: Bid for historic win on hold as Nelly Korda withdraws from L.A. event

Golf April 23, 2024

The golf world will have to wait a little longer to see whether Nelly Korda can make history with a sixth consecutive LPGA Tour...

LPGA News: Nelly Korda wins fifth straight event, second major title at Chevron

Golf April 22, 2024

World No. 1 Nelly Korda fired a final-round 69 to win her LPGA record-tying fifth straight event -- and second major title -- at...

LPGA News: Brooke Henderson on tear before weather suspends Chevron

Golf April 21, 2024

Canadian Brooke Henderson was making a potent charge up the leaderboard Saturday before lightning rolled through The Woodlands, Texas, and suspended the third round...

LPGA News: Jin Hee Im, Atthaya Thitikul lead at Chevron; Nelly Korda 1 shot back

Golf April 20, 2024

Jin Hee Im and Atthaya Thitikul carded matching rounds of 5-under-par 67 on Friday to share the lead after two rounds of the Chevron...

LPGA News: Lauren Coughlin in front, Nelly Korda right behind at Chevron

Golf April 19, 2024

Lauren Coughlin posted a bogey-free, 6-under 66 Thursday to take the early lead at the Chevron Championship, but white-hot World No. 1 Nelly Korda...

LPGA News: Defending champ Lilia Vu (back) withdraws from Chevron

Golf April 18, 2024

Defending champion Lilia Vu withdrew from the Chevron Championship moments before her first-round tee time Thursday afternoon due to a back injury. According to the...

LPGA News: Chevron increases major purse to $7.9M, extends sponsorship

Golf April 17, 2024

Chevron extended its sponsorship with the LPGA through 2029 and increased the purse for The Chevron Championship to $7.9 million in a joint announcement...

LPGA News: Nelly Korda extends hot streak, beats Leona Maguire to win Match Play

Golf April 8, 2024

Nelly Korda won for the third straight week on the LPGA Tour and for her fourth consecutive start by defeating Ireland's Leona Maguire 4...

LPGA News: Nelly Korda, Leona Maguire in championship round at Match Play

Golf April 7, 2024

World No. 1 Nelly Korda and Ireland's Leona Maguire advanced to the finals of the T-Mobile Match Play with dominant efforts Saturday in the...

LPGA News: Leona Maguire cruises, Nelly Korda surges into Match Play quarters

Golf April 6, 2024

Ireland's Leona Maguire cruised into the weekend while the rest of the field scrambled to advance out of stroke play on Friday in the...

LPGA News: Four share lead at LPGA’s T-Mobile Match Play

Golf April 5, 2024

Spain's Carlota Ciganda shot a bogey-free, 5-under-par 67 on Thursday to tie for the lead after the second round of the T-Mobile Match Play...

LPGA News: Former champ Anna Davis misses ANWA cut after slow-play penalty

Golf April 5, 2024

Anna Davis, the 2022 Augusta National Women's Amateur champion, missed the cut by exactly one shot after receiving a one-stroke penalty over her pace...

LPGA News: Sei Young Kim on top after first round at T-Mobile Match Play

Golf April 4, 2024

South Korea's Sei Young Kim made five birdies on the front nine on Wednesday and finished with the lead after the opening round of...

LPGA News: Nelly Korda comes in clutch, earns latest win at Ford Championship

Golf April 1, 2024

Nelly Korda won for the second straight week, posting a 7-under 65 in her final round Sunday to capture the Ford Championship title in...

LPGA News: Trio share Ford Championship lead heading into Sunday

Golf March 31, 2024

Spain's Carlota Ciganda shot a 6-under par 66 on Saturday to grab a share of a three-way tie atop the leaderboard at the LPGA's...

LPGA News: Hannah Green shoots 61, takes Ford Championship lead

Golf March 30, 2024

Australia's Hannah Green made six consecutive birdies to close an 11-under-par 61 on Friday, and she holds the lead midway through the Ford Championship...

LPGA News: Pajaree Anannarukarn jumps in front at Ford Championship

Golf March 29, 2024

A string of five consecutive birdies led Thailand's Pajaree Anannarukarn to the first-round lead at the inaugural Ford Championship on Thursday in Gilbert, Ariz. Anannarukarn...

LPGA News: Nelly Korda beats Ryann O’Toole in Seri Pak Championship playoff

Golf March 24, 2024

Nelly Korda sank a downhill putt for birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Ryann O'Toole and win the Fir Hills Seri Pak...

LPGA News: Jiyai Shin (63) vaults into tie for 1st at Seri Pak Championship

Golf March 24, 2024

South Korean Jiyai Shin carded the low round of the week to shoot up the leaderboard and into a tie for first at the...

LPGA News: Local rookie Malia Nam takes lead at Seri Pak Championship

Golf March 23, 2024

Rookie Malia Nam is halfway to history in the second event of her LPGA career. The University of Southern California product holds a one-shot lead...

LPGA News: Maude-Aimee LeBlanc grabs lead at Seri Pak Championship

Golf March 22, 2024

Maude-Aimee LeBlanc, a 35-year-old Canadian who has never won an LPGA event, holds a one-shot lead after the first round of the Fir Hills...

LPGA News: Two-time major winner So Yeon Ryu, 33, retiring

Golf March 21, 2024

After 13 seasons on the LPGA Tour, including a pair of major victories, South Korea's So Yeon Ryu announced Thursday she will retire from...

LPGA News: Bailey Tardy sets record at Blue Bay for first LPGA Tour victory

Golf March 10, 2024

American Bailey Tardy captured her first LPGA Tour victory on Sunday, winning the Blue Bay LPGA by a record six strokes at 19-under-par 269...

LPGA News: Lydia Ko, two Americans share lead heading into final round at Blue Bay

Golf March 9, 2024

Lydia Ko and Bailey Tardy finished with 6-under-par 66s on Saturday to join second-round co-leader Sarah Schmelzel atop the leaderboard heading into the final...

LPGA News: Narin An, Sarah Schmelzel share slim lead at Blue Bay

Golf March 8, 2024

Narin An of South Korea fired the day's low round of 65 and Sarah Schmelzel shot a 69 to take a one-stroke lead after...

LPGA News: Minjee Lee grabs Blue Bay lead with opening 65

Golf March 7, 2024

Australia's Minjee Lee fired a 7-under 65 on Thursday to seize a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Blue Bay LPGA event...

LPGA News: Hannah Green holes clutch putt to win in Singapore

Golf March 3, 2024

Australian Hannah Green drained a 27-foot putt on the final hole to win the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore on Sunday, besting Celine...

LPGA News: Ayaka Furue takes 2-stroke lead into final round in Singapore

Golf March 2, 2024

Ayaka Furue recorded birdies on her first two holes to take the lead Saturday at the HSBC Women's World Championship and never relinquished it,...

LPGA News: Celine Boutier (64) vaults into lead in Singapore

Golf March 1, 2024

Celine Boutier of France shot a 64 to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore on...

LPGA News: Angela Stanford receives exemption into first major of ’24

Golf February 29, 2024

Angela Stanford received an exemption on Thursday to compete in The Chevron Championship, marking her 98th straight appearance in a major tournament. The event is...

LPGA News: Sarah Schmelzel seizes early lead in Singapore

Golf February 29, 2024

Sarah Schmelzel birdied two of her final three holes on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the HSBC Women's...

LPGA News: Atthaya Thitikul aims for March return to LPGA

Golf February 27, 2024

Atthaya Thitikul, out all season due to a thumb injury, hopes to return to action next month in Arizona, her agent told Golfweek on...

LPGA News: Patty Tavatanakit grabs solo lead in native Thailand

Golf February 24, 2024

Patty Tavatanakit shot a 66 on Saturday at the Honda LPGA Thailand to take a three-shot lead into the final round at the Siam...

LPGA News: Strong start sends Madelene Sagstrom into 3-way tie in Thailand

Golf February 23, 2024

Madelene Sagstrom and Patty Tavatanakit each shot a 5-under-par 67 on Friday to move into a three-way tie for first place after the second...

LPGA News: Peiyun Chien claims solo lead with 64 in steamy Thailand

Golf February 22, 2024

Peiyun Chien claimed the solo lead with an opening-round 64 at LPGA Thailand on Thursday, fending off Sei Young Kim of South Korea and...

LPGA News: Stacy Lewis names ’24 Solheim Cup assistant captains

Golf February 20, 2024

Captain Stacy Lewis named Morgan Pressel, Angela Stanford, Paula Creamer and Brittany Lincicome as her assistant captains on Tuesday for the United States team...

LPGA News: Ford joins LPGA Tour as Phoenix-area title sponsor

Golf February 14, 2024

Ford Motor Co. has joined the LPGA Tour as the title sponsor of next month's Phoenix-area tournament, the tour announced Tuesday. The Ford Championship will...

LPGA News: Jessica Korda announces birth of first child

Golf February 6, 2024

Six-time LPGA Tour winner Jessica Korda announced the birth of her first child. She posted on Instagram on Monday that her son, Greyson John DelPrete,...