The Women's Game News

LPGA announces gender-eligibilty policy update

LPGA announces gender-eligibilty policy update

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has updated its gender policy, and players assigned male at birth and who have gone through male puberty will not be eligible to compete. 5 Dec 2024
Disappointing day doesn’t define Hannah’s year

Disappointing day doesn’t define Hannah’s year

There was no fairytale finish to a brilliant year for Hannah Green, the West Australian carding a disappointing 79 to finish fourth in the Australian Women's Open. 1 Dec 2024
Green pushes for women's Open date change

Green pushes for women's Open date change

Australia's top-ranked golfer Hannah Green has doubled down on her calls for the women's open to revert back to its former February slot in order to lure back the likes of world No.1 Nelly Korda. 28 Nov 2024
Missed putts, no coffee: weary Lee stumbles at the Open

Missed putts, no coffee: weary Lee stumbles at the Open

Sleep-deprived Minjee Lee is staring down the barrel of only her second ever winless professional season with the two-time major champ well off the pace after the Australian Open first round in Melbourne. 28 Nov 2024
Playing From The Tips Ep.91: Aussie Open & International Series Qatar

Playing From The Tips Ep.91: Aussie Open & International Series Qatar

Australia once again takes centre stage in the golf world as our most important national championships head to Melbourne’s famed Sandbelt for what promises to be an enthralling ISPS HANDA Australian Open. 26 Nov 2024
Thitikul surges to $6 million record women's golf prize

Thitikul surges to $6 million record women's golf prize

Down by two with two holes to play, Jeeno Thitikul knew exactly what was needed to capture the biggest prize in women's golf history. 25 Nov 2024
Angel Yin rides hot putter to take lead in LPGA finale

Angel Yin rides hot putter to take lead in LPGA finale

Angel Yin has a two-shot lead at the halfway point of the CME Group Tour Championship, with Hannah Green the leading Australian six shots adrift. 23 Nov 2024
LPGA to offer stars record prize money for 2025

LPGA to offer stars record prize money for 2025

An all-time high of $US 131million ($A201 million) in purse money will be up for grabs at 35 events as the LPGA Tour celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2025. 21 Nov 2024
Green's triple treat earns her second Greg Norman medal

Green's triple treat earns her second Greg Norman medal

Hannah Green's rare three-win season has earned the Australian a second Greg Norman Medal as the country's golfer of the year. 19 Nov 2024
Playing From The Tips Ep.90: Aussie PGA, LPGA Tour Champs & more

Playing From The Tips Ep.90: Aussie PGA, LPGA Tour Champs & more

With some of the world’s best men in our own backyard for the BMW Australian PGA at Royal Queensland and the 60 best women players in the world teeing up for a $4 million first prize at the LPGA’s CME Group Tour Championship in Florida it’s safe to call it a big week in golf. 19 Nov 2024
Korda storms to her seventh LPGA title of year

Korda storms to her seventh LPGA title of year

World No.1 Nelly Korda has ripped off five straight birdies down the stretch to claim her seventh LPGA Tour title of the year, winning The Annika by three shots in Florida. 18 Nov 2024
Minjee boosts her Tour Championship prospects

Minjee boosts her Tour Championship prospects

Minjee Lee has enhanced her chances of featuring in the LPGA Tour's prestigious season-ending championship with a promising start to The Annika in Florida. 15 Nov 2024
The Women's World Sand Greens Championship heads to the NSW Southern Tablelands

The Women's World Sand Greens Championship heads to the NSW Southern Tablelands

With a substantial increase in prize money to $175,000 and official Rolex World Ranking Status, the event promises to attract top-tier international talent. 11 Nov 2024
Guseva's shot at LPGA Tour history falls just short

Guseva's shot at LPGA Tour history falls just short

Nataliya Guseva has come just short in her bold bid to become the first Russian to win on the LPGA Tour. 10 Nov 2024
Minjee Lee making her way to Melbourne for Australian Open

Minjee Lee making her way to Melbourne for Australian Open

Major championship winner Minjee Lee has today confirmed she will join an already strong LPGA Tour contingent that will tee it up at the 2024 ISPS HANDA Australian Open on the Melbourne Sandbelt. 8 Nov 2024
A Lim Kim starts strong in Hawaii, crunch time for Choi

A Lim Kim starts strong in Hawaii, crunch time for Choi

Former U.S Women's Open champion A Lim Kim opened with an eagle and piled up birdies on her way to a six-under 66 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Lotte Championship. 7 Nov 2024
Naveed the top Australian at TOTO Japan Classic

Naveed the top Australian at TOTO Japan Classic

Hira Naveed has upstaged her more celebrated fellow West Australian Minjee Lee to power into contention at the LPGA Tour's TOTO Japan Classic. 1 Nov 2024
Local LPGA Tour players preparing Australian Open challenge

Local LPGA Tour players preparing Australian Open challenge

Three of the best young talents in Australia’s ever-growing presence on the LPGA Tour will finish 2024 at the ISPS HANDA Australian Open, with Steph Kyriacou, Grace Kim and Cassie Porter confirmed today. 30 Oct 2024
Green continues hot run as Yin wins in Malaysia

Green continues hot run as Yin wins in Malaysia

Australian golf star Hannah Green has fallen short in an audacious bid to secure back-to-back victories on the LPGA Tour's lucrative Asian swing. 27 Oct 2024
Green tied for lead in BMW Ladies Championship

Green tied for lead in BMW Ladies Championship

Hannah Green is off to a flying start as she chases a third LPGA Tour victory of the season, sharing the first-round lead at the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea. 18 Oct 2024
Neck injury stops world's top-ranked golfer Nelly Korda

Neck injury stops world's top-ranked golfer Nelly Korda

Nelly Korda has withdrawn from the next two tournaments on the LPGA Tour's Asia swing after hurting her neck during practice. 15 Oct 2024