Fairways and Forehands 2018 WTA and LPGA Top 10 Year In Review: #3 Naomi Osaka and Sung-Hyun Park

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

LPGA Players Learning Different Languages

I am happy to see the new commissioner is not draconian in penalizing players for not reaching a pre-determined level of English proficiency in a set time. It seems that it is happening naturally. Which is good. And not only English. Vicky Hurst, who is an American of half-Korean descent is learning Korean. That’s also … Continue reading →

Deja Ryu! In The Biggest Women’s Golf Tournament In The World, The U.S. Women’s Open, So Yeon Ryu Beats Hee Kyung Seo Again In A Three Hole Playoff

There might be some, even some dedicated golf fans, who didn’t know who So Yeon Ryu was before her 3 hole playoff with Hee Kyung Seo at the 2011 United States Women’s Open at The Broadmoor. Seo, however, knows full well just who Ryu is. They are friends, and rivals, from the Korean LPGA. In … Continue reading →

2011 U.S. Women’s Open 2nd Round Play Suspended With In-Kyung Kim Leading

Mother Nature was (somewhat) kinder on day two of the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open at Broadmoor as the players were able to complete the first round and many were able to play significant parts of the second round. However, there’s still a lot of the second round to complete on Saturday with play suspended on … Continue reading →

US Women’s Open 2011 Day One Incomplete Due To Weather

It’s always a bummer when any LPGA event has a weather delay or  suspension of play until the next day. That’s especially the case in this season of stops and starts on the calender. I won’t comment on the first round since there is a lot of golf to yet be completed. A lot can … Continue reading →

Kim Yeon-A (Yuna Kim) Presents Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics

Congratulations to South Korea for winning the 2018 Winter Olympics, which will be hosted in Pyeongchang. Reigning Olympic Gold Medalist Kim Yeon-A (Yuna Kim) was one of many instrumental people who helped South Korea win their bid. KIM YEON-A (YUNA KIM)