More Sports / Golf Aug 18, 2021
Following a disappointing spell, Ko is back on track and she goes into Thursday's final major of the season on a hot streak.
Summer Olympics / Golf Aug 7, 2021
Mone Inami claims first golf medal for Japan as American Nelly Korda wins gold
Inami won Japan's first Olympic golf medal when she emerged victorious from a playoff for silver against New Zealand's Lydia Ko on Saturday.
More Sports / Golf Apr 29, 2021
Inbee Park and Lydia Ko eye Tokyo Olympics despite Japan's COVID-19 surge
Reigning gold medalist Inbee Park and silver medalist Lydia Ko said they plan to play in the Tokyo Olympics this summer despite Japan's latest COVID-19 surge. The LPGA Tour returns to Asia this week for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began 13 months ...
More Sports / Golf Apr 30, 2018
Nasa Hataoka carded a 7-under 281 total to finish in seventh place after Sunday's final round of the inaugural LPGA Mediheal Championship won by New Zealand's Lydia Ko. Hataoka shot five birdies over two bogeys for a 3-under 69 on the last day at Lake ...
More Sports / Golf Jul 14, 2017
China's Feng Shanshan shrugged off the effects of jet lag to fire a six-under-par 66 for the clubhouse lead in the weather-disrupted opening round of the U.S. Women's Open at Trump National on Thursday. The Olympic bronze medalist took advantage of calm morning conditions with ...
More Sports / Golf Mar 1, 2017
No. 1 Ko hopeful 2020 Olympic golf venue changes male-only stance
Lydia Ko has undergone some major changes during the offseason in her quest to remain atop the world rankings. The the New Zealander is also hoping the golf venue for the next Olympics makes changes to its policy of barring female members. The International Olympic ...
Olympics / Summer Olympics / Golf Aug 20, 2016
Seven-time major winner Inbee Park held her lead on day three of the women's Rio Olympic golf tournament Friday with a solid round in windy conditions, as Lydia Ko made a charge to set up a tantalizing final day. South Korea's Park went around the ...
More Sports / Golf Jun 13, 2016
Henderson tops Ko in sudden-death playoff to claim KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Canadian Brooke Henderson won her first major title by beating Lydia Ko in a sudden-death playoff at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Sunday. Henderson sank a three-foot birdie putt at the first extra hole, the par-four 18th, after firing an exquisite seven-iron approach to ...
More Sports / Golf Apr 4, 2016
Ai Miyazato suffered a final-round meltdown and finished tied for 18th as New Zealand's world No. 1 Lydia Ko became the youngest two-time major champion with victory at the ANA Inspiration on Sunday. Miyazato started the day in title contention two strokes off the pace ...
More Sports / Golf Apr 3, 2016
Ai Miyazato surrendered her share of the lead after carding a 1-under-par 71 in the third round of the ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage, California, on Saturday. The former world No. 1 had two birdies and a bogey at Mission Hills Country Club but remained ...
More Sports / Golf Mar 26, 2016
Ai Miyazato, who was among the four overnight co-leaders, struggled in windy conditions and dropped to ninth with a 5-under-par 139 total, five strokes off the pace after the second round of the Kia Classic on Friday. Miyazato got off to a bogey-free start at ...
More Sports / Golf Feb 21, 2016
Harukyo Nomura won her first title on the U.S. LPGA tour, beating World No. 1 Lydia Ko in an enthralling final-round battle to capture the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open on Sunday. "I'm excited," the 23-year-old Nomura said. "It hasn't sunk in yet that I've ...