https://golf.com/news/lilia-vu-the-annika-victory-closer-lpga-player-of-year/
Lilia Vu did what Lilia Vu has been doing all year, win an LPGA event. This time it was at the Annika Driven by Gainsbridge at Pelican, winning by three shots over Alison Lee and Azahara Munoz. Vu finished the tournament at -19, after a final round of 66.
The win is Vu’s fourth of the season, and puts her back at the top of the Rolex Rankings.
https://www.lpga.com/news/2023/mone-inami-claims-first-lpga-tour-win-at-toto-japan-classic
Mone Inami won the birdie-fest that was the TOTO Japan Classic for her first LPGA Tour title. Inami finished at -22, one shot ahead of Seon Woo Bae and Shiho Kukaki.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/golf/article/celine-boutier-wins-lpga-malaysia-after-epic-nine-hole-playoff/
Celine Boutier birdied the NINTH!! playoff hole to win the Maybank Championship over Atthaya Thitikul at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. Both Boutier and Thitikul finished regulation play at 21-under par. The win is Boutier’s fourth LPGA Tour title of the season.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/sports/minjee-lee-wins-bmw-ladies-championship-in-playoff-5515170
Minjee Lee birdied the first playoff hole to win the BMW Ladies Championship over Alison Lee. Minjee Lee shot a final-round 68 to finish at 16-under par at the Seowon Valley Country Club in Korea.
https://www.lpga.com/news/2023/angel-yin-gets-redemption-in-playoff-victory-at-buick-lpga-shanghai
Angel Yin won the Buick LPGA Shanghai over Lilia Vu with a birdie on the first playoff hole. Yin shot a final round 1-under 70 to finish at 14-under par. The win is the first LPGA title for Yin.
https://www.lpga.com/news/2023/hyo-joo-kim-completes-a-wire-to-wire-win-at-the-ascendant-lpga-in-texas
Hyo Joo Kim won the Ascendant LPGA Benefitting the Volunteers of America by four shots over Bianca Pagdanganan. Kim finished at 13-under par, winning wire-to-wire at The Colony in Texas.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/golf/article/rookie-hae-ran-ryu-wins-in-arkansas-for-first-lpga-tour-title/
Hae Ran Ryu shot a final-round 66 to finish at 19-under par and win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship by three shots over Linnea Strom. Ryu is the fifth rookie to win on the LPGA tour this year, and the 10th first time winner.
It is Ryder Cup week, this time from Rome Italy. Europe will be looking to bounce back after getting dominated by the U.S. in 2021, the U.S. winning 19-9.
According to our Power Rankings, both teams have their top-10 players all currently ranked in the top-100. This means pretty much all players are coming in to the matches in good form. It looks like for Europe to win it will be 14.5 – 13.5, but I will predict the U.S. will hold the cup after a 14-14 tie. Every point will be critical for both teams.
| EUROPE | USA |
|---|---|
| Viktor Hovland 22.29 (1) | Max Homa 20.88 (2) |
| Rory McIlroy 20.79 (4) | Scottie Scheffler 16.96 (7) |
| Tommy Fleetwood 18.54 (5) | Patrick Cantlay 15.04 (15) |
| Ludvig Aberg 17.96 (6) | Xander Schauffele 14.71 (15) |
| Matt Fitzpatrick 15.06 (13) | Brian Harman 12.88 (25) |
| Jon Rahm 12.13 (29) | Collin Morikawa 11.58 (32) |
| Nicolai Hojgaard 11.54 (33) | Brooks Koepka 10.83 (37) |
| Tyrrell Hatton 9.08 (60) | Wyndham Clark 10.54 (40) |
| Sepp Straka 8.71 (64) | Sam Burns 10.08 (47) |
| Shane Lowry 7.33 (80) | Justin Thomas 8.42 (68) |
| Justin Rose 1.71 (240) | Rickie Fowler 5.13 (120) |
| Robert MacIntyre 1.38 (260) | Jordan Spieth 3.83 (160) |