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AIG Women’s Open sets a new benchmark with record prize fund

AIG Women’s Open sets a new benchmark with record prize fund

The AIG Women’s Open has set a new benchmark for prize money in women’s golf with the announcement that the prize fund for this year’s championship will increase by $1.3 million to $5.8 million with the winner earning $870,000. 19 Aug 2021
‘I feel like a princess!’: Steph Kyriacou

‘I feel like a princess!’: Steph Kyriacou

Her father has taken time off from caddying for her and – no offence, dad – but Steph Kyriacou couldn't be happier. 18 Aug 2021
Popov relishing Women's Open defence

Popov relishing Women's Open defence

Sophia Popov has embraced her status as the defending champion at the AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie, saying she is ready to build on last year's fairy tale triumph. 18 Aug 2021
So-called expert golf tips for this week

So-called expert golf tips for this week

The major championships for 2021 draw to a close this week, as the world’s best women contest the AIG Women’s Open. Here are our team’s tips for the winner, top Aussie and outsider. Plus, their PGA and European Tour picks. 17 Aug 2021
The Preview: AIG Women's Open

The Preview: AIG Women's Open

It’s the final golf major of the year and the AIG Women’s Open will have the full attention of the golf world as the best in the women’s game tackle one of the game’s great courses in Carnoustie. 17 Aug 2021
Winner’s Bag: Ryan O’Toole – Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open

Winner’s Bag: Ryan O’Toole – Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open

American Ryan O’Toole closed with a bogey-free 64 at Dumbarnie Links to claim her first LPGA Tour win. Take a look at what the 34-year-old had in the bag. 16 Aug 2021
Aussies on Tour: Drewitt secures PGA Tour return

Aussies on Tour: Drewitt secures PGA Tour return

It took until the final round of his 42nd start but New South Welshman Brett Drewitt has secured his return to the PGA Tour. 16 Aug 2021
Morri: Golf is unique, for the better

Morri: Golf is unique, for the better

It’s an almost never ending quest among industry types to look to other sports for ways to ‘fix’ golf. 16 Aug 2021
Veteran O'Toole earns win at Scottish Open

Veteran O'Toole earns win at Scottish Open

American Ryann O'Toole has won her first LPGA Tour event in 228 starts, closing with a bogey-free, eight-under par 64 at Dumbarnie Links for a three-shot victory in the Women's Scottish Open. 16 Aug 2021
AIG Women’s Open celebrates 20 years since Se Ri Pak shone at Sunningdale

AIG Women’s Open celebrates 20 years since Se Ri Pak shone at Sunningdale

Exactly 20 years have passed since Se Ri Pak made history as the first South Korean winner of the AIG Women’s Open, sparking an incredible period of success for Asia with ten further champions since the historic moment for the championship. 12 Aug 2021
Rose Zhang earns second Mark H McCormack Medal

Rose Zhang earns second Mark H McCormack Medal

Rose Zhang of the United States of America has won the Mark H McCormack Medal as the leading female player in the 2021 World Amateur Golf Ranking. This is her second straight McCormack Medal, having also received the honour last October. 12 Aug 2021
Minjee hoping to follow Min Woo’s Scottish lead

Minjee hoping to follow Min Woo’s Scottish lead

Minjee Lee hopes her first LPGA event since becoming a major champion will see her enjoy a family celebration as she seeks to win the women's equivalent of the men's Scottish Open title that was annexed by her brother last month. 12 Aug 2021
So-called expert golf tips for this week

So-called expert golf tips for this week

There were top-10s and a gold medal for the so-called experts last week. Now they are hoping to end the PGA Tour regular season on a high, and have some joy as the European and LPGA Tours peg it up in the UK. 10 Aug 2021
The Preview: Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open

The Preview: Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open

Since joining the LPGA Tour schedule in 2017 the Ladies Scottish Open has become one of the premiere events on the game’s biggest women’s circuit. Here’s our preview including course information, players to watch and TV times 10 Aug 2021
Aussies on Tour: Cam leads the charge as Kyriacou climbs

Aussies on Tour: Cam leads the charge as Kyriacou climbs

An all-or-nothing approach on the 72nd hole backfired for Cameron Smith but the Queenslander remained upbeat after finishing tied for fifth at the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational at TPC Southwind in Tennessee, his best finish in a WGC event. 9 Aug 2021
Castle completes improbable run to U.S. Women’s Amateur title

Castle completes improbable run to U.S. Women’s Amateur title

Jensen Castle completed one of the most improbable runs in U.S. Women’s Amateur history by defeating Yu-Chiang (Vivian) Hou, 2 and 1, in Sunday’s 36-hole championship match at Westchester Country Club. 9 Aug 2021
Feng not retiring just yet after missing a medal

Feng not retiring just yet after missing a medal

China’s Shanshan Feng fell a few shots shy of winning a second Olympic medal in golf for her country after signing off with a four-under 67 in the women’s competition on Saturday. 7 Aug 2021
Canadian LPGA star Bourassa dies at 74

Canadian LPGA star Bourassa dies at 74

Jocelyne Bourassa, a star Canadian golfer and the LPGA Tour's Rookie of the Year in 1972, has died. She was 74. 6 Aug 2021
Feng hoping for a happy Olympic birthday

Feng hoping for a happy Olympic birthday

China’s Shanshan Feng has described her bronze medal from Rio 2016 as the “most important” achievement of her illustrious career as she looks to put the icing on the cake in what could be her Olympic Games swansong at Tokyo 2020. 3 Aug 2021
Thailand’s Chanachai leads 121st U.S. Women’s Amateur

Thailand’s Chanachai leads 121st U.S. Women’s Amateur

Suthavee Chanachai didn’t know what to expect from her first-ever round in a USGA championship on Monday. 3 Aug 2021
Aussies on Tour: Kemp adds another top-10

Aussies on Tour: Kemp adds another top-10

Sarah Kemp is on course to record a career-best finish on the LPGA Tour money list following her third top-10 finish of the year at the ISPS HANDA World Invitational in Ireland. 2 Aug 2021