So Yeon Ryu Takes the Lead with a 61 at the Australian Ladies Masters
Playing preferred lies on a soft course, So Yeon Ryu dropped a sizzling 61 on the field today to take a 4-shot lead on Christel Boeljon at the halfway point of the Gold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters. The KLPGA phenom and 2011 U.S. Wom...
Way to Go, Lydia Ko!
Lots going on here at the Constructivist household: not long after the Full Metal Archivist and I got back to work (the FMA for the 1st time in quite a while), she had to go to the ER to be treated for vertigo last Saturday! She's alre...
Rolex Rankings Movers of the Year, "Final 2011"
The final Rolex World Rankings have now been posted. As we get ready to celebrate the new year, let us look and see who made the biggest gains and who took the biggest losses. Rolex ranks the ladies based on average points per event on a rolling 2-year...
Daisuke Takahashi Breaks 95 in Short Program at Japanese Nationals
Unlike in golf, breaking 95 is a very rare achievement in figure skating when it comes to the score for your short program. Well, that's what Daisuke Takahashi just did at the Japanese nationals:He wasn't satisfied with his step sequence, he...
Recommended Reading: Dave Andrews on Hannah Yun
Dave Andrews not only knows Hannah Yun's golf career like the back of his hand, he also carried her bag at Q-School. Check out his reporting of both stories at Into the Grain. He gets in a lot more personal background in this follow-up post...
Can Lexi Close the Deal in Dubai?
Lexi Thompson is the only player in the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters to reach double digits under par through the 1st 54 holes. At -10, she has a 1-shot lead on Sophie Gustafson, a 2-shot lead on Lee-Anne Pace and Pernilla Lindberg, a 3-shot lead o...
The LPGA’s Top Rivalries: Generation Gaps, Revisited
Now that the 2011 LPGA season is over, it's time to reexamine how the LPGA's last 6 generations stack up. Check out the career money list and wins/majors totals for the top players in the generations that span the Sorenstam Era (1994-2008), the overla...
The LPGA’s Top Rivalries: Generation Gaps, Revisited
Now that the 2011 LPGA season is over, it's time to reexamine how the LPGA's last 6 generations stack up. Check out the career money list and wins/majors totals for the top players in the generations that span the Sorenstam Era (1994-2008), the overla...
Initial Thoughts on the LPGA’s Class of 2012
LPGA.com has a (badly-transcribed) list of the 32 members of the LPGA Class of 2012, the 1st members of what I'm calling for now the tour's "Prodigy" generation. Here are some quick thoughts on how I'd categorize their short- and medium-term pote...
Initial Thoughts on the LPGA’s Class of 2012
LPGA.com has a (sometimes-badly-transcribed) list of the 33 members of the LPGA Class of 2012, the 1st members of what I'm calling for now the tour's "Prodigy" generation. Here are some quick thoughts on how I'd categorize their short- and medium...
