Rose Zhang and Stanford just keep rolling along and hope to repeat in the NCAAs. Zhang, a sophomore from Irvine who won the NCAA individual national title last year, and the top-ranked Cardinal both came up with record performances while claiming victories in the NCAA Pullman Regional at Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman, Wash., to punch their ticket to the NCAA Championships. Defending national champion Stanford, which claimed its seventh victory of the season, carded a score of 267-274-273—814, 50-under-par, to tie the school record for 54 holes, as Clemson finished second at 285-276-270—83 ..read more

By TOM LaMARRE K.H. Lee of South Korea doesn’t really care that he’s not favored to win the 70th AT&T Byron Nelson this week at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. Second-ranked Scottie Scheffler, who lives in Dallas and played at the University of Texas, is the pick of most people after winning The Players Championship and the WM Phoenix Open this season to give him six PGA Tour victories and eight as a professional. “I love playing in Texas for my fans and hope I can play my best for them,” said Scheffler, the 2022 Master champion, whose only victory in Texas came in the 2022 WGC-Dell Te ..read more

By ED TRAVIS Adams Golf, owned by TaylorMade Golf, is undergoing another resurrection as a consumer-direct company with the recent introduction of the Idea family of clubs. Fast Facts Adams Golf Idea Family—Game-improvement category Idea Driver Carbon fiber crown Carbon fiber sole panel Draw bias Adjustable hosel +/- 2° Variable face thickness Velocity Slot Stock shaft: Helium NanoCore Black 5 Stock grip: Lamkin Crossline 360 Grey/Black 50g Round $299.99 Idea Fairway Woods Carbon fiber crown Velocity Slot Tri-Sole design Lofts: 3-wood 15°, 5-wood 18°, 7-wood 21° Stock shaft: Helium NanoCore Bl ..read more

Thailand defeated the United States in the semifinals, 2-1, and routed Australia, 3-0, in the finals to capture the fourth Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. The Americans claimed third place by beating Sweden, 2 and 1, in the consolation match. “I would say, when I was growing up, when I’m turning pro, I always want to inspire the kids back home, and right now I feel even better because of not only me right now,” said Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand, who posted a 5-0 record alongside her sister, Moriya, on the four days of the event and was selected Most Va ..read more

Wyndham Clark made the victory look routine, even though it was the first of his pro career. The 29-year-old Clark, previously winless in almost six seasons as a pro, closed with a three-under-par 68 to defeat fifth-ranked Xander Schauffele of La Jolla and San Diego State by four strokes in the 19th Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. Clark, who took a two-stroke lead over Schauffele into the final round, earned a spot in the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England, in July, and finally won in his 134th start on the PGA Tour. Said Clark: “I c ..read more

After taking a backseat to United States teammates Nelly Korda and Lilia Vu in the first two rounds of the Hanwha LIFEPLUS International Crown at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, seventh-ranked Lexi Thompson and 14-ranked Danielle Kang of Thousand Oaks and Pepperdine moved the Americans along by halving their march with Madelene Sagstrom and Maga Stark of Sweden. By gaining the half point, the Americans moved into the semifinals. “That was huge for us and we were glad to get that half point,” Thompson said. Added Kang (pictured): “We need that.” Top-ranked Korda and fourth-ranked Lilia Vu of ..read more

Wyndham Clark is winless as a pro, but you wouldn’t know it. The 29-year-old Clark posted a brilliant, bogey-free eight-under-par 63 to take a two-stroke lead over fifth-ranked Xander Schauffele of La Jolla and San Diego State heading to the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. “I’d say back then I wasn’t as good of a player as I am now,” said Clark, who has been close to winning a few times, including when he lost to Brian Gay on the first hole of a playoff in the 2020 Bermuda Championship. “I also think, mentally, I was a lot more impatient and ..read more

The United States bounced back from a disappointing start on day one by winning its two matches against England, but still trails Sweden in Pool A in at the Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. Top-ranked Nelly Korda and fourth-ranked Lilia Vu of Fountain Valley and UCLA finished off Alice Hewson and Liz Young of England when Vu sank a 15-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole to close out a 2-up victory, and seventh-ranked Lexi Thompson (pictured) and 14th-ranked Daniel Kang of Thousand Oaks and Pepperdine beat Bronte Law, who played at UCLA, and Jodi Ewart Sha ..read more

Tyrrell Hatton of England had the best day of them all. Hatton (pictured) birdied four of his first six holes and then sank four long putts coming home en route to a six-under-par  65 and is tied for the lead with Nate Lashley and Wyndham Clark midway through the 19th Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. “They’re not the type of putts that you hole consistently, so to finish the round that way, I’m obviously very pleased with that,” said the 31-year-ols Hatton, who has won 10 times as a professional. “It’s always nice to see some putts go in. “I have no idea (w ..read more

The favored United States team had to settle for a 1-1 record on the first day of the fourth Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown, as Sweden looked like the team to beat at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. Top-ranked Nelly Korda and No. 4-ranked Lilia Vu of Fountain Valley and UCLA rallied for a 2-and-1 victory over Ruoning Yin and Xiyu Lin of China, but Ruixin Liu and Yu Liu rallied to give the Chinese a 1-up upset of upset of seventh-ranked Lexi Thompson and 14th-ranked Danielle Kang of Thousand Oaks and Pepperdine. “It was pretty much a grind, but then we kind of ran away with it toward th ..read more