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
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
2010 Kia Classic winner Hee Kyung Seo spoke to the good folks at Tour Players about getting engaged. Congratulations to Hee Kyung and her future husband. I wish them the best. The 2011 Rookie of the Year hasn’t won since Kia, but she has been in 3 playoffs, most notably losing to long time rival … Continue reading
Inbee Park stands on the precipice of superstardom in the world of women’s golf. That’s right, I said it. She’s already a great player and acknowledged as such by those in the know. But even in the insular world of ladies golf fandom there are many whose magnetism surpasses the Queen Bee. And there are … Continue reading
Inbee Park battled the wind as much as her fellow competitors (she said she was playing a club and a half for breeze) to take the lead at the midway point of the 2013 Kraft Nabisco Championship at 7-under. The first Major of the year has a long way to go before crowning a winner, … Continue reading
It’s portrait time again for the LPGA. Prior to the 2013 RR Donnelley Founders Cup, some of the ladies took time out for pictures. Due to the sheer volume of photos, I have to split these posts into groups. This group has Morgan Pressel, Danielle Kang and Hee-Kyung Seo. Congratulations and happiness always to Morgan on her … Continue reading
“Not only my family, but also the entire country has hopes for me. But after I heard their hands clap, it became an inspiration.” – Ariya Jutanugarn In the lead-up to the 2013 Honda LPGA Thailand, I wrote a blog post about what storylines I would be watching. While I was anxious to see how … Continue reading
So Yeon Ryu added to her impressive rookie campaign by winning the 2012 Jamie Farr Toledo Classic. The South Korean native won the 2011 US Women’s Open last year as a non-member, earning her LPGA membership for the current season. She has quickly risen to the top of 2012 new members, currently far ahead of … Continue reading
A little late with this post, so I’ll keep this one brief. In fact, the leaderboard below at the end of the post already has players out for the 3rd round. That said, it was certainly an interesting 2nd round. This is a course that was seen to favor big hitters and two of them … Continue reading
First of all, let me offer sincere congratulations to 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship winner, Sun Young Yoo. On a day when world #1 Yani Tseng had an off day (but still had a chance at the end) and leaders were popping up only to fall again, Sun Young’s round of 69, pushing her cumulative score … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 