![]() “There is still a long season to go, but I am definitely making some strides. It is always good when you are setting records and hopefully there are more to come. It kind of shocked me, but it is really cool. “We are all out here for the same reason and that is to get to the next level on the LPGA Tour. This win is a big step in the right direction,” Ruffels, 23, said. Ruffels, who also won in Arizona in March, is in pole position to seal her spot. Golf on TV Today: Golf Tournament Television Schedule Here is how to watch the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, DP World Tour, Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour Champions every week. The top-10 players on the Epson Tour rankings at season‘s end will progress to the lucrative LPGA Tour. Green was also part of the Australian team that made the final for the first time at the $3m International Crown event in San Francisco. It continued a blistering start to the year for Aussies in the US, with LPGA tour rookie Grace Kim sealing her first win, in just her third start, while major champion Hannah Green won for the first time since 2019 in Los Angeles last weekend. Ruffels, the sister of fellow pro Ryan, broke the course record in the opening round and then broke a 20-year, 36-hole Epson Tour scoring record after round two before powering to four-shot win in Kansas to seal her spot on top of the tour rankings. South Korea’s Kim Sei-young, who led after a 66 in the first round, soared to a 76 on Friday to fall six off the pace.Rising Aussie star Gabriela Ruffels set two records on her way to a stunning second victory for 2023 that all but locks in progression to the LPGA Tour next year. “I just wanted to have two good rounds to start the week and I’m in a good position for the weekend.”Īshok stumbled with a bogey at 17 but closed with a birdie to pull one off the pace. “I actually haven’t really been thinking too much about the defending champion bit,” Lee said. Reigning US Women’s Open champion Lee, seeking her ninth LPGA title, hasn’t focused on defending a title. “But after that, I got an eagle, bounced back and we changed the mood.” “I got three bogeys in a row, so I felt really down,” Ryu said. World number 45 Ryu, 22, is coming off a career-best showing with a share of sixth at Los Angeles. Just hitting fairways and greens and just happened to go in really early on.” “The three birdies was awesome,” Kemp said. Kemp opened with three straight birdies, birdied the fifth, ninth and 10th holes, then added birdies at the par-5 14th and par-3 15th to briefly seize the outright lead before stumbling with a bogey at 16. “It happens sometimes because I’m physically not great but ball-striking is great – golf is a funny game.” “I had some good birdie chances but I lose focus,” Ko said. Ko birdied the par-5 ninth, the par-4 11th and par-5 12th holes and closed with another birdie. American Cheyenne Knight was sixth on 138. “We were just in a good head and mind space last week and it has kind of bled over into this week,” she said.ĭefending champion Minjee Lee, the world number six from Australia, was one stroke adrift alongside India’s Aditi Ashok and rookie Ryu Hae-ran of South Korea. The 37-year-old Aussie helped her homeland to a runner-up finish at last week’s International Crown team event. I think if I can just keep doing what I’m doing right now, maybe I’ll get close soon.” ABOUT GOLF & NBC SPORTS NBC Sports delivers comprehensive live golf tournament, studio and shoulder programming technology and services around the sport of golf. Join the social conversation on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. “But it’s such a small percent that you win. television home, Golf Channel, online at and on its mobile apps. “I think about it every week – is this going to be the week,” Kemp said. Her last top-five LPGA result was fourth at Kingsmill in 2021. World number 74 Kemp, a 13-time winner on the Australian tour, fired a 65 as she seeks her first LPGA triumph. The 27-year-old from Seoul won back-to-back Founders Cup titles in 2019 at Arizona and 2021 in New Jersey, with the 2020 event wiped out due to Covid-19. Ko, a two-time major champion, seeks her 15th career LPGA title and second of the year after defending her title at Singapore in March. ![]() I tried to make a bogey-free round and I made it.“ The two-time LPGA Player of the Year from South Korea stood alongside Kemp on eight-under 136 after 36 holes at Upper Montclair Country Club in Clifton, New Jersey. ![]() Third-ranked Ko Jin-young fired a bogey-free four-under par 68 to seize a share of the lead with Australia’s Sarah Kemp after Friday’s second round of the LPGA Founders Cup.
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