Rolex Rankings Movers of the Year 2012 "Vol 1"
Before I get to the matter at hand, let me tell you what a great time I had at the Sybase Match Play Championship. The tournament was filled with excitement, upsets, and controversy. Who would have thought that Suzann Petterson, Ai Miyazato, Paula Crea...
Salonpas Cup Sunday: Sun-Ju Ahn Beats Morgan Pressel and Inbee Park in Playoff
For 43 holes, Morgan Pressel was making the Salonpas Cup look as easy as she did when she won the JLPGA's 1st major of 2010. Standing on the 8th tee, she was -12 and bogey-free in the weather-shortened event and things were looking up for her, as...
Salonpas Cup Sunday: Sun-Ju Ahn Beats Morgan Pressel and Inbee Park in Playoff
For 43 holes, Morgan Pressel was making the Salonpas Cup look as easy as she did when she won the JLPGA's 1st major of 2010. Standing on the 8th tee, she was -12 and bogey-free in the weather-shortened event and things were looking up for her, as...
Salonpas Cup Friday and Saturday: Morgan Pressel Takes 2-Shot Lead on Ji-Yai Shin into Final Round
After the 1st round of the JLPGA's 1st major of 2012 got washed out, Ibaraki Golf Club's West course was ripe for the taking when the Salonpas Cup started for real on Friday. Of the 23 players who broke 70 that day, Morgan Pressel and Ji-Yai Shin ...
CyberAgent Ladies Overview: Chie Arimura Is Back, Baby!
Chie Arimura won the CyberAgent Ladies in convincing fashion today, leaving yesterday's co-leader Ji-Woo Lee in the dust with a bogey-free 65 that brought her to -15 over 3 rounds and gave her a 5-shot victory over Sakura Yokomine, who fired a 66 of he...
CyberAgent Ladies Overview: Chie Arimura Is Back, Baby!
Chie Arimura won the CyberAgent Ladies in convincing fashion today, leaving yesterday's co-leader Ji-Woo Lee in the dust with a bogey-free 65 that brought her to -15 over 3 rounds and gave her a 5-shot victory over Sakura Yokomine, who fired a 66 of he...
Ji-Yai Shin Gives Herself a 66 for Her 24th Birthday
Ji-Yai Shin is celebrating her 24th birthday today on the JLPGA and she just gave herself a bogey-free 66 for a present. Imoto, who turned 6 yesterday and is a huge Ji-Yai fan, will be totally psyched. That sweet weekend I was talking ...
Ji-Yai Shin Gives Herself a 67 for Her 24th Birthday
Ji-Yai Shin is celebrating her 24th birthday today on the JLPGA and she just gave herself a 6-birdie 67 for a present. Imoto, who turned 6 yesterday and is a huge Ji-Yai fan, will be totally psyched. That sweet weekend I was talking about o...
Fascinating Leaderboards in Mobile and Chiba
With the LPGA in Mobile, Alabama, and the JLPGA in The Full Metal Archivist's home prefecture of Chiba, it's really interesting to see who steps up onto the global stage and takes the spotlight while Ya Ni Tseng, Ai Miyazato, and In-Kyung Kim sit this ...
LPGA Lotte Championship Overview: Ai-sama, Omedetou Gozaimasu!
Sometimes you have to lose the lead to find your putting stroke. At least that's what happened yesterday to Ai Miyazato on the back 9 at Ko Olina, when she fired 3 birdies in her last 5 holes to move from 1-down to 4-up and nail down her 8th care...
LPGA Lotte Championship Overview: Ai-sama, Omedetou Gozaimasu!
Sometimes you have to lose the lead to find your putting stroke. At least that's what happened yesterday to Ai Miyazato on the back 9 at Ko Olina, when she fired 3 birdies in her last 5 holes to move from 1-down to 4-up and nail down her 8th care...
Who Will Step Up and Challenge Yani Tseng?
Before I get to the subject matter of this post, let me say how devastated I feel about what happened on the final hole of the Kraft Nabisco Championship. I don't want to take anything away from Sun Young Yoo; she shot a final-round 69 and won a major ...
