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Korda especially happy to be playing in Crown

INCHEON, South Korea – Jessica Korda is savoring her chance to play for the American team in the UL International Crown this week after an injury cost her a chance to play last year’s Solheim Cup. Korda, 25, played her way on to the American team scheduled to meet the Europeans in Iowa a year […]

Rain from typhoon could impact UL Crown

INCHEON, South Korea – Typhoon Kong-Rey poses some problems for the UL International Crown. The outer edge of the storm will have an effect on the LPGA event over the weekend, though DTN and tour meteorologist Joe Halvorson said it was still uncertain how close the track would take the storm to Incheon. UL International […]

UL Crown Brits have 'fire' and yearn for match play

INCHEON, South Korea – Watch out for the Brits. The English team arrives for the UL International Crown highly motivated to show the world just how feisty and fearless they are in formats they grew up relishing. They love match play and team golf and how different it is from individual stroke play. “It’s kind […]

Notes: Leaderboards missing from Ryder Cup

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – The Americans needed to overcome a four-point deficit on the final day of the Ryder Cup and got off to a reasonable start, enough that U.S. captain Jim Furyk had a flicker of hope. Justin Thomas won on the 18th hole. Brooks Koepka halved his match. They were ahead comfortably in two […]

Watch: The video that inspired Team Europe

The video the European Ryder Cup team watched on Thursday night before the competition began on Friday promises to “give you chills.” It features former captains Brian Huggett and Sam Torrance, as well as a hugely emotional segment with Jose Maria Olazabal. Of course we can’t say for sure that it was responsible for the […]

WOMEN’S GOLF TAKES CENTER STAGE IN PRIMETIME WITH THE UL INTERNATIONAL CROWN

Thirty-Two Players Representing Eight Countries to Determine Best Women’s Golf Nation Wednesday-Saturday, Oct. 3-6, Live in Primetime on Golf Channel   ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 1, 2018) –Women’s golf will take center stage this week in primetime with the UL International Crown biennial match play competition, featuring 32 players representing eight countries battling to be crowned […]

Mickelson grouped with Steele, Bae at Safeway

If you blinked in the last few days, you may have missed the PGA Tour’s offseason. With European Ryder Cup celebrations still raging, the Tour is set to kick off its 2018-19 season with the Safeway Open. A field of 144 will be headlined by Phil Mickelson, the only Ryder Cup participant who made the […]

Safeway Open: Tee times, TV schedule, stats

The 2018-19 PGA Tour season kicks off this week at the Safeway Open. Here’s the key info for this week’s event in Napa. Golf course: The North Course at Silverado Resort & Spa was opened in 1955 and designed by Ben Harmon and John Dawson. It was redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Jr. in 1967 […]

Kerr channeling Inkster's leadership qualities

INCHEON, South Korea – There are no captains leading the teams at the UL International Crown, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a bit of Juli Inkster following the American team around. Inkster, the Hall of Famer, has remade the culture of the American Solheim Cup team as captain and architect of the last two […]

Physical challenges for U.S. Crown team

INCHEON, South Korea – They’re the defending champs. They’re the No. 2 seed behind the favored South Koreans. The Americans are also a bit beaten up arriving this week for the UL International Crown. Michelle Wie, 28, is playing for the first time in two months with lingering effects of a right hand injury, with […]