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11:40 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Jessica Korda birdied three of the final four holes for a 7-under 64 and a one-stroke lead Wednesday after the first round of the HUGEL Air Premia LA Open. Korda had eight birdies and a bogey at Wilshire Country Club. She won the season-opening Diamond Resorts Tournament

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jessica Korda birdied three of the final four holes for a 7-under 64 and a one-stroke lead Wednesday after the first round of the HUGEL Air Premia LA Open. Korda had eight birdies and a bogey at Wilshire Country Club to match the tournament scoring record set by Megan Khang and

Earlier this month, Sarah Ingram was hovering just off the side of the first tee box at Augusta National. Several young women acknowledged her as they made their way inside the ropes for the start of the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur – some with a fist bump, some with a big

Getty Images Golf is perhaps the ultimate individual sport, except for this week when 160 of the game’s best players pair into 80 teams for the 2021 Zurich Classic. The 2021 Zurich Classic begins on Thursday at TPC Louisiana, a 7,425-yard, par-72 venue over 250 acres of wetlands that features more than 100 bunkers. The

The Telegraph ‘Autistic women like me are still being failed, stigmatised and misunderstood’ If autistic boys are little professors, then autistic girls are playground psychologists. Fascinated by human behaviour. Observing those around us. As a child, I unwittingly mimicked my favourite television characters and more popular classmates. I copied their hairstyles. I studied their accents

Getty Images So often the very best and most humorous parts of golf are hidden from the broader public eye. Ken Duke’s third round in front of no fans at the Players Championship (he started on the back nine) five years ago comes to mind. Then there’s the entire 2019 Presidents Cup, which ended in

Tyler Strafaci’s heart has been in the Walker Cup before he was even on the Walker Cup team. Strafaci, who won the North & South Amateur and the U.S. Amateur in 2020, did something his talented grandfather, Frank Strafaci, never did. Frank won the U.S. Amateur Public Links in 1935, but never was selected to

Getty Images In light of this week’s bombshell sports news that has several top European soccer clubs were choosing to form a Super League, information leaked Tuesday via Golfweek about the PGA Tour’s efforts to keep its star golfers from breaking away for larger paydays elsewhere. The PGA Tour later confirmed to ESPN that it has

Raymond Carlin III / USA TODAY Sports After a year off, the PGA Tour returns to TPC Louisiana on Thursday for the 2021 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. It is the fourth time the tour’s only team event will be played, and Jon Rahm and Ryan Palmer come in as the defending champions after winning

The likes of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy would likely be among those to benefit from the yearly $40m-plus pot – GETTY IMAGES The PGA Tour has sought finally to kill off golf’s own ‘Super League’ plan once and for all, by handing over millions of dollars in bonuses to the likes of Tiger Woods

The PGA Tour has created a new bonus structure in the sport in an effort to reward the biggest names in golf each season. In order to earn a piece of the $40 million prize, however, golfers don’t actually have to play well out on the course. The new Player Impact Program, according to Golfweek,

It’s Zurich Classic week on the PGA Tour, and that means it’s time for players to partner up. An 80-man field of two-player teams will do battle at TPC Louisiana in what is arguably the most unique event on Tour. Jon Rahm and Ryan Palmer are back to defend their 2019 title, after the 2020

6:46 PM ET The PGA Tour put in place this year a $40 million bonus plan that will pay the top 10 players based on how much they “move the needle” rather than their performance on the course. In theory, players such as Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth could

3:15 PM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN Inspired by the WNBA’s #OrangeHoodie campaign and the attention that it brought the league, Michelle Wie West has worked with the LPGA to design the #HoodieForGolf campaign to spread more awareness for women’s golf and amplify women’s sports. “We wanted to create this hoodie to help elevate the visibility of

Get ready for one of the most unique events on the professional golf schedule. Established in 1938, the PGA Tour makes its annual stop in Louisiana this week for the 2021 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, held April 22-25 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. The Zurich Classic became a team event in 2017, with Jonas

2:07 PM ET ESPN News Services Seamus Power of Ireland has withdrawn from the Zurich Classic of New Orleans after testing positive for the coronavirus. Power was replaced in the PGA Tour’s only official team event by Zack Sucher, who will partner with David Hearn of Canada. Power is the 30th player to test positive,

Getty Images In light of this week’s bombshell sports news that has several top European soccer clubs choosing to form a Super League, information leaked Tuesday about the PGA Tour’s efforts to keep its star golfers from breaking away for larger paydays elsewhere. The PGA Tour has created a $40 million pool to reward its top

Getty Images After a few months of grinding, PGA Tour golfers will get a slight breather this week when the 2021 Zurich Classic of New Orleans tees off on Thursday. The event at TPC Louisiana is the only official team tournament on the PGA Tour schedule, and players can pair up with friends and share