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Hyo-Joo Kim wins Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic

HYO-JOO Kim, of South Korea, held onto a two-stroke lead over the closing holes of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic on Sunday to win the tournament amid spectacular scoring from a host of leading names on the Ocean Club course, Paradise Island.

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Nordqvist and Hull share Pure Silk-Bahamas third round lead

ANNA Nordqvist and Charley Hull converted birdies on the par-five 18th hole on Saturday to nose ahead of the field by one stroke after three rounds of the $1.4 million Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.

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MEGAN KHANG AND CRISTIE KERR STAR IN PURE SILK-BAHAMAS LPGA CLASSIC SECOND ROUND

Cristie Kerr put on a show and rookie Megan Khang performed like anything but a rookie in Friday’s second round of the $1.4 million Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.

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Georgette Rolle eyes Brazil after tournament exit

Georgette Rolle shot 85 in Round 2 ending her chance to compete for the winning title in the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic at the Ocean Club Golf Course, on Friday.

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UPDATED: Bahamas to host 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

A concerted effort by the Bahamas Olympic Committee and the Bahamas Government paid off with the Bahamas being awarded the hosting of the VI Commonwealth Youth Games in 2017.

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First ever Sir Durward Knowles National Invitational Junior Sailing Regatta announced

AGRICULTURE Minister V Alfred Gray yesterday announced the launch of the first ever Sir Durward Knowles National Invitational Junior Sailing Regatta, scheduled to take place during the Easter holiday weekend in George Town, Exuma.

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Falcons BAISS champions

The Jordan Prince William Falcons proved to be the most dominant boys’ basketball programme in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools.

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Seven players share lead in Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic

MAJOR winners Paula Creamer and Catriona Matthew were among seven players sharing the lead at five-under-par 68 on Thursday after the first round of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.

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BAISS championship series tip-off

The Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools basketball championship series tipped off in all four divisions last night at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. Game two in each series is scheduled to take place starting at 4pm today.

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World’s best female golfers tee off today in Paradise

THE best players in women’s golf will open their seasons here in the Bahamas as the fourth edition of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic tees off today.

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Another 30-point performance by our very own Buddy Hield

ANOTHER game, another 30-point performance that has become commonplace for Bahamian basketball star Buddy Hield.

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Hole-by-hole guide to the Ocean Club course

THE Ocean Club course, Paradise Island, was redesigned in 2000 by Tom Weiskopf, twice a major champion who lengthened and opened the layout to the scenic ocean views while infusing the course with tougher strategic features. The original design of the Ocean Club, which opened in 1954, was the work of Dick Wilson.

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Five players to watch in Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic

STACY LEWIS World ranking: 3 A consistent force in women’s golf, the top-ranked American was the LPGA player of the year in 2014 and had a glittering amateur career.

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$5m upgrades begin for Moore’s Island community

THE government has started comprehensive infrastructure upgrades on Moore’s Island, a small cay in the Abacos.

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Students mix and mingle with world’s best golfers

About 46 students from 10 local government and private schools got a chance to mix and mingle with two of the top female golfers in the world yesterday in a LPGA Junior Clinic during the fourth annual Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Golf Classic at the Ocean Club Golf Course.