
Lorne Rubenstein has a talent for taking each positive the LPGA Tour has going for it and framing it as a negative. The LPGA is the best tour in women's golf, attracting the top golfers from around the world (except for a few who decide to play only i...
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LPGA Championship Media Tent 062110Originally uploaded by the_constructivist18You be the judge. But can Steph honestly say she was the 1st person in the U.S. Open media center on Monday morning that week? 'Cause I was this week. Mostly Harmless for ...
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My request for media credentials for the 2010 LPGA Championship was just approved! Many thanks to the LPGA and tournament organizers. Any advice for me?
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Just applied for media credentials for the LPGA Championship in Rochester at the end of June!
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Please join me in sending your condolences to the Blasberg and Spence families. I've been deeply saddened by Erica's and Vince's untimely deaths. Words can be small consolation at times like these, but every one matters.Shane BaconBeth Ann BaldryRyan...
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Check out Golf Girl on Ryo Ishikawa's 58 on the JGTO and the young guns of the PGA Tour, along with Stephanie Wei. Then read my posts on this weekend's wins by Ji-Yai Shin on the JLPGA and Ai Miyazato on the LPGA. Then check out the tone and level of...
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I've been collecting links to bloggers' previews of the 2010 LPGA season ever since the 2009 season ended.Here's an '09-Q-School-centric look from Dave Andrews. He's quite a bit higher on Amanda Blumenherst's prospects in her rookie season than I am. ...
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Hound Dog and Happy Fan have started a conversation about who had the best 2009 in the world of women's golf. A post with my list of nominees--focusing on players with multiple wins on the major women's tours this season--is coming out after the compl...
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I usually reserve this kind of title for established golf journalists who write a boneheaded column, but Shane Bacon really brought teh stupid yesterday over at Golf Fanhouse, so he can join Ron Sirak, Steve Elling, Gary Van Sickle, and Jason Sobel in ...
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Ryan Ballengee has put his name in the hat for LPGA Commissioner. Any more established candidate had better have half the strategic plan as he does. And what's more, I'm sure the LPGA could get Ryan and his team at a bargain. Just imagine Hound Dog ...
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