For the fourth annual edition of my WTA and LPGA money list countdown I will focus on the dynamic dozen from each tour, the top 12 on the money lists. For the WTA, singles, doubles and mixed are combined for total earnings. Here are the #8 players for 2016: Victoria Azarenka (WTA) and Ha-Na Jang … Continue reading
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Hyo-Joo Kim Wins 2016 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
The 2016 LPGA season crowned its first champion of the season as South Korea’s Hyo-Joo Kim fired a final round 7-under 66 (par is 73 on this course) to win the 2016 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic by 2 shots at 18-under overall. It was definitely the way to win an event, with a strong finish. … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2015 WTA, JLPGA and LPGA Top 15 Year In Review: #15 Martina Hingis, Akane Iijima and Ha Na Jang
The past two years I have counted down the top 30 (2013) and top 25 (2014) players on the WTA and LPGA money lists as my year-end wrap-up. This year I am reducing the list to the top 15. However, I am adding the LPGA of Japan (JLPGA) to the countdown. For the WTA, singles, … Continue reading
Chella Choi Wins 2015 Marathon Classic
I’m a fan of a lot of the players on the LPGA. So whomever wins from week to week I have reason to cheer. But sometimes there is extra cause for me to be happy. Chella Choi winning the 2015 Marathon Classic is one of those times. She’s one of a handful of my very … Continue reading
Na Yeon Choi Wins 2015 Coates Golf Championship; Lydia Ko Becomes Youngest Ever World #1
The best in the world play to win. While there should be no doubt to anybody who follows the LPGA that Na Yeon Choi is among the best players in the world and is a winner, she hadn’t captured an LPGA title since 2012. That drought is over as NYC held on down the stretch … Continue reading
Hyo Joo Kim Wins 2014 Evian Championship; Michelle Wie Wins 2014 Rolex Annika Major Award
It’s not every day that a 19-year old non-member of the the LPGA faces down a Hall of Fame legend and emerges triumphant. But that’s exactly what happened at the 2014 Evian Championship as South Korean teen phenom Hyo Joo Kim stood firmly in the face of a late push from Karrie Webb. Kim started … Continue reading
2013 Doosan Match Play Draw Ceremony
The KLPGA tour heads to the 2013 Doosan Match Play Championship this week. Defending champion Char Young Kim, a 3 time winner in 2012, returns to defend her title. Incidentally, in the picture above they have the champions between 2008 and 2012…except for 2009. That missing champion, who won’t be in the field this week, … Continue reading
Yoon Kyung Heo Wins 2013 Woori Investment & Securities Ladies Championship
Sometimes a player has to go through the crucible to get their first win. When they do finally emerge victorious, the emotions pour out. So it was with Yoon Kyung Heo, having to erase the memories of a handful of past KLPGA bridesmaid finishes and a 4 player playoff at the 2013 Woori Investment & … Continue reading
KLPGA: Hye Youn Kim Shoots A Final Round 68 To Charge To Victory At Hyundai China Ladies Open, So Yeon Ryu Fires A Final Round 66, But Falls One Shot Short Of Defending Her Title
On a final day when players at the top were able to shoot low scores, South Korea’s Hye Youn Kim reeled off five birdies against one bogey to shoot a final round 4-under 68, leaving her at 4-under overall for the tournament, good enough to claim victory in the opening event of the 2011 KLPGA … Continue reading
KLPGA: Hyundai China Ladies Open 2nd Round; Jung Min Lee Stumbles But Holds On To Lead By 1
First round leader Jung Min Lee struggled with a 3-over 75 on the second day of the Hyundai China Ladies Open. Bogeying the par-4 2nd and double bogeying the par-5 8th left her at 3-over for the round by the turn. She exchanged two more bogeys against two birdies on the backside to stay at … Continue reading
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