Jessica Korda focused on winning an LPGA major
It's been a breakthrough season for Jessica Korda. The sky's the limit, it seems, on the eve of the LPGA Championship.
''It's something every girl dreams about - to be a major champion,'' said Korda, who will tee off Thursday morning on the first round at Locust Hill Country Club in a threesome with Paula Creamer and top-ranked Inbee Park. ''What...
Lewis 1 back after ShopRite 1st round
Three-time NCAA player of the year Amanda Blumenherst and LPGA rookie leader Moriya Jutanugarn shot 5-under 66 on Friday to top the leaderboard in the ShopRite LPGA Classic, a stroke ahead of defending champion Stacy Lewis.
Michelle Wie, who a decade ago made one of her first appearances on the women's tour as a 13-year-old in this event, was two shots behind after tying her...
Flood causes LPGA to cut to 12 holes
Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday. It shortened the Ocean Club to 12 holes for at least the first round of its inaugural Bahamas Classic.
The only other option might have been to cancel the tournament.
A storm the locals haven't seen in 20 years poured a foot of rain...
Flood causes LPGA to cut to 12 holes
Faced with a flooded course in which some fairways were more suited for fishing than playing golf, the LPGA Tour found a unique solution Thursday. It shortened the Ocean Club to 12 holes for at least the first round of its inaugural Bahamas Classic.
The only other option might have been to cancel the tournament.
A storm the locals haven't seen in 20 years poured a foot of rain...
Thompson, Ji lead Mobile Bay LPGA
Lexi Thompson birdied four of her last five holes for a 7-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday with Eun-Hee Ji in the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.
Thompson, 18, second last year behind Stacy Lewis, had eight birdies and a bogey on The Crossings course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Magnolia Grove complex.
''I definitely had it in mind, but it'...
Thompson, Ji lead Mobile Bay LPGA Classic
Lexi Thompson birdied four of her last five holes for a 7-under 65 and a share of the first-round lead Thursday with Eun-Hee Ji in the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.
The 18-year-old Thompson, second last year behind Stacy Lewis, had eight birdies and a bogey on The Crossings course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Magnolia Grove complex.
''I definitely had it in mind...
Lewis aiming for 3rd straight LPGA win in Alabama
Stacy Lewis returns to the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic under very different circumstances.
The No. 2-ranked Lewis begins defense of her title Thursday at The Crossings Course at Magnolia Grove, seeking a third straight win on Alabama's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail courses. She also won in Prattville last year.
Lewis says this is the tournament last year ''when things really...
LPGA returns to having 2 events in Alabama
The LPGA Tour will have two tournaments in Alabama again starting in 2014.
The tour announced Tuesday that the Alabama LPGA Classic will return to the schedule next year, held on part of the Robert Trent Jones Trail. LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan also says the tour has renewed its deal with the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic, which starts this week.
Stacy Lewis won both Alabama tournaments...
Defending champ Lewis back after Hurricane Sandy
Stacy Lewis will return to the LPGA ShopRite Classic later this month as the defending champion and No. 2 player in golf.
She'll also be thanked for donating $20,000 in November to a local food bank after Hurricane Sandy.
Lewis was honored on Monday with `Stacy Lewis Day' by the Galloway Township Council. She was given a community hero award by the Greater Atlantic City...
Cristie Kerr shoots 66, takes lead
Two-time champion Cristie Kerr shot a 5-under 66 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over second-ranked Stacy Lewis and Suzann Pettersen after the third round of the LPGA Tour's Kingsmill Championship.
Kerr, the only two-time winner at the River Course, made six birdies to reach 10-under 203. She took command on a day when seven players shared the lead at one point or another...
Park passes Lewis for No. 1 ranking
Inbee Park took over the top spot in the women's golf ranking Monday, ending Stacy Lewis' four-week run at No. 1.
Park moved ahead of Lewis eight days after winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship for her second major title and second victory of the year. The 24-year-old South Korean player also won the LPGA Thailand in February.
''This is a very big day in my golf...
Inbee Park jumps to No. 1 in women's golf ranking
Inbee Park has taken over the top spot in the women's golf ranking, ending Stacy Lewis' four-week run at No. 1.
Park moved ahead of Lewis in the ranking released Monday, eight days after winning the Kraft Nabisco Championship for her second major title and second victory of the year. The 24-year-old South Korean player also won the LPGA Thailand in February.
Lewis is second...
Your April 8th Pin Sheet
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It's Masters Week. Hey, Martin Laird, got anything to do this week?
Your first Major winner of the 2013: Inbee Park.
Tim Price says putting is the key for Rory: "Putting, in fact, will be the thing McIlroy must improve between now and his first green at Augusta. He was first in greens hit this week (almost 78 percent...
Yani Tseng relaxed, set for Kraft Nabisco
Yani Tseng enters the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Thursday in a far different position and frame of mind than she did last year.
Winless in more than a year, Tseng lost the No. 1 spot in the world to Stacy Lewis three weeks ago in Phoenix, then was booted out of the Kia Classic a few days later when she overslept and missed her pro-am tee time.
''I'm totally fine...
Lewis grounded despite lofty ranking
Stacy Lewis walked into the Holiday Inn Express here in the desert, and the guy at the front desk asked if she was here to play in the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Lewis confirmed.
"Wait a second . . ." the man said.
Yes, she's that player. The current world No. 1. The woman who stayed at that same hotel in 2011 and won a tournament as a pro for the first time (a major...
Your April 3rd Pin Sheet
Here's your April 3rd Pin Sheet:
Valero Texas Open tee times.
Kraft Nabisco tee times.
Somehow I missed this:
Randall Mell on Stacy Lewis' competitiveness: "While Lewis can light up a gallery flashing her All-American smile, she needs her scowl. She needs to thump her bag with a club once in a while. She knows her fiery nature, her feisty refusal...
Park shoots 66, leads Kia Classic
Jane Park shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 to take the lead after the opening round of the Kia Classic on Thursday at Aviara.
Park had a one-stroke lead over Caroline Hedwall and Karrie Webb.
Stacy Lewis, playing her first round since taking over the world No. 1 ranking from Yani Tseng, was four shots off the lead after a round that she called frustrating. Lewis is trying to win her...
AWOL Tseng scratched from tourney
Yani Tseng overslept on Wednesday and missed her 9:10 a.m. pro-am tee time. As a result, Tseng was withdrawn from the Kia Classic, per LPGA regulations.
Tseng, who lost her world No.1 ranking last week to Stacy Lewis, was the defending champion in the tournament at Carlsbad, Calif. She is traveling this week without manager Naya Hsu, who is typically by Tseng's side. Hsu is...
Your March 18th Pin Sheet
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PGATOUR.com's Daily Wrap-Up. Kevin Streelman notches his first victory.
Stacy Lewis wins LPGA Founders Cup, takes over #1 ranking.
David Frost takes Toshiba Classic.
Thomas Aiken claims Avantha Masters in India.
Ryan Lavner on Kevin Streelman's journey: "Streelman, now 34 and with more than $7 million in career...
Lewis takes her caddie off the hook
After the last putt dropped Sunday, Stacy Lewis turned and pointed a finger toward caddie Travis Wilson. "That's for you," she said while giving him a hug.
One day after Lewis and Wilson went under the microscope for a rules infraction on the 16th hole, they found vindication on the same par 4 with a pivotal three-shot swing against the silky smooth Ai Miyazato. Another...
Lewis shoots 64, rallies to win Founders Cup
PHOENIX (AP) -- Stacy Lewis won the LPGA Founders Cup on Sunday to jump to No. 1 in the world, taking advantage of Ai Miyazato's collapse on the 16th hole.
A day after Lewis was penalized two strokes for her caddie's blunder on the short par 4, the American took a two-stroke lead with a birdie on the hole after Miyazato made a double bogey following an errant approach shot...
Lewis rallies, wins Founders Cup
Stacy Lewis won the LPGA Founders Cup on Sunday to jump to No. 1 in the world, taking advantage of Ai Miyazato's collapse on the 16th hole.
A day after Lewis was penalized two strokes for her caddie's blunder on the short par 4, the American took a two-stroke lead with a birdie on the hole after Miyazato made a double bogey following an errant approach shot that left her...
Lewis' caddie incurs two-stroke penalty
Any momentum Stacy Lewis gained from a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Saturday was later erased by a rules infraction. Lewis was penalized two strokes under Rule 13-4 after her caddie, Travis Wilson, tested the surface of a fairway bunker on the 16th hole with his feet.
"More than anything, I just feel bad for him because he feels awful," Lewis said. "But he...
Miyazato back on top at Founders Cup
PHOENIX (AP) -- Ai Miyazato regained control in the LPGA Founders Cup on Saturday, ending up with a bigger cushion than she expected after Stacy Lewis was penalized two strokes after the round.
Making three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the back nine and saving par with a 12-foot putt on the finishing hole, Miyazato shot her second straight 5-under 67 after opening with a tournament...
Tseng not worried about losing No. 1
Taiwanese golfer Yani Tseng is not worried about the chances of losing her top ranking on the LPGA Tour, believing it may even turn her disappointing results around.
The five-time major winner has been No. 1 for more than two years, but South Korean Na Yeon Choi and American Stacy Lewis, who captured the HSBC Women's Champions on Sunday, are rapidly closing the gap.
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