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Thompson & Kang to skip the Evian

Thompson & Kang to skip the Evian

Five of the top 20 players in the world rankings, including Lexi Thompson and Danielle Kang, will not play in the Evian Championship. 8 Jul 2021
KPMG Women's PGA leader's pandemic struggle

KPMG Women's PGA leader's pandemic struggle

KPMG Women's PGA Championship leader Lizette Salas has spoken out about her mental health struggle during the pandemic. 25 Jun 2021
Ruffels fires at LPGA Meijer Classic

Ruffels fires at LPGA Meijer Classic

Just 24 hours after receiving a sponsor's invitation into the Women's PGA Championship, young Australian Gabriela Ruffels has fired an opening 67 to be two behind the leaders at the LPGA Meijer Classic. 18 Jun 2021
Gallery: U.S. Open Practice Day Two

Gallery: U.S. Open Practice Day Two

The second official day of practice is in the books at the US Open to be played across Torrey Pines' South Course. Here are the best images from Tuesday on the ground in San Diego. 16 Jun 2021
The Preview: LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship

The Preview: LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship

The LPGA Tour returns to regular programming this week following the excitement of the US Women’s Open. First up: the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club, where Minjee Lee will be hoping to break her two-year winless drought. 8 Jun 2021
Morri: Time, timing and tournament golf

Morri: Time, timing and tournament golf

It’s the stuff that mathematical analysis can’t account for in golf. That combination of time and timing, intangibles like momentum and the inability of the human brain to switch off. 7 Jun 2021
Winner’s Bag: Yuka Saso – US Women’s Open

Winner’s Bag: Yuka Saso – US Women’s Open

At just 19 years of age Yuka Saso is a major champion and new member of the LPGA Tour. Take a look inside the mixed bag of equipment of the 2021 US Women’s Open champion. 7 Jun 2021
Teenager Saso wins U.S. Women's Open

Teenager Saso wins U.S. Women's Open

Teenager Yuka Saso modelled her golf game after Rory McIlroy, spending hours watching videos of his swing before going to bed each night in order to perfect her own. 7 Jun 2021
Teenager Ganne shares US Women's Open lead

Teenager Ganne shares US Women's Open lead

High school junior Megha Ganne has shot a four-under 67 to become the first amateur in 15 years to have a share of the lead after any round at the US Women's Open. 4 Jun 2021
Aussie duo trail Reid at US Women's Open

Aussie duo trail Reid at US Women's Open

Mel Reid defied the tough going to claim the early clubhouse lead as Aussie big guns Hannah Green and Minjee Lee struggled to keep pace in the first round of the US Women's Open. 4 Jun 2021
Philippine teen sizzles again on LPGA Tour

Philippine teen sizzles again on LPGA Tour

Philippine teenager Yuka Saso has produced another stellar round to hold a two-shot lead at the midpoint of the LPGA Tour's LOTTE Championship. 16 Apr 2021
LPGA Tour: Veteran & teen share lead in Hawaii

LPGA Tour: Veteran & teen share lead in Hawaii

US veteran Brittany Altomare and Philippine teen Yuka Saso share the lead after the first round of the LPGA Tour's Lotte Championship in Kapolei, Hawaii. 15 Apr 2021
Medallist Saso & Zhang among Girls’ Junior quarterfinalists

Medallist Saso & Zhang among Girls’ Junior quarterfinalists

Yuka Saso and Rose Zhang, the two highest-ranked players in the 71st US Girls’ Junior Championship field, each won a pair of matches on Thursday at SentryWorld to set up a quarterfinal showdown on Friday morning. 26 Jul 2019
Medallist Saso prevails on day of upsets at Girls’ Junior

Medallist Saso prevails on day of upsets at Girls’ Junior

Any anxieties Yuka Saso had about match play were shelved at least for one day. Saso, the stroke-play medallist in the 71st US Girls’ Junior Championship at SentryWorld in Stevens Point, Wis., dispatched No.64 seed and final match-play qualifier Kaylee Sakoda, of Cypress, Calif., in the Round of 64 on Monday, 6 and 4. 25 Jul 2019
Near-record performance nets Saso medallist honours

Near-record performance nets Saso medallist honours

When it comes to match play, Yuka Saso admits that her acumen in that format could use a boost. But if she can somehow find the same mojo that was on display the past two stroke-play days at SentryWorld, the 18-year-old from the Philippines might be an awfully difficult out. 24 Jul 2019
Saso’s 65 leads after day 1 of US Girls’ Junior

Saso’s 65 leads after day 1 of US Girls’ Junior

A year ago, Yealimi Noh rode the momentum of her Girls Junior PGA Championship victory to a championship run in the US Girls’ Junior Championship. 23 Jul 2019