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The Sun
40 minutes ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Jeneath Wong Fired Up for AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl
Malaysia's leading amateur Jeneath Wong will be aiming to make it to the weekend at this week's AIG Women's Open, the fifth and final women's Major of the year which starts on Thursday at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Wales. Wong will be making her third Major start of 2025, courtesy of exemptions from her gutsy victory at the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) championship in Vietnam earlier this year. Having failed to make the cut at The Chevron Championship and The Amundi Evian Championship, the 20-year-old is hoping to round off her Major campaign on a high note. Wong also bowed out after 36 holes at the 2023 U.S. Women's Open, earning her start through a qualifying tournament. 'Porthcawl is a beautiful course and demands creativity for all shots from tee to green, especially around the greens. My main goal is to make the cut, so I'll just focus on playing a consistent game,' said Wong. Wong is familiar with the type of shots needed to negotiate the windswept and well-bunkered Royal Porthcawl layout. The petite golfer may not be long off the tees but has a deft short game and strong mental resolve, attributes which served her well during her WAAP victory in March this year. 'It's important to stay out of the pot bunkers and deep rough. Once you're in a bunker, you can't attack the green due to the depth and that will almost automatically cost you a shot,' noted Wong. 'You have to play a totally different game on a links course, so I think it'll be really fun especially around the greens. Rather than always hitting a 60-degree, I'll have to hit some bump-and-runs with a longer iron, just playing with the slopes to get my ball close to the hole, as well as just planning on how the ball is going to shape through the wind,'
The Sun
40 minutes ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Malaysia's Jeneath Wong fired up for Royal Porthcawl at AIG Women's Open
Malaysia's leading amateur Jeneath Wong will be aiming to make it to the weekend at this week's AIG Women's Open, the fifth and final women's Major of the year which starts on Thursday at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Wales. Wong will be making her third Major start of 2025, courtesy of exemptions from her gutsy victory at the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) championship in Vietnam earlier this year. Having failed to make the cut at The Chevron Championship and The Amundi Evian Championship, the 20-year-old is hoping to round off her Major campaign on a high note. Wong also bowed out after 36 holes at the 2023 U.S. Women's Open, earning her start through a qualifying tournament. 'Porthcawl is a beautiful course and demands creativity for all shots from tee to green, especially around the greens. My main goal is to make the cut, so I'll just focus on playing a consistent game,' said Wong. Wong is familiar with the type of shots needed to negotiate the windswept and well-bunkered Royal Porthcawl layout. The petite golfer may not be long off the tees but has a deft short game and strong mental resolve, attributes which served her well during her WAAP victory in March this year. 'It's important to stay out of the pot bunkers and deep rough. Once you're in a bunker, you can't attack the green due to the depth and that will almost automatically cost you a shot,' noted Wong. 'You have to play a totally different game on a links course, so I think it'll be really fun especially around the greens. Rather than always hitting a 60-degree, I'll have to hit some bump-and-runs with a longer iron, just playing with the slopes to get my ball close to the hole, as well as just planning on how the ball is going to shape through the wind,'
Otago Daily Times
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Five tied for early lead at Evian Champs
Five women fired rounds of 65 to take the first-round lead yesterday at the Evian Championship, the fourth of five LPGA majors on the season. Americans Jennifer Kupcho and Andrea Lee, Australians Grace Kim and Gabriela Ruffels, and Leona Maguire of Ireland all share the lead at 6-under at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France. Despite the crowd at the top, Maguire could perhaps nevertheless claim day-one bragging rights after she made a hole-in-one as part of her round, acing the par-3 second hole with her tee shot from 150m. A stroke back from the leading bunch at 66 is Minjee Lee of Australia, who won the Women's PGA Championship in June. Two more strokes behind after rounds of 67 sits a group of nine that includes world No 1 Nelly Korda, defending champion Ayake Furue of Japan and another native of Japan, Mao Saigo, who won the season's first major at The Chevron Championship in April. Bogies blotted the day for New Zealand's world No 3 Lydia Ko, who shot a two-over 73 to be eight shots behind the leaders and tied in 76th place. Ko, who won the event in 2015, is now in danger of missing the cut. — Field Level Media / additional reporting APL
New York Post
08-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Nelly Korda shares Scott Scheffler similarities as she looks to recapture 2024 LPGA magic
The similarities are uncanny. Nelly Korda won seven LPGA tournaments in 2024, including one major championship, at one point posting five consecutive victories and six in seven weeks. Scottie Scheffler won seven PGA Tour events in 2024, including one major, and that doesn't include winning an Olympic gold medal. 4 Nelly Korda hits a tee shot on the first hole during the final round of The Chevron Championship. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Like Scheffler's 2025, Korda's '25 season has been a much different story than it was in '24. She enters this week's Mizuho Americas Open at Liberty National in Jersey City having played five events without a victory.
NBC Sports
30-04-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
PGA TOUR'S CJ CUP BYRON NELSON AND LPGA TOUR'S INAUGURAL BLACK DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP HEADLINE LIVE GOLF COVERAGE ON GOLF CHANNEL AND PEACOCK THIS WEEK
PGA TOUR's CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas – Thursday-Friday at 4 p.m. ET, Saturday-Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel LPGA Tour's Inaugural Black Desert Championship at Black Desert Resort in Utah – Live in Primetime on GOLF Channel Thursday-Sunday PGA TOUR Champions Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands Country Club in Texas – Begins Friday at 12:30 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel Top 20 Finishers in Today's Final Round of the PGA Professional Championship Earn Exemptions in PGA Championship – Today at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel NCAA Division I Men's Selection Show – Today at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel Grass League Grass Clippings Open Final Round – Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock STAMFORD, Conn. – April 30, 2025 – The PGA TOUR's CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in Texas and the LPGA Tour's inaugural edition of the Black Desert Championship in Utah headline NBC Sports' live golf coverage across GOLF Channel and Peacock this week. PGA TOUR: CJ CUP BYRON NELSON Native Texans Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth and Will Zalatoris headline the field at this week's PGA TOUR CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, this week. Scheffler, Spieth and Zalatoris are all in search of their first wins of 2025. Scheffler has five top 10 finishes this season. Last year, Taylor Pendrith earned his first career PGA TOUR victory with a one-shot victory over Ben Kohles. Coverage airs on GOLF Channel on Thursday-Friday at 4 p.m. ET, with Saturday-Sunday lead-in coverage on GOLF Channel at 1 p.m. ET. GOLF Channel Broadcast Team Play by Play: Steve Sands Analyst: Johnson Wagner Holes: Tom Abbott On-Course: Arron Oberholser / Colt Knost Notable Teams This Week Scottie Scheffler Jordan Spieth Will Zalatoris Gary Woodland Sam Burns Ryan Fox Sungjae Im LPGA TOUR: BLACK DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP The inaugural edition of the LPGA Tour's Black Desert Championship takes place at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah, this week. This marks the first LPGA Tour event to be played in the state of Utah in more than 60 years, dating back to when the Riverside Ladies Open was held in 1964 and won by Clifford Ann Creed. This week's Black Desert Championship comes on the heels of a thrilling finish at the LPGA Tour's first major of the season, The Chevron Championship, as Mao Saigo emerged victorious from a five-way playoff. Thursday-Friday coverage begins at 6 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports app and and moves to GOLF Channel at 7 p.m. ET. GOLF Channel will provide live third and final round coverage on the weekend beginning at 6 p.m. ET. NBC/GOLF Channel/Peacock Broadcast Team Play by Play: Cara Banks Analyst: Karen Stupples On-Course: Kay Cockerill / Mel Reid Notable Players This Week Brooke Henderson Lilia Vu Jennifer Kupcho Maja Stark Ruoning Yin Linn Grant Ayaka Furue PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS: INSPERITY INVITATIONAL One week after The Chevron Championship was held down the road at The Club at Carlton Woods, The Woodlands plays host to the PGA TOUR Champions this week with the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands Country Club. Bernhard Langer is a four-time winner of the event. Scott Dunlap was declared the winner of last year's Insperity Invitational when the final round was cancelled due to inclement weather. GOLF Channel's coverage begins Friday at 12:30 p.m. ET, with Saturday-Sunday coverage on GOLF Channel getting underway at 3 p.m. ET. Bernhard Langer Ernie Els Retief Goosen Vijay Singh Padraig Harrington Mike Weir PGA OF AMERICA: PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP The final round of the PGA Professional Championship – the national championship for golf club professionals – will take place at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., today at 3 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. The top finishers that compose the Corebridge Financial PGA Team gain an invitation to the PGA Championship, while the newly-minted PGA Professional Champion receives exemptions into six PGA Tour events over the next 12 months. Play by Play: Justin Kutcher Analyst: Suzy Whaley On-Course: Tripp Isenhour / Gary Christian COLLEGE GOLF: NCAA MEN'S DIVISION I SELECTION SHOW The NCAA Division I men's golf regional fields will be announced on today's selection show at 1 p.m. ET on GOLF Channel. Resident college golf experts Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine will anchor today's show, which will feature interviews with a variety of coaches. NCAA Division I men's golf regionals will be contested May 12-14 at six different sites with 13 or 14 teams at each site. The 81 teams consist of 28 automatic qualifiers that won their respective conference championships and 53 at-large bids. Five teams will advance out of each regional to the NCAA Championship at La Costa. GRASS LEAGUE: GRASS CLIPPINGS OPEN Live golf goes under the lights at Grass Clippings Rolling Hills in Tempe, Ariz., with the final round of the Grass League's Grass Clippings Open this Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock. The Grass Clippings Open kicks is the first event of the 2025 Grass League season. The Grass League is the world's first high-stakes par 3 golf league, featuring competitive tournaments with both amateur and professional players in team-based formats. BROADCAST NOTES Golf Central will provide pre- and post-tournament coverage on GOLF Channel Wednesday-Sunday. Golf Central and Golf Today coverage is anchored by Steve Burkowski, Anna Jackson, Tripp Isenhour, and Jordan Cornette. Note: all times ET, post-round coverage begins following conclusion of play All GOLF Channel coverage also streams on and the NBC Sports app via authentication, giving consumers additional value to their subscription service, and making high-quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms. --NBC SPORTS--
