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 #3 players for 2018: Naomi Osaka (WTA) and Sung-Hyun Park (LPGA). NAOMI … Continue reading
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Fairways and Forehands 2018 WTA and LPGA Top 10 Year In Review: #6 Sloane Stephens and So-Yeon Ryu
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 #6 players for 2018: Sloane Stephens (WTA) and So-Yeon Ryu (LPGA). SLOANE … Continue reading
Fairways and Forehands 2018 WTA and LPGA Top 10 Year In Review: #7 Serena Williams and Sei Young Kim
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 #7 players for 2018: Serena Williams (WTA) and Sei-Young Kim (LPGA). SERENA … Continue reading
In-Gee Chun Wins 2015 Hite Jinro Championship, Third Major Victory On Third Different Tour This Year
Normally, I take the weekend to post about the LPGA of Japan. But with all due respect to Sun Ju Ahn, who won on the JLPGA this week, I can’t ignore how historically great In-Gee Chun has been in 2015. The talented young South Korean has won her third major victory on her third different … Continue reading
Se Ri Pak Serves As A Flag Bearer, Inbee Park Participates In Torch Relay At 2014 Asian Games In Incheon, South Korea
The 2014 Asian Games are underway! Taking place this year in Incheon, South Korea, it was fitting to have perhaps the two greatest South Korean female golfers of all time participating in the opening ceremony festivities. World Golf Hall of Fame member Pak Se-ri served as one of the flag bearers carrying in the Taegukgi, … Continue reading
2013 LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship Final Thoughts: Amy Yang Wins; Goodbye to Grace Park
Going into the 2013 LPGA KEB-HanaBank Championship in Incheon, South Korea, if there were a list of the best players on tour without an LPGA victory, Amy Yang would be near the top if not in first place. She’s had a handful of 2nd place finishes and more than 2 dozen top 10s, all while … Continue reading
Grace Park Announces Retirement; My Tribute To A Champion
Following the second round of the 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship, the second Major of the 2012 LPGA calendar, 6-time tour winner Grace Park announced her retirement as a player. The news spread quickly among fans of the LPGA. The first person to make me consistently pay attention to the LPGA was Se Ri Pak. Her … Continue reading
LPGA Star Na Yeon Choi Visits Korean Naval Fleet
Na Yeon Choi visit Korea’s 2nd Fleet as an ambassador. The world’s #2 ranked (4.9.2012) female golfer took a tour of vessels as well as signed autographs. The picture where she is bowing her head with the wreckage in the background shows part of the ROKS Cheonan, a Korean navy ship sunk in 2010 by … Continue reading
Korean TV Show “Birdie Buddy” Inspired By Signature Moment In Se Ri Pak’s Career
In what remains to this day the signature moment in Se Ri Pak’s career, the Hall of Famer, who had already won a Major in her 1998 rookie season at the McDonald’s LPGA Championship (now sponsored by Wegmans), was in an 18 hole Monday playoff with Jenny Chuasiriporn at the US Women’s Open when she … Continue reading
2011 Evian Masters Introduction; Future Fifth Major?
Here is a little introduction video from the Evian Masters. But the real buzz in the ether is about the Evian Masters becoming the LPGA’s fifth Major. I love the Evian Masters and if the idea was to replace a lesser Major with a new, more high profile Major that would be great. But to … Continue reading
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