“ERIN, Wis. -- Maja Stark had lost her confidence heading into the U.S. Women's Open.
Her decision to stop worrying about that sparked her to the biggest title in women's golf.
The 25-year-old Swede shot an even-par 72 on Sunday and stayed ahead all day. Her four-day total of 7-under 281 at Erin Hills left her two strokes ahead of top-ranked Nelly Korda and Japan's Rio Takeda.”
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“ERIN, Wis. – What did Maja Stark do during that extraordinarily long wait on the 18th green – as Julia Lopez Rameriz posted a disastrous eight – with the U.S. Women's Open hanging in the balance? Well, she listened to her caddie, Jeff Brighton, tell a few jokes. The veteran looper used to be a stand-up comedian, and while Stark couldn't remember exactly what he'd said, that part doesn't really matter.”
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“A couple of familiar faces have committed to play in the Greater Toledo Classic hosted by Stacy Lewis.
World Golf Hall of Famers Karie Webb and Juli Inkster will be at Highland Meadows to compete in the Legends of the LPGA tournament.”
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ERIN, Wis. — A lot has changed in 17 years for Allisen Corpuz.
She’s a bit taller than she once was and hits the golf ball a lot further. She played collegiate golf at USC, earning both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in her time as a Trojan and establishing herself as one of the nation’s top amateur players.
She moved away from her native Hawaii and joined the LPGA Tour, winning for the first time at the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach and competing on two U.S. Solheim Cup Teams, one of which won last year at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. She even got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Daniel Eckstrom.
But one thing that hasn’t changed over the last nearly two decades is Corpuz’s quietly competitive nature, something that will be on full display once again at the U.S. Women’s Open at Erin Hills. And unlike many in this year’s 156-player field, the 27-year-old has a history with this venue, which is hosting the world’s best female athletes for the first time since it opened in 2006, but unfortunately, it isn’t one that she remembers much about.
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“World No.10 Lauren Coughlin will return to defend her title at the ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open this summer, as the tournament heads back to Dundonald Links for a fourth consecutive year, taking place from July 24–27.”
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“Lauren talks about what clicked for her last year, what it's like working with Bob Rotella, how she got paired up with Annika Sörenstam's former caddie, and what she hopes to accomplish this year.”
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“Tournament officials at the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer announced today several new enhancements and initiatives at the 2025 edition of the championship that are designed to help athletes with the costs often associated with competition. These changes, including the creation this year of ‘Team ShopRite’ reaffirm a commitment to women’s golf and highlight a new and expanded multi-year partnership with ShopRite, the longest-running title sponsor on the LPGA Tour.”
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“Brittany Lincicome calls it one of her favorite stops on the LPGA Tour, and her competitors agree.”
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“Cheyenne Central graduate Joshua Creel finished in a five-way tie for second place at the Korn Ferry Tour’s Veritex Bank Championship on Sunday at Texas Rangers Golf Club in Arlington, Texas.”
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“If you see Sarah Schmelzel and her caddie smiling and laughing, after a birdie or bogey, it’s by design. Between singing “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift or needling one another, caddie Taylor “Shota” Takada likes to keep things loose, and Schmelzel is up for that, too.”
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“Brooke Matthews’ view of the Chevron Championship the past two years has been watching the LPGA’s first major of the season on television. So, she really did not have first-hand knowledge of the Nicklaus Signature Course.”
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“Brittany Lincicome’s history with the 18thhole at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course is legendary. When Lincicome won the 2015 ANA Inspiration, she played the 18th hole four times on Sunday. Each time she strolled down Dinah’s Walk of Champions, she high-fived fans on her way to the green.”
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“It took a playoff to decide which athlete would advance out of group 13 on Friday at the T-Mobile Match Play presented by MGM Rewards, but it was ultimately two-time LPGA Tour winner Lauren Coughlin who edged out Lucy Li to earn a berth in the round of 16.
Coughlin started the week strong by defeating Li in her first match of the tournament, what was a gritty battle that saw the 32-year-old trail the Epson Tour graduate for seven of 18 holes. Coughlin flipped the match in the final minutes with a birdie on the iconic par-3 17th hole at Shadow Creek and then hung on with a par on 18 to beat Li 1 up and earn her first point of the week on Wednesday.”
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“Major champion Allisen Corpuz came up just short of earning a spot in the Sunday evening playoff at the Ford Championship presented by Wild Horse Pass, carding a 7-under 65 in the final round at Whirlwind Golf Club to finish at 21-under, just one stroke behind the eventual champion Hyo Joo Kim and runner-up Lilia Vu.
But even though she didn’t get to contend for her second career LPGA Tour title in extra holes in Chandler, Ariz., the 27-year-old can still chalk up her week at the Ford Championship as a resounding success, as her solo third showing is her first top-five finish on Tour since she tied for fourth at the 2024 FM Championship.”
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“Brooke Matthews made her LPGA Tour debut in 2022. She lost her card that same year. It was a rocky start to her professional golf career, but it didn’t deter her from keeping at the game that she grew up always loving.”
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“BRADENTON, Fla. — Megan Khang threatened fans with a 59 on Saturday at the Founders Cup presented by U.S. Virgin Islands but ultimately finished with a 9-under 62 on Moving Day at Bradenton Country Club, her new career-low round on the LPGA Tour.
Starting the day at 4-under total, the Massachusetts native raced out of the gate and made birdies on her first two holes to quickly move to 6-under, picking up another birdie on the fourth hole to get to 7-under. Khang then ripped off four straight birdies on holes six, seven, eight and nine to post a 29 on the front nine and climb to 11-under for the tournament.
Now sitting at 7-under for the round, Khang parred 10 and grabbed another birdie on the par-3 11th hole to move to 12-under total with just seven holes to go. She had a bit of a misstep on the par-3 15th hole, carding her only bogey of the day after failing to get up and down after missing the green with her tee shot, but she made a late recovery, finishing her round with back-to-back birdies on the par-5 17th and par-4 18th holes to post a 62 and vault from T18 to T3 with 18 holes left in Bradenton, Fla.”
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“SHI International, one of the world's largest IT solutions providers, named LPGA Tour golfers Jennifer Kupcho and Gurleen Kaur as its newest official brand ambassadors. Both will wear SHI-branded gear when they compete, starting today at the Founders Cup, in Bradenton, Florida.
SHI, an LPGA Tour official technology partner, continues to expand its reach while recognizing and promoting innovation and excellence across a variety of industries. Kupcho and Kaur join 2023 U.S. Women’s Open winner Allisen Corpuz and North Carolina Courage and U.S. Women’s National Team Goalkeeper Casey Murphy on the company’s team of brand ambassadors.”
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“Charlottesville’s LPGA sensation Lauren Coughlin, officially has a golf home, striking a deal with Keswick Hall as its official touring professional.
Coughlin, who starred at UVA before joining the LPGA Tour in 2018, is coming off the best season of her career, claiming victories at the CPKC Women’s Open, the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open and was a key contributor to the United States’ Solheim Cup victory at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club at Lake Manassas in November. She is opening the 2025 season at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions this week, positioned at No. 15 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.”
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“It wasn’t a long goodbye for Lexi Thompson and Brittany Lincicome. After both players announced last year that they’d be stepping away from a full-time schedule, the two Florida natives will make their 2025 debut in the LPGA’s second event of the year.
Lincicome, a two-time major champion, is in the Founders Cup field via a sponsor exemption, while Thompson qualified by way of her ranking of 50th on the CME points list. The field closed at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, and both players were listed.”
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“Sahith Theegala, 27, grew up in Southern California, was a star at Pepperdine and has one PGA TOUR win. Allisen Corpuz, 26, grew up in Hawaii, was a star at USC, and has one LPGA win.
Theegala’s parents are from India. Corpuz’s folks are Filipino (dad) and Korean (mom).
So, what’s the connection? It’s a deep one, and pretty darn cute.”
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