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Opur’s Blade golf novel
posted on July 28, 2010 at 2:24pm

Author, James Ross, takes us back to Prairie Winds Golf Course in East St. Louis for his latest novel, Opur’s Blade. For those of you who have read Ross’ earlier releases, Lifetime Loser, Finish Line and Tuey’s Course, you will feel like you are rec...more

Sahra Hassan - Golfer
posted on July 22, 2010 at 9:50pm

What is your family background? I was born in Newport Gwent, raised in Newport until I was 14 then moved to Bridgend where i currently live. I have 2 sisters Ayesha Hassan and Myriam Hassan. What were your dreams and aspirations as you were growing ...more

UNF adds women's golf
posted on July 21, 2010 at 3:22pm

Remember when University of North Florida announced it was cutting its women's swimming and diving team? And then it fairly quickly reinstated the team? Yeah, I had to look it up, too.Well it looks like UNF is going even further and adding women's golf to...more

CPR performed on LPGA in the USA
posted on July 21, 2010 at 10:12am

Bright Times for US Womens Golf That’s two in a  row for anyone who is counting ( like….the entire US golf population that follows women’s golf!!).   CPR has breathed new life into women’s golf in the US.  In this case CPR means, Cristie –...more

Exertional muscle cramps
posted on July 19, 2010 at 4:01pm

Golfers Can Alleviate Exertional Muscle Cramps by Proper Hydration Techniques By Susan Hill, Certified Golf Fitness Trainer Competitive golfers are well aware of the perils of dehydration and its potential effect on performance. It can create significan...more

In golf woman=old person?
posted on July 18, 2010 at 1:37pm

Just a little anecdote for this Sunday morning.Was out shopping for golf clubs Friday evening (well I was tagging along on said shopping trip mostly as a info-gathering session). So my shopping friend was looking for a rescue club and was asking the sales...more

Staying cool for hot weather golf
posted on July 12, 2010 at 7:03pm

The height of the golf season is underway and temperatures outside are soaring. Combined with the slow play that is common at many courses these days, you can expect to be out in the sun for a minimum of five to six hours on a busy weekend, which is a rec...more

Smiles all around at Oakmont
posted on July 12, 2010 at 12:49pm

Saw just a little bit of the US Women's Open yesterday and had seen the headlines about Paula Creamer making a strong run toward her first major title. But she has, um, choked in the past. And I am not a huge fan of Creamer anyway (way too much pink!) so ...more

Paula Creamer wins US Womens Open
posted on July 11, 2010 at 6:18pm

Congratulations to Paula Creamer for her first US Women’s Open win today at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh, PA. Paula Creamer won by four shots over South Korea’s Na Yeon Choi in her first major tournament following surgery on her thumb. For mo...more

Do we need a mommy track in pro sports? (Or at least a better career path?)
posted on July 8, 2010 at 9:01pm

By Laura Pappano As physical aspects of becoming a mom – bearing children – recede as a reason for halting an athletic career, another is emerging: Is it possible to be a top athlete and a good mommy? Now that women can compete at high levels into t...more

Sustainable physical activity & golfing mothers
posted on July 6, 2010 at 5:53pm

I’ll be gone for a few days to London for a think tank workshop on examining a systems models of sustainable physical activity. I will have more to report upon returning. The most interesting part is the company that is sponsoring the think tank. I’m ...more

Choi wins three-Kim playoff
posted on July 5, 2010 at 1:10pm

In a sudden-death playoff against three different players named Kim, Na Yeon Choi emerged victorious at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, also possibly the longest title sponsor combo on the LPGA tour.  The real winner, however, was whoever bribed th...more

Fashion's impact on women's golf
posted on June 30, 2010 at 1:55pm

Editor's note: Even sans the note it should be obvious that today's is a guest post. Thanks to Samantha Wheeler, our topic is one seldom covered on this blog: sports fashion. Enjoy!—Rob For most of its brief history, women's golf clothing has been noto...more

Tiger chokes again
posted on June 24, 2010 at 11:13am

Old news alert:  Tiger Woods chokes again. With Graeme McDowell’s U.S. Open win on Sunday, another nail was hammered into Tiger’s coffin.  Evidently, he wants to be sure his fate is sealed tight. It is clear that he is not the player he once wa...more

U.S. Open: Everyone sucked except one guy
posted on June 22, 2010 at 12:35pm

When Dustin Johnson teed off on the first hole on the last day of the U.S. Open with a three-shot lead after three days of making Pebble Beach his Pebble Bitch, most believed he’d roll to victory. In fact, I was watching the tournament with my father as...more

Famous female golfers that got an early start
posted on June 21, 2010 at 6:36pm

Many of today’s athletes begin forming their talents at a young age, and female golfers are no exception to the rule. Though golf is a relatively young sport in America, here are a few famous golfers that were able to get their start early in life. ...more

As Japan goes wild
posted on June 21, 2010 at 3:23pm

First the men's football team performs better than expected thus far in the World Cup (as did the women last time around), and now Ai Myazato has become only the fourth woman to reach number one in the Rolex LPGA Rankings.  Miyazato is a hero in golf-cra...more

My New Golf Partners
posted on June 21, 2010 at 9:34am

I’ve got the golf bug pretty bad – so much so that I have “recruited” my kids to play too, so I have even more excuses to get to the greens this summer!   I signed them up for a summer golf camp at our local golf course and got them each a start...more

Get in the swing: June is Women’s Golf Month
posted on June 14, 2010 at 6:23pm

Throughout the month of June, women call the shots on the links. American Express Women’s Golf Month celebrates its sixth anniversary with a nationwide initiative that provides women the opportunity to learn or re-learn the game of golf in a fun and fri...more

Scoliosis and Golf
posted on June 9, 2010 at 5:30pm

What, you might ask, do scoliosis and golf have in common? Simple answer: Stacy Lewis and June is Scoliosis Awareness Month.  Stacy, an LPGA Tour player, has five titanium screws and a rod in her spine to straighten out the 45-degree curve caused by sc...more

More with Rachel Chill Connor
posted on May 26, 2010 at 10:39am

Let’s see…I left off last time as I was heading to Daytona.  I had a great week at the Daytona Beach Invitational. As a member of the Duramed Futures Tour Player Promo Team I have decided to commit myself to everything that the Tour asks me to do, s...more

Rachel ‘Chill’ Connor
posted on May 20, 2010 at 8:39pm

Duramed FUTURES Tour Rookie Hey, first of all let me introduce myself. My name it Rachel Connor also know as Chill. I am 19 years old and I am from Manchester England . This year I am a rookie on the LPGA Duramed Futures Tour, I am so excited to be  wr...more

Tiger’s wife divorces him, shocks the world
posted on May 14, 2010 at 11:19am

Everyone is talking all of a sudden about how Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods are going to get divorced. As in this divorce is immediately happening tomorrow or sometime likewise very soon, like this is big news. Whereas yesterday? I guess everyone still p...more

More loss for the LPGA
posted on May 12, 2010 at 10:22am

Erica Blasberg, age 25 was found dead in her apartment in Henderson, NV.  There was no indication of cause of death as a police investigation is underway.  Early reports suggest that it could be 4-12 weeks for the autopsy results to be released. It is n...more

LPGA golfer Blasberg dead at 25
posted on May 11, 2010 at 9:37am

Erica Blasberg, a member of the LPGA tour, was found dead at her home in Henderson, Nevada, on Sunday. There is no word yet on the cause of death and the investigation is ongoing. Blasberg, who grew up in Corona, California, joined the Futures Tour in ...more
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