Not like this. Of the top 5 finishers at the 2017 ANA Inspiration (So-Yeon Ryu, Lexi Thompson, Minjee Lee, Inbee Park and Suzann Pettersen), I am firmly Team So-Yeon Ryu. I like all of those players, but I have a special affinity for Ryu, whom I have been waiting eagerly to celebrate in victory again during … Continue reading
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Caroline Masson Wins 2016 Manulife LPGA Classic
In the past, if Ariya Jutanugarn stumbled on the back 9 as she did at the 2016 Manulife LPGA Classic on Sunday I would have felt a whole lot worse about it than I do today. Sure, I wasn’t happy to see her find the foliage with her tee shot on 18, causing her to … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2015 WTA, JLPGA and LPGA Top 15 Year In Review: #14 Angelique Kerber, Ai Suzuki and Suzann Pettersen
For 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, … Continue reading
Michelle Wie, Paula Creamer, Charley Hull, Catriona Matthew and Defending Champion Stacy Lewis Ready For 2014 Ricoh Women’s British Open
Last year, Stacy Lewis won a windy 2013 Ricoh Women’s British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews. She has kept up her high level of play, regaining the world #1 ranking and coming in to the 2014 WBO off a win in Arkansas. Unless and until her play falters, I look at her … 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
Fairways and Forehands 2013 Top 30 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #2 Victoria Azarenka and Suzann Pettersen
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 2 on the money list from each tour are Victoria Azarenka … 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
Pornanong Phatlum Leads After First Round Of 2013 Lorena Ochoa International
I don’t always do posts for the first round of golf events. Very often, although not always, I’ll wait until Saturday to see how storylines are developing. But the Pornanong Phatlum fan in me had to at least give a few words of praise for the job she did in the first round of the … Continue reading
Suzann Pettersen Thwarts Early Fourth Round Challenge From Azahara Munoz At 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan To Win Late Going Away
With an assist from Azahara Munoz, Suzann Pettersen found a way to make the fourth round of the 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship interesting early on before closing it out comfortably late. Give credit to Azahara. She came out firing, looking to make a match of it, and she did. By the time she sunk … Continue reading
Suzann Pettersen Survives Shaky Start To Maintain Lead After 3rd Round Of 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship
Suzann Pettersen did her darndest early in the 3rd round to add some drama to the 2013 Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship. But in the end, she finished her day very near to where she started. With a 5 shot overnight lead, the world #2 stumbled out of the blocks with bogeys on 3 of her … Continue reading
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