Monthly Archives: April 2019

Inkster quietly closes out her final ANA, as she winds down her major career

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Juli Inkster couldn’t have made her Nabisco Dinah Shore debut any more spectacular. As a rookie back in 1984, she birdied the final hole of regulation to force a playoff with Pat Bradley, who was already a dominant star, and then she beat Bradley in a playoff. Inkster was 23, and […]

Ace propels Kim to four-shot Valero Texas Open lead

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth are successfully fine-tuning their preparations for the Masters. However, they haven’t been able to match Si Woo Kim so far at the Valero Texas Open. First-round leader Kim used a late-round hole-in-one Friday to build a four-shot lead at the halfway point of the PGA Tour’s last stop before the Masters. Kim, […]

Hall of Famers excited to make history at Augusta National Women's Amateur

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The LPGA legends were at lunch Friday when they were informed of the order in which they’ll strike their ceremonial tee balls on Saturday at Augusta National. “We almost lost it,” said Nancy Lopez, who will hit third, after Se Ri Pak and Lorena Ochoa, and before Annika Sorenstam, who will tee […]

Local or loyal? Competitors make tough caddie decisions at Augusta National Women’s Amateur

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Furman’s Haylee Harford was on the second hole of her practice round Friday morning at Augusta National when her dad, Kevin, said to her, “I think you should take the local caddie.” Kevin Harford caddied for his daughter in the opening two rounds of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur at Champions Retreat […]

Fresh faces, hopeful returnees looking to make Europe's Solheim Cup team

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – The Spaniards, English and Swedes are lining up as a potentially formidable nucleus of this year’s European Solheim Cup team with qualifying intensifying at the ANA Inspiration. Carlota Ciganda is off to a promising start this season. She tied for second at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup two weeks ago […]