Japan's Yuka Saso powered away on the back nine to win her second US Women's Open title Sunday, carding a two-under-par 68 for a three-shot victory at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania.Japan's Hinako Shibuno, who won the 2019 Women's British Open in her major championship debut, carded a two-over-par 72 to finish second on one-under 279.
Scotland's Robert MacIntyre won his first PGA Tour title on Sunday, holding off American playing partner Ben Griffin down the stretch to capture the Canadian Open by one stroke.- 'Weekend to build on' - World number 109 Perez, a three-time DP World Tour winner whose most recent title came last year at Abu Dhabi, missed out on his first PGA victory but matched his best tour finish, third at March's Puerto Rico Open.
MacIntyre carded a final round of 68 at Hamilton Golf and Country Club to finish 16 under par, a shot ahead of home favourite Ben Griffin.
If there is a more emotional scene on the PGA Tour this year than Robert MacIntyre hugging his father – and emergency caddie – after winning his debut title on the US circuit, then we should all get ready for the ultimate tearjerker. Because this was rich with emotion.
Bob MacIntyre goes into Sunday’s final round of the Canadian Open with a four-shot lead and with his father, Dougie, on his bag. This could be one of the most important – not to mention emotional – rounds of the young Scot’s career.
Only five players are below par through three rounds.
Robert MacIntyre made three birdies and an eagle in the last five holes to seize a four-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the PGA Canadian Open.Fox, who shared the 36-hole lead with MacIntyre, had two birdies and an eagle in the first five holes but squandered a four-stroke lead with four bogeys and no birdies thereafter.
Nelly Korda's bid for a third major title ended in disappointment at the US Women's Open on Friday after the world number one missed the cut.However, her hopes of adding the US Women's Open to her collection of majors went up in smoke after she shot a 10 on the par-three 12th hole on Thursday, where she hit three balls into the water.
New Zealand's Ryan Fox closed with a birdie putt from just inside 14 feet to match Scotsman Robert MacIntyre for the lead after Friday's second round of the Canadian Open.World number 63 Fox made a nine-foot birdie putt at the 10th, a birdie putt from just inside five feet at 12, another from just inside four feet at 14 and rolled in a 24-footer to birdie the par-3 16th.
Among those who struggled was world number one Nelly Korda.
World number one Nelly Korda's hopes of a third major title imploded with a spectacular first-round meltdown at the US Women's Open on Thursday as former champion Yuka Saso overcame brutal conditions to take a one-shot lead.Until that last dropped shot, Saso had been the only player to reach three under at any stage during a punishing opening round.
David Skinns sank a birdie putt from just inside 47 feet on his penultimate hole to grab a one-stroke lead after Thursday's first round of the US PGA Canadian Open.Back-nine starter Skinns sank a birdie putt from just inside four feet at the 12th, then began his run with tap-in birdies at the 17th and 18th.
Nelly Korda has been making jaws drop all year, but nobody expected the seemingly unstoppable world No 1 to cause astonishment by taking 10 shots on a par-three at the US Women’s Open as she visited the water three times.
The world number one has won six of her last seven starts.
The American’s bid to win the US PGA Championship earlier this month was thrown into chaos on May 17 when he was arrested.
All four criminal charges that Scottie Scheffler faced for an incident at Valhalla Golf Club have been dropped.
Murray took his own life last week.
Korda is a massive favourite to secure her third major title at Lancaster Country Club after winning six of her last seven events.
Young amateur golfer Hiroshi Tai will be the first Singaporean to play in the US Masters after he won the prestigious national college championship in the United States.After graduating from high school in Florida in 2019, Tai delayed college for two years to complete compulsory military service back home in Singapore.
Leix Thompson has stunned golf - and the US Solheim Cup team in particular - by announcing her retirement at 29.
Davis Riley shook off some early struggles to card an even par 70 and claim his second US PGA Tour title Sunday at the Charles Schwab Challenge, where honoring late colleague Grayson Murray gave him "a little extra to play for.""My best round of the year probably," said Bradley, whose six tour titles include the 2011 PGA Championship.
The parents of PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray, who died on Saturday aged 30, said he had taken his own life.A two-time winner on the PGA Tour, Murray had withdrawn from the Charles Schwab Challenge with an unspecified illness during Friday's second round in Texas and his death was announced on Saturday.
Two-time PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray “took his own life”, his parents confirmed as they described the “nightmare” of coming to terms with his death.
PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray took his own life, his family confirmed in a statement on Sunday
World number one Scottie Scheffler had earlier led the tributes to Murray, who won the Barbasol Championship in 2017 and the Sony Open in January.