Entries Tagged as 'Articles'

Catching up with Jenni Jenq: Tough road leads to Symetra Tour

Nothing in Jenni Jenq’s golf career has come easily.

She got a late start in pursuit of professional status – her mid-20s, an age at which many women already have multiple LPGA victories. She was knocked out of contention for her 2013 LPGA Tour card in the first stage of qualifying school. [Read more →]

Belton’s choice of golf over basketball rewarded with win at Minority Collegiate Championship

Photo courtesy of Texas Wesleyan University

Photo courtesy of Texas Wesleyan University

Until recently, Alexis Belton figured her path to college would be paved by basketball. A talented forward at West Monroe (Louisiana) High School, Belton had overtures from several NCAA Division I programs, including Baylor and North Carolina. [Read more →]

Followup: Grant wins Minority Collegiate title in dramatic fashion

Photo by Montana Pritchard/PGA of America

Photo by Montana Pritchard/PGA of America

As his Alabama State teammates gathered around the 18th green, Robert Grant stood in the fairway and assessed his approach. And his plight. [Read more →]

Alabama State men, Akron’s Everson have titles in mind at Minority Collegiate Championship

 

ALABAMA STATE MEN'S GOLF TEAM (Courtesy ASU Athletics)

ALABAMA STATE MEN’S GOLF TEAM (Courtesy ASU Athletics)

 

There’s a sweetness that comes with winning a championship. There’s also a whetting of the appetite that makes the winner want another. And another. [Read more →]

Thoughts and notes: No more penalty calls by TV viewers

Liebelei Lawrence, her Vanderbilt golf bag in tow, prepares for a round at the Costa Navarino resort in her native Greece.

Liebelei Lawrence will be a cast member on “Big Break Mexico.” More below.

Long overdue thoughts and notes on the world of golf … [Read more →]

Opinion: Woods’ drop fiasco raises too many questions

Too many questions.

However the 2013 Masters ends, it’s not going to end well after the Tiger Woods legal/illegal drop debacle during his round Friday. [Read more →]

Thoughts for Masters week … like, how about an LPGA event at Augusta National?

A few thoughts and notes on the Masters as the 77th edition gets under way at Augusta National: [Read more →]

Preview: Five players who can win the Kraft Nabisco Championship

The LPGA gets a jumpstart on the major championship season this weekend with the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Sun Young Yoo is the defending champion, but world No. 1 Stacy Lewis and Beatriz Recari are the hottest players on the LPGA Tour right now. 7CsGOLF takes a look at the five players who have the best chance to win this weekend. [Read more →]

Opinion: Next great rivalry? How about OneAsia vs. Asian Tour

Forget Tiger Woods vs. Rory McIlroy.

Forget Stacy Lewis vs. Yani Tseng.

The battle that might be the most interesting to watch over the next five to 10 years is the Asian Tour vs. the OneAsia Tour. [Read more →]

An ‘ole’ for Beatriz Recari and other thoughts on the weekend

So Beatriz Recari didn’t finish the Kia Classic without a bogey. She did, in fact, play her final round at 2-over par and made bogey on the first playoff hole. But it’s a safe bet that the young Spaniard values her second career LPGA win over anything else. [Read more →]