RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Kristen Gillman did her best to add more red, white and blue to the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year race. It’s notable given no American has won the award in 14 years, since Paula Creamer won it in 2005. Gillman, the two-time U.S. Women’s Amateur champ and former University […]
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Here is the complete FedExCup points and purse breakdown for winner Corey Conners and the rest of the players who made the cut at the 2019 Valero Texas Open: .tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;} .tg td{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;border-color:black;} .tg th{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;border-color:black;} .tg .tg-1wig{font-weight:bold;text-align:left;vertical-align:top} .tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top} Finish Player FedEx Earnings ($) 1 Corey Conners 500.00 1,350,000.00 2 Charley […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Lexi Thompson didn’t win the ANA Inspiration with her strong Sunday finish, but she regained her foothold as the top American in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings. She also built some promising momentum. With a 5-under-par 67 in the final round, Thompson finished solo third, four shots behind winner Jin Young […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Jin Young Ko won the ANA Inspiration on Sunday at Mission Hills for her first major title and second victory in three weeks. Ko closed with a 2-under 70 in hot and mostly calm conditions for a three-stroke victory over Mi Hyang Lee. She celebrated with the traditional winner’s leap into […]
By Monday afternoon, Corey Conners was facing long odds of getting in. That’s getting into the Valero Texas Open, not the Masters. Conners is in the midst of a strong season, having finished second at the Sanderson Farms Championship and T-3 at the Sony Open. But he’s playing this season on conditional status, meaning that […]
SAN ANTONIO – His first PGA Tour victory in the bag and his ticket punched for next week’s Masters, Corey Conners’ primary concern was a big change to his work weeks going forward. ”No more Monday qualifying,” Conners said. ”That’s the best deal from this. Amazing. It’s a dream come true. I won’t be as stressful on Mondays.” […]
Corey Conners had one of the more wild final rounds in recent memory Sunday at the Valero Texas Open. Four birdies in his first five holes, the Monday-qualifier then bogeyed his next four holes. Have no fear, though, as Conners would card six birdies on his back nine. His wife, Malory, could hardly believe what […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – It was a testament to the emerging history of the Drive Chip and Putt National Finals that Treed Huang, the winner of the boys 14-15 group, credited previous experience for his victory. “I definitely learned from my first three experiences [at the National Finals], how the green rolled and everything,” said Huang, […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The storm front that halted play on Monday at Augusta National continued through the night and forecasters estimate that an additional inch of rain could fall on Tuesday. (Update: Play was suspended at 10 a.m. ET because of the threat of thunderstorms.) Rain chances range from 30 to 60 percent throughout the […]
Marilynn Smith was more than a special player. Though she earned induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame with her 21 LPGA victories and two majors, her legacy goes beyond the trophies she won. As one of the 13 women who founded the LPGA in 1950, Smith filled so many roles vital to the […]