Women’s Golf
By: Back 9 Author Fred Altvater Yani Tseng has quietly compiled one of the most amazing years in LPGA history. She has 6 tour wins and 11 top 10’s in 18 tournaments. With her two major wins this year at The Wegman’s LPGA Championship and The Ricoh Women’s British Open she became the youngest golfer, [...]
By Back 9: Fred Altvater No main street cruising, Friday night football games or high school proms for 17 year old golf phenom, Alexis Thompson. She is petitioning the LPGA for full membership and playing privileges for the 2012 season. In 2007 at age 12, Lexi became the youngest woman to ever qualify for the [...]
While covering this past week’s LPGA Futures Tour in Mason, OH, I met 20 year-old Stacey Miller. Stacey is a rookie this year with the Teva Championship being only the second tour event of her young career. Her first event was the week before in Iowa at the Ladies Titan Tire Challenge in Marion, IA [...]
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LPGA Futures Tour Rookie, Stacey Miller and fellow competitor, Sue Kim spend some time tossing almonds to each other (courtesy of LPGA player, Angela Buzminski) during a wait on the 8th tee box at this year’s Teva Championship. Just goes to show that these girls want to have some fun!!!
It’s that time of year here in Southwestern OH…the women of the LPGA Futures Tour are back in town (Mason, OH) for the Teva Championship. All 150 of them will be playing for the top spot on the leaderboard at The Golf Center at Kings Island. This year’s purse is $135,000, one of the top [...]
What Do You Do When…
A Personal Editorial Who has enough media coverage these days??? Why would you turn down the opportunity to reach out to more fans and potentially more sponsors?? That was exactly what Tournament Director, Abby Pearson did this past week at the Teva Championship held in Mason, OH at The Golf Center at Kings Island. [...]
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