Michelle Wie is having a terrific 2014 LPGA season. Coming into the US Women’s Open, she is 2nd on the money list, in scoring average, greens in regulation and the Race to the CME Globe. Michelle is also 3rd in top 10 percentage and Rolex Player of the Year. In April, Wie won the LPGA … Continue reading
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Stacy Lewis In The Hunt For #1 Ranking As Hee Young Park Leads After 2nd Round Of 2014 Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC
See, here’s the problem with liking almost everybody on tour. I am constantly being pulled in opposite rooting directions. On the one hand, I see Hee Young Park atop the leaderboard (8-under) at the halfway point of the 2014 Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC and can’t help but get excited. The Seoul Sisters are the … Continue reading
LPGA Portraits 2014: Morgan Pressel, Azahara Munoz, Amy Yang and Thidapa Suwannapura
Each year during the Founders Cup week the LPGA takes some really nice high quality portraits of players. There are so many that I am breaking them into groups. I can’t feature everybody or every picture, but each post will have some of my favorites. In this post, I include Morgan Pressel, Azahara Munoz, Amy … Continue reading
Paula Creamer Wins 2014 HSBC Women’s Champions With Putt For The Ages
Thank you, Paula Creamer! I admit that lately my “Fairway and Forehands” blog had been heavy on the Forehands (tennis) and light on the Fairways (LPGA golf). Heck, my post about UFC 170 and Ronda Rousey was bigger than anything I’ve done about the LPGA recently. I like everybody on tour, but with some of … Continue reading
Na Yeon Choi Leads 2014 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic After Round Three
This is why I generally wait until the weekend to post LPGA tournament entries. So much can happen. Three rounds. Four different leaders. Meena Lee and Lydia Ko on day one. Jessica Korda on day two. Na Yeon Choi on day three. NYC, the 2010 LPGA Money List and Vare Trophy winner, had won at … Continue reading
Lydia Ko, Meena Lee Lead 2014 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic After Round One
Lydia Ko started her rookie season with a strong 5-under 68 (par is 73 at this tournament) to tie for the lead with Meena Lee at the 2014 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. I don’t usually do early round posts, but this is the first round of the LPGA season, so I thought I’d do a … Continue reading
Lexi Thompson Wins 2013 Lorena Ochoa Invitational
Lexi Thompson’s two previous LPGA victories, and her Ladies European Tour win for that matter, demonstrated her ability to finish the job with a comfortable margin. In the final round of the 2013 Lorena Ochoa Invitational, Lexi proved she could withstand the pressure of going head to head down the stretch against one of the … Continue reading
Lexi Thompson Grabs Lead After Third Round Of 2013 Lorena Ochoa Invitational
With only a few months separating Lydia Ko from her rookie season on the LPGA Tour, another precocious prodigy might be on the verge of taking her game to an even higher level. Everybody recognizes the talent possessed by Lexi Thompson. She won both LPGA and Ladies European Tour events before her rookie season on … Continue reading
Suzann Pettersen Thwarts Early Fourth Round Challenge From Azahara Munoz At 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan To Win Late Going Away
With an assist from Azahara Munoz, Suzann Pettersen found a way to make the fourth round of the 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship interesting early on before closing it out comfortably late. Give credit to Azahara. She came out firing, looking to make a match of it, and she did. By the time she sunk … Continue reading
Suzann Pettersen Survives Shaky Start To Maintain Lead After 3rd Round Of 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship
Suzann Pettersen did her darndest early in the 3rd round to add some drama to the 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship. But in the end, she finished her day very near to where she started. With a 5 shot overnight lead, the world #2 stumbled out of the blocks with bogeys on 3 of her … Continue reading
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