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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Celebrate Maja Stark's victory in the U.S. Women's Open with our commemorative page print
A Swede who once dominated Big 12 golf at Oklahoma State, Maja Stark captured her first major by winning the U.S. Women's Open. Stark, 25, won the 80th Open by two strokes over American Nelly Korda and Japan's Rio Takeda at Erin Hills near Milwaukee. Advertisement Celebrate Stark's historic victory with a beautifully designed commemorative page print from USA TODAY. Featuring a bold headline and a striking image of Stark celebrating on the challenging Erin Hills course, this keepsake captures the moment perfectly. Buy our U.S. Women's Open page print Celebrate Maja Stark's victory in the 2025 U.S. Women's Open with a commemorative page print from USA TODAY. Printed on premium, acid-free art paper, this collectible starts at $35 (plus shipping). Elegant upgrade options include framed editions and backgrounds in canvas, acrylic, metal or wood through the USA TODAY Store. As a sophomore at Oklahoma State in 2021, after COVID-19 short-circuited her first season in the States, Stark was the player of the year in the Big 12. She turned pro that summer. She has won six times on the Ladies European Tour, represented Europe in the Solheim Cup, competed for her homeland at the Paris Olympics and finished second in a major in 2024, just two strokes behind Korda at the Chevron Open. Advertisement Own a piece of golf history today! This rising Swedish star and former Cowgirl is just getting started. Buy our commemorative Florida posters Contact Gene Myers at gmyers@ Follow him on X @GeneMyers. After nearly a quarter-century as sports editor at the Detroit Free Press, Myers unretired to coordinate book and poster projects across the USA TODAY Network. Explore more books and page prints from the USA TODAY Network, including titles on the Florida Gators' NCAA basketball championship and the Philadelphia Eagles' victory in Super Bowl 59. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Commemorate Maja Stark's U.S. Women's Open title with our page print
USA Today
a day ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Maja Stark credits her caddie, a former comedian, for helping her win U.S. Women's Open
Maja Stark credits her caddie, a former comedian, for helping her win U.S. Women's Open ERIN, Wis. – What did Maja Stark do during that extraordinarily long wait on the 18th green – as Julia Lopez Rameriz posted a disastrous eight – with the U.S. Women's Open hanging in the balance? Well, she listened to her caddie, Jeff Brighton, tell a few jokes. The veteran looper used to be a stand-up comedian, and while Stark couldn't remember exactly what he'd said, that part doesn't really matter. What does matter is that she managed to close out the championship with a bogey that could've easily gotten ugly on a course that offers no guarantees. "It's great," said Stark, "because it kind of makes me focus on what he's saying instead of how I'm feeling and stuff." Brighton wasn't keen to divulge any of his material either. "I don't have jokes," he said while wearing a Wisconsin cheesehead, given to him by USGA CEO Mike Whan. "I've just got a lot of drivel and crap chat." Caddying for a decade now, Brighton has looped for the likes of Colin Montgomerie on the PGA Tour Champions, Bronte Law in the Solheim Cup and a stint with Jin Young Ko. He's only been with Stark for a few short weeks. "We had a good game plan and she played so smart, but aggressive at the same time," said Brighton. "That was a big thing. She said playing scared doesn't really work for her. So she was really aggressive to those smart targets and then eventually realized that pars were good scores over the weekend." Stark closed with a 2-under 70 to finish at 7 under for the tournament, two strokes ahead of world No. 1 Nelly Korda and Rio Takeda. What will the celebration be like? "Carnage," Brighton said with a wry smile.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Charley Hull ‘can't wait' for KPMG Women's Irish Open debut at Carton House as LPGA Tour star issues statement to fans
LPGA Tour sensation Charley Hull has admitted that she's relishing the opportunity to play for the first time in Ireland as a professional. The hugely Advertisement 2 Charley Hull is set to make her Irish Open debut next month 2 The golf sensation is relishing the opportunity to meet her Irish fans The seven-time Solheim Cup star turned professional in 2013 at just 17 years old but has yet to play on the Emerald Isle since then. Hull won the LET Rookie of the Year award in her debut season and later captured her first professional victory at the 2014 Lalla Meryem Cup. She became the youngest ever competitor in the Solheim Cup when she played for Europe in 2013 at the age of 17. In 2016, Hull claimed her maiden title on the LPGA Tour, winning the CME Group Tour Championship. Advertisement read more on golf She's also a regular on the LPGA and LET circuits and has become a massive fan favourite with her no nonsense attitude - the English native is currently in action at the US Open. Hull has amassed a significant following on Hull's engaging presence on social media has contributed to her popularity, making her one of the most followed female golfers globally. And 29-year-old Hull is relishing the opportunity of playing in front of Irish fans next month. Advertisement Hull said: 'I've heard so many good things about the KPMG Women's Irish Open and I can't wait to play. "This will be my first professional event in Ireland since I turned Pro in 2013, and it seems like the perfect event to mark this occasion. Charley Hull reveals fan's genius pick-up line as glamorous golf star hailed as 'one of us' 'I look forward to experiencing Carton House and to meeting the huge number of Irish fans that I have heard support this event so well – I am very excited to see you all soon.' The KPMG Irish Open takes place from 3 - 6 July 2025 at the Kildare venue. Advertisement
The 42
2 days ago
- Sport
- 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
2 days 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.
