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USA Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Danielle Kang makes 18th (!) hole-in-one at Porthcawl in run-up to British Open qualifier
Danielle Kang made her 18th hole-in-one on Thursday during a practice round at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club. The 32-year-old isn't yet in the field for the LPGA's final major. In fact, she traveled to the United Kingdom earlier this month to compete in the AIG Women's British Open pre-qualifier. Kang shot 1-under 70 to advance to Final Qualifying, which takes place July 28 at Pyle & Kenfig in Bridgend, Wales. A minimum of three players will qualify for AIG at Royal Porthcawl, held July 30 to Aug. 3. Kang, a six-time winner on the LPGA, notched her 17th ace during the opening round of the 2024 Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship. It's been a tough stretch for the 2017 KPMG Women's PGA winner, who is currently ranked 507th in the world. Kang's best finish this season is a share of 54th at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Kang's best finish at a Women's British Open in 12 appearances is a share of 32nd in 2020.
South China Morning Post
08-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's Ginnie Ding ‘super excited' to be part of women's LIV-like golf series
Women's golf has moved another step closer to its own version of LIV, with the revamped Aramco Team Series getting a new name, more money and a global schedule that takes in the UK, United States and China. Advertisement Gone are the amateurs, with teams of professionals also competing for an individual prize over three rounds. This week, that involves the likes of defending team champion Danielle Kang, last year's individual winner Kim Hyo-joo, Bronte Law and Hong Kong's Ginnie Ding battling it out at the Aramco Korea Championship. If that format sounds familiar, the only things really missing at New Korea Country Club in Seoul are team names. While the US$2 million in prize money is significantly less than in LIV Golf, it is still among the highest in the women's game. Announcing the move on Thursday, Golf Saudi and the Public Investment Fund (PIF), which backs LIV Golf and the International Series on the men's Asian Tour, said the five tournaments on the Ladies European Tour would now form the PIF Global Series. Korea is the second stop of the year, with the PIF Saudi Ladies International in February having marked the start of a series that will also take in the PIF Championship at the Centurion Club outside London, the Aramco Houston Championship and the Aramco Shenzhen Championship at Mission Hills. Olivia Cowan at the Aramco Korea Championship, the second of five events on the PIF Global Series in 2025. Photo: Aramco Korea Championship Ding, who is playing in Team Kim alongside the South Korean fan favourite, Ariane Klotz and Daniela Darquea courtesy of her high finish at last year's LET Q-school, said she was 'super excited' to be involved in her rookie season.
