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Winnipeg Free Press
15 hours ago
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Carlota Ciganda wins Meijer LPGA Classic to end long victory drought
BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Carlota Ciganda birdied the final two holes to win the Meijer LPGA Classic for her first LPGA Tour victory in more than 8 1/2 years, while Lexi Thompson had two late bogeys to dash her bid to end a long drought of her own. Ciganda hit to a foot to set up her birdie on the par-4 17th, then made a 4-foot comebacker on the par-5 18th to avoid a playoff with playing partner Hye-Jin Choi. Part of a six-way tie to start the day at Blythefield County Club, Ciganda shot a 5-under 67 — her fourth straight round in the 60s — to finish at 16-under 272 on the tree-lined layout in the final event before the major KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Texas. Ciganda won for the first time since the 2016 Lorena Ochoa Invitational, a span of 8 years, 7 months, 2 days. The 35-year-old Spanish player has three LPGA Tour victories and has won eight times on the Ladies European Tour, the last in December in the Spanish Women's Open. Choi finished with a 68, also shooting in the 60s all four days. Fellow South Korean player Somi Lee was third at 14 under after a 65. Thompson had a 70 to tie for fourth with Celine Boutier (67) and Nanna Koerstz Madsen (70). Thompson, the 2015 winner at Blythefield, won the last of her 11 LPGA Tour titles in June 2019. Other tours Stanford sophomore Paula Martin Sampedro of Spain won the Women's British Amateur with a 2-and-1 victory over Texas sophomore Farah O'Keefe at Nairn Golf Club in Scotland. The victory gets the Spaniard into the Women's British Open next month. … Riley Smyth won the Great Lakes Championship for her second Epson Tour victory of the year. She closed with a 6-under 66 for a a one-stroke victory over Erika Hara and Isi Gabsa at The Highlands in Harbor Springs, Michigan. Smyth also won the season-opening Central Florida Championship. … Shaun Norris closed with a 6-under 66 to force a playoff and beat Yusuke Sakamoto on the second extra hole with a birdie to win the Hana Bank Invitational, his eighth career title on the Japan Golf Tour. … Palmer Jackson, who played his college golf at Notre Dame, closed with a 7-under 64 for a six-shot victory in the Raiffeisenback Golf Challenge, his first Challenge Tour victory. … Sayaka Takahashi closed with a 2-under 70 for a one-shot victory over Eri Okayama in the Ai Miyazator Suntory Ladies Open on the Japan LPGA. … Dongeun Lee won the DB Group Korea Women's Open on the Korea LPGA with a 3-under 69, one shot ahead of Shihyun Kim. … Peter Baker won his eighth Legends Tour title with a 6-under 66 for a six-shot victory in the Costa Navarino Legends Tour Trophy in Greece. ___ AP golf:
San Francisco Chronicle
15 hours ago
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- San Francisco Chronicle
Carlota Ciganda wins Meijer LPGA Classic for her first LPGA Tour victory in more than 8 1/2 years
BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Carlota Ciganda birdied the final two holes to win the Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour victory in more than 8 1/2 years, while Lexi Thompson had two late bogeys to dash her bid to end a long drought of her own. Ciganda hit to a foot to set up her birdie on the par-4 17th, then made a 4-foot comebacker on the par-5 18th to avoid a playoff with playing partner Hye-Jin Choi. 'It feels amazing, obviously, after all these years,' the 35-year-old Spanish player said. 'I knew I could do it, but obviously once the years keep going and you start getting older you start doubting yourself.' Part of a six-way tie to start the day at Blythefield County Club, Ciganda shot a 5-under 67 — her fourth straight round in the 60s — to finish at 16-under 272 on the tree-lined layout in the final event before the major KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Texas. 'I love coming here,' Ciganda said. 'It reminds me of Spain where I'm from in the northern part of the Spain. Very similar. Lots of trees, peaceful. I love the golf course. Five par 5s, you can hit it hard here.' Ciganda won for the first time since the 2016 Lorena Ochoa Invitational, a span of 8 years, 7 months, 2 days. She has three LPGA Tour victories and has won eight times on the Ladies European Tour, the last in December in the Spanish Women's Open. Choi finished with a 68, also shooting in the 60s all four days. She rebounded from a bogey on 17 to birdie 18. 'I had a chance to win this tournament,' Choi said. 'But the bogey on 17 hole was, yeah, just the one I'm thinking about.' Fellow South Korean player Somi Lee was third at 14 under after a 65. Thompson had a 70 to tie for fourth with Celine Boutier (67) and Nanna Koerstz Madsen (70). Thompson, the 2015 winner at Blythefield, won the last of her 11 LPGA Tour titles in early June 2019 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. She made her sixth start of the season in a part-time tour schedule. 'It's my favorite event on the schedule,' said Thompson, also set to play in the major at PGA Frisco. 'Fans are amazing and come out and support women's golf and that's what we want.' The 30-year-old from Florida ran into trouble on the par-4 16th. She tried to leave the ball below the hole on the elevated green, but her approach rolled off the front and down a hill into rough. She hit a flop shot to 8 feet and missed the par putt. On 17, she missed a 3-footer. 'Not the finish I wanted coming down the stretch there,' Thompson said. 'But coming into the week I wasn't playing great golf and kind of latched onto something that got me through the week.' Last year in the event, Thompson lost in a playoff to Lilia Vu.
NBC Sports
15 hours ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Carlota Ciganda birdies final two holes to win first LPGA event in over eight years
Watch the best moments from the third round of the 2025 Meijer LPGA Classic from Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Michigan. BELMONT, Mich. — Carlota Ciganda birdied the final two holes to win the Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour victory in more than 8 1/2 years, while Lexi Thompson had two late bogeys to dash her bid to end a long drought of her own. Ciganda hit to a foot to set up her birdie on the par-4 17th, then made a 4-foot comebacker on the par-5 18th to avoid a playoff with playing partner Hye-Jin Choi. 'It feels amazing, obviously, after all these years,' the 35-year-old Spanish player said. 'I knew I could do it, but obviously once the years keep going and you start getting older you start doubting yourself.' Part of a six-way tie to start the day at Blythefield County Club, Ciganda shot a 5-under 67 — her fourth straight round in the 60s — to finish at 16-under 272 on the tree-lined layout in the final event before the major KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Texas. 'I love coming here,' Ciganda said. 'It reminds me of Spain where I'm from in the northern part of the Spain. Very similar. Lots of trees, peaceful. I love the golf course. Five par 5s, you can hit it hard here.' Ciganda won for the first time since the 2016 Lorena Ochoa Invitational, a span of 8 years, 7 months, 2 days. She has three LPGA Tour victories and has won eight times on the Ladies European Tour, the last in December in the Spanish Women's Open. Choi finished with a 68, also shooting in the 60s all four days. She rebounded from a bogey on 17 to birdie 18. 'I had a chance to win this tournament,' Choi said. 'But the bogey on 17 hole was, yeah, just the one I'm thinking about.' Fellow South Korean player Somi Lee was third at 14 under after a 65. Thompson had a 70 to tie for fourth with Celine Boutier (67) and Nanna Koerstz Madsen (70). Thompson, the 2015 winner at Blythefield, won the last of her 11 LPGA Tour titles in early June 2019 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. She made her sixth start of the season in a part-time tour schedule. 'It's my favorite event on the schedule,' said Thompson, also set to play in the major at PGA Frisco. 'Fans are amazing and come out and support women's golf and that's what we want.' The 30-year-old from Florida ran into trouble on the par-4 16th. She tried to leave the ball below the hole on the elevated green, but her approach rolled off the front and down a hill into rough. She hit a flop shot to 8 feet and missed the par putt. On 17, she missed a 3-footer. 'Not the finish I wanted coming down the stretch there,' Thompson said. 'But coming into the week I wasn't playing great golf and kind of latched onto something that got me through the week.' Last year in the event, Thompson lost in a playoff to Lilia Vu. Ciganda matched Beatriz Recari for the most victories by a Spanish player. The former Arizona State player is the oldest LPGA Tour winner since Eun-Hee Ji at 36 in the 2022 T-Mobile Match Play.
RTÉ News
15 hours ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Carlota Ciganda saours sweet LPGA Classic win in Michigan
Spain's Carlota Ciganda shot a five-under-par 67 to finish 16-under and win the Meijer LPGA Classic in Belmont, Michigan. Ciganda came into the event with two previous LPGA tour victories under her belt, having won the KEB Hana Bank Championship and Lorena Ochoa Invitational in 2016. But it had been nearly a decade since the 35-year-old had managed to match those early-career highs. "It feels amazing obviously after all these years," Ciganda said. "I knew I could do it, but obviously once the years keep going and you start getting older you start doubting yourself." The Spaniard has traditionally done well at this event, with finishes of 17th, eighth and fifth the previous three years. She credited her host family and the terrain, which brought back memories of her native Spain. "I love coming here," Ciganda added. "It reminds me of Spain where I'm from in the northern part of the Spain. Very similar. Lots of trees, peaceful. I love the golf course. Five par-fives, you can hit it hard here. So I really like that. "And just staying with Bubba and Gretchen the host family for almost ten years, doesn't even feel like a tournament. Just feels really comfortable. We had a great vibe going on this week, and it's been amazing to stay with them and play and obviously to win." South Korea's Somi Lee finished her day ahead of the other top contenders, but she fired an impressive seven-under 65 with eight birdies to establish a baseline of 14-under as the number to beat. Ciganda made it to 15-under with her birdie on 17, then calmly sank her putton 18 to earn a second straight birdie and two-shot lead on the field. For closest pursuer Hye-Jin Choi, who had an eagle on the par-five fourth, that proved too much to overcome. The South Korean, still looking for her first career win despite 23 top-10 finishes, had been at 15 -nder for much of her back nine, putting her in a strong position going into the 17th. But she settled for a five-shot bogey on that hole, leaving her needing a little help on 18. Instead, Ciganda netted another birdie on 18, putting Choi in the uncomfortable position of needing an eagle, which she couldn't land. Choi sank birdie on 18 to finish four-under 68, leaving her alone in second at 15-under. Lee finished in third, while three golfers tied for fourth at 13-under: France's Celine Boutier (67), Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen (70) and Lexi Thompson.
Hamilton Spectator
15 hours ago
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- Hamilton Spectator
Carlota Ciganda wins Meijer LPGA Classic for her first LPGA Tour victory in more than 8 1/2 years
BELMONT, Mich. (AP) — Carlota Ciganda birdied the final two holes to win the Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour victory in more than 8 1/2 years, while Lexi Thompson had two late bogeys to dash her bid to end a long drought of her own. Ciganda hit to a foot to set up her birdie on the par-4 17th, then made a 4-foot comebacker on the par-5 18th to avoid a playoff with playing partner Hye-Jin Choi. Part of a six-way tie to start the day at Blythefield County Club, Ciganda shot a 5-under 67 — her fourth straight round in the 60s — to finish at 16-under 272 on the tree-lined layout in the final event before the major KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Texas. The 35-year-old Spanish player won for the first time since the 2016 Lorena Ochoa Invitational, a span of 8 years, 7 months, 2 days. She has three LPGA Tour victories and has won eight times on the Ladies European Tour, the last in December in the Spanish Women's Open. Choi finished with a 68, also shooting in the 60s all four days. Fellow South Korean player Somi Lee was third at 14 under after a 65. Thompson had a 70 to tie for fourth with Celine Boutier (67) and Nanna Koerstz Madsen (70). Thompson, the 2015 winner at Blythefield, won the last of her 11 LPGA Tour titles in early June 2019 at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. She made her sixth start of the season in a part-time tour schedule, and also is set to play next week in the major at PGA Frisco. The 30-year-old from Florida ran into trouble on the par-4 16th. She tried to leave the ball below the hole on the elevated green, but her approach rolled off the front of the green and down a hill into rough. She hit a flop shot to 8 feet and missed the par putt. On 17, she missed a 3-footer to end. Last year in the event, Thompson lost in a playoff to Lilia Vu. Ciganda matched Beatriz Recari for the most victories by a Spanish player. The former Arizona State player is the oldest LPGA Tour winner since Eun-Hee Ji at 36 in the 2022 T-Mobile Match Play. ___ AP golf:
