After a second-straight 65 at the CME Group Tour Championship, Celine Boutier took a four-stroke lead in Naples at fourteen-under. Her 130 becomes a career and tournament-best 36-hole score, as she holds the second-round lead for only the second time in her career. It’s the fourth time in 24 starts this season that Boutier has opened up with two straight rounds in the 60s.
Lexi Thompson headed back to the clubhouse at Pelican Golf Club with friend Angel Yin’s arm around her shoulders, the two laughing and sharing stories from their second round of the Pelican Women’s Championship presented by Konica Minolta and Raymond James. It was that type of afternoon, where smiles won the day for Thompson, who shares the 36-hole lead with Jennifer Kupcho at eleven-under par.
On Sunday, Viktor Hovland defended his title at the Mayakoba Championship in Mexico to claim his third PGA Tour title. The 24-year-old Norwegian shot a final-round four-under-par 67 at El Camaleon Golf Course to set a tournament record twenty-three-under-par total.
Laurie Canter will take a three-stroke lead into the final round of the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters as he bids for a maiden European Tour title. The Englishman, runner up at last month’s BMW PGA Championship, signed for a four-under par third round of 67 at Real Club Valderrama, holing his eighth birdie of the day on the 18th to move three shots clear of compatriot Matt Fitzpatrick.
For the second consecutive day, fog wreaked havoc at the 2021 Cognizant Founders Cup. A dense morning blanket caused a 2½-hour delay on Friday, causing play to ultimately be suspended due to darkness with 63 players (all but the first group off No. 10) still to finish their rounds.
Celine Boutier matched a career-low score on Sunday with a final-round 63 in the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer to reach fourteen-under-par overall and hold off Rolex Rankings number two Jin Young Ko, number three Inbee Park and a charging Brooke Henderson for the second LPGA Tour title of her career.
Swaziland’s Nobuhle Dlamini and Scotland’s Kelsey MacDonald fired opening rounds of four-under-par 68 to share the lead after the first day at the Estrella Damm Ladies Open presented by Catalunya at Glub 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.
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.
Maverick Antcliff and Henrik Stenson share the first-round lead at the D+D REAL Czech Masters after carding five-under-par rounds of 67 at Albatross Golf Resort.
Rasmus Højgaard marched into a commanding three-shot lead at the Cazoo Classic after the 20-year-old produced a magnificent course record 62 at London Golf Club to move into pole position for a third European Tour title.
After an eventful Saturday at the Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open, 36-hole leader Ariya Jutanugarn is joined by England’s Charley Hull and American Ryann O’Toole in a tie for first at nine-under. Holding a three-stroke advantage over the field at the start of the day in the final grouping, Jutanugarn’s third round ended with five birdies, three bogeys and a double-bogey on No. 10.
