Tag Archives: LPGA
LPGA Preview: RICOH Women’s Britsh Open
After yet another switch atop the LPGA’s Rolex Rankings, the Tour moves to the final major championship of the season – the RICOH Women’s British Open at Royal Birkdale Golf Clun. Jiyai Shin regained the top spot on the Rolex Rankings after coming from behind to win the Evian Masters last week. Shin, who won [...]
Shin tops Pressel to win Evian Masters
Jiyai Shin overtook Morgan Pressel in the final round of the Evian Masters to win the Evian Masters in France. Shin, who started two shots behind Pressel at the start of the round, shot 67 on Sunday. Shin tied Pressel at 13-under par with a birdie on the 13th hole, as Pressel narrowly missed her [...]
Mika Miyazato leads Evian Masters
Mika Miyazato, the younger sister of top ranked Ai Miyazato, leads the Evian Masters heading into the weekend in France. Mika is at nine-under par through two rounds of play, a shot better than Gwladys Nocera. Mika only made one bogey in the second round while carding six birdies for a 67. She is looking [...]
Wild ride on LPGA Tour: Miyazato, Kerr fight for top spot
Since Lorena Ochoa retired early this season, it has been a wild fight for the top spot on the Rolex Rankings. The race has seen four lead changes between three players. But, the rankings are closer than ever with the dominance of Ochoa, and Annika Sorenstam before. Heading into this week’s Evian Masters, Ai Miyazato [...]
Creamer wins first major, Tiger looks for win at the British Open
A couple of weeks away from the computer and some of the greatest golf happened on the course. The biggest news was at last week’s U. S. Women’s Open with Paula Creamer winning her first major championship and only a few weeks back from thumb surgery. And, what about Paul Goydos carding a 59 to [...]
LPGA’s Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Preview
It will be tough to follow Cristie Kerr’s impressive win at the LPGA Championship last week but the LPGA is in Ohio for the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic at Highland Meadows Golf Club, host since 1989. Defending champion Eunjung Yi will have to battle a tough field to successfully repeat this year. Jiyai Shin [...]
Kerr becomes first American to top LPGA Rankings
Cristie Kerr has become the first American LPGA player to top the LPGA’s Rolex Rankings. Thanks to her record-setting win at the LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans, Kerr jumped over Ai Miyazato and Jiyai Shin into the number one spot. The race for the top spot has been closer than ever since the retirement of [...]
Cristie Kerr dominates LPGA Championship
Cristie Kerr continued her domination of the LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans with a bogey-free final round 66 to win the year’s second major by 12 shots. Kerr finished the tournament with a birdie, her sixth of the day, to bring home her second career major championship. She led from the start and, after breaking [...]
Kerr leads LPGA Championship by eight
Cristie Kerr extended her lead at the LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans with a third round 69 on the Locust Hill Country Club course. At 13-under par for the tournament, Kerr has an eight shot lead over three players as she looks to win the second major championship of her career. Kerr started with a [...]
Cristie Kerr in command at LPGA Championship
Cristie Kerr shot a six-under, 66, at Locust Hill Country Club to lead the LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans in Rochester, New York. Kerr holds a five shot advantage over Mika Miyazato and Inbee Park. Kerr started the second round with a birdie on the first hole and then made eight straight pars. She birdied [...]
Cristie Kerr tied for LPGA Championship lead
Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis and Seon Hwa Lee are tied for the lead with rounds of 68 at the LPGA Championship presented by Wegmans at Locust Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Kerr started the LPGA’s second major championship on the back nine with birdies on the 10th and 11th holes. She added birdies [...]
Miyazato looks to add major to great season
Anna Nordqvist is set to defend her LPGA Championship title in Rochester, New York at Locust Hill Country Club. The LPGA’s second major championship of the year is presented by Wegmans. Nordqvist won last year by four shots but, at the tournaments new home, she placed tied for 36th, coming the week after winning the [...]
LPGA has new #1: Ai Miyazato
Ai Miyazato won the ShopRite LPGA Classic for her fourth win of the 2010 LPGA Tour season and moves into the top spot on the Rolex Rankings for the first time in her career. Miyazato was two shots behind M. J. Hur heading into the final round but pulled away from the field with seven [...]
Steinhauer leads ShopRite LPGA Classic, Gulbis one back
Sherri Steinhauer shot a seven-under par, 64, on the Dolce Seaview Resort course in Galloway, NJ to lead the ShopRite LPGA Classic by one shot over Natalie Gulbis and Tania Elosegui. Steinhauer made birdies on the third and fifth holes and, after a bogey on the eighth, added and eagle on the par-5, ninth hole. [...]
Paula Creamer returns for ShopRite LPGA Classic
Paula Creamer is in the field at this week’s ShopRite LPGA Classic at the Dolce Seaview Resort, Bay Course. It is the first event for Creamer since the season opening Honda-PTT LPGA Thailand, won by Ai Miyazato. Creamer, who underwent sugery to fix a nagging thumb injury, has slipped to 13th in the Rolex Rankings [...]
Yoo wins Sybase Match Play Championship
Sun Young Yoo beat Angela Stanford to win the Sybase Match Play Championship at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in New Jersey. Yoo, who defeated Jiyai Shin 2&1 to reach the finals, bested Stanford 3&1 to win. Yoo took the lead on the third hole and held it through the 11th. Stanford won the 11th to [...]
LPGA plays Sybase Match Play Championship
The LPGA changes pace this week with the Sybase Match Play Championship at the Hamilton Farm Club in Gladstone, New Jersey. The inaugural event brings the top 64 players together for one of the most exciting and unpredictable formats in golf. The format for the event will have players separated into four brackets, named after [...]
Pak wins Bell Micro LPGA Classic
Se Ri Pak won for the first time since 2007 with a playoff victory at the Bell Micro LPGA Classic. She won the three-hole playoff over Brittany Lincicome and Suzann Pettersen after rain washed out the final round. After four inches of rain fell overnight, play started at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia [...]
Se Ri Pak leads Bell Micro LPGA Classic
Se Ri Pak is looking for her first win in three years and shot 66 in the second round to lead the Bell Micro LPGA by one shot over Brittany Lincicome and Wendy Ward. Pak started on the back side of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Magnolia Grove with two pars before making birdie [...]
Munoz leads Bell Micro LPGA Classic
LPGA Tour rookie Azahara Munoz shot 65 to lead the Bell Micro LPGA Classic by one shot over Katherine Hull and Jee Young Lee. Munoz was bogey-free on the Robert Trent Jones Jr. Golf Trail’s Magnolia Grove in Alabama. She started on the 10th hole and made birdies on the 11th, 13th and 16th holes. [...]
LGPA gets back on course with Bell Micro LPGA Classic
The LPGA tries to move forward following the sudden death of 25-year-old Erica Blasberg with the Bell Micro LPGA Classic on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Magnolia Grove in Mobile, Alabama. Angela Stanford returns as the defending champion but faces a tough field looking to make a move on the newly crowned number [...]
LPGA player Erica Blasberg found dead
LPGA player Erica Blasberg was found dead with an investigation ongoing. She was 25. Here is a link to the FOXsports.com article with more. Here is another story on Blasberg from LPGA.com. And more stories remembering Erica Blasberg – one from Blasberg’s friend and sometimes caddy Shane Bacon at Devil Ball Golf and another from [...]
Miyazato wins Tres Marias Championship, Ochoa sixth
Ai Miyazato won for the third time in 2010 with a one-shot victory at the Tres Marias Championship over Stacy Lewis. Lorena Ochoa finished her final tournament before heading into retirement in sixth place. Miyazato made a birdie on the first hole and took control of the tournament with a stretch of six birdies over [...]
Wie leads Tres Marias Championship
Michelle Wie shot 68 in the second round of the Tres Marias Championship in Mexico to take a one shot lead over Ai Miyazato and Brittany Lincicome. Wie got off to a great start with seven birdies in the first 12 holes. After a bogey on the 14th, Wie made a birdie on the 16th [...]
Tseng wins RICOH Women’s British Open