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The Amundi Evian Championship saw Stephanie Kyriacou, ranked World No. 100, take the lead heading into the final round with a score of 14 under. Patty Tavatanakit was the only past major champion in the top 10 after the extended Saturday round, which was suspended due to a lightning system. Lauren Coughlin and Ayaka Furue were trailing Kyriacou by one shot. After shooting 67 in the third round, Kyriacou, who has two Ladies European Tour victories, will be sleeping on the first 54-hole LPGA lead of her career. The Australian golfer qualified for the LPGA through Q-Series in 2022 and…
Ludvig Aberg continues to dominate the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open, maintaining a two-shot lead with just 18 holes to go. Despite shooting a 5-under 66 on Saturday, his worst round of the week, Aberg remains in the lead heading into the final round. He will be playing alongside Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre, who finished as the runner-up in last year’s tournament. Adam Scott currently sits in solo third place at 14 under, three shots behind Aberg, with Collin Morikawa, Sahith Theegala, Sungjae Im, and Antoine Rosner tied for fourth at 13 under. Defending champion Rory McIlroy is five shots behind Aberg…
Lauren Coughlin and John Pond, who met at a football Christmas party at the University of Virginia, are currently at the Amundi Evian Championship. Pond, a former football player, is now caddying for Coughlin, who is one shot off the lead in the tournament. The couple got engaged in 2016 after Coughlin won her first individual title and Pond proposed at the ACC Championship. Pond recently quit his job to travel full-time with Coughlin on the LPGA. Coughlin, who is currently ranked 56th in the world and is a rookie on the LPGA, has seen recent success with an improved…
Timmy Crawford, a 23-year-old golfer playing in his first PGA Tour-sanctioned event at The Ascendant at TPC Colorado, made history by scoring a hole-in-one on a par-4 during the third round. The par-4 third hole at TPC Colorado is 365 yards with a carry over the water of 336 yards, making it a challenging hole. Crawford’s shot with a driver landed directly in the hole, marking only the fifth hole-in-one on a par-4 in Korn Ferry Tour history. This incredible feat by Crawford is even more remarkable considering that only one hole-in-one on a par-4 has ever been scored on…
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Timmy Crawford made an impressive hole-in-one on a par 4 during the Korn Ferry Tour event, The Ascendant at TPC Colorado. After Monday qualifying into the tournament, Crawford hit a driver over the water and onto the green before the ball went in the cup, giving him an ace. The hole measures 365 yards on the scorecard and is played across a large pond, with Saturday’s direct line tee-to-hole measuring 336 yards. This marks the Korn Ferry Tour’s first par-4 ace since 2012 and fifth overall. Colorado local Steven Johnson described Crawford’s shot as the best golf shot he has…
Australian golfer Stephanie Kyriacou made a surprising entrance into the lead of an LPGA event for the first time in her career, as she headed into the final round of the Amundi Evian Championship in France. Despite her ranking of No. 100 in the Rolex Rankings, the 23-year-old has shown remarkable skill on the course, with two wins on the Ladies European Tour (LET) and a top-ten finish at the AIG Women’s British Open. Her third-round 67 in Evian puts her in a position to potentially secure a major victory, a feat that would be a significant milestone in her…
Dutch golfer Joost Luiten had a tumultuous journey trying to secure his spot in the Paris Olympics. Initially qualifying for the men’s golf competition, Luiten was denied his spot by the Dutch Olympic Committee-Dutch Sports Federation for not meeting their criteria. Luiten did not accept this decision and took his case to court, where he ultimately emerged victorious, arguing that he should be allowed to compete. However, the International Olympic Committee had already filled his spot, posing a new challenge for Luiten. In response to Luiten’s situation, the International Golf Federation requested the IOC to expand the field to 61…