Fairways and Forehands 2018 WTA and LPGA Top 10 Year In Review: #9 Petra Kvitova and Lexi Thompson

For the 2018 edition of my WTA and LPGA money list countdown I will focus on the top 10 from each tour, as determined by the money lists. For the WTA, singles, doubles and mixed are combined for total earnings. Here are the #9 players for 2018: Petra Kvitova (WTA) and Lexi Thompson (LPGA). PETRA … Continue reading →

Fairways and Forehands 2015 WTA, JLPGA and LPGA Top 15 Year In Review: #9 Venus Williams, Shiho Oyama and Shanshan Feng

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 →

Fairways and Forehands 2015 WTA, JLPGA and LPGA Top 15 Year In Review: #10 Roberta Vinci, Misuzu Narita and Anna Nordqvist

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 →

Fairways and Forehands 2015 WTA, JLPGA and LPGA Top 15 Year In Review: #13 Ana Ivanovic, Erina Hara and Hyo-Joo Kim

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 →

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 →

Fairways and Forehands 2015 WTA, JLPGA and LPGA Top 15 Year In Review: #15 Martina Hingis, Akane Iijima and Ha Na Jang

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, singles, … Continue reading →

2011 JLPGA Tour Winners

It was a great year on the JLPGA, with terrific performances by Player of the Year Sun Ju Ahn and Chie Arimura, among others. But no story of the year in Japan can escape the tragedy of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. The JLPGA bounced back to have a great year, highlighted by legendary JLPGA … Continue reading →

Yani Tseng Reflects On 2011 Season

What can one say that hasn’t already been said about Yani Tseng and her fantastic 2011 season? The 2-time reigning LPGA Player of the Year sat down with the good folks at Golfing World. She even talks about what she would look for in potentially playing a PGA event, while stating that she is focused … Continue reading →

ATP Clay Court Season 2011 Preview

A great, and physically grueling, section of the tour season, the clay court swing. And it all culminates in Paris at Roland Garros for the French Open. Will Rafael Nadal win his 6th crown at Roland Garros?