Category: Golf

Hataoka in Control at LPGA LA Open

LOS ANGELES—Nasa Hataoka was in control, easily winning the DIO Implant LA Open on Sunday at Wilshire Country Club by five strokes with a score of 269, 15-under. The 23-year-old Hataoka shot the low final round of 67, after consistent opening rounds of 67–68–67, to win her sixth LPGA Tour event; she had also won…


Best Friends Cantlay and Schauffele Get First PGA Victory of the Year at Zurich Classic

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele became the first team wire-t0-wire champions, eventually winning by two strokes with a score of 29-under 259 at TPC Louisiana in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Sunday. Cantlay and Schauffele began the tournament shooting a record low score of 59 in best ball format in the opening round; they followed up…


LPGA LA Open Led by Local Alison Lee

Los Angeles—In the opening round of the LPGA DIO Implant L.A. Open, southern California native Alison Lee overcame the difficult afternoon conditions to take the lead with a bogey-free round of 66, five-under, at Wilshire Country Club in the heart of Los Angeles. Being one of seven in the field that played college golf at nearby…


Jordan Spieth Wins RBC Heritage in Playoff With Advice From Wife

In the final round of the RBC Heritage, where the lead was held by a handful of players, Jordan Spieth defeated Patrick Cantlay in a playoff at Harbor Town Golf Links on Sunday in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, for his 13th career victory. Spieth’s last victory was also on Easter, one year ago at The…


Kim Wins LPGA’s LOTTE Championship in Hawaii

The LPGA Tour’s LOTTE Championship was won by Hyo Joo Kim, who held off Hinako Shibuno in the final round on Saturday at Hoakalei Country Club in Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. Among the many LPGA stars from South Korea, the 26-year-old Kim took home $300,000 of the total $2 million purse with her fifth victory on…


Morgan Hoffman Returns to PGA While Battling Muscular Dystrophy

Morgan Hoffman played on the PGA Tour for the first time since October 2019, at The RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina, during the first two rounds Thursday and Friday. He announced in December 2017 that he was diagnosed with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. With no cure through modern medicine, Hoffman…


Reports: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson Enter US Open

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson put their names into contention for the U.S. Open Championship, multiple outlets reported Thursday. That doesn’t mean that either, or both, are confirmed to participate in the tournament, scheduled for The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., from June 16–19. Wednesday night was the deadline to reserve their spots should they…


A Front-Row Ticket to Sports History

By Tara dos Santos Ann Liguori was only 3 when she decided what her life’s work would be. “I know a lot of people don’t know what they want to do when they’re 3 years old,” says Liguori. “But my earliest recollection is sitting in my highchair watching Ruth Lyons’ variety show [‘The 50-50 Club’],…


Scheffler Wins 1st Major at The Masters; McIlroy’s Incredible Finish for 2nd

Scottie Scheffler held off the challenge of Cameron Smith and the rest of the field, including a late-charging incredible round by Rory McIlroy, to win his first major at the famed 86th edition of The Masters, at Augusta National Golf Club, on Sunday. Scheffler ignored two early birdies by Smith, getting within one stroke before…


Scheffler Keeps Lead at the Masters While Tiger Drops With Putting Woes

Scottie Scheffler maintains a three-stroke lead going into the final round at the first major of the year at The Masters, while Cameron Smith climbed to second with the low round of the day. Tiger Woods dropped down the leaderboard, shooting a 78 to finish at +7; only seven players shot below par on the…