What a Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club for Lottie Woad. The 20-year-old sophomore at Florida State won the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur on Saturday, birdieing three of her final four holes to beat USC freshman Bailey Shoemaker by one shot. Woad, who came into the day with a two-shot lead, shot 3-under 69 in the final round to finish at 8 under for the tournament. Woad, from England, is the second international winner of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, joining Japan’s Tsubasa Kajitani in 2021. Woad has made...
Can Nelly Korda make it four in a row? On Sunday, she won’t need to fend off an entire field to claim another LPGA title. This time, she’ll need to outduel Leona Maguire in the championship at the T-Mobile Match Play at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas. Maguire has been the best golfer this week. After 54 holes of stroke play, she was at 6 under, three better than the field. When the format flipped to match play Saturday, Maguire beat Sei Young Kim 3 and 2 in...
With 18 holes left of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio in Texas, Akshay Bhatia leads by four shots at 15 under after a third-round 4-under 68. Denny McCarthy, looking for his first win on the PGA Tour, is alone in second at 11 under. Three shots behind him is Brendon Todd at 8 under, while Hideki Matsuyama and Russell Henley are tied for fourth at 7 under. The purse at the Valero is $9.2 million with $1.656 million going to the winner. The winner will also receive...