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Leona Maguire Wins LPGA Drive On Championship

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Leona Maguire became the first LPGA winner from Ireland with her victory at the LPGA Drive On Championship in Fort Meyers FL. Maguire was 18-under for the week (it was a 54-hole event), and held off Lexi Thompson to win by three.

Thompson hit what could be the shot of tournament, holing her approach on 10th for an eagle.

https://twitter.com/LPGA/status/1490045026134466560

For the LPGA Golf Pool, the top point earner for the week is Chris O’Rourke, who accumulated 31 points.

Points for LPGA Drive On Championship

PlacePlayerPoints
1Leona Maguire15
2Lexi Thompson10
3Sarah Schmelzel9
4Xiyu Lin8
4Patty Tavatanakit8
4Brittany Altomare8
4Stacy Lewis8
4Marina Alex8
9Pauline Roussin-Bouchard3
9Jeongeun Lee63

https://twitter.com/GolfDigest/status/1490088726789242886

Here are the highlights (since it wasn’t on TV)

 

Celebrities at the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

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Billy Murray being walk-interviewed by Amanda Balionis during the 3rd round of the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

One of the more interesting things about the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am played at the Monterey Penninsula is the celebrities who put their golf games on display.  Seeing them out of their element and instead playing golf and interacting with the golf fans is something that makes this tournament on of the better ones to watch.

If you’re wondering who is there this year, here is a list of the “celebrities”, from ATTPBGolf.com:

  • Josh Allen
  • Canelo Álvarez
  • Bret Baier
  • Mookie Betts
  • Don Cheadle
  • Kira K. Dixon
  • Josh Duhamel
  • Scott Eastwood
  • Larry Fitzgerald
  • Colt Ford
  • Andy Garcia
  • Macklemore
  • Mia Hamm
  • Thomas Keller
  • Charles Kelley
  • Michael Peña
  • Bill Murray
  • Lukas Nelson
  • Chris O’Donnell
  • Jake Owen
  • ScHoolboy Q
  • Ben Rector
  • Alfonso Ribeiro
  • Ray Romano
  • Darius Rucker
  • Alex Smith
  • Clay Walker
  • Steve Young

Bills’ QB Josh Allen being walk-interviewed by Amanda Balionis during the 3rd round of the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

 

 

Lydia Ko Wins Gainbridge LPGA

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https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220130-lydia-ko-holds-off-kang-for-lpga-win-at-boca-rio

Lydia Ko shot a final round 3-under to win the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio by a shot over Danielle Kang. Kang had a one-shot lead partway through the final nine, but Ko regained the lead with a birdie on 15 and held on the rest of the way. She clinched the victory with a great up and down from the bunker on 18.

This was Ko’s 17th win, and she is only 24.

The top point earner for the LPGA Golf Pool this week was Andrew Corner, with 51 points.

Points for Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio

PlacePlayerPoints
1Lydia Ko15
2Danielle Kang10
3Yuka Saso9
4Charley Hull8
4Celine Boutier8
6Lexi Thompson6
6Brooke M. Henderson6
8Maude-Aimee Leblanc4
8Stacy Lewis4
8Hye-Jin Choi4

Here are the final round highlights from LPGA’s Youtube Page