FacebookPinterestDavid CannonLexi Thompson hits her second shot on the 16th hole during the second round of the Ricoh Women's British Open at Kingsbarns Golf Links. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

For Lexi Thompson, the second round of the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Kingsbarns was, in Scottish football (soccer) terminology, “a game of two halves.” Out in a disappointing two-over par 38, the world-number two raced home in 30 blows to reach nine-under par for 36-holes and is tied for second at the half-way mark, two behind leader I.K. Kim of South Korea.
The long-hitting Floridian also found time to introduce a new phrase to golf’s already over-flowing lexicon. In response to a question regarding the extent of her pleasure at her challenging position, Thompson claimed to have “ball-striked it out there.” Grammatically questionable Thompson may be, but there was no doubting the veracity of her obvious meaning. Even on her less then satisfactory front-nine, she put on somethi..

FacebookPinterestMatthew LewisI.K. Kim of South Korea hits her second shot on the fourth hole during the second round of the Ricoh Women's British Open at Kingsbarns Golf Links. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

Performing something akin to miracles in at-times biblical downpours, I.K. Kim leads the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Kingsbarns. The 29-year old South Korean – twice a winner on the LPGA since the start of June – added a second 68 to her opening 65 to reach 11-under par, two-shots clear of world No. 2 Lexi Thompson and England’s Georgia Hall.
Trudging through the worst of the conditions towards the end of a day even the hardiest of Scots might mistake for winter rather than summer, Kim played some beautifully steady golf. Only once did she drop a shot, three birdies and an eagle at the 538-yard par-5 11th more than compensating.
“The eagle was very unexpected,” she said while sipping on what had to have been a welcome hot coffee. “I think this was kind of as bad as ..

Montana Pritchard/PGA of AmericaAkshay Bhatia hits his tee shot on the 17th hole during the final round for the 2017 Boys Junior PGA Championship.Akshay Bhatia’s victory at the 42nd Boys Junior PGA Championship was all but a foregone conclusion after the 15-year-old from Wake Forest, N.C., posted a second-round 61 at the Country Club of St. Albans on Tuesday. The only question then was what would his 72-hole score be, how much would he win by and how badly would be break the tournament record.
Come Thursday night the answers were 22-under 266, three strokes over Reid Davenport, and five strokes over Pat Perez’ previous mark, set in 1993.
The lefty fittingly finished by making a six-foot birdie on his final hole for a closing 67. It was his 24th birdie of the tournament, to go along with two eagles and just six bogeys.
“When I started this tournament, I never dreamed I would win by three strokes or beat the record by five strokes,” Bhatia said. “It’s such a good feeling coming off on to..

David CannonKINGSBARNS, SCOTLAND – AUGUST 03: Jessica Korda of the United States hits her second shot on the 1st hole during the first round of the Ricoh Women's British Open at Kingsbarns Golf Links on August 3, 2017 in Kingsbarns, Scotland. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)Jessica Korda took to Instagram on Thursday to announce that she has withdrawn from the Ricoh Women’s British Open at Kingsbarns in Fife, Scotland, citing the re-emergence of an arm injury. For much of the season, Korda has had tape on her left forearm. Although the injury seemed manageable, Korda said she re-strained the arm at Kingsbarns.
Korda had shot a four-over 76 in the first round on Thursday, which left T-131, 12 strokes behind Day 1 leader Michelle Wie. Dropping out of any event is never an easy decision, but dropping out of a major is even harder. Add in the fact that she was removing herself from the last event used to qualify for the U.S. Solheim Cup, and the decision was that much more difficu..