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USA Today
3 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Lottie Woad earns low amateur honors at U.S. Women's Open, moves closer to LPGA card
Lottie Woad earns low amateur honors at U.S. Women's Open, moves closer to LPGA card ERIN, Wis. ― As if competing in a U.S. Women's Open wasn't demanding enough, Lottie Woad put a new pair of shoes in play during a practice round and "got beat up pretty bad with blisters." The world's top-ranked amateur battled through the long and undulating terrain of Erin Hills to top the amateur standings. Woad, one of six amateurs to make the cut out of the 26 in the field, carded a final-round 75 to finish at 5 over for the championship, two ahead of Texas's Farah O'Keefe and Carolina Lopez-Chacarra. Oregon's Kiara Romero vaulted up the board with the day's low round, 5-under 67, the lowest final round by an amateur in U.S. Women's Open history. "My right foot's OK," said Woad. "My left foot, I don't really know if you'd call it a blister. It kind of has no skin, so more of a wound." Woad's finish at the U.S. Women's Open earns her one point toward the LPGA's Elite Amateur Pathway program, new this year. A top-25 finish would've given her two points. She now has 17 of the 20 points needed to earn her LPGA card for the remainder of the 2025 season as well as 2026. The rising Florida State senior will earn another point next week at the Arnold Palmer Cup June 5-7 at Congaree Golf Club in South Carolina, where she'll represent the International team. Top-ranked amateurs are often invited to the Amundi Evian Championship and, if that's the case for Woad, a top-25 finish there would give the Englishwoman her LPGA card. She's already in the field for the AIG Women's British Open based off her top-10 finish last year at St. Andrews. She can play in that event as an amateur or a pro. "Definitely feel I can contend," said Woad of the state of her game. "Still a lot of things I need to work on. I've had a lot of experience in majors now and being in the final few groups over the weekend."
The Star
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Unstoppable Mirabel
Impressive feat: Mirabel Ting earned enough points to receive an invitation to play in the Amundi Evian Championship in France from July 10-13.
USA Today
20-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Florida State's Mirabel Ting wins 2025 Annika Award, given to college golf's Player of the Year
Florida State's Mirabel Ting wins 2025 Annika Award, given to college golf's Player of the Year Show Caption Hide Caption Drone flyover video of Omni La Costa North Course par-3 12th hole Omni La Costa is hosting the NCAA mens and womens golf championships for a second year in a row. The North Course features a long par-3 12th hole. When Mirabel Ting first came to the United States, she felt alone. She didn't have any friends. Her family was on the other side of the world in Malaysia. She started her college golf career at Augusta before transferring to Florida State, where she has spent the past two seasons. Her lone goal coming to the U.S. to play college golf? "So I just tell myself, if I could just practice hard and be successful, one day, I'll be able to help out my family, my friends, and you know just what I'm trying to do is be successful and make everyone at home proud." She has accomplished every bit of that this season. On Tuesday, Ting was named the winner of the 2025 Annika Award presented by Stifel, given to the best female golfer in college golf. Ting is the first Annika Award winner from Florida State and also the first Annika Award winner from Malaysia. Ting put together an incredible season playing on the same team as the No. 1 amateur in the world, Lottie Woad. Ting won five times this season in nine stroke-play starts, her worst finish being T-6. All season, she lost to only 10 players. "Everyone on that trophy, they're all pretty successful and on the LPGA Tour," Ting said. "I'm just hoping to be like that as well one day. It's kind of cool to have my name on it." With her Annika Award win, she also receives an exemption into the Amundi Evian Championship in France this summer. Ting slowly rose up the World Amateur Golf Ranking this season, eventually giving Florida State coach Amy Bond the top two players in not only college golf but the world. While Woad remains No. 1 in WAGR, Ting has been the best player in college this year, and her peers took notice. The winner of the Annika Award is selected by college golfers, coaches and members of the college golf media and has been handed out annually since the 2014 season. Bond recognized her talent long before, though. "She's probably the best ball striker we've ever had from start to finish, where it's like, see flag, hit flag," Bond said. "That's what she does. But the difference, especially from last year to this year, is definitely she's making a lot more putts. She's going to knock it inside of 15 feet 80% of the time. "Her running joke with me is because I'm like, 'You got to practice your short game.' And she's like, 'Coach, why do I need to practice my short game when I hit 17 or 18 greens a round,' but the difference this year is that she's actually making those putts." Around Christmas, Ting flew to Thailand to begin working with Kris Assawapimonporn, Jeeno Thitikul's longtime instructor. They worked mostly on putting – everything from set-up, to speed to green reading. And those changes helped culminate the best player in college golf. "She's goofy. She's got a good sense of humor. She likes to laugh," Bond said. "The biggest thing with her is she likes to have fun." Past Annika Award winners 2024: Ingrid Lindblad, LSU 2023: Rose Zhang, Stanford 2022: Rose Zhang, Stanford 2021: Rachel Heck, Stanford 2020: Natalie Srinivasan, Furman 2019: Maria Fassi, Arkansas 2018: Maria Fassi, Arkansas 2017: Leona Maguire, Duke 2016: Bronte Law, UCLA 2015: Leona Maguire, Duke 2014: Alison Lee, UCLA
Kyodo News
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Kyodo News
Golf: Japan's Mao Saigo wins 1st LPGA major of year in 5-way playoff
KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 14:38 | Sports, All Japanese golfer Mao Saigo captured her first career title on the U.S. LPGA Tour on Sunday, winning the Chevron Championship major in a five-way playoff. The 23-year-old won with a birdie on the first extra hole, the par-5 18th, at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas. Saigo became the fifth LPGA major champion from Japan and first since Ayaka Furue won the Amundi Evian Championship last July. The other winners are Hisako "Chako" Higuchi at the 1977 LPGA Championship, Hinako Shibuno at the 2019 Women's British Open and Yuka Saso at the U.S. Women's Open in 2021 and 2024. On the men's side, Hideki Matsuyama won the Masters Tournament in 2021. Saigo birdied the final hole of regulation to join South Korea's Kim Hyo Joo, China's Yin Ruoning, Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn and Lindy Duncan of the United States at 7 under for the tournament. Saigo, a six-time winner on the top-tier Japanese tour, won the LPGA Rookie of the Year award in 2024 after securing seven top-10 finishes. "I've always dreamed of winning (on the U.S. tour)," said Saigo, who earned a winner's prize of $1.2 million. "The birdie at No. 18 (in regulation) gave me confidence for the playoff. I had some tough times, having been unable to win tournaments I wanted to win, but now I'm so happy to get my first win at a major." Saigo began the day tied for the lead with South Korea's Ryu Hae Ran and struggled for most of the final round, especially on the back nine. The Chiba Prefecture native bogeyed the 10th, 11th and 15th holes on her way to a 2-over 74. She carded three birdies and five bogeys. Ryu and South Korean compatriot Ko Jin Young shared sixth place with Sarah Schmelzel of the United States, two strokes out of the playoff. Furue and her countrywomen Chisato Iwai and Miyu Yamashita tied for 30th at 2 over for the tournament. Related coverage: Football: Kaoru Mitoma nets equalizer in Brighton's 3-2 win over West Ham Baseball: Ohtani back in groove, Sasaki solid as Dodgers beat Pirates Snowboarding: Rivalry, training refinements elevate big air in Japan
Yomiuri Shimbun
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Mao Saigo Wins Chevron Championship, One of Five Major Women's Golf Championships
The Yomiuri Shimbun Mao Saigo holds up a trophy after winning the Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas, on Sunday. Mao Saigo holds up a trophy after winning the Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas, on Sunday. Saigo, 23, captured the $1.2 million title of one of the five women's major golf championships, after winning a five-way playoff. She is the fifth Japanese female golfer to win a major title, and the first one to do so since Ayaka Furue won the Amundi Evian Championship in July. Of the five major titles, only the Chevron tourney had been unclaimed by a Japanese.
