Tag: Golf

Gooch Claims Back-to-Back LIV Golf Titles With Singapore Win

SINGAPORE—Talor Gooch became the first player to win back-to-back LIV Golf titles after a playoff hole victory against Sergio Garcia at the LIV Singapore tournament at Sentosa Golf Club on Sunday, April 30. Gooch and Garcia shadowed each other for most of the opening two rounds and the final round was no different, with both…


Cheyenne Knight Leads by 2 Through 3 Rounds at Wilshire

LOS ANGELES—Cheyenne Knight shot a bogey-free 4–under 67 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead through three rounds of the LA Championship at Wilshire Country Club. Knight was at 9–under 204 through 54 holes, and her best round of the week had special significance. Knight made a 20-foot putt for eagle on the par-5 13th…


Sergio Garcia Tied for 2Nd-Round Lead at LIV Singapore

SINGAPORE—Sergio Garcia recalled one of his happy times at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore to shoot a 7–under 64 and to move into a share of the second-round lead with Talor Gooch at the LIV Singapore tournament. Garcia and Gooch, who birdied his last two holes for a 65, had 36-hole totals of 13–under 129….


Linnea Johansson Fires 64, Leads JM Eagle LA Championship

Linnea Johansson of Sweden posted a bogey-free, 7–under-par 64 to take a one-shot lead after one round of the inaugural JM Eagle LA Championship on Thursday, April 27, in Los Angeles. Johansson nosed ahead of world No. 6 Minjee Lee of Australia and Gemma Dryburgh of Scotland, who are tied for second at Wilshire Country…


Lilia Vu Wins First Major at Chevron Championship

Lilia Vu came from four shots behind to win her first major in a playoff over fellow southern Californian Angel Yin at the Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas, on Sunday, April 23. In the playoff, the safe play is to avoid the pond short of the green at the par-5 18th hole at The…


Talor Gooch Holds on for Win at LIV Golf Adelaide

Talor Gooch saw his 10-stroke overnight lead take a significant hit before finishing with a three-shot victory in the inaugural LIV Australia tournament Sunday, April 23, in Adelaide. Gooch followed up a pair of 10–under-par 62 rounds with a 1–over 73 on Sunday to card a 19–under 197 at the Grange Golf Club. The 31-year-old…


Riley, Hardy Capture First PGA Tour Wins at Zurich Classic

AVONDALE, La. —Nick Hardy and Davis Riley birdied four of their final six holes—highlighted by Riley’s 33-foot birdie putt from the from the fringe on the par-3 17th—to give both players their first PGA Tour victory at the Zurich Classic on Sunday, April 23. “It was nerve-wracking, honestly,” Riley said. “The first win is always…


Chun Wins $1 Million for Charity With Hole-in-One at Chevron

THE WOODLANDS, Texas—In Gee Chun of South Korea hit a million-dollar shot at the Chevron Championship. She won $1 million for charity with a hole-in-one on the 17th at the first major of the season on Saturday. Chun jumped around and high-fived members of her team after watching the ball curve and roll in at…


Corpuz, Yin Tied for Lead at Chevron After 3rd Round

THE WOODLANDS, Texas—Americans Allisen Corpuz and Angel Yin shared the Chevron Championship lead at 10-under 206 after the third round Saturday. Corpuz and Yin each shot 5-under 67 at The Club at Carlton Woods in the major tournament that moved from the California desert to suburban Houston this year. Corpuz started out strong, with birdies…


A Lim Kim Shoots 7-under 65, Leads Rain-Delayed Chevron

THE WOODLANDS, Texas—A Lim Kim birdied the final two holes for a 7-under 65 and the lead Friday in the suspended second round of the rain-delayed Chevron Championship. Thirty-one players were unable to finish the round before dark in the first women’s major tournament of the season, with the event in its first year in…