Founders Cup
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Cognizant
Played as the Cognizant Founders Cup (Oct 7-10). [Mountain Ridge CC, West Caldwell, NJ].
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Volvik
Volvik Founders Cup not played in 2020 (scheduled for March 19-22; cancelled due to world coronavirus pandemic). [Wildfire GC, Phoenix, AZ; composite of back-nines of Palmer & Faldo courses].
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Bank of Hope
Played as the Bank of Hope Founders Cup (March 21-24). Second-placed Carlota Ciganda (Esp), Yu Liu (China), Jessica Korda (USA) and her younger sister Nelly Korda (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jin Young Ko (S Kor). [Wildfire GC, Phoenix, AZ; composite of back-nines of Palmer & Faldo courses].
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Bank of Hope
Played as the Bank of Hope Founders Cup (March 15-18). Second-placed Laura Davies (Eng), Marina Alex (USA) and Ariya Jutanugarn (Thai) finished 5 shots behind Inbee Park (S Kor). [Wildfire GC, Phoenix, AZ; composite of back-nines of Palmer & Faldo courses].
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Bank of Hope
Played as the Bank of Hope Founders Cup (March 16-19). Second-placed In-gee Chun (S Kor), Ariya Jutanugarn (Thai) and Stacy Lewis (USA) finished 2 shots behind Anna Nordqvist (Swe). [Wildfire GC, Phoenix, AZ; composite of back-nines of Palmer & Faldo courses].
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JTBC
Played as the JTBC Founders Cup (March 17-20). Second-placed Lydia Ko (NZ) finished 5 shots behind Sei Young Kim (S Kor). Kim's 27-under-par equalled Annika Sorenstam's LPGA Tour scoring record for 72-hole in relation to par. [Wildfire GC, Phoenix, AZ; composite of back-nines of Palmer & Faldo courses].
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JTBC
Played as the JTBC Founders Cup (March 19-22). Second-placed Stacy Lewis (USA) finished 3 shots behind Hyo-joo Kim (S Kor). [Wildfire GC, Phoenix, AZ; composite of back-nines of Palmer & Faldo courses].
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JTBC
Played as the JTBC Founders Cup (March 20-23). Second-placed Lydia Ko (NZ), Mirim Lee (S Kor), Amy Yang (S Kor), Stacy Lewis (USA) and Azahara Munoz (Esp) finished 1 shot behind Karrie Webb (Aus). [Wildfire GC, Phoenix, AZ; composite of back-nines of Palmer & Faldo courses].
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RR Donnelley
Played as the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup (March 14-17). Second-placed Ai Miyazato (Jpn) finished 3 shots behind Stacy Lewis (USA). [Wildfire GC, Phoenix, AZ; composite of back-nines of Palmer & Faldo courses].
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RR Donnelley
Played as the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup (March 15-18). Second-placed Ai Miyazato (Jpn) and Na Yeon Choi (S Kor) finished 1 shot behind Yani Tseng (Taiw). [Wildfire GC, Phoenix, AZ; composite of back-nines of Palmer & Faldo courses].
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RR Donnelley
Played as the inaugural RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup (March 18-20). Second-placed Paula Creamer (USA) and Brittany Lincicome (USA) finished 1 shot behind Karrie Webb (Aus), who recorded her second straight LPGA Tour win. [Wildfire GC, Phoenix, AZ; composite of back-nines of Palmer & Faldo courses].
Tournaments:
Solheim Cup: can Europe defend the most prestigious team trophy in women’s professional golf, when the 17th Solheim Cup is played out at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio (Sept 4-6).
Italian Open: Nicolai Højgaard recorded his first European Tour win (Sept 5), just a week after his twin brother Rasmus landed the European Masters title (Aug 29); the first brothers to win back-to-back on the European Tour.
Who's Who:
Patrick Cantlay: moved into the world top 5, after winning the final two FedEx Cup playoff events and scooping the $15 million first prize.
Trish Johnson: kept the Senior LPGA Championship trophy in European hands, with her second win in this event in its four-year history.
The San Roque Club: "... how best to revitalise a course that had previously been fit to play regular host to the European Tour’s qualifying school finals..." by Toby Ingleton.
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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