If you are fan of American LPGA players, you probably hope this week’s 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship follows the early season tour pattern. American Jessica Korda won the season opener, followed by tournament victories by Karrie Webb and Anna Nordqvist. Then American Paula Creamer won, followed once again by Karrie Webb and Anna Nordqvist wins. … Continue reading
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Fairways and Forehands 2013 Top 30 WTA and LPGA Year In Review: #4 Maria Sharapova and Shanshan Feng
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 4 on the money list from each tour are Maria … Continue reading
Shanshan Feng Wins 2013 CME Group Titleholders; Stacy Lewis Wins 2013 Vare Trophy, Moriya Jutanugarn Wins 2013 LPGA Rookie Of The Year
At the end of the 2013 CME Group Titleholders third round, the trio of Natalie Gulbis, Gerina Piller and Pornanong Phatlum led by 2 shots. That was a tenuous lead to be sure, with experienced champions right on their heels. One of those champions, Shanshan Feng, avoided any big mistakes while ill-timed bogeys conspired to … Continue reading
Bo-Mee Lee Wins 2013 Hisako Higuchi Morinaga Weider Ladies
Early in the final round of the 2013 Hisako Higuchi Morinaga Weider Ladies, Yuko Fukuda set a course record of 65. Overnight leader Bo-Mee Lee finished the day by matching that course record en route to a commanding 5 shot victory at a tournament record 15-under. She came out on fire, birdying 3, 5, 6 … Continue reading
Sakura Yokomine Wins 2013 Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies
They say you can’t win a tournament on day one, but you can lose it. Maybe so, but perhaps Sakura Yokomine won the 2013 Nobuta Group Masters GC Ladies (JLPGA) on the second day. Facing a strong field that included LPGA standout Shanshan Feng, Sakura opened up with a solid 2-under 70. It was on … 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 At Midway Point Of 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia; Lexi Thompson 1 Shot Back, Amy Yang Shoots Tournament Record 62
Il-Hee Lee continues to lead the 2013 Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia after 2 rounds. The 24-year old South Korean is chasing her second LPGA tournament victory to go along with her win at the 2013 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. Lee fired a second round 6-under 65 (par is 71 here) to extend to 13-under overall. … 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
Shanshan Feng Wins 2013 Reignwood LPGA Classic
We’ve seen iconic national trailblazers win inaugural LPGA events in their home country before. A few years ago, the incredible success of Yani Tseng was a driving force behind the creation of the Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship. In its first event, Yani stormed to the 2011 title in front of galleries befitting her rock star … Continue reading
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