Jean Reynolds turns 40 in September and recently qualified for her third U.S. Women’s Open. The last time Reynolds qualified for a Women’s Open was 2009 at Saucon Valley, back when she was the top player on what’s now the Epson Tour. The 5-foot-2 Reynolds garnered plenty of attention back then when she played her way into contention. “I really didn’t know if this would happen again,” said Reynolds, who currently holds no tour status of any kind. Reynolds never has been a cookie-cutter player. After a strong junior career, she was recruited to play golf at the University of Georgia but quit the ..read more

Australia’s Hannah Green certainly stole the show (again) on Sunday at the JM Eagle LA Championship, but a couple of Hollywood stars also took in the action at Wilshire Country Club. One famous A-lister, in fact, managed to mostly go unnoticed. Kathryn Newton has been playing golf almost as long as she’s been acting, and when she told the hundreds of kids gathered for the Junior Golf Show on Saturday that she was Cassie Lang in “Ant-Man and Wasp” and Lucy Stevens in “Pokeman,” well, the kids lit up. Newton co-hosted the clinic alongside Jill Painter Lopez (KCBS), LPGA players Emma Talley and M ..read more

High-level golf runs in the family for 16-year-old Kris Kim, who will make his PGA Tour debut this week at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. Kim’s mother, Ji-Hyun Suh, played on the LPGA in 1998 and 1999, at the same time superstar Se Ri Pak burst onto the global stage. Kim, who hails from Surrey, England, brings quite the resume to Texas. His 2023 triumphs include the R&A Boys’ Amateur Championship, European Boys Individual Championship and the McGregor Trophy. He also went undefeated at the Junior Ryder Cup, defeating another up-and-coming star, Miles Ru ..read more

The LPGA has three members of the $20 million club, five who have won at least $17 million in on-course earnings, 24 with $10 million or more and 81 who have earned at least $5 million. Annika Sorenstam leads the way. Sorenstam, Karrie Webb and Cristie Kerr are the three golfers who have surpassed $20 million. Nellly Korda, with her win the 2024 Chevron Championship, her second major, surpassed $11 million. Jin Young Ko has become the 20th to reach the $12 million mark. Let’s take a closer look here at the top 20 of all-time. This list is updated through the 2024 JM Eagle LA Championship at W ..read more

In this week’s episode of The Big Pickle, Grant Boone and Beth Ann Nichols break down Hannah Green’s dominant run at the JM Eagle LA Championship. The Aussie, now a five-time winner on the LPGA, shot 66 on Sunday to win by three at Wilshire Country Club, closing with a 66. Her record over the past four years at Wilshire is an astounding 1st-1st-2nd-T3. Click here to listen to this week’s audio-only episode: Subscribe, comment and tell a friend. As the women’s game continues to gain momentum, “The Big Pickle” will be sure to keep you informed, enlightened and entertained on everything LPGA. &n ..read more

Hannah Green’s fifth win on the LPGA was good for $562,500 at the 2024 JM Eagle LA Championship in Los Angeles. Green is now at $861,302 for the season and $5,375,243 for her official career earnings. She’s the 82nd golfer in LPGA history to surpass the $5 million mark. Green shot 67-69-70 before saving her best – a 5-under 66 – for last to become the first LPGA golfer to win at at Wilshire Country Club multiple times. She joins Nelly Korda, who has five wins, have combined to win seven of the 10 LPGA stops in 2024. Check out the full prize money list for the 2024 JM Eagle LA Championship ..read more

After 54 holes, there was an Aussie duo tied atop the leaderboard at the JM Eagle LA Championship in Los Angeles. But while Grace Kim stumbled to a 76-77 weekend, defending champion Hannah Green was calm, cool and collected en route to a second straight victory at Wilshire Country Club. Green shot a 5-under 66 on Sunday – a final round that was only bested by Madelene Sagstrom’s 65 – as she enjoyed a comfortable victory by three shots over Maja Stark. It’s Green’s fifth victory on the LPGA and she’s the first to defend on tour since Jin Young Ko did it in 2023. Green’s up-and-down season ..read more

Grace Kim tied the course record at Wilshire Country Club on Thursday with a 7-under 64. What would the Australian do for an encore in the shadows of the Hollywood Hills? How about a second-round, 5-under 66, which staked her to a four-shot lead when she walked off the course late in the day Friday at the 2024 JM Eagle LA Championship. Kim, who won as a rookie in 2023, is in a good position after 36 holes to earn her second LPGA victory. She would also be the third Aussie – and second in a row – to win at Wilshire, following Hannah Green (2023) and Minjee Lee (2019). “I’ve been mentally in the ..read more

As Nelly Korda continues to dominate, generating new interest in women’s golf should be one of the easiest sales jobs the LPGA will ever have. Last Sunday, a peak audience of 1.9 million people tuned in to NBC and watched Nelly Korda record her fifth consecutive tournament victory at the Chevon Championship, the first major of the LPGA season. It’s not a Caitlin Clark rating, but for a sport that has been plagued by poor television coverage, lack of breakthrough stars and questionable management, it was one of the better days women’s golf has seen in quite some time. In theory, the LPGA should ..read more

Maja Stark had a new and interesting goal at last week’s Chevron Championship: No swearing. No outward displays of frustration. The advice came from Peter Hanson, a former pro who works with fellow Swede Ludvig Aberg, a rising star on the PGA Tour. Instead of telling Aberg to have more patience, they work on saying “just keep playing.” The shift takes a player out of thinking about what just happened, and instead points them to thinking about what’s ahead. “I think that has been way better for me just both with staying calm with what I’m doing now,” said Stark at the Chevron, “but also being a ..read more