Lydia Ko could win her second consecutive ANA Inspiration title this week, or be eclipsed by Michelle Wie winning her first in her 13th career start, and it would still be lose-lose for the women in one respect.
As the top golfers on the L.P.G.A. Tour compete in their first major tournament of the year, they will be hard-pressed to ignore the storm clouds gathering in advance of their third, the United States Women’s Open, to be held in July at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.