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Epson Tour, first title for Canadian Leah John

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Angelica Moresco

Canadian Leah John led the way and won the Four Winds Invitational with a 207 (63 70 74, -9) shot, sealing her first title on the Epson Tour. At the South Bend Country Club (par 72), in South Bend, Indiana, she prevailed by one shot over Americans Jennifer Chang and Melanie Green, second with a 208 (-8). With this result, the latter became the number one seed in the Race for the Card (order of merit), which at the end of the year will award 15 "cards" to the 2026 LPGA Tour to the top-ranked players.

Epson Tour, results

Hailee Cooper is in fourth place with a 209 (-7), Sophia Schubert (-6), Mohan Du (China), and Vivian Hou (Taiwanese), in fifth with a 210 (-6), and Anne Chen and Nika Ito (Japan), in eighth with a 211 (-5). The two Italians in the competition made the cut: Angelica Moresco, 63rd with a 146 (72 74, +2), and Roberta Liti, 89th with a 148 (74 74, +4).

Leah John, a 25-year-old from Vancouver in her second year on the tour and a graduate of the University of Nevada, started with a 63 (-9) in the first round, tying her personal best for the tour and the field, and then remained at the top. She had some emotional problems on the second and third. She bogeyed early and finished with a 74, two shots over par, with four birdies, four bogeys, and a double bogey. However, she still managed to avoid a playoff tie with Green and Chang. For the title, she received a check for $33,750 out of a prize pool of $225,000.

The rules of golf are relatively complicated compared to other sports because they are played outdoors, close to nature and animals. Respecting the rules is a fundamental element in the game of golf, which, almost always based on self-control and the free conscience of the players, often sees distorted results, sometimes consciously, but often unconsciously or through carelessness, due to the failure of many players to comply with the rules of the game. In addition to the rules, golf adheres to a code of conduct, known as etiquette, which generally means playing the game with due respect for the golf course and other players. Etiquette is an essential component of this sport.

Charlie Woods shows promising progress, ranks 43rd out of 156 in junior competition

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43rd (Wessex) Reconnaissance Regiment

Charlie Woods met with disappointment at the last junior tournament, the US Junior Amateur Championship, not making the cut and thus causing strong reactions from the public. In the first round, one could feel that the 16-year-old had a strong motive, and in some moments he reminded the fans of Tiger Woods. 

However, Charlie was not consistent in this tournament, and he was ultimately disappointed with his last performance. 

Tiger was also in the stands, supporting his son, but even that didn't help Charlie to take a step further in this tournament.

New challenge

After an infamous adventure at one tournament, Charlie returned to the golf courses, playing at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex in West Lafayette, Indiana. 

The young golfer impressed the public with a round of one under par (70), ending the day as 43rd out of 156 competitors. 

Charlie shows signs that he is making more and more progress, and that he could be an important name in the world of golf. 

Joe Couch reacts

Joe Couch, a man who has followed Tiger Woods' progress and great performances for years, was delighted with young Charlie's game, and he put special emphasis on the teenager's emotions. 

Being calm in tense situations is very difficult for such a young golfer, but Tiger's son obviously knows how to deal with intense emotions.

"Tiger was the reason why I played golf and it's a cool experience to see everything and see Charlie play. It's surreal watching Charlie play at a course I play at every day.

There's a couple of shots I think he'd want back but I also feel like he's playing well. He's handling his emotions and there was a lot of commotion but I thought he was playing well."- he said, as quoted by Express.

Couch is not the only one who had positive emotions after Charlie's performance. 

Many fans also shared the same emotions, believing that the 16-year-old is a huge talent, having the potential to make a career at least partially as big as Tiger Woods.