As one of my favorite players, it was truly a pleasure and joy to see the success Michelle Wie had in 2014, the highlight being her first Major, the 2014 United States Women’s Open. She hasn’t quite hit her stride yet in 2015, but I think that’s just a matter of time. Hey, why not … Continue reading
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Top Seeded Americans Eliminated On Day Three Of 2014 International Crown; Thailand, Spain, Japan, Sweden and South Korea Advance To Final Day
Team USA came into the 2014 International Crown as the top seed among the eight teams. They left with an increasingly familiar storyline of defeat in team competition. The Americans have lost the past two Solheim Cups, including last year’s lopsided 18-10 drubbing. However, that loss has been cited by players as the springboard to … Continue reading
United States, Thailand Surge On Day Two Of 2014 International Crown; Japan Maintains Lead In Pool B
Whether they admit it or not, Friday’s fourball against Team Spain was critical for Team USA at the 2014 International Crown. After being shut out by Taiwan on day one, another poor showing would have made any dream of winning on Sunday distant at best. With a switch in partners, the United States squad took … Continue reading
Taiwan On Top After Day One Of 2014 International Crown; USA Struggles Out The Gate
2014 has been a year of United States resurgence on the LPGA Tour with 11 of 18 tournaments so far won by Americans, including all 3 Majors to date. Meanwhile, former world #1 Yani Tseng of Taiwan is still struggling to recapture her past mastery. Well, you wouldn’t have known those two things were the … Continue reading
LPGA Portraits 2014: Michelle Wie, Jessica Korda, In-Kyung Kim and Megan Grehan
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 Michelle Wie, Jessica Korda, In-Kyung … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2013 Top 30 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #7 Marion Bartoli and In-Kyung Kim
Instead of a year in review focusing on overall achievements, I thought this time I’d do a countdown of the top 30 money list leaders from the WTA and LPGA. For the WTA, singles, doubles and mixed are combined for this top 30. Number 7 on the money list from each tour are Marion Bartoli … 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
So Yeon Ryu, Anna Nordqvist and Pornanong Phatlum Lead After Second Round Of 2013 Lorena Ochoa Invitational
This is why I don’t like to predict a winner after the first round. Sure, Pornanong Phatlum is still perched atop the leaderboard after two rounds at 9-under and could still very well lead from wire to wire, taking home the trophy. However, at the midway point of the 2013 Lorena Ochoa Invitational, Waen has … 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
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