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USA Today
17-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Lydia Ko can make history, join elite club with win at KPMG Women's PGA
Lydia Ko can make history, join elite club with win at KPMG Women's PGA FRISCO, Texas – Lydia Ko won earlier this year in Singapore, and she owns a home in Orlando, Florida. Texas heat won't bring her down this week, and she welcomes the wind. Though locals say the forecasted temperatures in the mid-90s is actually a break for these parts. While the LPGA Hall of Famer hasn't had much success playing golf in Texas, she declared the PGA's Fields Ranch East Course to be her favorite course so far in the Lone Star State. 'I feel like the KPMG Women's PGA Championship is one that I feel like I could/should win with the type of golf courses we play,' said Ko. 'I saw Meg Mallon and Beth Daniel yesterday and said, hopefully, I can join you at the Champions Dinner someday and have a dinner menu curated by me.' Ko, of course, needs the KPMG Women's PGA title to achieve the career grand slam. She has three different LPGA major titles (Amundi Evian, ANA Inspiration and AIG Women's British Open). The tour recognizes holding four of the five as having met the criteria. She'd be the eighth player in tour history to accomplish the feat. 'I was talking to my caddie about this, and I was like, I shouldn't have won the British Open,' said Ko. 'That's where I probably had not the best record going into St. Andrews last year, especially coming off the week at the Olympics a couple weeks prior. 'So if I made the impossible possible, I feel like as long as I'm playing good golf and I'm smart and I'm committed out there, hopefully I can give myself opportunities. Whether this is the one or maybe future sites, I'm not really sure, but I do really like it out here.' Ko, 28, has three top 10s at the Women's PGA, including a playoff loss to Brooke Henderson in 2016 at Sahalee. She's one of 15 winners on tour this year in a season that has seen no repeats. Early in her career, Ko made a habit of breaking records. This week, with the KPMG Women's PGA purse moving up to $12 million, matching the U.S. Women's Open prize fund, the winner's check would give Ko a new piece of history: career money record holder. The winner of the 2025 KPMG Women's PGA will earn $1.8 million, which would bring Ko's career earnings to $22,631,239. That would clip Annika Sorenstam by $47,546. 'In ways, it's unfair because she's won 70-something times and I've only won – I'm proud of my 23, and I'm hoping to have a few more by the time I'm done,' said Ko. 'We are just playing in a very different era.' The ever-thoughtful Ko went on to say that's why she feels it's her duty as a player to help grow the organization for future generations, as Sorenstam did for her. To that end, Ko spent the day with incoming LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler in the Tuesday pro-am, meeting the PGA of America COO for the first time. Ko, a former LPGA board member, was impressed by Kessler's passion for the new job and his golf game, especially on the back nine. 'We don't want him to be too good, right?' she said with a laugh. 'He can't be playing too much golf. No, he's great. He just seems like he has a lot of good energy, and I think that's really important in any person.'
Associated Press
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Chevron Championship winners
1983 Amy Alcott, United States 1984 Juli Inkster, United States 1985 Alice Miller, United States 1986 Pat Bradley, United States 1987 Betsy King, United States 1988 Amy Alcott, United States 1989 Juli Inkster, United States 1990 Betsy King, United States 1991 Amy Alcott, United States 1992 Dottie Mochrie, United States 1993 Helen Alfredsson, Sweden 1994 Donna Andrews, United States 1995 Nanci Bowen, United States 1996 Patty Sheehan, United States 1997 Betsy King, United States 1998 Pat Hurst, United States 1999 Dottie Pepper, United States 2000 Karrie Webb, Australia 2001 Annika Sorenstam, Sweden 2002 Annika Sorenstam, Sweden 2003 Patricia Meunier-Lebouc, France 2004 Grace Park, South Korea 2005 Annika Sorenstam, Sweden 2006 Karrie Webb, Australia 2007 Morgan Pressel, United States 2008 Lorena Ochoa, Mexico 2009 Brittany Lincicome, United States 2010 Yani Tseng, Taiwan 2011 Stacy Lewis, United States 2012 Sun-Young Yoo, South Korea 2013 Inbee Park, South Korea 2014 Lexi Thompson, United States 2015 Brittany Lincicome, United States 2016 Lydia Ko, New Zealand 2017 Ryu So-yeon, South Korea 2018 Pernilla Lindberg, Sweden 2019 Ko Jin-young, South Korea 2020 Mirim Lee, South Korea 2021 Patty Tavatanakit, Thailand 2022 Jennifer Kupcho, United States 2023 Lilia Vu, United States 2024 Nelly Korda, United States 2025 Mao Saigo, Japan Note: Known as Nabisco Dinah Shore from 1983-99, Nabisco Championship 2000-01, Kraft Nabisco Championship 2002-14, ANA Inspiration 2015-21
USA Today
23-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Brittany Lincicome says No. 18 at Chevron is 'easier' than Mission Hills, but 'tricky'
Brittany Lincicome says No. 18 at Chevron is 'easier' than Mission Hills, but 'tricky' Show Caption Hide Caption 18th hole at The Chevron Championship Carlton Woods' final hole dares players to go for the green, with water guarding a dramatic dogleg right finish. Brittany Lincicome has a history of dramatic finishes on the 18th hole at the ANA Inspiration. The 18th hole at the Chevron Championship's new course presents different challenges, with water hazards and varying tee positions. Lincicome can reach the 18th green in two from the closer tee, but not from the back tee. The closer tee presents a risk-reward opportunity for players, with a tighter shot through trees. THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Brittany Lincicome's history with the 18th hole 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. Ten years ago, Lincicome eagled the 18th in regulation to force a playoff against Stacy Lewis and won on the third playoff hole. In 2009, she made eagle on the 72nd hole, hitting the green in two with a hybrid, to claim her first major title. The 18th at the Nicklaus Course at the Club at Carlton Woods doesn't have much LPGA history yet. There's no island green, but there is enough water to cause some drama on the closing par 5 at the Chevron Championship. The closing hole will be played from two different yardages this week: 524 and 491. Lincicome said she can't reach the green in two from the back tee and will be laying up. That won't be the case, however, from the closer tee. "The days they move it up, it's more getable," Lincacome said. "But you've got to feed it through this tree and that tree and not catch a branch, potentially. So it gets a little tricky, but it's definitely doable. "The grandstands appear to be a little closer to the green, so they are definitely going to be in the fire zone because you're not going to be short, so we might see a few balls ricochet back." So how does Lincicome feel No. 18 at Carlton Woods compares to the final hole at Mission Hills, where players made their final run at a chance to jump into Poppie's Pond? "I think it's easier, just because it's not the island, so you can bail, either over or right, and still be fine," she said. "It's a longer shot, I guess, but it's not an island."
