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The LPGA Tour headed to Los Angeles, California for the third year of the LPGA HUGEL-AIR PREMIA LA Open. The 72-hole format was played at the Wilshire Country Club, which is a par 71 layout of 6450 yards. A $1.5-million purse and 500 points towards Race to the CME Globe were at stake. Minjee Lee was the defending champion, winning by four strokes over Sei Young Kim.First RoundJessica Korda jumped to the lead over 18 holes with a round of 64 that included eight birdies and a bogey. She held a o

The LPGA Tour headed to Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii for ninth year of the Lotte Championship. The course is a par 72 layout of 6397 yards. Brooke Henderson successfully defended her title last year. In doing so, she tied Sandra Post's record for most LPGA victories by a Canadian with eight. The purse for this year's event is $2 million with 500 points up for grabs towards the CME Race to the Globe.First RoundThe course was playing very easy, as 82 players shot rounds under par. Brittany Altomare and

he 85th edition of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club kicked off the PGA major championship season. For the first time, an African American player was recognized as an honorary starter as 86-year-old Lee Elder joined Gary Player and six-time Masters’ champion Jack Nicklaus on the first tee for the honorary tee shots. The play commenced with the coveted Green Jacket, major championship and a purse of over $11 million on the line. Dustin Johnson, who shot –20 in last year’s Masters, was th

Patty Tavatanakit was born in Bangkok, Thailand and attended Keerapat International School. The school did not have a golf team, but that didn’t stop Tavatanakit from excelling. She was a two-team TJGF “Best Player of the Year” in 2014 and 2015 and set a tournament scoring record at the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship in 2014. She won the Los Angeles Junior Open in 2015 and earned recognition as the 2015-2016 Thailand Amateur Ladies Golf Association Player of the Year.Tavatanakit won a