LOS ANGELES - The DIO Implant LA Open kicked off tournament week last week by inviting the California State University, Northridge women’s golf team and Southern California Golf Association (SCGA) junior golfers to Wilshire Country Club on Tuesday for the SERVPRO Women’s Leadership Program. The morning was hosted by SERVPRO and began with a putting demonstration from LPGA Tour rookie Brooke Matthews and continued with breakfast and a leadership workshop lead by top female SER

LOS ANGELES - After sleeping on a four-stroke lead heading into the final day at the DIO Implant LA Open, Nasa Hataoka could see a victory in sight, but still knew it was going to take a solid round of golf to bring the title home. And by day’s end, the City of Stars added the 23-year-old to a list of champions in the shadow of the Hollywood Sign at Wilshire Country Club as Hastaoka nabbed her sixth Tour win of her career. The Japanese native was the only player this week to

LOS ANGELES - After 54 holes at the DIO Implant LA Open, Nasa Hataoka took control of the top spot on the leaderboard and will cruise into the final day with a four-shot lead at -11 overall. The 23-year-old carded a Saturday 67 after five birdies on holes 2, 7, 9, 14 and 16 along with one bogey and holds the eighth 54-hole lead of her Tour career. During yesterday's round something clicked inside me and I was able to bring that to today's round, too. I think that really helpe

LOS ANGELES - UCLA alum Lilia Vu has been steadily trending upward at the DIO Implant LA Open, posting rounds of 74-69-66 through the first three days at Wilshire Country Club. Saturday’s 66 is her second-lowest score ever on the LPGA Tour and her three-day total of 209 is the second-lowest 54-hole total of her career. Moving Day saw 4 birdies and an eagle from the 24-year-old and she was pleased with her effort, enjoying the chance to play some weekend golf. “I just played e

LOS ANGELES - It’s been a minute since Australian Hannah Green has won on the LPGA Tour. Her last victory came at the 2019 Cambia Portland Classic – a season that also saw her capture her first major title at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship that June. Since that win in Oregon, she’s carded eight other top-10s, four of which saw her finish in the top five, and most recently, Green became the first woman to win a co-ed golf tournament at the TPS Murray River as part of the Au

LOS ANGELES - San Clemente native Ryann O’Toole is no stranger to teeing it up in the shadow of the Hollywood Sign. The 35-year-old played collegiate golf at UCLA and has fond memories of Wilshire Country Club from her time spent here as a student-athlete, waking up at dawn to dew sweep before class. All those early mornings paid off then and are paying off now at this week’s DIO Implant LA Open with O’Toole firing a pair of 70s on Thursday and Friday in Los Angeles. “Going t

LOS ANGELES - Bizarre was the word Yu Liu used to describe her third round in the DIO Implant LA Open. A Friday saw the 26-year-old card six birdies and three bogeys en route to a 3-under 68 that has her sitting in a tie for sixth. In her first two holes, Liu snap-hooked both of her drives, an omen that would make even the steeliest of players worry. But Yu battled her way back to red numbers and finds herself just four shots back heading into the weekend in LA. “My game did

LOS ANGELES - Due to a half of inch of rain locally and up to 1.5 inches elsewhere Thursday night, there was significant debris throughout the course at Wilshire Country Club on Friday morning due to runoff from the surrounding area, which caused damage to bridges, several bunkers and the barranca. Starting times for the second round of the DIO Implant LA Open were ultimately delayed one hour and 15 minutes. With six groups left on the course by Friday’s end, play was suspend

LOS ANGELES - For So Yeon Ryu, one of her main objectives coming into the DIO Implant LA Open was simple: overcome jet lag as soon as possible. After finishing in a tie for 13th at the at the MEDIHEAL · HANKOOKILBO Championship last week in South Korea, Ryu flew to Los Angeles to get ready for Wilshire Country Club. You wouldn’t have noticed any lack of rest on the six-time LPGA Tour winner’s scorecard on Thursday ­– she carded four birdies and a lone bogey on No. 10 for a 3-

LOS ANGELES - LPGA Tour rookie Allisen Corpuz and LPGA Tour veteran Amy Olson both aced the 134-yard, par-3 18th in the opening round of the DIO Implant LA Open, the 11th and 12th holes in one of the 2022 season. A former University of Southern California Trojan, Corpuz’s slam dunk got a rise out of the Los Angeles fans who haven’t been on-site at Wilshire Country Club since 2019, and the 24-year-old was happy to be able to contribute to the CME Group Cares Challenge - Score