Aug 01
Hull Makes Good Start at British Open on Familiar Course Charley Hull took a good step toward redirecting the week’s news back to playing golf after some troubling snafus during the week. For a little while, she even took an early lead, but that is less important for a first round than being in the …
Nov 23
Charley Hull 20 Year Old British Phenom Chooses Big Event for First Win We’ve all been watching her for years as she beats up on older, more experienced golfers and knocks on the door for various tournaments. We all knew it would happen one of these days. She was too brilliant to deny forever. However, …
Jan 30
Bahamas Golf Surprising Start for New Season I love this part of the year, because in addition to an abiding love for the game of golf, my appetite for it is refreshed and new. With the Northwest snows, I haven’t played for a long time, but can live vicariously through the LPGA as they walk …
Sep 21
Solheim Cup 2015 New Memories for All The just-concluded Solheim Cup will be remembered for a lot of good reasons. The golf in both sides was superb and the comeback by the United States, which gave it a 14 ½-13 ½ win was one of the greatest in the history of international team competition, men’s …
Dec 13
Charley Hull – Watch Out, She’s Growing Up Fast Have you ever heard British golfer, Charley Hull, in an interview? She speaks very quickly, in part because she has a very quick brain. I read today that she is in hot pursuit of a driver’s license, but got scolded for going too fast – something …
Aug 28
Marissa Steen Late Bloomer Maybe I just think everything about the Portland stop on the LPGA tour every year is so interesting because it’s my home town. You’ll have to pardon me for that. Maybe it’s so interesting because almost every year, it’s a tournament that I can attend. That’s where I’ve gotten to meet …
May 24
Charley Ready for Airbus LPGA Classic? The Airbus LPGA Classic is into its third day in Mobile, Alabama, and a ferocious group of powerful golfers are gathered at the top of the action. Anna Nordqvist and Catriona Matthews are at -12, Stacy Lewis and Charley Hull are at -11, Mozo, Thompson, Shin, Jorda, Pettersen, Wie …
Oct 31
Lydia Ko Joins the LPGA It hasn’t surprised us that Lydia Ko’s petition to join the women’s golf tour as a professional has been granted. We felt pretty sure about it, but just didn’t know when it would happen. For us, the onlookers, it looked like a slam dunk – after all, …
Sep 25
Young Golfers – When to Turn Pro Young prodigies aren’t all the same. When I look for new names and faces in the Q schools of the various tours, I inevitably find that there are a couple of types. Most throw themselves into the fire of general competition to “see how they do.†This applies …
Aug 21
Charley and the New Tour – The nerve! In my generation, there was a sense of formality between established veterans and up-and-coming youth, the same type of buffer that was normal between parents and children in many cases. There was talk of “paying dues” and “coming of age.” If one excelled as a young person, …
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