MIAMI (AFP) -- The LPGA Tour will stage a new $3.5 million event starting next year at TPC Boston, with the FM Global Championship offering the largest women's purse outside majors and Tour Championship. The tournament, unveiled on Friday, will be played in 2024 from Aug. 29 through Sept. 1, two...
PARIS (AFP) -- British veteran Geraint Thomas, winner of the Tour de France in 2018, said he wanted to have a "positive impact" on the Ineos team as they announced on Monday, Oct. 23, that he had extended his contract with them for a further two seasons at the age of 37. British veteran...
INZAI (AFP) -- Xander Schauffele finished with a flourish to move three strokes off the lead heading into the last two days of the US PGA Tour's Zozo Championships in Japan on Friday, Oct. 21. Xander Schauffele of the US tees off at the 12th hole during the first round of PGA Zozo Championships...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson said on Wednesday, Oct. 18, that more PGA Tour players will jump to Saudi-backed LIV Golf despite a framework agreement for a merger by the end of 2023. American Phil Mickelson (AFP) The 53-year-old US left-hander, among the first to leap from the...
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...
MIAMI (AFP) -- South Korea's An Byeong-hun was suspended for three months by the PGA Tour on Wednesday, Oct. 11, for violating its anti-doping policy with a cough medicine available over the counter in his homeland. South Korea's An Byeong-hun (AFP) The 32-year-old from Seoul was issued a ban...
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...
Lubao-MCFASolver Tech Centrale is ready to shock the world when it makes its debut in the 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Chooks-to-Go Cebu Masters this weekend. Lubao-MCFASolver Tech Centrale The Philippine club will have to top the qualifying draw to earn its spot in the main draw, but the squad led by...
PARIS (AFP) -- Belgian cyclist Nathan Van Hooydonck has been forced to retire aged 27 due to a heart condition discovered after losing control of his car, his team announced on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Belgian cyclist Nathan Van Hooydonck (AFP) "After a series of tests we've diagnosed a heart...
