{"id":11272,"date":"2025-06-18T13:29:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T17:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/kpmg-womens-pga-korda-seeks-revenge-ko-and-thitikul-lurking\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T13:29:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T17:29:53","slug":"kpmg-womens-pga-korda-seeks-revenge-ko-and-thitikul-lurking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/golf\/kpmg-womens-pga-korda-seeks-revenge-ko-and-thitikul-lurking\/","title":{"rendered":"KPMG Women’s PGA: Korda seeks revenge, Ko and Thitikul lurking"},"content":{"rendered":"

The LPGA Tour Enters its Critical Phase with Three Majors in Six Weeks<\/h2>\n\nThe professional women’s golf circuit, the LPGA Tour, is entering the most exciting part of its calendar, with three major championships scheduled in the next six weeks. The first of these is the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, which starts this Thursday at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco in Frisco, Texas. The defending champion is South Korean Amy Yang.\n\nThis tournament marks the last major to be played in the United States this season. Subsequently, the Amundi Evian Championship will be held in France from July 10 to 13, followed by the AIG Women’s Open in Wales from July 31 to August 3.\n\n\n

Key Points to Follow in Frisco<\/h2>\n\n\nThe Frisco tournament presents several points of interest that promise to keep fans on the edge of their seats.\n\n\n

Will Nelly Korda Break Her Winless Streak?<\/h3>\n\n\nThe world’s number one, Nelly Korda, is seeking her first victory of the season. Despite not having achieved first place, she has maintained a consistent performance, with four top 10 finishes in nine appearances and a tie for second place at last month’s U.S. Women’s Open.\n\n\n
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“That’s golf,” Korda commented. “Every year is different. The competition is getting better and better, and winning once or twice is really good.”<\/p>\n\nNelly Korda<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThis season, there hasn’t been a repeat winner in 15 LPGA Tour events. Mao Saigo of Japan and Maja Stark of Sweden secured their first major titles at the Chevron Championship and the U.S. Women’s Open, respectively.\n\nKorda was close to victory at the U.S. Women’s Open, finishing two strokes behind Stark. Despite leading in strokes gained off the tee and being fifth in approach, her short game cost her.\n\nKorda expressed her motivation: “It makes me feel hungrier. I hate making mistakes and I love to win. Being in contention is what drives me to work harder.”\n\n\n

Thitikul Chasing Number One<\/h3>\n\n\nWhile Korda seeks her first triumph, world number two, Jeeno Thitikul, has already celebrated victories on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. The 22-year-old will try to win her first major this week, which could bring her closer to world number one.\n\nThitikul, from Thailand, was the LPGA Rookie of the Year in 2022 and briefly reached number one in the world that season. Her best result in a major was fourth place at the 2022 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.\n\n\n
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“I never thought I would reach number one in the world when I was 19,” said Thitikul. “But now, being number two, I feel like my job is the same.”<\/p>\n\nJeeno Thitikul<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nThitikul leads the LPGA in total strokes gained and is second in scoring average. She has achieved six top 10 finishes in ten appearances, which puts her at the top of the season’s points standings.\n\nThitikul commented on her expectations: “In each major, my goal is to make the cut. Winning would be fantastic, but I am happy with what I have achieved.”\n\n\n

New Venue for the Women’s PGA Championship<\/h3>\n\n\nThe tournament will be played for the first time at Fields Ranch East at PGA Frisco, one of the two courses at the new PGA of America headquarters. The course already hosted the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in 2023, where Steve Stricker won.\n\nDesigned by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner, the course will host the Women’s PGA Championship in 2025 and 2031, and the men’s PGA Championship in 2027 and 2034.\n\n\n
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\u201cThis course is affected by the time of year it\u2019s played,\u201d Lydia Ko commented. \u201cIt will probably play longer than the senior men played a couple of years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\nLydia Ko<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nIt is expected to be hot and dry weather after the first round, with temperatures in the 90s Fahrenheit and southerly winds.\n\nKorda anticipates challenges: “All par 5s are three-shot holes for me. The holes with a tailwind will probably be the most difficult.”\n\n\n

Ko Pursues Annika<\/h3>\n\n\nLydia Ko, at only 28 years old, is already the youngest member of the LPGA Hall of Fame. She has won 23 titles on the LPGA Tour and 38 worldwide, in addition to being the current Olympic gold medalist.\n\nWith one or two more victories, Ko could surpass Annika Sorenstam in career earnings on the LPGA Tour. Sorenstam won 72 times and accumulated around $22.6 million before retiring in 2008.\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s a little unfair because she\u2019s won over 70 times,\u201d Ko said. \u201cI\u2019m proud of my 23 and hopefully will have more when I finish. We\u2019re playing in a very different era.\u201d\n\nKo has earned approximately $20.8 million since turning professional in 2013.\n\n“We are very fortunate to be in this generation,” Ko added. “It is our duty as players to keep growing and give more opportunities to future generations.”\n\n\n

Stark Celebrating His Greatest Victory<\/h3>\n\n\nMaja Stark, after her victory at the U.S. Women’s Open, took last week to assimilate her achievement and currently holds the sixth position in the world.\n\nStark, excited about J.J. Spaun’s victory at the U.S. Open men’s, shared her feelings: “I got very excited for him.”","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The LPGA Tour Enters its Critical Phase with Three Majors in Six Weeks The professional women’s golf circuit, the LPGA Tour, is entering the most exciting part of its calendar, with three major championships scheduled in the next six weeks. The first of these is the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, which starts this Thursday at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11273,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[1341,4282,3003,1343],"class_list":{"0":"post-11272","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-jeeno-thitikul","9":"tag-kpmg-womens-pga","10":"tag-lydia-ko","11":"tag-nelly-korda"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11272\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}