With a chance for everybody to calm down and get some sleep, I hope Naomi Osaka’s 2018 US Open champion’s photocall at Top of the Rock is step one in the process of celebrating what the young 20 year old earned, and leaving behind any controversy that stains the memory of her achievement. Those of … Continue reading
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Claire Liu Wins 2017 Wimbledon Girls’ Singles
Before I comment on this result, if you want to see this match and have the WatchESPN app, do a search for Liu inside the app. I don’t know how long they will keep the replay of the Girls final available, but one day later it’s there. I’m rewatching it as I post this. I … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2016 WTA and LPGA Top 12 Year In Review: #5 Karolina Pliskova and Shanshan Feng
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 #5 players for 2016: Karolina Pliskova (WTA) and Shanshan Feng … Continue reading
Get To Know: Ariya Jutanugarn
For those that follow the LPGA, Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn is not a new player, unknown before winning all 3 LPGA events contested in May 2016. The 20-year old emerging Thai star was famous, or perhaps infamous, for a 2013 collapse at the Honda LPGA Thailand where she failed to hold a 2-shot lead with 1 … Continue reading
Simona Halep Wins 6th Title Of The Year At 2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament Of Champions, Ends Year At Career Best #11 Ranking
The players ranked in the WTA Top 10 best beware. Simona Halep is coming. With her three set 2-6 6-2 6-2 triumph over Samantha Stosur at the 2013 Garanti Koza WTA Tournament of Champions (Sofia), Halep finishes her year with a career best #11 ranking. The only thing that could stop her at the moment … Continue reading
Team USA Wins 2013 Ping Junior Solheim Cup
With the America’s best professional female golfers ready to take on Europe’s best at the 2013 Solheim Cup, let me take a minute to congratulate Team USA’s Ping Junior Solheim Cup team on their victory over Europe’s juniors. Playing at Inverness Hotel and Golf Club in Englewood, Colorado, Team USA won the 3-day event 14.5 … Continue reading
So Yeon Ryu Named Ambassador By HanaBank, Gives Junior Golf Clinic
So Yeon Ryu was named an ambassador (or ambassadress, if you like) by the KEB-HanaBank Championship. The elegant 2011 US Women’s Open champion has proven to be a great player since earning her way to the LPGA tour. That said, she is remains a huge star in Korea, where she won 8 KLPGA events. I … Continue reading
2012 Michelle Wie HSJGA Tournament Of Champions Helps Hawaii Junior Golfers
Michelle Wie is giving back to the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association (HSJGA), an organization that helped her as a young golfer. She is donating $10,000 and giving her time to be the title sponsor of the 2012 HSJGA Tournament of Champions. Additionally, she has set up an indiegogo site where donations will go to … Continue reading
Ariya Jutanugarn Successfully Defends Title At 2012 Junior PGA Championship
Fresh off her win at the Canadian Women’s Amateur, Ariya Jutanugarn successfully defended her title at the 2012 Junior PGA Championship Girls Division. The last player to take titles in back to back years was LPGA Major winner Inbee Park in 2001 and 2002. Ariya’s 14-under 274 score was enough to best 2nd place Samantha … Continue reading
Ariya Jutanugarn Wins 2012 Thunderbird Junior Invitational (AJGA)
Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn fired a 5-under 67 in the final round of the 2012 Thunderbird Junior Invitational to finish at 5-under overall. It was good enough to tie Laura Sojo for the lead. Ariya won the playoff for her first win of 2012, which also comes a week after sister Moriya Jutanugarn won the Scott … Continue reading
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