The first of the year’s four major golf tournaments, the Masters is a fixture of the spring sporting calendar, timed to come to a head when the azaleas are in full bloom in Georgia.
Nelly Korda drilled a birdie putt at the first playoff hole to beat Ryann O'Toole in the LPGA Seri Pak Championship, where Korda's second title in as many starts secured her return to world number one.O'Toole, who claimed her only LPGA title at the Women's Scottish Open in 2021, said she realized she could be headed to a playoff when Korda's ball raced through the green at 18.
Peter Malnati snapped a nine-year victory drought on Sunday, making a key birdie on the penultimate hole to win the US PGA Tour Valspar Championship.In the nine years since my last win, it has gotten a lot harder too.
South Korean veteran Shin Ji-yai fired eight birdies in a scintillating eight-under-par 63 on Saturday to grab a share of the third-round lead in the LPGA Seri Pak Championship alongside Alison Lee.A round featuring five straight birdies from the third through the seventh holes propelled Shin to a nine-under-par total of 204, where she was joined by Lee after the American signed for a three-under-par 68 at Palos Verdes Golf Club in Los Angeles.