In back to back weeks a WTA tournament final in Mexico featured comeback player Timea Bacsinszky versus rising star Caroline Garcia. Call Timea la Reina de México as she followed her win over Garcia in Acapulco last week with another triumph at the 2015 Monterrey Open this week. In a match that ended in the … Continue reading
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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
Lexi Thompson Wins 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
At a time when 16-year old Lydia Ko of New Zealand is petitioning the LPGA, the youth movement on tour continued at the 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia with 18-year old American star Lexi Thompson capturing her 2nd LPGA title. Lexi was consistently brilliant in Kuala Lumpur, finishing as the only player in the 60s … Continue reading
Lexi Thompson Vaults To Lead After 3rd Round Of 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
American Lexi Thompson continued her strong play at the 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia with her third consecutive round in the 60s. The 18-year old’s 5-under 66 vaulted her to the lead at 17-under, 3 shots clear of Ilhee Lee with one round remaining. Lexi had a clean 5-birdie, no bogey round while Ilhee’s 1-under … Continue reading
Il-Hee Lee Leads 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia After Round One
South Korean Il-Hee Lee started her first round at the 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia with a birdie on the par 4 1st, heralding a great day to come. That day would feature a clean 7-birdie, no bogey round that left Il-Hee alone atop the leaderboard at 7-under at day’s end. Earlier this year the … Continue reading
LPGA Stars Come Together At 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia For The Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation; Also, Hit The Kitchen To Try Hand At Malaysian Cuisine
The talented ladies of LPGA took some time before the start of the 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia to advocate for breast cancer awareness, as well as have some fun trying their hands at Malaysian cuisine. Beatriz Recari, Cristie Kerr, Shanshan Feng and Ladies European Tour (and Solheim Cup) star Charley Hull were at the … Continue reading
LPGA This Week: 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
This week the LPGA heads to Kuala Lumpur for the 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. Inbee Park will try to defend her 2012 title against a field stacked with 18 of the top 20 players as well as 46 of the top 50 players on the LPGA Money List. But the Sime Darby tournament, which … Continue reading
WTA Increases Chinese Events To 5 In 2014; Thank You, Li Na!
It was probably bound to happen eventually anyway, but the WTA’s presence in China will grow to 5 events in 2014. Still, I have to think that Li Na’s success at Roland Garros, becoming the first Asian born player to win a tennis Major in singles, lit a flame of tennis interest in a country … Continue reading
Defending Champion Na Yeon Choi Leads 2012 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia After Third Round
Defending Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia champion Na Yeon Choi leads the 2012 tournament by 2 strokes after the third round. Her 4 birdie, 1 bogey 3-under 68 (par is 71 here) has the world #4 sitting atop the leaderboard at 13-under. While the 2012 US Open winner is in position for her second LPGA title … Continue reading
Na Yeon Choi Notches 100th Win By Player Of Korean Descent On LPGA Tour At 2011 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia
Since Se Ri Pak blazed the trail for Korean success on the LPGA in her 1998 rookie season with 4 wins, including 2 Majors, the face of the world’s premier women’s golf tour has never been the same. Sure, there had been Korean players before Se Ri. Ok-Hee Ku, for example, won the 1988 Standard … Continue reading
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