It’s not every day that a 19-year old non-member of the the LPGA faces down a Hall of Fame legend and emerges triumphant. But that’s exactly what happened at the 2014 Evian Championship as South Korean teen phenom Hyo Joo Kim stood firmly in the face of a late push from Karrie Webb. Kim started … Continue reading
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Ariya Jutanugarn Leads 2013 Honda LPGA Thailand After 3rd Round
“Not only my family, but also the entire country has hopes for me. But after I heard their hands clap, it became an inspiration.” – Ariya Jutanugarn In the lead-up to the 2013 Honda LPGA Thailand, I wrote a blog post about what storylines I would be watching. While I was anxious to see how … Continue reading
Former #1 Jiyai Shin Moves Back Into Top 5 Of Rolex Rankings After 2012 Women’s British Open Win
Jiyai Shin moved up 5 spots in the Rolex Rankings to number 5 following her win at the 2012 Ricoh Women’s British Open, her second Major, both WBO wins. Jiyai is a former world #1 but has struggled with physical ailments the past year or so. With back to back wins, she certainly seems back … Continue reading
Lydia Ko’s Rise To #45 In Rolex Rankings No Surprise To Her Coach, Guy Wilson
Lydia Ko’s win at the CN Canadian Women’s Open has taken the golf world by storm. But to her coach Guy Wilson, who has watched her precocious rise since she was 8 years old, it is a progression of the work they have done together. Ranked #1 in the world as an amateur, Lydia has … Continue reading
Rolex Rankings 6.11.2012: Shanshan Feng Up To #5, Stacy Lewis Moves To #2
There was significant movement on the Rolex Rankings, published 6.11.2012, as Shanshan Feng rode the momentum of her Major victory at the 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship into the 5th spot on the Rolex Rankings. Also moving up into the #2 spot is Stacy Lewis. Making a huge jump 58 spots to #83 is amateur Hyo-Joo … Continue reading
Rolex Rankings 5.21.2012: Azahara Munoz Into Top 20 With Sybase Win, Runner-Up Candie Kung Jumps Up 39 Spots
2012 Sybase Match Play champion Azahara Munoz jumped 8 places into 19th on the Rolex Rankings following her win at Hamilton Farm Golf Club. The 2010 Rookie of the Year had been playing well lately and seemed poised for her first win on the LPGA. She was already a winner on the Ladies European Tour, … Continue reading
Rolex Rankings 3.19.2012: Yani Maintains #1, So Yeon Ryu Moves Into Top 20
With all the stops and starts due to inclement weather, it threw off my schedule and I didn’t do a post on the final round of the 2012 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup. So I will put pictures from the fourth round at the end of the rankings here as well as some videos throughout. … Continue reading
Hee Kyung Seo, 2011 LPGA Rookie Of The Year
Before she won the 2010 KIA Classic as a non-member of the LPGA, Hee Kyung Seo was one of my favorite players on the KLPGA. She is a former KLPGA Player of the Year with double digit career wins, so it was no surprise to me that she won the 2011 Rolex Rookie of the … Continue reading
2011 LPGA Rolex Awards Reception
Yani Tseng capped an incredible year of success by picking up the Player of the Year and Vare Trophy at the 2011 LPGA Rolex Award Reception. She also topped the 2011 Money List. The gala event was held at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida following the 1st round of the 2011 CME … Continue reading
Ariya Jutanugarn, 2011 Rolex Junior Player Of The Year (Girls)
Congratulations to Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn on being named 2011 Rolex Junior Player of the Year, Girls Division. The current Polo Golf Rankings #1 junior, 15-year old Ariya won 4 events this year and finished top 2 eight times. Her wins in 2011 were the Junior PGA Championship (by a whopping 10 strokes!), US Girls Junior … Continue reading
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