Lydia Ko made five birdies on the back nine on her way to a four-shot victory over Andrea Lee at the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea. Ko shot a final round 65 (7-under) and finished the tournament at 21-under par. The win is Ko’s 2nd on the season, and 18th of her career. Continue reading
Jodi Ewart Shadoff Wins LPGA Mediheal Championship
England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff won the LPGA Mediheal Championship over Yuka Saso, capturing her first title on the LPGA in 11 years and 246 starts. Ewart Shadoff started the final round with a 4-shot lead, and held off challenges to claim a 1-shot victory. Continue reading
Charley Hull Wins Ascendant LPGA
Charley Hull won on the LPGA for the first time in six years with her victory at the Ascendant LPGA. Hull finished at 18-under par, after shooting a final round 64, one shot ahead of Xiyu Lin. Continue reading
Thitikul Wins Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Atthaya Thitikul defeated Danielle Kang on the second playoff hole to win the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Thitikul followed up her Saturday round of 10-under par with a 3-under 68 to get into playoff with Kang, who shot a final round 64, including a chip-in eagle on the final hole to briefly take the lead. Continue reading
2022 Presidents Cup Team Comparisons by Power Rankings
The 2022 Presidents Cup is here, taking place the Quail Hollow in Charlotte North Carolina.
We have done an analysis of the two teams, and based on our Power Rankings we are predicting a pretty easy win for the United States team. You can see the comparison for yourself in the table below.
International | USA |
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Sungjae Kim 20.67 (2) | Patrick Cantlay 19.75 (3) |
Joohyung (Tom) Kim 11.63.58 (26) | Xander Schauffele 19.08 (5) |
Taylor Pendrith 10.29 (39) | Tony Finau 17.33 (7) |
Adam Scott 8.13 (74) | Max Homa 14.25 (12) |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout 6.92 (92) | Scottie Scheffler 13.46 (17) |
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 5.67 (111) | Cameron Young 9.88 (45) |
Cam Davis 5.13 (127) | Jordan Spieth 9.83 (46) |
Si Woo Kim 3.50 (166) | Justin Thomas 9.08 (59) |
Corey Conners 3.33 (170) | Billy Horschel 6.29 (104) |
Hideki Matsuyama 3.04 (183) | Collin Morikawa 5.46 (117) |
Sebastian Munoz -1.17 (468) | Sam Burns 3.46 (167) |
Mito Pereira -2.71 (645) | Kevin Kisner 1.08 (278) |
As you can see, the American team has 5 players currently ranked inside the top-20, whereas the Internationals have only one in the top-20. This might be the most lopsided event in the very lopsided history of this competition.
Andrea Lee Wins Portland Classic
Andrea Lee won for the first time on the LPGA Tour, capturing the AmazingCre Portland Classic by 1-stroke over Daniela Darquea. Continue reading
Ally Ewing Wins Queen City Championship
Ally Ewing ran off 5-straight birdies on the back nine on her way to a 7-under 65 and victory by a shot at the Kroger Queen City Championship. Xiyu Lin also shot a 7-under 65 to finish second. Continue reading
Gaby Lopez Wins Dana Open
Gaby Lopez birdied the final three holes, on her way to final round 8-under 63, to win the Dana Open by a shot over Megan Khang. The 63 tied Lopez’s career low round, and Khang shot a final round 64 which tied her career low. Continue reading