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RTÉ News
11-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Jeeno Thitikul leads in New Jersey ahead of final round of the Mizuho Americas Open
Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand fired a seven-under-par 65 on Saturday to claim a one-shot lead over France's Celine Boutier heading into the final round of the Mizuho Americas Open at windswept Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City. Seeking her first title since last November's CME Group Tour Championship, the 22-year-old leapfrogged Andrea Lee and Nelly Korda into the lead despite posting a double bogey during her round. The world's second-ranked golfer sits at 14-under 202 through 54 holes. Boutier posted a six-under 66 to put herself in contention for her first title since taking the Evian Championship and Women's Scottish Open back-to-back in the summer of 2023. Korda, the defending champion, and Lee started the day as co-leaders with South Korea's Somi Lee. While Somi Lee suffered through a 73 that put her seven shots off the pace, Korda and Andrea Lee each fired their third consecutive 68 to place them just two shots behind Thitikul. "I don't know how crazy I am playing out there with this strongest wind ever," Thitikul said. "Like, the strategies for today, I (was) just trying to keep it on the fairway and then on the green. I know it was going to be a really tough day and then I have to be patient out there."
New Straits Times
10-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
World No. 1 Nelly Korda grabs share of lead at Mizuho Americas Open
Nelly Korda used a late birdie spurt to claw her way into a tie for the lead at the Mizuho Americas Open on Friday in Jersey City, N.J. The World No. 1 shot her second straight round of 68 at Liberty National Golf Club to move to 8-under-par 136 for the event, tied with South Korean Somi Lee, who shot a 67 Friday, and Andrea Lee, who also carded a 68. The trio is a stroke ahead of six players tied at 7 under: Stephanie Kyriacou of Australia (69 Friday), Spaniards Julia Lopez Ramirez and Carlota Ciganda (both 70), Jenny Bae (70), France's Celine Boutier (71) and Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul (73). Similar to Scottie Scheffler on the men's side, Korda had a white-hot 2024 but is still searching for her best play this year. Scheffler did not win on the PGA Tour until last week at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson; Korda is looking for her first title of 2025. She started her day on the back nine and erased two birdies on par-3 holes with back-to-back bogeys at Nos. 17 and 18. After a birdie at the first, Korda made three more over her last five (Nos. 5, 6 and 8) to make a late move up the leaderboard. "After making two bogeys in a row you (need) to reset and just know that you have nine more holes to go and there is some opportunities out there even with the tricky conditions," Korda said. "So just had a little bit of a mental reset and it worked." Somi Lee was 7 under through her first 15 holes to get as low as 10 under for the event, but she made consecutive missteps at Nos. 7 and 8 to come back to the pack. She and Korda are tied with Andrea Lee, who played earlier in the day and posted a simple, bogey-free round with four birdies to set the clubhouse lead at 8 under. "I was kind of mentally preparing for the worst today," Andrea Lee said. "The radar didn't look great for the rain and it was dumping on us pretty hard for probably about 12, 13 holes honestly. "So I knew that I just had to stay really patient out there, know that fairways and greens and pars were a good score, and stay really positive." Thitikul, the No. 2-ranked player in the world, led after the first round and had three birdies in her first four holes Friday to move to 11 under. She came undone the rest of the way with four bogeys and no additional birdies, including a water ball as her day wound down. Tied for 10th just two back at 6 under are Kristen Gillman (69), Yealimi Noh (71) and Australia's Hira Naveed (69). Canada's Brooke M. Henderson, a two-time major champion and a former top-10 player in the world rankings, missed the cut by one shot after a tough closing nine. She made four birdies through her first nine holes to get to 3 under, then had just one birdie and four bogeys – including on her finishing hole, the ninth – the rest of the way to drop to even par, one below the cut line. Other notables to miss the cut included Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom (2 over) and 2023 champion Rose Zhang (4 over).
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Top-ranked Korda shares LPGA Americas lead in repeat bid
Defending champion and world number one Nelly Korda of the United States fired a 68 to grab a share of the lead at the LPGA Mizuho Americas Open (Katelyn Mulcahy) Defending champion Nelly Korda birdied three of her last five holes, thriving in rain while rivals struggled, to share the lead after Friday's second round of the LPGA Mizuho Americas Open. Top-ranked Korda, who won seven times last year but seeks her first title of 2025, fired a four-under par 68 to stand alongside South Korean Lee So-mi and American Andrea Lee on eight-under 136 after 36 holes at Liberty National in New Jersey. Advertisement "Just have to really dial into everything that you're doing in these conditions with it kind of being on and off rain and getting colder and some wind," Korda said. "We did a really good job with that." World number two Jeeno Thitikul of Thailand was in a second-place pack on 137 that also included France's Celine Boutier, Australian Stephanie Kyriacou, Spain's Carlota Ciganda and Julia Lopez Ramirez and American Jenny Bae. "It was tough but I was excepting it to be a lot tougher," Boutier said. "When it came down it came down pretty hard, so that was a bit tough. I think the toughest part was how cold it got at the end. Hands were getting pretty stiff and cold." Advertisement Korda, whose 2024 trophy haul included her second major at the Chevron Championship, began on the back nine and birdied the par-three 11th and 14th holes, but closed the side with back-to-back bogeys. The 26-year-old American answered with a birdie at the first and then birdied the fifth and par-five sixth and eighth holes to join the leaders. "The birdie on number one after bogeying my last two holes was a nice momentum shift," Korda said. "After making two bogeys in a row you have to reset and just know you have nine more holes to go and there are some opportunities out there even with the tricky conditions. So just had a little bit of a mental reset and it worked." Advertisement Lee So-mi, a five-time Korean LPGA winner seeking her first LPGA title, started on the back nine and birdied five of her first eight holes. She added birdies at the par-three second and par-five sixth to lead alone at 10-under only to stumble back with bogeys at seven and eight. Andrea Lee, whose only LPGA victory came in the 2022 Portland Classic, fired a bogey-free 68 to share the lead on eight-under 136. "I was mentally preparing for the worst. The radar didn't look great for the rain and it was dumping on us pretty hard for probably about 12, 13 holes honestly," the 26-year-old American said. Advertisement "I knew that I just had to stay really patient out there, know that pars were a good score and stay really positive. So hung in there and just really satisfied with the way I played." Back-nine starter Jeeno, who led by two when the day began, found water off the tee at the par-three fourth and made bogey to drop the solo lead, then had bogeys at the fifth and ninth to shoot 73. js/bb
Associated Press
09-05-2025
- Climate
- Associated Press
Nelly Korda makes late run of birdies at Liberty National and shares the lead
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Defending champion Nelly Korda hit her stride late on a long and soft Liberty National, making three birdies over her last five holes for a 4-under 68 and a share of the lead Friday in the Mizuho Americas Open. Rain and cloud cover made the course across the Hudson River from Manhattan play longer than ever, and that much was evident on the par-4 ninth hole. Korda and Jeeno Thitikul each had to use fairway metals for their approach on the 429-yard hole. 'Just have to really dial into everything that you're doing in these conditions with it kind of being on-and-off rain and getting colder and some wind,' Korda said. 'So you just have to really dial in, which we did a really good job with that.' Somi Lee of South Korea had seven birdies in a round of 67 that was slowed by two bogeys toward the end. She joined fellow morning starter Andrea Lee (68) and Korda atop the leaderboard at 8-under 136. Korda, the No. 1 player in women's golf by a big margin, has yet to win this year. She won the Mizuho Americas Open a year ago for her sixth victory of the season. Thitikul, who had a two-shot lead at the start of the round after opening with a 64, stretched her lead with three birdies in four holes before her momentum stopped. She made four bogeys the rest of the way, including a long three-putt on the ninth, for a 73. Thitikul, No. 2 behind Korda in the women's world ranking, was in a large group at 137 that included Boutier (71), Carlota Ciganda of Spain (70) and Stephanie Kyriacou of Australia (69). 'I thought it was tough but I was excepting it to be a lot tougher,' Boutier said. 'When it came down, it came down pretty hard, so that was a bit tough. I think the toughest part was how cold it got at the end. Definitely the hands were getting pretty stiff and cold, so it was a little bit harder there.' ___ AP golf:
USA Today
27-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Photos: Antonina Shevchenko through the years
MMA: UFC 262-Lee vs Shevchenko May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Antonina Shevchenko moves in for a hit against Andrea Lee… May 15, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; Antonina Shevchenko moves in for a hit against Andrea Lee during UFC 262 at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
