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The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour is the elite series of events for female golfers. Mostly consisting of tournaments played in the US, it currently consists of 35 officially sanctioned events across the world.
Lydia Ko with the trophy after winning the HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore. Photo: AFP

Ko eyes ‘even better’ year after Women’s World Championship win in Singapore

New Zealander follows her memorable 2024 by lifting title at Sentosa Golf Club, with Jeeno Thitikul and Ayaka Furue in tie for second.

Lydia Ko takes third-round lead at HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore

Olympic champion Lydia Ko one shot off lead at HSBC Women’s World Championship

Relief for China’s Miranda Wang on LPGA debut at HSBC Women’s World Championship

Wang finishes first round four shots behind early leader Kim A-lim at Singapore’s Sentosa Golf Club.

Miranda Wang hits her opening tee shot during the first round at Sentosa Golf Club on Thursday. Photo: HSBC Women’s World Championship

Green skips Thailand to prepare for HSBC Women’s World Championship title defence

Australian world No 6 decides to miss first stop of LPGA’s Asian Swing to get in more practice and to acclimatise to Singapore’s humidity.

Aramco Team Series

Ding achieves a first for Hong Kong on Ladies European Tour, eyes bigger things

Having blazed a trail as she clinched full tour status, Ginnie Ding is ‘trying to take every opportunity’.

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LPGA changes gender policy to ban Hailey Davidson, other transgender golfers

Starting in 2025, only players assigned female at birth or who transitioned before going through male puberty will be eligible to compete.

The LPGA have made changes to their gender policy, which ban Hailey Davidson and other transgender golfers. Photo: INSTAGRAM/ haileydgolf

Red-hot world No 4 Yin wins LPGA Tour event in Malaysia with a flawless 65

The 22-year-old China No 1 also won her home Buick Shanghai title a fortnight ago and finished joint 14th in South Korea last weekend.

Ko ‘on cloud nine’ after adding Women’s Open crown to Olympic gold

Lydia Ko shoots three-under 69 to beat likes of Lila Vu, Nelly Korda and Yin Ruoning by two strokes at St Andrews.

South Korea’s Shin makes experience tell as weather blows away competition

Shin Ji-yai, who has won the tournament twice before, cards five-under 67 to take one-shot lead over defending champion Lilia Vu heading into the final round.

South Korea’s Shin Ji-yai tees off on 18 on day three of the 2024 Women’s Open Golf Championship at St Andrews. Photo: AFP

Yin ‘mentally tired’ after second round grind leaves her 4 shots off lead

China’s Yin Ruoning shoots even par 72 to sit fourth on leaderboard, with American Nelly Korda opening up a 3-stroke lead after a 68. Defending champion Lilia Vu and Charley Hull at 5 under.

United States’ Nelly Korda lines up a putt on the 9th green during the second round of the Women’s Open at St Andrews. Photo: AP

Yin makes ‘wind her friend’ to sit one shot off lead at blustery British Open

Yin Ruoning cards 4-under-par 68 to end first round a stoke behind England’s Charley Hull at St Andrews.

Fame and celebrity

Meet the Kordas, the world’s most talented sporting family

Nelly Korda got her Olympic gold in 2021 and her elder sis is a 6-time LPGA winner, while younger bro Sebastian is a rising tennis player … but did you know that their parents played pro tennis too?

Icons and Influencers

Meet Olympic gold medallist Nelly Korda’s NHL boyfriend, Andreas Athanasiou

The Chicago Blackhawks ice hockey player is a Canadian vegan and sometimes attends games supporting his golf champion partner, who just made her Met Gala debut

Who is Nelly Korda’s NHL boyfriend Andreas Athanasiou? Photos: @nellykorda/Instagram, Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

Meet Charley Hull, the cigarette-smoking, YSL-wearing new icon of women’s golf

The English golfer has been compared to legendary US character John Daly for smoking on the course and not conforming to the stereotype some might expect of a woman in the sport

Iconic: Charley Hull’s on-course smoking has been compared to that of golfing legend John Daly. Photos: Getty Images, @charley.hull/Instagram

China’s Yin, nine others withdraw from Mizuho Americas Open, amid health concerns

South Koreans Jiwon Jeon, Haeran Ryu and A Lim Kim and Minami Katsu of Japan also withdrew as LPGA issued a statement, which said that they will continue to monitor the situation at Liberty National.

Green snatches HSBC Women’s World Championship with dramatic birdie on 18

Australia’s Hannah Green drains monster 30-foot putt to edge out Celine Boutier at last in Singapore

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Furue rides hot putter to take two-shot lead at HSBC Women’s World Championship

Japan’s Ayaka Furue’s four-under-par 68 moves her clear of the field at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore.

Ayaka Furue putts during the third round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship. Photo: AFP

Boutier delivers putting masterclass to grab HSBC Women’s lead

Celine Boutier needs just 22 putts in second round at Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore, bouncing back from an opening 73 to take one-shot over Japan’s Ayaka Furue lead into weekend.

Asian Tour

Schmelzel grabs early HSBC Women’s lead, Hend rolls back years in New Zealand

Two birdies in closing holes give Sarah Schmelzel narrow lead at HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore, while Scott Hend makes early running at New Zealand Open.

Yin ready to shake off rusty start as ‘Asia’s major’ gets under way in Singapore

Yin Ruoning will make her debut at the HSBC Women’s World Championship this week with one eye on the Paris Olympics.

Yin Ruoning tees off on 14 during a pro-am before the HSBC Women’s World Championship at Sentosa Golf Club. Photo: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

The Eileen Gu of golf? Meet Lily Muni He, the LPGA pro lighting up Instagram

Like Eileen Gu’s influence on skiing, LPGA star Lily Muni He is shaping golf’s future in China while juggling a growing influence on Instagram and TikTok – and a romance with F1 driver Alex Albon

Is Lily He the Eileen Gu of the golfing world? Photo: @lilymhe/Instagram
Aramco Team Series

Urgent phone call turned around my career, golfer Tiffany Chan says

Said to have been close to quitting, the Hongkonger explains the secret behind her best finish in months at last weekend’s Aramco event in Hong Kong.

PGA Championship

China’s Yin becomes women’s golf world No 1

Yin Ruoning, who needed a top-four result to overtake Lilia Vu at Kenwood Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, becomes only the second Chinese woman to claim the world No 1 ranking after Feng Shanshan.

China’s Asian Games ladies fire warning shots before attention turns to Hangzhou

Yin Ruoning shines at Women’s Scottish Open, while Janet Lin Xiyu and Yu Liu play their way into form.

Yin Ruoning of China follows her shot on the the ninth hole during the final round of the Freed Group Women’s Scottish Open at Dundonald Links Golf Course on August 6, 2023 in Troon, Scotland. Photo: Octavio Passos/Getty Images
Hong Kong Golf Association (HKGA)

Hong Kong pair Chan and Ding handed spots in Scottish Women’s Open

Title sponsor Freed Group, a tech company based in the city, has invited Tiffany Chan and Ginnie Ding to play in next week’s tournament at Dundonald Links.

Tiffany Chan lines up a tee-shot at the third hole during the second round of the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational at Midland Country Club. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong tech firm Freed Group to sponsor Women’s Scottish Open

The LPGA tournament will return to Dundonald Links between August 3 and 6, with Japan’s Ayaka Furue back to defend her title.

LIV Golf

Law wants greater exposure for women’s golf as Aramco Team Series reaches London

England’s Bronte Law says more needs to be done to promote women’s game, and calls out TV networks for not doing their part. Event at Centurion Club highlights disparity between tours.

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