In my preseason version of this post, I opened by noting thatI have a feeling those on this list are going to get a lot more company early in 2010--and none too soon, in my book. There's no quicker way to become a household name than to join the ranks...
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Ai Miyazato has had quite a start to the 2010 LPGA season. She stormed back in Thailand with a final-round 63 to defeat Suzann Pettersen by one, then turned in a workwoman-like 69 on a Sunday in Singapore (when no one went lower than 67) to win by tw...
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Just like last season, Laura Davies found a way to win Down Under, this time at the NZ Women's Open. Her closing 68 brought her to -9 overall and gave her a 2-shot victory over Pernilla Lindberg (63), Marianne Skarpnord (68), and Sarah Kemp (71). Als...
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Everyone knows that playing golf at a high altitude will make your golf ball travel further as the air is less dense. But did you know high humidity also causes your golf ball to travel further?It is counter intuitive and the reason isn't immediately c...
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Lots of players are taking a run at Ai Miyazato during the final round of the HSBC Women's Champions, including Cristie Kerr (who's gotten to -9 for the tournament thanks to 5 birdies and no bogeys in her 1st 14 holes today), Momoko Ueda (who followed ...
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Ai Miyazato surged into a tie for the lead at the HSBC Women's Champions today, thanks to an eagle on the par-4 16th that brought her to -7 for the tournament, but she's going to have to outduel a 49-year-old Hall of Famer and outrun 23 other golfers l...
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Many top players moved in opposite directions in a big way during the 2nd round of the HSBC Women's Champions, while nobody among the 1st-round leaders managed to separate herself from the field. Let's take a look at the widest--and wildest--swings 1s...
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Now you have cleaned up your coffee, read on.The above photo was taken at the weekend's Nude Golf International held in Wairau Valley, New Zealand.Wairau Valley is about 200 kilometers north of Christchurch and is home to a naturist resort where golfer...
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Marianne Skarpnord got off to a hot start at the NZ Women's Open, firing a 29 on the front on the strength of 5 birdies and an eagle and holding on for a 65. LPGA vet Diana D'Alessio was only 2 shots back, however, after a 5-birdie, no-bogey performan...
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If you don't believe me that different golfers have very different styles of play and that there's more than one way to be a great golfer, the 1st round of the HSBC Women's Champions is my Exhibit A. On a day when half the field is finding it easier t...
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