AUGUSTA, Ga. – Maria Fassi was 8 years old when she first met her idol, Mexican golf superstar Lorena Ochoa. That day, Ochoa traveled to Fassi’s hometown of Pachucha, Mexico, and surprised a young Fassi with a round of golf. The two have since formed a close relationship, with Fassi leaning on Ochoa for advice […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Jennifer Kupcho was standing on the eighth green Saturday at Augusta National, tied for the lead in arguably the biggest tournament of her career, when she felt the migraine coming. By the time Kupcho stepped on the ninth tee box, her untimely headache worsened. The pain sharpened. Her vision blurred. And her […]
They say the Masters doesn’t start until the second nine on Sunday, and as it turns out, the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur ended in similar fashion. The historic event turned into a two-woman race on Saturday at Augusta National Golf Club, and Jennifer Kupcho outplayed Maria Fassi down the stretch to card a final-round […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The charge on the second nine at Augusta National was among the best, this one by a woman. NCAA champion Jennifer Kupcho, trailing by two shots and coping with remnants of a migraine Saturday, hit hybrid to 6 feet on the par-5 13th for an eagle and finished with three birdies on the last […]
The second round of the Valero Texas Open featured a hole-in-one from the very top of the leaderboard. And Saturday brought us one from the middle of the pack. Nick Taylor was 3 over on the day when he stepped up to the par-3 13th hole, but he got a couple of strokes back with […]
The inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur has been a hit with average golf fans and stars alike since the first tee shots were hit on Wednesday at Champions Retreat. But the final round on the hallowed grounds of Augusta National seemed to really resonate with people, as entertainers from Niall Horan and Jimmy Fallon to […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – English women’s golf is on the rise, and it just got another big boost with Saturday’s announcement that the next UL International Crown will be played at the Centurion Club just north of London, Aug. 27-30, in 2020. The English made a hard run at winning the Crown last year, before […]
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The scene on the first tee Saturday morning at Augusta National was reminiscent of a Masters Thursday. Patrons packed around the ropes, 10-deep in some places. Those who didn’t get there early lined up down the fairway, leaning over the ropes to get a view. Green jackets, including those of Augusta National […]
Ana Belac stepped to the tee of Augusta National’s famed par-3 12th hole on Friday, stuck a 7-iron shot to 5 feet and proceeded to make the birdie putt. It’s a memory she’ll cherish, one of many forged by the competitors in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, who got their first taste of the […]
Ally McDonald came off the green all smiles on Thursday, the surprise leader of the ANA Inspiration after holing a birdie putt at dusk on the final hole in the final group of the opening day to lead a major. But on Friday the smile was bigger even though her lead had vanished. That’s because […]