When Morgan Pressel became the youngest major championship winner in LPGA history at the 2007 ANA Inspiration, it appeared as if the sky was the limit. But she hasn’t won in 250 starts, so it was newsworthy when she was in third place after one round at the Kia Classic. GGP+ Correspondent Ron Sirak writes […]
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Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Fred Ridley recently sat down for an exclusive interview with Global Golf Post to discuss his decision to create the Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship and what he hopes it will accomplish. GGP+ Staff Writer John Steinbreder brings you the interview. The post Q&A: Fred Ridley On The Augusta National […]
With his Ryder Cup captaincy behind him, and in good health again, Jim Furyk – at age 48 – is enjoying a resurgence and is close to a Masters invitation. Senior writer Ron Green Jr. tells Furyk’s story. The post Welcome Revival appeared first on Global Golf Post.
The Korda sisters – Jessica, 26, and Nelly, 20 – have both the talent and the drive to be perhaps the best pair of sisters the LPGA has ever seen. GGP+ correspondent Ron Sirak writes their story. The post Sister Act Extraordinaire appeared first on Global Golf Post.
GGP+ Staff Writer Ron Green Jr. writes that the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play could use a format change. This tops a list of topics Green covers in the latest rendition of Green In Regulation. The post Match Play Could Use A Facelift appeared first on Global Golf Post.
Pratima Sherpa, 19, was raised by her family in a 200-square-foot corner of a maintenance shed on a golf course in Nepal, and now she’s set to make her Symetra Tour debut this week as an amateur in the IOA Championship. Staff Writer Steve Eubanks writes her incredible story. The post The Highest Climb appeared […]
The European Tour announced last month that Betfred is to become the new title sponsor of the British Masters. Not a moment too soon. The two-year deal is a welcome development for a tournament that in recent years has struggled for sponsorship. But it also will extend what is now a centuries-old relationship between golf […]
Soon, golf and gambling will become a marriage of sorts, wagering on professional golf having been sanctified by a Supreme Court ruling last year that struck down a federal law prohibiting legalized sports gambling. Within five years, legalized sports betting is expected to be a familiar piece of the national landscape and the PGA Tour […]
Click here for the cover, or get ready for your reminder that three is a magic number. Paul Alexander Casey won this third PGA Tour title – and his second in row at the Valspar Championship, contested near Tampa, Florida. The 41-year-old carried the 54-hold lead and did not stumble Sunday. “I feel like I […]
The U.S. is currently enjoying what is arguably the best (and deepest) crop of players they’ve had in the last 20 years. Looking at a snapshot of the mid-March world rankings every year since 1999, it is easy to see how the number of Americans in the top 25 of the world rankings has changed. […]