Grace Park is my all-time favorite LPGA player. I thought the happiest I’d ever be for her was when she won a Major at the 2004 Kraft Nabisco Championship (now called the ANA Inspiration). I was wrong. On February 28th, 2015 Grace gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Hayden Kim. She recently … Continue reading
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Grace Park: Mom To Be!
I still miss having Grace Park on the LPGA. But I am so happy for her as she turns the page on another phase of her life. She posted this baby bump photo on Facebook today with the caption: “New phase of life . Excited mom to be. 40days to go” Congratulations, Mama Grace!!
2013 LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship Final Thoughts: Amy Yang Wins; Goodbye to Grace Park
Going into the 2013 LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship in Incheon, South Korea, if there were a list of the best players on tour without an LPGA victory, Amy Yang would be near the top if not in first place. She’s had a handful of 2nd place finishes and more than 2 dozen top 10s, all while … Continue reading
LPGA This Week: 2013 LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship, The One Time Return Of Grace Park
This week the LPGA Tour makes its stop in Incheon, South Korea for the 2013 LPGA KEB HanaBank Championship. There are a lot of storylines this week. Will Suzann Pettersen defend her title? Will Lexi Thompson make it back to back wins? Will one of the local KLPGA players rise up and surprise everybody like … Continue reading
Mi-Hyun Kim, A Tribute To A Retiring LPGA Star
The four original Seoul Sisters, Se Ri Pak, Mi-Hyun Kim, Grace Park and Hee-Won Han, are largely responsible for my LPGA fandom. 2012 has seen the beginning of the end of those trailblazing players being active professional golfers. Grace Park has already walked away into the next chapter of her life. She will now be … Continue reading
Shanshan Feng Wins 2012 Wegman’s LPGA Championship; Has Won On Three Different Tours In 2012
There was an old Western television show in the late 50s and early 60s called Have Gun-Will Travel. Perhaps Shanshan Feng of China should adapt that to Have Driver-Will Travel. The Chinese golf star has taken her talents on the road in 2012, winning on three major tours, some might argue the three top tours … Continue reading
Grace Park Announces Retirement; My Tribute To A Champion
Following the second round of the 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship, the second Major of the 2012 LPGA calendar, 6-time tour winner Grace Park announced her retirement as a player. The news spread quickly among fans of the LPGA. The first person to make me consistently pay attention to the LPGA was Se Ri Pak. Her … Continue reading
Amy Yang Leads 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship After First Round; Guess Who’s Lurking
When Lexi Thompson won the 2011 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, she became the youngest professional to win on the Ladies European Tour. The key word is professional. There is a younger winner on the LET, who was still an amateur at the time she took down the pros, and her name is Amy Yang. Since … Continue reading
Yani Tseng, Hee Young Park Tied For Lead After First Round Of 2012 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup
Welcome back to the United States, LPGA Tour! After an exciting and dramatic early season Asian swing, the best women golfers in the world returned stateside for the 2012 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup. Picking up where she left off in 2011, Yani Tseng sent a message to the rest of the field with a … Continue reading
Grace Park Talks About Partnership With Scottsdale Healthcare
Grace Park is my favorite golfer not named Virada. Here is a video from earlier this year, when she was playing at the RR Donnelley event, representing Scottsdale Healthcare. Grace, a Major and Vare trophy winner on the LPGA, went to KLPGA Q-school in November, earning her card for the 2012 KLPGA season. She also … Continue reading
