LPGA Tour takes center stage in Las Vegas as PGA Tour plots future return

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Reigning Player of the Year and world No. 1 Nelly Korda is back in the Las Vegas area this week to defend her T-Mobile Match Play title.

The LPGA Tour event is Las Vegas’ star professional golf attraction of the year, especially since the PGA Tour won’t host a tournament in the city for the first time in more than four decades.

Dropping Las Vegas from the schedule — which occurred after Shriners Children’s Hospital ended its 18-year sponsorship in October — was a...