https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/amy-yang-captures-elusive-major-victory-at-kpmg-womens-pga-championship

Amy Yang won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, at Sahalee Country Club, by three shots over Lilia Vu, Jin Young Ko, and Miyu Yamashita, for her first major title.  Yang shot a final-round 72 to finish the tournament at 7-under par.

At one point, Yang built a 5-shot lead and got to 10-under par, but bogeyed 16 and hit her tee-shot in the water on the 17th, making double bogey. Yang settled down to make a routine par on the 18th to seal the win.

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https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/meijer-lpga-classic-for-simply-give-final-round-recap

Lilia Vu won the Meijer LPGA Classic in a playoff with Lexi Thompson and Grace Kim when she birdied the third playoff hole. Vu shot a final-round of 65 to finish at 16-under. The tournament was first that Vu, who is recovering from a back injury, since March.

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https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/articles/cp660e8888yo

Linnea Strom shot at final-round 11-under par 60 to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic by a shot over Ayaka Furue and Megan Khang. The win is Strom’s first on the LPGA, and she started the day seven shots behind the leaders. Strom’s final round of 60 is the lowest final-round score by a LPGA winner.

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https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/06/02/2024-u-s-womens-open-prize-money-payouts-at-lancaster-country-club/

Yuka Saso shot a final-round 68 to finish at 4-under overall, to win the U.S. Women’s Open by three shots over Hinako Shibuno. The third round leaders, Wichanee Meechai and Minjee Lee each struggled, allowing Saso to come from behind to win.

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https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/nelly-korda-comes-up-clutch-captures-sixth-victory-of-2024-season-at-liberty-national-gc

Nelly Korda finished at 14-under par to win the Mizuho Americas Open by one shot over Hannah Green, at the Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey. Korda and Green went shot for shot until the final hole, where Green found trouble and bogeyed the final hole to miss forcing a playoff.  The victory is Korda’s sixth of the LPGA season, in only eight starts. She has won six of her last 7 tournaments played.

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https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/rose-zhang-makes-late-run-to-capture-second-lpga-tour-victory-at-cognizant-founders-cup

[Editors Note: Sorry the recap is a week late, I just realized this morning that I had completely forgotten to to the write-up for Founders Cup]

Rose Zhang won the Cognizant Founders Cup by two-shots over Madelene Sagstrom, in what was essentially a two-person tournament (Gabriela Ruffels finished in third place, a full 13 strokes behind Sagstrom). Zhang finished the tournament at 24-under par, after a final round 6-under 66, to capture her second career title on the LPGA Tour.

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https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/04/28/hannah-green-repeats-lpga-2024-jm-eagle-la-championship/

(Editor’s note: Sorry that I am a week late posting this)

Hannah Green won the JM Eagle LA Championship for the second straight year, winning by 3-shots over Maja Stark. Green shot a final-round 5-under 66 to finish at 12-under.

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https://www.lpga.com/news/2024/nelly-korda-wins-fifth-consecutive-title-at-the-chevron-championship

Nelly Korda won the LPGAs first major championship of 2024, and her fifth straight tournament win, at the Chevron Championship in Texas.  Korda finished at 13-under, two shots ahead of Maja Stark.

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