DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Jessica Korda is trying to leave everyone else behind – and not get too far ahead of herself in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship.

Korda shot a 5-under 67 on Friday afternoon in warmer-but-still-chilly conditions at Lake Merced to take a one-stroke into the weekend.

”It’s only Friday, still two more days to go,” Korda said. ”Play the same way I have been the last two days. Hopefully, some putts drop. Stay patient and stick with my process.”

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The winner in Thailand in February in her return from reconstructive jaw surgery, the long-hitting Korda had six birdies – three on the first four holes – and a bogey to reach 9 under.

”Just staying calm,” the five-time LPGA Tour winner said. ”I knew I was going to get certain bounces that weren’t going to be super favorable as the greens got firmer during the afternoon. Just stayed patient and stayed with my process and here we are.”

Monday qualifier Annie Park was second after a 66 in the morni..

DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) Jessica Korda is trying to leave everyone else behind – and not get too far ahead of herself in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship.

Korda shot a 5-under 67 on Friday afternoon in warmer-but-still-chilly conditions at Lake Merced to take a one-stroke into the weekend.

”It’s only Friday, still two more days to go,” Korda said. ”Play the same way I have been the last two days. Hopefully, some putts drop. Stay patient and stick with my process.”

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The winner in Thailand in February in her return from reconstructive jaw surgery, the long-hitting Korda had six birdies – three on the first four holes – and a bogey to reach 9 under.

”Just staying calm,” the five-time LPGA Tour winner said. ”I knew I was going to get certain bounces that weren’t going to be super favorable as the greens got firmer during the afternoon. Just stayed patient and stayed with my process and here we are.”

Monday qualifier Annie Park was second after a 66 in the morni..

AVONDALE, La. (AP) Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown nearly won the Zurich Classic last year after Kisner’s stunning chip shot forced a playoff that they eventually lost. Another good round Friday put the duo back in contention at TPC Louisiana.

Kisner and Brown shot a 2-under 70 to pull within one shot of leaders Michael Kim and Andrew Putnam.

The format switched to alternate shot for the second round, with one player hitting the tee shots on even-numbered holes and the other on odd numbers. Kim and Putnam made five birdies and were able to recover from a double bogey on No. 5 for a 69 and a 13-under 131 total.

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Kisner and Brown are comfortable in the event that switched to a team format last year. Kisner made a 95-foot chip for eagle on the final hole last year, forcing a sudden-death playoff that they lost on the fourth hole to Cameron Smith and Jonas Blixt.

The tournament goes back to best-ball play Saturday. The final round will be played in alternate sh..

AVONDALE, La. (AP) Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown nearly won the Zurich Classic last year after Kisner’s stunning chip shot forced a playoff that they eventually lost. Another good round Friday put the duo back in contention at TPC Louisiana.

Kisner and Brown shot a 2-under 70 to pull within one shot of leaders Michael Kim and Andrew Putnam.

The format switched to alternate shot for the second round, with one player hitting the tee shots on even-numbered holes and the other on odd numbers. Kim and Putnam made five birdies and were able to recover from a double bogey on No. 5 for a 69 and a 13-under 131 total.

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Kisner and Brown are comfortable in the event that switched to a team format last year. Kisner made a 95-foot chip for eagle on the final hole last year, forcing a sudden-death playoff that they lost on the fourth hole to Cameron Smith and Jonas Blixt.

The tournament goes back to best-ball play Saturday. The final round will be played in alternate sh..

It was just earlier this month when Mason Ramsey, AKA Yodeling Kid, captivated/confused the country by serenading customers at an Illinois Walmart with a rendition of Hank Williams' “Lovesick Blues.” In the weeks since, Yodeling Kid has quickly progressed through all the requisite stages of today's viral sensations. He's been a meme (This play on PGA Tour walk-up songs by Skratch is hysterical), he's met various celebrities, appeared on talk shows, and now, he's signed a record deal and released his first single. Only in America, folks.
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It was announced on Thursday that Yodeling Kid inked a deal with Atlantic Records, the same Atlantic Records that in the past has signed legendary acts like Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and freaking Led Zeppelin. The 11-year-old's first single is entitled “Famous” (obviously) and it's a love song (also, obviously) because, as Mason sings, “But girl, ever s..

Matt Sullivan(Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)It's been a tumultuous two-year span on and off the course for Lydia Ko, as she's struggled to regain her once dominating form in the face of public break-ups with her coach and numerous caddies. However, the former No. 1 showed signs of life during the first round of the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, turning in a four-under 68 at Lake Merced G.C. to earn a share of the Day 1 lead.
This week also marked Ko's 21st birthday, and while that age is considered a significant milestone for many, this week's birthday was special to Ko for a different reason.
“It was the first time in 10 years where I got to spend my birthday with those outside the golfing industry,” Ko told the Golf Channel, saying she was able to spend it with friends, including some that flew from New Zealand to this week's event in San Francisco.
However, it wasn't all smooth sailing for Ko. She couldn't drink on her 21st. And not because of ..

A dream-come-true week for Nepal's No. 1 female golfer, Pratima Sherpa, as she meets her golf idol while on a world-wind trip to the U.S.

The team environment of the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and now the Zurich Classic has led to some great celebrations over the years, like Tiger and Matt Kuchar's “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” handshake in 2013:
Or, Phil Mickelson and Kevin Kisner's “Three Amigos” dance from last fall's Presidents Cup:
At the Ryder Cup, the celebrations are a little more serious, because, let's be honest, it's a more serious event. Jeff Overton's “BOOM BABY” in 2010 is all the evidence you need to prove that fact. While all of these celebrations were unique in their own right, we can confidently say that Bubba Watson and Matt Kuchar's birdie celebration this week at the Zurich Classic is the most unique one we've ever seen. No, it's not some sort of lame high five or awkward dance. They are literally slapping each other in the face. Not kidding:
https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/989651737056239616
During Thursday's best-ball format, the duo made five birdies..

Brad Marchand is the NHL's creepy uncle— a mosquito on skates whose chosen method of annoyance is to squeeze, lick, kiss, and otherwise harass fellow players at their place of work. In case you haven't been keeping up with the news, that shit doesn't fly anymore, and now NHL HR is putting their foot down, telling Marchand to please knock it the heck off, eh (because Canada).
All of this was came about after an incident in game 1 of the Bruins first round matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs in which Marchand slipped Leafs defenseman Leo Komarov some tongue in the middle of a damn game:
As for Marchand's response to the incident? Well let's just say this dude definitely owns a windowless van…
https://twitter.com/m_b_dunphy/status/984614504649711616
In the end, we hope this convinces Marchand to keep his grubby mits and disease ridden lips to himself, but if the world has taught us anything, he'll probably just get better at hiding it. Meanwhile, in NBA ne..

BEIJING (AP) Matt Wallace shot a 2-under 70 Friday to take a one-stroke lead into the third round of the China Open golf tournament.

The Englishman had a two-round total of 9-under 135 on the Topwin Golf and Country Club course.

Tied for second in the European PGA Tour event were American Kim Sihwan (66), Nacho Elvira of Spain (67) and Australian Jason Scrivener (69).

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