SHANGHAI (AFP) -- Angel Yin won on the LPGA Tour for the first time as she held her nerve on the first playoff hole to beat world number one Lilia Vu in Shanghai on Sunday, Oct. 15. USA's Angel Yin celebrates with her trophy after winning the Shanghai LPGA golf tournament in Shanghai on Sunday,...
LAS VEGAS (AFP) -- The LPGA's Lexi Thompson missed the cut at the PGA's Shriners Children's Open despite shooting a two-under par round of 69 on Friday, Oct. 13. Lexi Thompson (AFP) Thompson, who shot a first-round 73, ended on an even-par 142 with the cut set at three-under. Cameron Champ...
SHANGHAI (AFP) -- The world number 186 Wichanee Meechai fired a six-under-par 66 to share the lead with Sweden's Maja Stark after the first round of the LPGA Shanghai on Thursday, Oct. 12. Wichanee Meechai of Thailand (AFP) Danielle Kang, who won the $2.1 million event the previous times it was...
LAS VEGAS (AFP) -- Lexi Thompson said on Tuesday, Oct. 10, making the cut at this week's Shriners Children's Open will be the highlight of her career as she prepares to become only the seventh female golfer to tee it up on the PGA Tour. Lexi Thompson of the United States (AFP) The 28-year-old LPGA...
SHANGHAI (AFP) -- International golf returns to China after a four-year pandemic hiatus when the LPGA Shanghai tees off on Thursday, Oct. 12, with the host city hoping a hometown hero might be crowned champion. Ruoning Yin of China. (AFP) China has thrown itself back into hosting major competitions...
Rianne Malixi While she has tackled courses of varying characters back home and abroad, this will be Rianne Malixi’s first stint at the Singapore Island Country Club. But the three-time winner on the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour is thrilled more than wary of the challenges in the Women’s Amateur...
GALLOWAY, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 01: Yuka Saso of the Philippines hits her tee shot on the 3rd hole during the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer on the Bay Course at Seaview Golf Club on October 01, 2021 in Galloway, New Jersey. Sarah Stier/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Sarah...
Yuka Saso (AFP) Tokyo Olympics veteran Yuka Saso displayed her old deadly form as she fired a bogey-free performance of six-under par 65 in the second round of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Northwest Arkansas. The...
Yuka Saso (AFP) After almost a month of rest, US Women’s Open champion Yuka Saso returns to action while fellow Filipino players Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie Ardina seek a better finish when they compete in the 2021 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship set to start Thursday (Friday in Manila) at the...
Bianca Pagdanganan (AFP) Tokyo Olympian Bianca Pagdanganan shot a two-under par 70 and improved to joint 20th place in the second round of the Cambia Portland Classic Friday (Saturday, Sept. 18 in Manila) at The Oregon Golf Club in West Linn, Oregon. After an opening round of 74 that saw...
Bianca Pagdanangan (AFP) Tokyo Olympics veteran Bianca Pagdanganan is set to compete in her 10th LPGA tournament as she begins her bid in the Cambia Portland Classic scheduled Sept. 16 to 19 at The Oregon Golf Club. This is the first tournament for the 23-year-old Pagdanganan after she made her...
Yuka Saso, left, of the Philippines plays for several rounds with former World No. 1 and 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist Lydia Ko of New Zealand Monday, August 2 at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama, Japan. (Photo from the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) Facebook page)...