PGA Tour Champions
The golf season in Hawaii again starts at Waialae Country Club next year as a PGA Tour Champions event that will be called the Sony Championship.
AROUND THE GOLF WORLD
The 24-year-old Thorbjornsen sealed his spot in the FedExCup playoff after rolling into the Motor City No. 69 in the standings.
The total purse increased to a record $10 million.
She beats Esther Henseleit, who had made a 40-foot birdie putt to force overtime.
The top-ranked player rebounded with a 68 in the final round of AIG Women’s Open.
Nelly Korda will be seeking her third major victory this season and a berth in the LPGA Hall of Fame.
Yealimi Noh has her first 54-hole lead in a major at the Women’s British Open. The 25-year-old Californian has taken advantage of Haeran Ryu’s surprising collapse.
Davis Riley shot a 7-under 63 to reach 15 under and took a one-shot lead at Detroit Golf Club, where the course will give many players on the crowded leaderboard a chance to win the last Rocket Classic.
The 27-year-old German made four birdies on the front nine and added another on No. 11 before her only bogey of the day on the par-4 15th at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.
Young cooled off with two birdies on his back nine in a bogey-free round, closing with a Detroit Golf Club-record tying 61 to reach 10 under for the tournament to tie Patrick Cantlay (66) and Patrick Fishburn (66) atop the leaderboard Friday.
Haeran Ryu has birdied No. 18 to complete a 2-under 69 for a one-shot lead after two rounds of the British Women’s Open.