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Kuwait Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Kuwait Times
Korda ‘hungry' for Women's PGA after US Open heartbreak
GALLOWAY: Nelly Korda of the United States hits her tee shot on the eighth hole during the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer 2025 at Seaview Bay Course in Galloway, New Jersey.—AFP HOUSTON: World number one Nelly Korda says her agonizing near-miss at the US Women's Open earlier this month has left her hungrier for success as the Women's PGA Championship tees off on Thursday. The 26-year-old American had to settle for second place behind Maja Stark at Erin Hills three weeks ago after dropped shots in the final round ultimately torpedoed her chances of bagging a third major crown. 'Just an absolute heartbreaker,' Korda said immediately after her runner-up finish. 'But that's golf.' Korda has long targeted the Open as one of her priorities ever since making her major championship debut in the tournament at the age of 14 in 2013, and this year's tilt was the closest she has ever come to landing the elusive title. Korda though says she is ready to turn the page on her disappointment as the third major of the season gets underway at PGA Frisco's 6,604-yard Fields Ranch East layout on Thursday. 'It just makes you hungrier,' Korda said of her Open heartache. 'For me, I hate making mistakes; obviously I love winning. 'You don't get to win often, but there's nothing like it being in contention, so I think that's kind of what makes me hungrier to come back and to work harder and put myself into that position. 'You can look at it in a positive way, you can look at it in a negative way, but at the end of the day, three weeks after, I can spin it in a positive way, and it's going to make me hopefully hungrier.' Korda arrived in Texas this week still chasing her first title of 2025 after a dominant season last year that included seven wins, among them the second major of her career at the Chevron Championship. While the defeat is a motivator for Korda, Open champion Stark said her victory at Erin Hills still hasn't sunk in. 'I haven't really thought about it,' Stark said. 'I don't think I really had too much time to digest it because I had the tournament the next week, and then last week I had off.' Stark's first major title earned her a bumper payday of $2.4 million, money that she says remains untouched. 'I feel like everyone has been asking me if I've treated myself to anything or bought something,' Stark said. 'I was like 'No'. I was pretty happy with what I had before and I'm still happy with it.' – AFP
Newsweek
2 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Nelly Korda Suffers Neck Injury ahead of next LPGA Tour Major
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The majors season continues this week with the KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Once again, World No. 1 Nelly Korda is favored to win the title. So, alarm bells went off when she showed up to her press conference wearing therapeutic tape around her neck. Korda confirmed that she was injured while training for the event, which starts on June 19 at the Field Ranch East course in Frisco, Texas: "I hit a shot out of the rough yesterday [Monday], and my neck went into a full spasm. It's getting better, but yeah, it was not very good yesterday," she said. Nelly Korda of the United States chips to the eighth hole during the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer 2025 at Seaview Bay Course on June 08, 2025 in Galloway, New... Nelly Korda of the United States chips to the eighth hole during the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer 2025 at Seaview Bay Course on June 08, 2025 in Galloway, New Jersey. MoreThe two-time major winner also confirmed that her swing has been affected by the injury: "Obviously with the injury that I had last year, every single time something kind of flares up in my neck now, I think I feel it a little bit more than what I used to." "But I have a great physio who takes care of me. Trying to work through it, but I'll be ready by Thursday." Since she is confident that she will be ready to compete, Nelly Korda did not appear too concerned about how the injury might affect the outcome of the week. She was more disappointed about having to miss the Champions Dinner, which was hosted by last year's winner, Amy Yang. "I didn't go because of my neck. I was so sad to miss it, though," she said. "I messaged Amy; the menu looked unbelievable. I love Korean food. So I was really jealous." "At the end of the day, I need to prioritize my body. So I wasn't able to go, but I missed out on a good dinner." "Trying to win a Major Championship - that's the reason I play this game and love it so much." Nelly Korda came to play this week. #KPMGWomensPGA — KPMG Women's PGA Championship (@KPMGWomensPGA) June 17, 2025 Korda won the 2021 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, her first career major title. To date, she has competed in 44 tournaments at this level, achieving two wins and 11 other top-10 finishes, including three second-place finishes. Coincidentally, she came to Frisco off her runner up finish at the U.S. Women's Open, where she lost to Maja Stark. "I think it just makes you nothing like it being in contention, so I think that's kind of what makes me hungrier to come back and to work harder and put myself into that position," she said "At the end of the day, I did put myself into that position. I was still in contention and feeling the adrenaline rush on 18, trying to win a major championship. That's the reason why I play this game, and I love it so much." "You can look at it in a positive way, you can look at it in a negative way, but at the end of the day, three weeks after I can spin it in a positive way, and it's going to make me hopefully hungrier." Korda will tee off at 9:28 a.m. Eastern Time in a group with two other favorites: Lydia Ko and Jeeno Thitikul. More Golf: JJ Spaun Takes Massive Leap Up World Rankings amid U.S. Open Win
The Star
09-06-2025
- Business
- The Star
American lass Jennifer Kupcho finishes strong to claim fourth LPGA title at ShopRite LPGA Classic
Jennifer Kupcho of the United States poses with the trophy after winning the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer 2025 at Seaview Bay Course on June 08, 2025, in Galloway, New Jersey. -- Photo by-LPGA GALLOWAY, New Jersey, USA: American Jennifer Kupcho ended a title drought of close to three years by winning the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer at Seaview, A Dolce Hotel. Kupcho sank an eight-foot birdie putt in rainy weather at the par-71 Bay Course for a closing 66 and a 54-hole total of 15-under-par 198 (68-64-66), edging Korean Ilhee Lee (63-68-68) by one shot. Another Korean, Sei Young Kim, took third place on 12-under-par 201 (68-68-65), a shot clear of Japan's Ayaka Furue (66-66-70). It was an impressive finish from Kupcho in the wet conditions, as the 28-year-old birdied three of the last five holes to pick up her fourth LPGA title. Kupcho won three times in 2022 including a Major at the Chevron Championship, but has struggled to close the deal in recent years. 'It just feels amazing. I struggled a lot early in the year and had a lot of tough weeks, a lot of hard conversations, and it feels good,' said Kupcho, who pocketed US$262,500 from the US$1.75 million total purse. 'I really just wasn't thinking about anything else. In my mind, I had set on 14-under, so I was just trying to get to that number – obviously, I did a little better. I kind of stayed in my zone the whole time,' she added. Lee was the sole leader 36-hole leader and had co-led the first round after an opening 63. Two early final round bogeys from the 36-year-old Korean dropped her off the pace, but she came back strongly with five birdies on the back nine to claim sole second place. Ilhee Lee of South Korea reacts on the 15th green during the first round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer 2025 at Seaview Bay Course on June 06, 2025 in Galloway, New Jersey. -- Photo by-LPGA Joining the LPGA Tour in 2010, Lee won the 2013 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic for her sole LPGA victory. Struggling with a chronic shoulder injury since 2019, Lee has made limited tour starts over the last seven years as she finished her college degree and worked for a short spell. 'I worked for Financial Forum for 100 days and then got out. Then I realized, 'Oh, I'm good at golf,' so I started teaching a little bit, not full time, but I loved it. "Since then, I was teaching a little bit and playing at the same time, and rehabbing, more treatment on my shoulder, back and ankle,' said Lee, who got into the field as a past tournament winner. Among the players who missed the 36-hole cut of two-under-par were Malaysia's Kelly Tan (70, 75) and defending champion Linnea Strom of Sweden (72, 75). The next stop for the LPGA Tour is this week's Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Michigan. This will be followed by the third Major of the 2025 season, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco in Texas. - The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Sei Young Kim aces 76-yard par-3 17th to take clubhouse lead at ShopRite LPGA
Sei Young Kim aced the small but mighty 17th at the ShopRite LPGA Classic to post the clubhouse lead. The 32-year-old South Korean holed out from 76 yards on the penultimate hole with a pitching wedge, clanking it off the flagstick and into the cup. She followed it with a birdie on the closing par 5 at Seaview's Bay Course to post a 6-under 65 and get to 12 under for the tournament. Kim is a 12-time winner on the LPGA, though winless since 2020. "I hit the right number and I saw the bounce, one, and in," said Kim. "I was like, wow. My skin everywhere was goosebump." Advertisement At the time of Kim's ace, the par-3 17th was ranked 15th in difficulty on Sunday with a scoring average 2.84. As Kim finished up her round, the leader, Jennifer Kupcho, was just making the turn on a rainy, windy, and chilly afternoon near Atlantic City. Kim was rolling along with birdies on six of her first 13 holes before a double-bogey on the 14th and bogey on the 15th seemingly dropped her out of contention. Sei Young Kim of Korea waves to the crowd on the 13th green during the final round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer 2025 at Seaview Bay Course on June 08, 2025 in Galloway, New Jersey. "It was like a rollercoaster, up and down, up and down," said Kim. "Yeah, back nine starting four hole I made three in a row birdie. My thoughts like it could be win, possibly. Advertisement "That thinking made me a little bit nervous. That's why my tee shot hole 14 goes way right." The ace on the 17th was the third of her career, with two coming on the LPGA and one on the Korean LPGA. After the round, Kim changed her flight to see how the rest of the afternoon unfolds and prepare for a possible playoff. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: LPGA's Sei Young Kim hole-in-one on 76-yard hole at ShopRite Classic
