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Malixi slips with 79 but makes cut in Canadian amateur golf tiff

by Jan Veran - August 3, 2023 - 2:05pm

Rianne Malixi advanced to the final 36 holes of the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship but fell way off halfway leader Brooke Rivers as she hobbled with a seven-over 79.

Tabuena seeks top Indo Open finish, Asian Tour Order of Merit lead

by Jan Veran - August 2, 2023 - 3:29pm

Miguel Tabuena kicks off his drive in the Indonesia Open beginning Thursday at the Pondok Indah Golf course, targeting not just a fourth Asian Tour victory but also ranking points for the top spot in the Order of...

Wobby finish drops Malixi to joint 14th in Canadian amateur golf tilt

by Jan Veran - August 2, 2023 - 11:20am

Rianne Malixi lost her rhythm and touch at the finish and slipped from joint fourth to a share of 14th with a 72, falling seven strokes off local ace Brooke Rivers after 18 holes of the Canadian Women’s Amateur...

Malixi swings to Canada ahead of US Women's Amateur

by Jan Veran - August 1, 2023 - 6:18pm

Rianne Malixi builds up for next week’s US Women’s Amateur by competing in the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship.

Saso nets P15.5M for joint-3rd as Boutier nails major breakthrough

by Jan Veran - July 31, 2023 - 11:34am

There were no final round fireworks from Yuka Saso, only a blast of a windup for Celine Boutier.

Saso trips at the finish, falls to joint 5th

by Jan Veran - July 30, 2023 - 11:06am

Yuka Saso barely survived a day of changing fortunes where the leaderboard kept flipping under uninterrupted drizzle – save for one name – as she squandered a two-under card with late mishaps. She finished...

Saso fights back, moves within 1 off pace

by Jan Veran - July 29, 2023 - 2:29pm

Players of lesser stuff would’ve yielded and ceded with a double bogey-bogey skid to start a round in a major championship. But Yuka Saso proved she’s in a far higher level, fighting her way back with...

Saso bucks shaky putting, cards 67 to trail by 3

by Jan Veran - July 28, 2023 - 10:31am

Yuka Saso settled for a closing tap-in birdie on the par-5 No. 9 for a four-under 67, three strokes off a hot-starting Paula Reto of South Africa after 18 holes of the Evian Championship.

Pagunsan 4 shots adrift in Hokkaido

by Jan Veran - July 28, 2023 - 9:46am

Juvic Pagunsan blew a two-under card with a wobbly frontside finish, ending up with an even par 72 to trail Ryo Ishikawa, Hiroyo Ikemura and three others by four at the start of the Japan PGA Championship.

Saso clashes with Kang, Maguire in Evian opener

by Jan Veran - July 27, 2023 - 12:01pm

Yuka Saso mixes it up with Irish Leona Maguire and American Danielle Kang at the start of the Evian Championship Thursday in France (Friday, Manila time).

Malixi moves to World No. 75

by Jan Veran - July 27, 2023 - 10:54am

Rianne Malixi made a 20-spot jump to No. 75 following a losing stand in the US Girls’ Junior last week, with the young Filipina star seeking to further progress in the world ranking when she levels up and competes...

Saso, pal rally to tie for 3rd; Del Rosario stumbles

by Jan Veran - July 23, 2023 - 12:13pm

Yuka Saso and Celine Boutier fought back with a solid eight-under 62 in better ball format but came up short by three as they settled for joint third in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational ruled by Americans Cheyenne...

Malixi falls short as Romero pulls off 1-up win

by Jan Veran - July 23, 2023 - 9:35am

Rianne Malixi staggered at resumption and lost whatever rhythm she had built in a brave morning stand.

Rianne Malixi's coach upbeat on ward's chances vs Romero

by Jan Veran - July 22, 2023 - 2:36pm

Without bias or prejudice, Canadian swing coach Rick Gibson said he expects his ward Rianne Malixi to get past Filipino-American Kiara Romero and become the second Filipina to win the US Girls’ Junior crown...

Saso, Boutier waver in Dow Great Lakes; Del Rosario shines in Twin Bridges

by Jan Veran - July 22, 2023 - 12:35pm

Yuka Saso and Celine Boutier hardly supplemented each other’s game in the alternate shot format and ended up with an even-par 70 as they all but bowed out of the title race in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational...

Malixi forges title clash vs Fil-Am Romero

by Jan Veran - July 22, 2023 - 9:17am

Rianne Malixi took a step closer to a dream championship and becoming the second Filipina to win a USGA-sanctioned event when she racked up another pair of victories in varying fashions to burst into the finals of...

Saso, pal trail by 2 in Dow Great Lakes Bay team play

by Jan Veran - July 21, 2023 - 6:11pm

Yuka Saso and Celine Boutier combined for a seven-under 63 in better-ball format to stay in the hunt in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.

Malixi pulls off shocker vs Rischer, barges into quarters

by Jan Veran - July 21, 2023 - 5:35pm

Running out of holes, Rianne Malixi never ran out of hopes, relying on her mental fortitude when her irons and putter began to sputter as she produced an incredible come-from-behind 1-up victory over a stunned Audrey...

Malixi blows past Flynn, faces No. 9 Schroeder next

by Jan Veran - July 20, 2023 - 12:34pm

Rianne Malixi eased past Ryan Flynn, 4&3, in the first round of the US Girls’ Junior Match Play, seizing control with a five-foot birdie putt on No. 1 and never yielding a hole the rest of the way en route...

Malixi eases through match play, but Quintanilla falls

by Jan Veran - July 19, 2023 - 12:26pm

Rianne Malixi turned from hot to cold but safely made it to the knockout stage at joint 24th with three others after a 73. But Grace Quintanilla crumbled in stifling conditions.

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