An amateur golfer’s 15-foot birdie putt on 18 gave Ladies European Tour stars Linnea Strom (SWE), Jenny Haglund (SWE) and Lucie Malchirand (FRA) a two-shot lead after the opening day at the Aramco Team Series – New York.
Day three ended as it began with Jin Young Ko’s name atop the Cognizant Founders Cup leaderboard. Ko continued her absolute mastery of Mountain Ridge Country Club on Saturday, shooting a two-under 69 in the third round and moving to thirteen-under overall, a four-stroke advantage over her nearest competitors.
Markus Brier claimed a long-awaited maiden Legends Tour title at the Farmfoods European Senior Masters hosted by Peter Baker. The Austrian, who has finished runner-up in this event on his last two starts, posted a three-over par round of 75 to finish on a five-under-par total, two shots clear of Argentina’s Rafael Gomez.
Emily Kristine Pedersen, who sank the putt which clinched outright victory for Europe against the United States in the Solheim Cup three weeks ago, headlines the field in this week’s Estrella Damm Ladies Open presented by Catalunya at Club de Golf Terramar in Sitges, Spain.
Playing in her first event in six weeks, Rolex Rankings No. 2 Jin Young Ko absolutely dominated the field at the 2021 Cambia Portland Classic. Ko carded a bogey-free 69 on Sunday (the third and final round, after play was cancelled on Saturday due to rain) and earned her ninth LPGA Tour victory, a runaway four-stroke win over Jeongeun Lee and Su Oh.
Celine Boutier is the 2021 Lacoste Ladies Open de France champion after securing victory in the most dramatic of fashions at Golf Club du Medoc. The two-time Solheim Cup winner kept her nerve on a frantic final day in Bordeaux, before sinking a fantastic birdie putt on the last to take victory by a single shot ahead of Scotland’s Kylie Henry.
It’s a French one-two after day one of the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, with Agathe Laisne and Anais Meyssonnier shooting rounds of 66 (-5) on Thursday to share the lead at Golf Club du Medoc.
World number one and US Olympic Gold medalist Nelly Korda will play in next month’s Aramco Team Series – New York, with sister Jessica and a superstar field packing no less than five of the world’s Top 20 female golfers heading to Long Island for the LET’s $1million US debut.
After a summer full of memories to last a lifetime, Celine Boutier is looking to cap it all off with another strong performance at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France this week. The Parisian is competing at Golf Club du Medoc in her first event since helping Team Europe retain the Solheim Cup in Toledo, Ohio earlier this month, in what was a momentous occasion for her and her teammates.
Paul Lawrie is excited to welcome spectators to Royal Aberdeen Golf Club as he tees it up as tournament host and defending champion at this week’s Scottish Senior Open hosted by Paul Lawrie.
Thomas Levet thrilled the home crowd as he secured an emotional second Legends Tour victory at the Legends Open de France hosted by Jean van de Velde. The six-time European Tour winner carded a three-under-par final round of 68 to move to thirteen-under-par, three shots clear of Canadian David Morland IV, who finished in second place at Golf de Saint-Cloud.
Henrik Stenson's fine recent form continued on the opening day of the DS Automobiles Italian Open as he fired a flawless 64 to sit in a three way tie at the top of the leaderboard. The 45-year-old Swede, who is targeting a sixth Ryder Cup appearance, followed up his share of the fourth spot in the D+D Real Czech Masters with a third place finish at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club last week.
