September 2009
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“I know how good I am. A lot of people say, well, she really doesn’t know...”
– Cristie Kerr on expecting the type of success she’s found in 2009 at a presser at the Samsung World Championship.
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Another Reason to Hate Michelle Wie →
@TheMichelleWie , has started her own personal blog for those of you not paying attention to the LPGA blogosphere/twitterverse situation the past week or so. A Black Flamingo, “a mindless blog about life, and the stuff that doesen’t quite fit in” shows that the LPGA rookie is not only talented on the golf course, but can paint, make clothes, and do all types of artistic things.
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Rolex New Presenting Sponsor of Tour Championships
The LPGA announced today that Rolex is the new presenting sponsor for the LPGA Tour Championship set to take place in Houston in November. Interim commissioner Marty Evans is doing an awesome job in securing title sponsors and events for the LPGA. It’s certainly an encouraging sign, even if she has stated she has no plans on remaining in the position permanently.
The LPGA Tour Championship...
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Samsung Preview
The most exclusive tournament on the LPGA, the Samsung World Championship will occur this weekend, and the field is as star filled as ever. Last season American darling Paula Creamer held off Song-Hee Kim by one stroke, Paula will be looking to find the same form at storied Torrey Pines this season. Paula has yet to win in 2009, and if she fails to do so, it will be her first season in her...
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Serena & other Foot Fault reactions
The story around the tennis world is of course Serena’s unfortunate outburst and the the most famous foot fault call in tennis history. Although Serena’s actions are inexcusable, there is something to be said about the most inconsistent call in the sport of tennis. The foot fault is a common occurrence in pro tennis and how strict these judges are in calling these things should be...
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Rookie Poranong Phatlum Talks About Safeway... →
Poranong Phatlum wrote a short rookie blog about getting in as an alternate for Paula Creamer at the Safeway Classic a few weeks ago. It’s amazing she played so well, after having to go to the ER when she first arrived in Portland!
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Shin Ruins Sob Story, Makes POY Even MORE...
The not much of a rookie, rookie and possibly best lady golfer in the world Jiyai Shin broke the hearts of the Arkansas crowd and the entire Golf Channel production team by birding the last three holes to upend Angela Stanford & Sun Young Yoo on the second playoff hole to capture her third title of 2009 at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship on Sunday. In sinking the clutch putt on the...
2009 LPGA 1st Sectional Qualifier
The field for the California Sectional Qualifier has been announced and Duke Alum Amanda Blumenhurst leads the 139 players all gunning for a spot in the final qualifier at the end of the year. There are 11 amateurs in the field, the most notable being Ayaka Kaneko. Other plaeyrs to look out for in this first qualifier are: Sofie Andersson, Jane Chin, Tamie Durdin, Tiffany Joh, Hannah Jun, Yuko...
P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship
We continue to move through this lovely stretch of 6 tournaments in a row as Seon Hwa Lee is set to defend her title at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship. Lee has not continued her growth upward in the wins column this season after winning twice for the first time in 2008 (following one victory in her first two seasons), and time is running out if she wants to keep the wins per year...
Weekend Golfing Round-Up
Suzann Pettersen finally broke through for her sixth win on the LPGA Tour at the CN Candian Women’s Open, which was her first since her phenomenal 5-win 2007 season, a year where she seriously threatened Lorena Ochoa for Player of the Year honors. This win could mean amazing things for Suzann’s confidence, as she was known previous to her first 5 wins as a choker, and had shown some...
Hi Everyone!
I feel as though this is the worst weekend for this to happen! With the money list race heating up in Canada at one of the biggest purses of the season, the Duramed season finishing up, the US OPEN happening in the tennis world, it’s not a great weekend to be away.
I have a good excuse though I think, I’m moving into my first house this weekend! \ So, I should be back in...
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Reality Check, Vania King Edition
The last straw for me was hearing Chris Folwer talk about 114 ranked WC Vania King upset of 15th seeded Australian Samantha Stosur as “not a youngster.” Yes, Vania King has been around for quite awhile, and received her first WC into the U.S. Open in 2004 (qualifying WC). The fact of the matter is, Vania is ONLY 20 years old! I’d say she’s still a youngster!
She may seem...
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CN Canadian Women Open Preview
The LPGA Tournament Train continues it’s chug towards the finish with the CN Canadian Women’s Open this week. Katherine Hull won first LPGA title last year. This tournament has one of the biggest purses of the year, and with the money list being as a tight as it is, this could be a week someone could make a big statement. One player who we should expect to do well is Ai Miyzato. The...
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Ivanovic tumbles out to Kat Bondarenko
For many top players, the opening round of a grand slam is a nervous affair. We saw Venus Williams struggle against Vera Dushevina last night, earlier today Dinara Safina was on the ropes against the Australian qualifier Olivia Rogowska, and in year’s past we’ve seen Camille Pin take Maria Sharapova to extra innings. Needless to say a random player, taking advantage of a nervous top...
Jamie in the Rough = Jamie in the lazy rutt . Why do I say that?
Simply because I’ve chosen to miss the ITF’s 50K Boston Challenger, Pilot Pen Tennis, U.S. Open, & now will be missing Deutsche Bank tournament, despite being really too close for words for all of them.
What a loooooooser
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A Quick Look at the Canadian Open Field... →
Happy September everyone!
Taking a quick look at the CN Canadian Open field, and here are some nice tidbits:
This is the RETURN of Angela Park after all those retirement rumors from earlier in the summer. THANK GOODNESS!
Jimin Jeong is the only LPGA member to successfully qualify, despite the four spots up for grabs. Erynne Lee, Sarah Butler, & Adrienne White also snagged spots in the...
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U.S. Open Day 1 Recap
From what I’ve read so far, the early reaction to Venus Williams’s dress is a mixed bag. I personally love this dress, the bright pink looks great against her skin tone, the racing stripe is awkward, but this dress certainly needed something in the front. The side pleat-situation gives Venus some curves, which she could definitely use. I think the pink is a great color for the U.S....
August 2009
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Category Nines Revisited
With 9 being such a magic number right now (mainly talking about the blockbuster District 9), and M.J. Hur’s magical win this week at the Safeway, I thought it would be a great time to revisit a post I did back in January questioning, Whether any of the Cateogry 9ers (a.k.a. DFT graduates) would have a season like Violeta Retamoza’s 2008 season. Let’s run down these 5 players,...
