WEST POINT, MS. – Given the Americans’ lack of success in the last three Ryder Cup matches and the last two Solheim Cups, Sunday’s U.S. victory in the ISPS Handa Cup represented a breath of fresh air. The U.S. had struggled in the previous two Handa Cups, the premier team event put on by the…
Tournament Reports
Davies-Johnson duo dominates first day of Handa Cup
WEST POINT, MS. – Juli Inkster received a rude welcome in her debut on the LPGA Legends Tour on Saturday. Winner of seven major titles in a Hall of Fame career on the LPGA circuit, Inkster partnered with Meg Mallon in both of her matches in the ninth annual ISPS Handa Cup at Old Waverly…
Old Waverly return makes this Handa Cup special
WEST POINT, MS. – The ninth playing of the Handa Cup begins Saturday at a most appropriate location. Old Waverly Golf Club is the first site used for the LPGA Legends Tour’s premier team event that had previously hosted a U.S. Women’s Open. Old Waverly hosted the 1999 U.S. Women’s Open 11 years after opening…
HANDA CUP: Will Inkster’s debut get U.S. back on winning track?
WEST POINT, MS. — This week in golf isn’t all about the Ryder Cup. The LPGA Legends Tour will have its premier team event, the ISPS Handa Cup, going on at the same time. The Handa Cup isn’t as old as its male counterpart, but the U.S. teams in both are in precarious positions. The…
LPGA LEGENDS: Final round rainout makes Rinker a champion
FRENCH LICK, Ind. – The final round of the LPGA Legends Championship was impacted by weather for the second straight year Sunday, and this time it prevented a ball from being struck. Anticipating weather problems, Legends officials scheduled a 7:30 a.m. start of play off both the Nos. 1 and 10 tees, but a night…
LPGA LEGENDS: Steinhauer’s 63 likely a tour record
FRENCH LICK, Ind. – Sherri Steinhauer posted a round for the ages on the LPGA Legends Tour Saturday, but – as good as her 9-under-par 63 was – it wasn’t good enough to give her the lead going into Sunday’s final round of the $500,000 Legends Championship, played on the tricky Pete Dye Course at…
LPGA LEGENDS: Co-leaders present a sharp contrast in golf careers
FRENCH LICK, Ind. – There’s a tie at the top of the leaderboard after Round 1 of the LPGA Legends Championship, and the co-leaders couldn’t be much more different. Rosie Jones and Lisa Grimes both covered the Pete Dye Course in 3-under-par 69. Jones is one of the stalwarts on the Legends circuit and won…
LPGA Legends Tour braces for its biggest tournament
FRENCH LICK, Ind. – The Legends Championship, which made its debut on the Pete Dye Course here last year, is bigger and better for its second staging. It begins on Friday as the climax to a week of festivities designed to celebrate women’s golf. The two-day Alice Dye Invitational drew 112 amateur players from throughout…
PGA: McIlroy shines brightest — even with a finish in darkness
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No major golf tournament ever ended quite like the 96th PGA Championship did on Sunday. The finish came in darkness with players from the last two twosomes clustered around the 18th green playing much like a foursome would. There could have been some controversy, but both Phil Mickelson nor Rickie Fowler steered…
PGA: Fowler looms as best bet to overtake McIlroy
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – It’s certainly not a case of Rory McIlroy being unable to win his third straight tournament and second major championship in a row on Sunday. The world’s No. 1-ranked golfer owns a one-stroke lead going into the final round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla. The challenge of closing out another tournament,…