Monday qualifier Chanettee Wannasaen goes low with a 9-under 63 to win the Portland Classic
Teenager Chanettee Wannasaen played a five-hole stretch in 6 under early in Sunday's final round and closed with a near-flawless 9-under 63 for a four-stroke victory at the Portland Classic to become the first Monday qualifier to win on the LPGA Tour since 2015.
Sei Young Kim has late birdie run to take Womenโs PGA lead
Kim birdied five of the final six holes as darkness fell Friday at Aronimink for a 5-under 65 and the second-round lead in the KPMG Womenโs PGA Championship. She tied Karrie Webb (2001) and Sarah Kemp (2011) for the lowest nine-hole score in the Womenโs PGA Championship. โThe birdie on 14 was pretty good because it was a long birdie putt, and thatโs when I started the four-birdie streak,โ Kim said. A 10-time LPGA Tour winner, Kim is looking for her first major victory. She was runner-up at the 2015 KPMG Womenโs PGA Championship and tied for second at the Evian Championship in 2018.
Lincicome, Tan share Womenโs PGA lead at windy Aronimink
Lincicome and Kelly Tan each shot 3-under 67 on Thursday in windy conditions at challenging Aronimink to share the lead in the KPMG Womenโs PGA Championship. Lincicome, a two-time winner of the major ANA Inspiration eight LPGA Tour victories, played bogey-free to stay even with Tan and keep her first Womenโs PGA title in sight. One of the biggest hitters on the tour, she found her groove at 6,577-yard Aronimink, missing only one green. Tanโs previous best finish in a major came in 2016 when she tied for 30th at the Womenโs PGA. The 2009 champion, Nordqvist is one of eight Womenโs PGA Championship winners in the field that also includes all 11 winners this year on the LPGA tour.
Henderson charges into a share of lead at ANA Inspiration
Brooke M. Henderson watches her tee shot on the 17th hole during the third round of the LPGA's ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., Saturday Sept. 12, 2020. Chiu)RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. โ Brooke Henderson tied a Mission Hills record with a 30 on the front nine and did just enough the rest of the round Saturday for a 7-under 65 and a share of the lead with Nelly Korda in the ANA Inspiration. Henderson started the weekend six shots behind and wanted only to get as close to the lead as possible. She rallied with three birdies on the back nine, however, for a 71 that allowed her to join Henderson at 12-under 204. โSort of an easy start which was nice, and relaxed a little bit,โ Henderson said.