When Minjee Lee first announced her presence at a USGA championship a decade ago by winning the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, she was asked by Golf Channel reporter Steve Burkowski if more USGA titles were in the offing. Her two-word answer: “I’m coming.” That might have sounded like bravado, but it turned out to be prophetic.
Past champion Jordan Smith will take a two-stroke lead into the weekend of the Porsche European Open as he bids to win this tournament for the second time in five years. The Englishman carded a four-under-par round of 68 on the notoriously difficult Porsche Nord Course, carding five birdies and dropping just one stroke on the par four third hole.
Since Ariya Jutanugarn became the first Thai player to win a major in 2016, the landscape of female golf has changed considerably. Just two years later, Ariya won the US Women’s Open in 2018.
Matt Wallace and Victor Perez will head into the final day of the 2022 Dutch Open at the top of a congested leaderboard after a testing third round at Bernardus Golf. In testing winds on the links-style layout, Perez signed for a 69 to set the target as he chases a second DP World Tour victory, only to see four-time winner Wallace birdie the last to complete a 70 and join him at ten under.
Linn Grant carded a four-under round of 68 on day two of the Mithra Belgian Ladies Open and holds a three-stroke lead with one round of competition to play. The Swedish star, who led overnight, had another excellent day at Naxhelet Golf Club rolling in three birdies on her front nine to make the turn in 33 (-3).
Following the successful launch in 2017 of The One Club, The Open’s free-to-join membership for golf fans across the world, a new evolution to the membership has been announced ahead of the much anticipated 150th Open. A number of new benefits will be added to the roster this summer, giving fans across the world the chance to get even closer to golf’s original Championship.
Three of the UK’s biggest women’s golf stars have been confirmed for the Aramco Team Series London presented by Public Investment Fund, taking place at Centurion Club on June 16-18th.
Justin Thomas staged a record-equalling comeback before beating fellow American Will Zalatoris in a playoff to win the US PGA Championship at Southern Hills. Thomas started the final round seven shots behind the overnight leader Mito Pereira and took the clubhouse lead on five-under-par after an excellent round of 67.
Mito Pereira of Chile is the surprise leader of the US PGA Championship heading into the final round. The world number one hundred leads England's Matt Fitzpatrick and overnight leader Will Zalatoris of America.
Tiia Koivisto of Finland triumphed in a play-off to win her first LET title in the Jabra Ladies Open presented by Bitstamp. Playing in the penultimate group, the 28-year-old from Mantsala fired a final round of five-under-par 66 to set the clubhouse target at Evian Resort Golf Club in France.
The Aramco Team Series has announced a new initiative to support promising amateur female golfers across the globe, in their journey to become future stars of the game.
Carmen Alonso of Spain holds a one-stroke lead in the Jabra Ladies Open presented by Bitstamp after shooting an opening round of five-under-par 66 in warm and sunny conditions at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France.
