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USA Today
09-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
LPGA rookie bounces back after slow-play penalty in Utah to contend at Liberty National
LPGA rookie bounces back after slow-play penalty in Utah to contend at Liberty National One week after LPGA rookie Chisato Iwai received a two-stroke penalty for slow play, she's back in the mix at the rainy Mizuho Americas Open. Iwai carded a second-round 5-under 67 at Liberty National and currently sits in the top 10. Iwai, 22, was assessed the slow-play penalty during the second round of the Black Desert Championship, where she ultimately missed the cut by two. It marked the second second slow-penalty of the season after the tour released a new stricter Pace of Play Policy that went into effect in March. "At first I was really shocked, and it really did get to me," Iwai said through an interpreter. "But after the penalty was finalized I had time to talk about it with the team and it was a good learning experience moving forward." Iwai went on to say that she'd be more mindful of her time going forward. When asked if she'd ever considered herself to be a slow player, she said "absolutely not." Earlier this season at the T-Mobile Match Play, Hira Naveed was assessed a one-stroke penalty for slow play on the 16th hole. The penalty did not impact the outcome, however, as she had already lost the hole. Iwai, currently No. 44 in the Rolex Rankings, joined the tour at the same time as twin sister, Akie, who is ranked 22nd. Akie already has two runner-up finishes this season. Chisato is an eight-time winner on the JLPGA while Akie has won six times.
USA Today
05-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
LPGA dishes out slow play penalty in Utah, while another player self-reports infraction
LPGA dishes out slow play penalty in Utah, while another player self-reports infraction There were two noteworthy rulings at the inaugural Black Desert Championship, where South Korea's Haeran Ryu put together a stunning five-shot, wire-to-wire victory. The first involved the tour's second slow-penalty of the season. Rookie Chisato Iwai was assessed a two-stroke penalty on the eighth hole Friday and would go on to miss the cut by two. The LPGA put the information out via its LPGA Media twitter account. Earlier this season at the T-Mobile Match Play, Hira Naveed was assessed a one-stroke penalty for slow play on the 16th hole. The penalty did not impact the outcome, however, as she had already lost the hole. It's worth noting that in both instances, two of the slowest players on tour were in the same group as the player that was penalized. In February, the tour released a new Pace of Play Policy that introduced a one-shot penalty. LPGA player self-reported a rules violation On Saturday in Utah, Perrine Delacour self-reported that she had an improved lie on the 18th hole and was therefore in breach of Rule 8.1, Your Actions That Improve Conditions Affecting Your Stroke. She was assessed a two-stroke penalty, resulting in a double bogey on the closing hole. Delacour recorded back-to-back rounds of 75 on the weekend to take a share of 64th. "At the end of the day," said Delacour, "I did the right thing for myself."
Newsweek
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
LPGA Phenom Rose Zhang Out of Season's First Major, Chevron Championship
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Two-time LPGA Tour winner Rose Zhang has officially withdrawn from the Chevron Championship, the first major of the season, to be played this week at Carlton Woods, Texas. According to a report from Golfweek, the two-time LPGA Tour winner has been dealing with a neck injury for several weeks. Zhang herself had informed her fans of her ailment in an Instagram post in early April: "I found myself struggling to compete in high spirits due to an injury," Zhang wrote. "Just remember, this isn't a sob story. While this period is unique and frustrating, I find great optimism in getting better and working hard to compete at the highest level." She suffered the injury during the first round of the T-Mobile Match Play on April 3. Zhang was unable to recover and was forced to withdraw from her second-round match against Albane Valenzuela. The injury persisted and Zhang was also forced to withdraw from the JM Eagle LA Championship. Zhang has played in the Chevron Championship three times, twice in her illustrious amateur career. She finished tied for 60th in 2018, tied for 11th and won the low amateur award in 2020, and missed the cut in 2024. The 21-year-old began her professional career in June 2023 and did so in style. She became the first woman to win her debut on the LPGA Tour since 1954 when Beverly Hanson accomplished the feat. Since then, she has added to her resume another victory and nine top 10s, three of them in major championships. Rose Zhang of the United States lines up a putt on the fifth green during the third round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions 2025 at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club on... Rose Zhang of the United States lines up a putt on the fifth green during the third round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions 2025 at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club on February 01, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. MoreHowever, Rose Zhang has juggled her professional golf career with her studies at Stanford University, where she already broke many of Tiger Woods' records. This has forced her to miss numerous tournaments, especially early in the season. In fact, she has played in only three tournaments in 2025. She tied for 10th at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions in January and then did not return to the LPGA Tour for the next eight weeks. Her next start was the Ford Championship, where she missed the cut, and then the T-Mobile Match Play with the aforementioned result. Zhang, who was once ranked in the world's top 10, is currently ranked 22nd in the world. Just wait until her college studies are behind her. The golf world will be her oyster. More Golf: Justin Thomas Reveals How Wife, Jill, Newborn Almost Cost him RBC Heritage
Irish Daily Mirror
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Leona Maguire out to banish bad memories as she chases huge prize money
Leona Maguire is looking to erase bad memories of last year as she gears up for the first women's major of 2025. Maguire, 29, has returned to The Woodlands this week, the venue where 12 months ago she missed her first cut in a major for four years in the €8m Chevron Championship. An opening level par 72 was followed by a four-over 76 to miss the cut by two shots as Nelly Korda's remarkable winning streak continued, the American adding a fifth straight victory to her CV. Maguire's missed cut was her first in a major since the 2020 AIG Women's Open at Royal Troon - and came less than two weeks after she was beaten by the world number one Korda in the T-Mobile Match Play final. That final appearance was a high in a disappointing season for the Cavan golfer as she had her struggles off the tee and changed caddy. 'I don't feel like I played that much worse golf than last year," she said. "But there are a lot of people who played a lot of incredible golf. "What Lydio (Ko) did, Nelly — there are a lot of people playing the best golf of their careers. It was a bit of an up and down year, but that's sport. Not everything goes in sort of a linear climb. "At the same time, I felt like I played some really good golf in spots. The standard on the LPGA is just getting higher and higher and there were a lot of close calls this year of a shot here and a shot there. So yeah, a learning year.' But, as she prepares to tee it up in the 132-player event this week that includes Korda as one of 24 of the top 25 players in the current world rankings and all eight winners to fate from the 2025 LPGA Tour season, Maguire - one of 66 LPTA Tour winners in the field - can look to build on a solid start to this year. She has made the cut in all of her eight Tour events this season to date, with ninth place in the opening HGV Tournament of Champions - the first event of the new campaign - her best finish. But Maguire will be hoping to find something special this week to really kick-start her year in the first of five majors, with the winner taking home a cheque for a massive $1.2million.
USA Today
17-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Madelene Sagstrom opens with 65 at LA Championship after closing with first tournament ace
Madelene Sagstrom opens with 65 at LA Championship after closing with first tournament ace Madelene Sagstrom ended the first round of the JM Eagle LA Championship with her first – ever – tournament ace. The recent winner of the T-Mobile Match Play in Las Vegas opened the LA Championship with a 7-under 65. The hole-in-one occurred on the par-3 ninth from 120 yards. "It got really cold our last three holes so I was – I have the shot that I play, we call it a 2-2-2, and it's like a little lower wind shot," said Sagstrom. "I'm like, you know, I don't think I can reach with my pitching wedge right now. Let's hit a little 2-2-2-9. It was perfect. I hit it really well. It would've been good anyway, but I was like, nope, it went in, and I was like, oh, did that just happen?" And the celebration? "I wish I was that athletic but I'm not," she said. "Well, I think I threw my hands up in the air and I was very excited. No, I don't know. It's weird because I actually got to see it. That's the best part. You get to see it go in." While her driver isn't as dialed in as she'd like, Sagstrom said momentum on the greens has carried over from Vegas. She's also trying to carry on a "match play mentality" of letting go of bad shots and moving on quickly. Sagstrom trails former AIG Women's British Open champion Ashleigh Buhai, who shot 63, by two strokes and sits tied with three-time major winner In Gee Chun. World No. 1 Nelly Korda trails by four. Amateur Asterisk Talley, 16, opened with a 69 at El Caballero Country Club, where she was a finalist at the U.S. Girls' Junior last summer.
