She beats Esther Henseleit, who had made a 40-foot birdie putt to force overtime.
Thorbjornsen: Sniper mentality won Rocket Classic
Michael Thorbjornsen explains how he managed to stay calm and confident navigating a packed leaderboard to emerge with his first PGA Tour win at the final edition of the Rocket Classic.
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Watch Cameron Young fire a second round 61 to move into a tie for the Rocket Classic lead.
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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.
Shiho Kuwaki of Japan sank a birdie putt on the 16th in her 1-under 70 for a one-shot clubhouse lead over Jeeno Thitikul in the second round of the AIG Women’s Open.
Jeeno Thitikul took the first step toward the missing prize of her career Thursday when she opened with a 7-under 64 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.
Peter Malnati shot a 9-under 61 to take the lead among the early starters in the first round of the final Rocket Classic.
Trey Mullinax has received a six-month suspension for violating the PGA Tour’s anti-doping policy after testing positive for a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The Irishman joins brothers Edoardo and Francesco Molinari in Luke Donald’s backroom team. The competition will be played at Adare Manor in Limerick, Ireland, from Sept. 13-19 next year.
