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
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Brittany & Friends 2016 Raises Money For First Tee of St. Petersburg
Newlywed Brittany Lincicome hosted several of her LPGA friends and colleagues for Brittany & Friends 2016, a pro-am event to benefit The First Tee of St. Petersburg. The program uses youth golf programs to teach life skills and promote core values. Some of the pros joining Bam-Bam included reigning LPGA Player of the Year Lydia … Continue reading
In-Gee Chun Wins World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup, Takes Major Title In First Ever JLPGA Event
South Korea’s In-Gee Chun is presently a college student in addition to being a professional golfer. Fittingly, she took the field to school at the 2015 World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup in her first ever LPGA of Japan (JLPGA) event, establishing a 5 shot lead after 3 rounds at 13-under and cruising to a 4-shot … Continue reading
Michelle Wie, Lydia Ko, Cheyenne Woods and Defending Champion Karrie Webb Ready For 2015 JTBC Founders Cup
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
Inbee Park Wins 2015 HSBC Women’s Champions
It was a dream final round scenario for the LPGA; the three best players in the world at the top of the leaderboard fighting it out for the 2015 HSBC Women’s Champions title. In American Stacy Lewis, they had the reigning Player of the Year. In South Korean Inbee Park, they had the previous Player … 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
8th Annual Morgan & Friends Golf Outing Continues Fight Against Breast Cancer
Kathryn Krickstein Pressel had her time on earth cut short by breast cancer in 2003. The sister of former top 10 tennis pro Aaron Krickstein, her fight continues through daughter Morgan Pressel’s tireless work to raise money that over the years has helped fund the Morgan Pressel Foundation. The Foundation has sponsored a mobile mammogram … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2014 Top 25 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #16 Jessica Korda and Lucie Safarova
Like 2013, this year I will do a countdown of the top money list leaders from both the WTA and LPGA. Last year I did the top 30, but this year I will do the top 25. Note that as of this post, the retired Li Na has been removed from the WTA website money … Continue reading
Michelle Wie Continues Hot Play With Second Round Suspended Play Lead At 2014 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Ok, let’s get this out of the way right from the beginning. I know Michelle Wie has been on fire lately but… Following her breakthrough win at the 2014 US Women’s Open, Michelle Wie was quite a busy champion. Television appearances, radio call in shows, Empire State Building photoshoots, she was in demand. Had she … Continue reading
Michelle Wie Leads 2014 US Women’s Open After Round 2; 11-Year Old Lucy Li Misses Cut
In a tournament that features a record 11-year old qualifier, Lucy Li, it is a former child prodigy who holds the lead at the midway point of the 2014 United States Women’s Open. Michelle Wie, who qualified for the US Amateur Women’s Public Links at a then record 10-years old, won it at a record … Continue reading
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