Rolex Rankings (4/11/2011)

Not a lot of movement at the top of the Rolex Rankings in an off week, but plenty of movement farther down the list. Jeong Jang slipped one spot out of the top 100, but she also was married on Saturday, April 9th, so I would say she had a net gain this week! 🙂 … Continue reading →

WTA Singles Rankings (4/4/2011)

Welcome back to the top 10, Maria Sharapova. She had spent 239 weeks in the top 10 between July 5, 2004 and February 1, 2009, but none since until this week. It’s great for the sport of women’s tennis when Maria is playing well and attracting attention to the game. It is particularly beneficial now … Continue reading →

Rolex Rankings 3/21/2011: Karrie Webb Creaping Up Top 10, Mindy Kim Jumps 58 Spots

2011 RR Donnelley Founders Cup and HSBC Women’s Champions victor Karrie Webb continues to inch closer to the top 5, coming in at #8 this week after her back to back wins. Mindy Kim, following her showing at RR Donnelley, moved into the #163 slot. It doesn’t sound very impressive, until you consider that’s a … Continue reading →

Rolex Rankings (3/7/2011)

RANK CHANGE PLAYER COUNTRY EVENTS AVG PTS TOT PTS 1 — Yani Tseng TPE 53 11.52 610.62 2 — Jiyai Shin KOR 59 9.73 574.08 3 — Na Yeon Choi KOR 52 9.32 484.47 4 — Suzann Pettersen NOR 41 9.31 381.59 5 — Cristie Kerr USA 45 9.24 415.82 6 — Ai Miyazato JPN … Continue reading →

2010 Ricoh Women’s British Open Rewind

Yani’s second Major win in 2010.

Kim Clijsters, Li Na, Victoria Azarenka Advance At Medibank; Vera Zvonareva, Samantha Stosur Upset

After only two rounds at the Medibank International Sydney, the top seeds have been decimated. #1 Caroline Wozniacki is gone. #2 Vera Zvonareva is gone. #4 Samantha Stosur is gone. While the other top seeds fell around her, #3 seeded Kim Clijsters was too much for qualifier Barbara Zahlavova Strycova, winning 6-1 6-4. Besides Caroline … Continue reading →

In Response: LPGA star Morgan Pressel – with help from many of her friends – raises money to battle breast cancer, from the Palm Beach Post

A great article on Morgan Pressel and her foundation’s 2011 fund-raising event by Edgar Thompson: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/golf/lpga-star-morgan-pressel-with-help-from-many-1166205.html My only real response is tremendous pride that the LPGA has a star in Morgan Pressel who uses her celebrity and connections to do work in the real world that makes a difference between life and death potentially for … Continue reading →

My Thoughts: Will Caroline Wozniacki Win A Major Title In 2011?

I’m calling these types of entries “My Thoughts” to distinguish them from my “In Response” opinion entries. My Thoughts are musings of my own whereas In Response are thoughts about other people’s articles. Also, I want to restate that I am from the Bud Collins school of calling the individual events that comprise a Grand … Continue reading →

LPGA Pro Irene Cho Reads To Children In First Tee Program

Irene Cho read “Olivia Helps With Christmas” to children at the First Tee program during a BookPALS event at Mission Hills Country Club, the site of Dinah’s tournament, the Kraft Nabisco Championship. This event took place on December 18th. For more information on how LPGA pros are active in communities, please visit: http://www.lpga.com/outsidetheropes.aspx?mid=2&pid=0

In Response: Golf Channel LPGA Year In Review

video: http://www.thegolfchannel.com/golf-videos/-14903/ Well…it was certainly a year to remember with drama and intrigue all the way to the final round of the final event. Here is the Golf Channel’s recap. One quibble to make. They ask how the LPGA Player of the Year, Yani Tseng, can’t be ranked #1. The answer is two-fold, but the main … Continue reading →