Kim shoots 7-under 64 for LPGA lead at Wilshire C.C.
Grace Kim shot a 7-under 64 at Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead Thursday in the LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship.
Playing in the morning session, the 23-year-old Australian capped her bogey-free round with a chipin birdie on the par-3 18th.
Maja Stark of Sweden, Sei Young Kim of South Korea and Chanettee Wannasaen of Thailand were a stroke back at 65.
• Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry shot a 11-under 64 in fourball play for a share of the first-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour's only team event.
The Irish duo shared the lead with the teams of Ryan Brehm-Mark Hubbard, Ben Kohles-Patton Kizzire and Aaron Rai-David Lipsky.
• Charlie Woods, the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods, failed to qualify for his first U.S. Open after shooting 9-over 81 in a local qualifying event in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Danger of Disruptive Sports, told The AP in an email that the one-time Florida quarterback commit has transferred to the Gators' SEC rival in Georgia.
Rashada was among the top 40 prospects in the country, according to ESPN, when he signed with Florida in December 2022. He ended up going to Arizona State when an NIL deal fell apart with the Gators.
Rashada was released from his national letter of intent after the Gator Collective — an independent fundraising group that's loosely tied to the university and pays student-athletes for use of their name, image and likeness — failed to honor a four-year deal worth more than $13 million.
Rashada will compete at Georgia with returning starter Carson Beck. that we received this week from IndyCar,” Power wrote on social media. “There was an oversight by our team and I was unaware of the situation until it was brought to our attention following Long Beach.
“As per the rules, I did not utilize the P2P capabilities during any start or restart during the St. Petersburg race,” he continued. “While I accept the penalty, I want it to be known that I did nothing wrong and followed the rules.”