Mother Nature gave the field in the 77th U.S. Women’s Open Presented by ProMedica a bit of a breather for round two on Friday at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club. Stifling heat was replaced by comfortable temperatures in the 80s and an overnight shower softened the course just a touch.
Lee-Anne Pace seized the lead after two rounds of the Ladies Italian Open presented by Regione Piemonte as the South African moved into position for her second win of the season. The former LET number one used her laser-like accuracy off the tee to plot her way around the course in rainy conditions at Golf Club Margara on Friday and returned a five-under-par 67, which included a double bogey.
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.
Swiss sisters Kim and Morgane Metraux share the lead with Sofie Bringner of Sweden after shooting a trio of five-under-par 67s on a gorgeous opening day at the Ladies Italian Open presented by Regione Piemonte.
Joakim Lagergren and Li Haotong share the first round lead at the Porsche European Open after carding five-under-par opening rounds of 67 at Green Eagle Golf Courses.
Fifteen years ago, as a 17-year-old amateur, Mina Harigae made her debut in the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by ProMedica at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club. While the week ended with a disappointing final-round 80, Harigae would use that experience to help her win the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links title a few weeks later and play on a victorious USA Curtis Cup Team the following year.
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.
Victor Perez put on an incredible display of clutch putting to defeat Ryan Fox in a play-off and win his second DP World Tour title at the 2022 Dutch Open. The Frenchman entered the day in a share of the lead but was three shots back standing on the 17th tee as the in-form Fox put on an impressive display.
Linn Grant won her second LET title in five starts in 2022 after firing a final round of 67 (-5) on the last day of the Mithra Belgian Ladies Open. The 22-year-old, who won the Joburg Ladies Open in March, recorded rounds of 66, 68 and 67 to hold off England’s Cara Gainer at Naxhelet Golf Club.
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.
