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USA Today
3 hours ago
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- USA Today
U.S. Women's Open 2025 live updates, leaderboard for Sunday's final round
U.S. Women's Open 2025 live updates, leaderboard for Sunday's final round Let's have a Sunday. The 80th U.S. Women's Open is three rounds in and now there are 18 holes (barring a playoff) to determine a champion. The Open is the second of five majors on the LPGA circuit. Mao Saigo, who won the Chevron Championship, is seeking to be the first women's golfer to go back-to-back in the majors in a decade. U.S. Women's Open leaderboard Keep tabs on the USWO and all week with our official hub and leaderboard. You can also find tee times there. Maja Stark will start the final round at 7 under and with a one-shot lead on Julia Ramirez. Where to watch the 2025 U.S. Women's Open Sunday's final round is exclusively on NBC from 2 p.m. ET to 7 p.m. ET. What is the U.S. Women's Open playoff format? The USGA uses a two-hole aggregate playoff format if there are any ties after 72 holes. If there are still golfers tied after the two holes, the format flips to sudden death until a winner is determined. The USGA went to this format for the Women's Open in 2018. The previous format was a three- or four-hole aggregate, used from 2007 to 2017. From 1953, when the tournament started, until 2006, the Women's Open playoff was 18 holes held the day after the final round. What's the purse for the U.S. Women's Open? The 2025 U.S. Women's Open will have the largest purse in women's golf, with a total of $12 million being distributed among the professionals in the four-round tournament at Erin Hills. With 26 amateur players in the 156-person field and the cut line being the top 60 players and ties, it's impossible to break down a projected payout. The USGA awards $10,000 to professionals who do not make the weekend. -- Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel How good is Erin Hills? Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin – site of the 2025 U.S. Women's Open – opened in 2006 with a design by Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry and Ron Whitten. Erin Hills was also the site of the 2017 U.S. Open won by Brooks Koepka and the 2011 U.S. Amateur won by Kelly Kraft, among other top-tier events. The USGA will return to Erin Hills, about an hour's drive west of Milwaukee, multiple times in the coming years. Drone view of Erin Hills Golf, the site of the 2025 U.S. Women's Open Check out a drone view of Erin Hills Golf Course, the site of the 2025 U.S. Women's Open May 29-June 1 Erin Hills ties for No. 60 on Golfweek's Best ranking of all modern courses in the United States. It also ranks No. 6 among all public-access courses in a staggeringly strong Wisconsin. Erin Hills is listed at 6,835 yards for the Women's Open, but that will change daily depending on course setup. Par is 72. Where is Erin Hills Golf Course? Erin Hills is in Erin, Wisconsin, about 40 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The course opened in 2006.
The 42
3 hours ago
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- The 42
Sweden's Maja Stark grabs one-shot lead at US Women's Open
MAJA STARK FIRED three birdies in an impressively steady two-under-par 70 at unforgiving Erin Hills on Saturday to seize a one stroke lead over Julia Lopez Ramirez heading into the final round of the 80th US Women's Open. Sweden's Stark, a European Solheim Cup stalwart chasing her first major title, kept her focus in a round that stretched nearly six hours as players wrestled with firm, fast greens on a breezy, sunny day in Wisconsin. Her seven-under-par total put her one stroke clear of Spanish qualifier Lopez Ramirez, whose four-under-par 68 was the best score of a day on which only nine players broke par. Japan's Mai Saigo, who started the day with a three-shot lead, carded a three-over-par 75 to share third alongside compatriots Rio Takeda and Hinako Shibuno on five-under. Advertisement World number one Nelly Korda, who played alongside Saigo in the final group, finished strong in a one-over 73 that left her three adrift on four-under. Stark opened with a confidence-boosting birdie at the first hole. She bogeyed the third, but stuck her second shot at the 10th two feet from the pin for a birdie. Stark rattled in a 21-foot birdie at the par-three 16th to seize a share of the lead on seven-under, capping her round with a par at the par-five 18th and emerging with the solo lead as Saigo closed with back-to-back bogeys. The tough scoring made Lopez Ramirez's round look all the more impressive. The 22-year-old, who had to pause her LPGA rookie campaign in March after undergoing an appendectomy, eagled the par-five first and bounced back from a bogey at the third with a birdie at the seventh, where she got up and down from a greenside bunker. She added birdies at 12 and 16 to put herself in contention for a first major title. Saigo, gunning for a second major title of the season after winning the Chevron Championship in April, was battling even before her bogey-bogey finish. She had two birdies and a bogey in her first three holes then bogeyed the fourth, fifth and sixth — failing to get up and down after missing the geen at all three. The 23-year-old had regained the solo lead with an eight-foot birdie at the 12th but couldn't hang on. Korda appeared to be spiraling out of contention with four bogeys on the front nine. That included three-putts at the second and fifth and a five-foot miss at the seventh. But the American star clawed back with birdies at the 14th and 15th — where she took advantage of the US Golf Association's decision to move up the tee to drive the green and calmly rolled in an eight-foot birdie putt. Her six-foot birdie putt at the 18th circled the cup before falling in, leaving her exactly where she started the day three shots off the lead. – © AFP 2025
Straits Times
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Sweden's Maja Stark grabs one-shot lead at US Women's Open
Leader Maja Stark of Sweden lining up a putt during the third round of the US Women's Open on May 31. PHOTO: AFP CHICAGO – Maja Stark fired three birdies in an impressively steady two-under 70 at an unforgiving Erin Hills on May 31 to seize a one-stroke lead over Julia Lopez Ramirez heading into the final round of the 80th US Women's Open. Sweden's Stark, a European Solheim Cup stalwart chasing her first Major title, kept her focus in a round that stretched nearly six hours as players wrestled with firm, fast greens on a breezy, sunny day in Wisconsin. Her seven-under total of 209 put her one stroke clear of Spanish qualifier Lopez Ramirez, whose four-under 68 was the best score of a day on which only nine players broke par. Japan's Mai Saigo, who started the day with a three-shot lead, carded a three-over 75 to share third, alongside compatriots Rio Takeda and Hinako Shibuno on five-under 211. World No. 1 Nelly Korda, who played alongside Saigo in the final group, finished strong in a one-over 73 that left her three adrift on four-under 212. Stark said the very difficulty of the course actually made her less anxious – a key for her as she tries to kick the habit of 'playing scared'. 'In normal tournaments, I kind of swing scared because I think it's a birdie competition, but here it's really not,' Stark said, adding that on June 1, she will just 'try to play freely'. Stark opened with a confidence-boosting birdie at the first hole. She bogeyed the third, but stuck her second shot at the 10th two feet from the pin for a birdie. Stark rattled in a 21-foot birdie at the par-three 16th to seize a share of the lead on seven-under, capping her round with a par at the par-five 18th and emerging with the solo lead as Saigo closed with back-to-back bogeys. The tough scoring made Lopez Ramirez's round look all the more impressive. The 22-year-old, who had to pause her LPGA rookie campaign in March after undergoing an appendectomy, eagled the par-five first and bounced back from a bogey at the third with a birdie at the seventh, where she got up and down from a greenside bunker. She added birdies at 12 and 16 to put herself in contention for a first major title. 'It was just mentally a strong day for me, keeping myself present and dealing with what's in front of me,' Lopez Ramirez added. On the PGA Tour, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler conjured a late birdie blitz to fire a four-under 68 and grab a one-shot lead after the third round of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, on May 31. Scheffler, bidding to successfully defend his crown at Muirfield Village, rattled in four birdies in the final five holes to drop to eight under, one ahead of overnight leader Ben Griffin, who stumbled with an even-par 72. AFP Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
BBC News
6 hours ago
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- BBC News
Stark leads by one going into US Women's Open final round
US Open third-round leaderboard-7 Stark (Swe); -6 J Lopez (Spa); -5 M Saigo (Jpn), H Shibuno (Jpn), R Takeda (Jpn); -4 N Korda (US); -3 S Schmelzel (US), L Grant (Swe), M Lee (Aus)Selected others: -2 Y Noh (US), R Yin (Chi), G Lopez (Mex); Evens C Hull (Eng), A Yin (US); +1 L Ko (NZ); +2 A Nordqvist (Swe), L Woad (Eng)Full leaderboard Sweden's Maja Stark opened up a one-shot lead at the US Women's Open after carding an impressive two-under-par 70 in the third round at Erin birdied three holes on her penultimate round before finishing on seven under after a single bogey. The 25-year-old is chasing her second victory on the LPGA Tour, having won the 2022 ISPS Handa World Invitational."[I am] probably going to go work out in the morning to try to get some nerves out, but I think just keep having fun with it because when I play scared, that's when I mess up, and you can't really play scared at a course like this," Stark said. The Swede leads Spain's Julia Lopez Ramirez, who climbed to second in the leaderboard after producing a round-of-the-day pair will be last out to start their final round, at 19:10 BST on trio Mao Saigo, Hinako Shibuno and Rio Takeda are all tied on five under in third place. Successive bogeys hampered overnight leader Saigo's pursuit of a second consecutive major title to finish with a three-over 75, while world number one Nelly Korda remains in contention and trails Stark by three after making three birdies in her final five holes. "The first thing is that I would like to rest well and then tomorrow refreshed," Saigo, who won this season's Chevron Championship, said. "I would like to start from zero. That result was not that good, but I don't think that I have to change anything. I just want to focus on my play."
Japan Times
11 hours ago
- General
- Japan Times
Maja Stark takes one-shot lead entering final round of U.S. Women's Open
Sweden's Maja Stark continued her impressive play at the U.S. Women's Open on Saturday, shooting a 2-under 70 to take a one-shot lead entering the final round at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisconsin. Stark, who sits at 7-under 209 through three rounds, posted three birdies and one bogey as she moved up one spot after Friday's 69. The 25-year-old is seeking just her second victory on the LPGA Tour, having won the 2022 ISPS Handa World Invitational. "Probably going to go work out in the morning to try to get some nerves out, but I think just keep having fun with it because when I play scared, that's when I mess up, and you can't really play scared at a course like this," Stark said about her mindset heading into the final round. Julia Lopez Ramirez of Spain is one shot back after shooting the best round of the day, a 4-under 68. Ramirez, who opened her round with an eagle before adding three birdies and a bogey, rebounded after a 74 on Friday. "Honestly, it's very exciting," Ramirez said of being in position to win for the first time on the LPGA Tour. "I'm very excited for tomorrow. I'm just going to keep playing my game, have a lot of fun out there and play my game." A trio from Japan — Rio Takeda (70 on Saturday), Hinako Shibuno (72) and Mao Saigo (75) — are tied for third at 5-under 211. World No. 1 Nelly Korda is three shots off the lead following a 1-over 73 and is at 4-under 212. Saigo, who fired the best round of the championship so far (6-under 66) on Friday and held the lead by three shots, stumbled on Saturday with four bogeys on her first six holes. She finished with three birdies, but bogeyed her final two holes as she seeks her second major victory of the season after winning the Chevron Championship. "The first thing is that I would like to rest well and then tomorrow refreshed," Saigo said. "I would like to start from zero. ... That result was not that good, but I don't think that I have to change anything. I just want to focus on my play." Takeda opened her third round on a strong note with an eagle and added two birdies while bogeying the par-4 No. 5 hole and the par-3 No. 16 hole. She has two LPGA Tour wins to her credit, but this would be her first major victory. Shibuno, who was tied for second after the second round, is chasing her first major and second LPGA Tour win after notching a pair of birdies and bogeys on Saturday. She was the runner-up at the 2024 U.S. Open, but she doesn't think that will give her much of an advantage. "Maybe my advantage just as little as one millimeter, so that would be very nervous from the — probably I'll be very nervous from the beginning to the end," Shibuno said. "So I might not be able to take advantage being runner-up last year." Korda was in a tie for second after her impressive second-round 67 but posted four bogeys on the front nine before collecting three birdies on the back nine to stay within striking distance. "I've done it enough where it's just — it's all about being patient," said Korda, who is pursuing her third career major and first win on the LPGA Tour this season. There's just so many ups and downs, and you just have to kind of stick with it. ... Anything can happen. It just takes one shot."
