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Yahoo
19 hours ago
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Knapp shoots course record 61 at Rocket Classic
Korda liking position after even-par first round Nelly Korda says she didn't give herself the best looks in the opening round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship, but she likes where she's at. Watch her highlights before she and Golf Central break down her round. 5:47 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Newsweek
a day ago
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- Newsweek
Nelly Korda Posts Gruesome Images of Dog Bites That Cost the LPGA Legend
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Around this time last year, Nelly Korda was preparing to defend her title in the individual event of the Aramco Team Series London. However, she was forced to withdraw due to a traumatic event, which also dealt a significant blow to the tournament. Korda was bitten by a dog in a coffee shop. She announced the incident on social media at the time but did not share details of her recovery process with her fans. This Thursday, she addressed that "omission" through an Instagram post. The World No. 1 player shared a photo of her left leg, revealing the dog bites in detail. Looking at the image, it's clear that her withdrawal from the London event was more than justified. Last year, Nelly Korda was forced to miss some time after suffering a dog bite injury. Today, she posted a picture of the injury. 😳 (via @nellykorda // IG) — (@GOLF_com) June 26, 2025 It goes without saying the organizers of the Aramco Team Series London were eagerly awaiting Korda's appearance at the event. By this point in the 2024 season, the Bradenton, Florida native had already racked up six wins, including five straight, and one of them was a major championship. Ireland's Leona Maguire ended up taking the individual title at the 2024 edition with an 8-under finish. On the team side, the win went to the squad led by France's Nastasia Nadaud. The year before, Korda took the title at Centurion Club with a scorching 11-under, finishing four shots ahead of Charley Hull. The 2025 edition of the tournament, now called the PIF London Championship, was pushed back on the calendar. It's set to return to Centurion Golf Club in August, just a week after the AIG Women's Open, the fifth major of the season. It's still unclear whether Nelly Korda will be playing. Nelly Korda of the United States watches her shot on the eighth tee during the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer 2025 at Seaview Bay Course on June 07, 2025 in... Nelly Korda of the United States watches her shot on the eighth tee during the second round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer 2025 at Seaview Bay Course on June 07, 2025 in Galloway, New Jersey. MoreLast year, the two-time major champ had to bounce back quickly from injuries, since the women's golf event at the Paris Olympics teed off just over a month later (August 7–10). Korda was tied for 7th after 54 holes but ended up finishing well outside the medal spots (T22). Only two weeks after that, she played the AIG Women's Open at St. Andrews and nearly pulled off what would've been her third major title. But in the end, Hall of Famer Lydia Ko edged her out by two strokes. More Golf: Min Woo Lee Looks for Sister's Footsteps, Goes Nuclear at Rocket Classic
Yahoo
4 days ago
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PGA Tour members 'more aware' of FedExCup bubble
Korda back to even after capitalizing on free drop After an errant second shot on the par-5 eighth hole, Nelly Korda capitalizes with a fantastic pitch shot to set up her birdie putt at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. 1:11 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
New York Post
4 days ago
- New York Post
Hole shebang: Inside the most exclusive links on Canada's east coast
They mayn't be too keen on becoming our 51st State, but Canada is happy to be our 47 holes — in the form of three premiere golf courses within their sovereign Atlantic border. A pair of 18-hole courses — and one mini third child of an 11-holer — at Cabot Cape Breton (CCB) resort, which opened in 2012 on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island, make for a perfect mid-to-late summer Atlantic clubbin' retreat. If you're worried about freezing your balls off, your Titleists will be just fine: It's a balmy 70 to 80 degrees (that's Fahrenheit, no need to panic, centigraders) through September with plenty of cooling breezes perfect for hiking, biking and, through July, KitchenFest, when the town square hosts square dancing, whiskey tastings and 'céilidhs' — Celtic musical numbers with 150 performances, all to help you blow off the steam from your strokes of bad luck on the links. Advertisement 4 Great Scot! CCB sits on coastal Nova Scotia. Armand Barragan The province's Latin name is 'New Scotland,' and these World's Top 100 18-holers live up to their namesake. CCB's Cabot Links is right on the oceanfront while Cabot Cliffs is a little artsier, gently carved with surgical precision out of the cape's vert geography and 'Insta-famous' rolling fairways. And that cute little itty-bitty 11-holer, for those blessed with a more putt-putt penchant, is natally named 'the Nest' atop the highest point of CCB. This is the bunny hill, if you will, perfect for kiddos looking to be the next Nelly Korda. Advertisement For the parents who 'want to watch' their offsprings' swing-and-a-misses from afar, there's always the Glendora Whiskey Distillery, exercising at Coone Barn or taking to the har-tru clay tennis courts all within earshot of the Nest. Your 'Atta girl, honey, you'll get the next one!' chants will still land, however insincere. 4 Linked inn: Stay in CCB's lodge or villa rentals. Off The Deck 4 Rates in peak season start from $452 a night. Cabot Cape Breton Sadly, the major occultic event 'round these parts — the Cabot Cape Breton Solstice Challenge — ended on June 20 when golfers attempted to master all three courses consecutively. The prize was a commemorative coin and complimentary entry into the Solstice After Dark putting contest, where all proceeds went a local charity. Advertisement We recommend doing the challenge anyway, just BYOGJ (bring your own green jacket). With all these 'birdies' and 'eagles' flying around, you might start hankering for some fowl for dinner. Bzzzt, wrong: This is Atlantic Canada, aka pescatarian country. You'll be feasting on Cape Breton seafood chowder or Nova Scotia lobster at CCB's award-winning Panorama restaurant. 4 Drinks at Panorama's bar make for a lovely 19th (or 48th) hole. Jake Graham And now it's ZZZ -o-clock. Crash thee at the resort's charming 72-room lodge with ocean views from every unit or opt for larger homes and villa rentals for groups and families willing to go splitsies. Advertisement Besides those maddening sand traps, the getting here is the truly unholy part of CCB. Your best bet is a two-hour nonstop flight out of LGA or Newark to Halifax Stanfield International, rent a car and drive just over three hours due northeast. Just keep in mind, even if that commute and/or your golf score leaves you with a frowny, boiling red face emoji on the inside, the lovely and e'er smiling Canadian staffers will be as dimpled as your golf balls the entire time to help ease the pain. Mid-season rates (through June 26 and Sept. 15 to 28) start at $383; peak-season rates (June 27 to Sept. 14) start at $452.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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Jeeno Thitikul makes nearly 200 feet of putts to lead KPMG Women's PGA
FRISCO, Texas — Jenno Thitikul walked off the fifth green after a double bogey in the first round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship reminding herself to stay patient and that some missed shots are going to happen. 'Majors, you're going to miss anyway,' said Thitikul, who's No. 2 in the women's world ranking. 'A way to bounce back, it's more important.' Advertisement Thitikul certainly found a way to do that on a hot and windy Thursday, finishing with a 4-under 68 for a one-stroke lead over Minjee Lee (69). Haeran Ryu, Rio Takeda and Somi Lee all shot 70. That only hole over par for Thitikul was followed by a par before she made five birdies in a six-hole stretch, with a 60-footer on the par-3 eighth hole in the middle of three in a row. 'My putter went really well,' said the 22-year-old from Thailand, who is seeking her first major title. 'In the front nine we had a lot of breeze going, and more than the back nine, but like (made) putts 7, 8, 9, which boosts the confidence up making the turn to the back nine.' Thitikul, who lives in the Dallas area, needed only 25 putts on the Fields Ranch East course at PGA Frisco. Her makes measured 199 1/2 feet. Advertisement Thitikul played with top-ranked Nelly Korda (72) and No. 3 Lydia Ko (75). Korda, who reaggravated a neck injury with a shot out of the rough during a practice round Monday, opened with seven consecutive pars in a round that had two birdies and two bogeys. Ko was the only in the group to make a birdie at the 513-yard, par-5 first hole, but didn't make another the rest of the day. While Korda said she doesn't feel pain hitting shots, the two-time major champion said she has pain 'just with rotation' of her neck and that it is hard to get comfortable to sleep at night. 'It's better, yeah. Getting better every day, which is nice,' she said. 'Just because I injured it last year, whenever I do injure my neck it takes a little bit longer than normal. ... Just takes me like a week to kind of recover when I tweak my neck now.' Advertisement Korda opened with seven pars, including at the 317-yard, par-4 seventh hole, where she hit a 294-yard drive into a valley just short of the green. Her initial pitch from there ricocheted off the edge of the green and rolled back down the slope to where she was. Korda hit her next shot to 2 feet. LPGA: KPMG Women's PGA Championship - First Round Battling neck injury, Nelly Korda opens KPMG Women's PGA in even par Nelly Korda shot an even-par 72 in the opening round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Thursday, three days after the world's top-ranked player reaggravated a neck injury during a practice round. That fifth hole for Thitkul started with a drive out of bounds and a penalty. Her birdie streak began with a nearly 18-footer at No. 7 before the long one at the eighth. She rolled in a 35-foot birdie at No. 17, and just missed making another one more than twice that long on the 434-yard, par-4 18th. Advertisement Two-time major winner Lee, a 29-year-old Australian, hasn't won since 2023. She opened Thursday with a bogey and finished with two bogeys over the last three holes. In between, she made seven birdies. 'I feel like they were pretty soft bogeys. ... Well, on 16, that was a bit soft and obviously the first hole is a par 5. I should be making birdie or par at the least,' Lee said. 'Obviously there will be bogeys, but I think for me, I just try to stay patient. If I make a bogey I just try it back it up with something better than that. Can't get ahead of yourself, especially in this kind of weather. I think it's more just the heat that's draining your focus.' Lee bogeyed the 425-yard 12th hole, where she drove into thick rough to the right and from there went into the left rough. She saved par at the par-3 13th by blasting from a bunker to 5 1/2 feet and had consecutive birdies to get to 5 under — the lowest by anyone in the first round. Then came her late bogeys, missing a 7-foot par on the 16th and hitting her approach on the 18th into a bunker.
