Posts Tagged ‘ golf ’

Royal Birkdale and Taiwanese golfers

July 31, 2010
By The Florida Masochist
Royal Birkdale and Taiwanese golfers

Yani Tseng from Taiwan leads the Women's British at Royal Birkdale by four shots with 36 holes to play. Should she win, Tseng would already have amassed three of the four major championships in Women's professional golf.I won't be conceding the tourna...
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Futures Tour Road Trip: Day 2 Plans

July 30, 2010
By The Constructivist
Futures Tour Road Trip:  Day 2 Plans

The tournament organizers reshuffled the pairings for the 2nd round of the Alliance Bank Classic, so everybody's grouped by score on Saturday. That leaves me with an interesting choice. I could go early and watch amateur and Manlius native Jillian Fr...
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Futures Tour Road Trip: Day 1 (Hannah Yun, Lori Atsedes, Virada Nirapathpongporn, Pornanong Phatlum, Jane Rah)

July 30, 2010
By The Constructivist
Futures Tour Road Trip:  Day 1 (Hannah Yun, Lori Atsedes, Virada Nirapathpongporn, Pornanong Phatlum, Jane Rah)

Joely Pique has the rundown of the 1st round of the Alliance Bank Golf Classic. As you can see, scoring was pretty low, with 12 players breaking 70, led by rookie Dolores White's fine 66, and 28 players shooting par or better. So let me tell you abou...
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Women’s British Open Friday: Tseng Shoots 2nd-Straight 68

July 30, 2010
By The Constructivist
Women’s British Open Friday:  Tseng Shoots 2nd-Straight 68

Ya Ni Tseng fired a 2nd consecutive 68 today at the Women's British Open to open up a 4-shot lead on Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lincicome, and Amy Yang. By now you've already read Hound Dog's overview and LPGA.com's notes and interviews, so you know that ...
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Will Waggle Room’s Ryan Ballangee please pick up the red courtesy phone

July 29, 2010
By The Florida Masochist
Will Waggle Room’s Ryan Ballangee please pick up the red courtesy phone

Is there a GWAA award for factual mistakes per word written? In a fan shot today, Ryan wrote-Tim Jackson set the 36 hole scoring record at last year's US Senior Open at Broadmoor, and is again in contention on day one of the Sahalee edition of the USSO...
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LPGA Tour Championship to be played in Orlando Florida Dec. 2-5

July 29, 2010
By The Florida Masochist
LPGA Tour Championship to be played in Orlando Florida Dec. 2-5

The last event of the 2010 LPGA season is set. 120 players will tee it up at the Grand Cypress Resort. Grand Cypress is no stranger to the LPGA. It has hosted tour events in the past, the last of which was the 2001 YourLife Vitamins LPGA Classic. Golfw...
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Futures Tour Road Trip: Da Plan

July 29, 2010
By The Constructivist
Futures Tour Road Trip:  Da Plan

Well, my back is feeling pretty normal a week after I injured it, so I'm headed out early tomorrow morning to get to Drumlins East and follow Hannah Yun in the 1st group off the 1st tee at the Alliance Bank Golf Classic. After Yun finishes, I'll backt...
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Women’s British Open Thursday: Will Anyone Break 70 in the Winds at Royal Birkdale Today?

July 29, 2010
By The Constructivist
Women’s British Open Thursday:  Will Anyone Break 70 in the Winds at Royal Birkdale Today?

On a day that started windy, Juli Inkster and Ji-Yai Shin were the 1st to post under-par scores at the Women's British Open. The LET has details on their 71s, which were recently matched by Brittany Lang. With Gwladys Nocera -2 through 8 holes of bog...
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Recommended Reading: Stephanie Connelly on the Futures (Tour) Market, Lisa Mickey on Christine Song

July 27, 2010
By The Constructivist
Recommended Reading:  Stephanie Connelly on the Futures (Tour) Market, Lisa Mickey on Christine Song

My slowly-recovering back prevents me from playing, caddying, or even attending the pro-ams at the Futures Tour's Alliance Bank Golf Classic this week in Syracuse, but I do plan to be walking Drumlins East Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I'll be sure to...
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Ai Miyazato: "When I Get Stuck in My Head…"

July 27, 2010
By The Constructivist
Ai Miyazato:  "When I Get Stuck in My Head…"

Pretty boilerplate pre-tournament interview clips from the Women's British Open interviews with Ai Miyazato and Cristie Kerr until about the 2:45 mark:A female reporter asked Miyazato about how she decides when to ask her translator for help in intervi...
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