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 #4 players for 2016: Agnieszka Radwanska (WTA) and In-Gee Chun … Continue reading
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Ariya Jutanugarn Wins 3rd Tournament In A Row At 2016 LPGA Volvik Championship
It was May’s day yet again at the 2016 LPGA Volvik Championship. With a 15-under 5 shot victory in Ann Arbor, Ariya Jutanugarn, or May if you will, swept all three LPGA events this month. In less than 30 days, she went from just another player with potential to a Player of the Year contender. … 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
Celebrating Women Athletes: Billie Jean King, Jackie Joyner Kersee, Summer Sanders, Shawn Johnson and Cheyenne Woods Talk About Title IX
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, I am starting a “Celebrating Women Athletes” category on my blog. In this first post, Billie Jean King (tennis), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (track), Summer Sanders (swimming), Shawn Johnson (gymnastics) and Cheyenne Woods (golf) join others at a Celebration of Women in Sports gala sponsored by Coca-Cola and … Continue reading
