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Fashion's impact on women's golf
by Athletic Women Blog
posted June 30, 2010 at 4:55pm
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
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Tiger chokes again
by Draft Day Suit
posted June 24, 2010 at 2:13pm
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
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U.S. Open: Everyone sucked except one guy
by Draft Day Suit
posted June 22, 2010 at 3:35pm
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
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Famous female golfers that got an early start
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 21, 2010 at 9:36pm
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.
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As Japan goes wild
by Women's Sports Blog
posted June 21, 2010 at 6:23pm
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
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My New Golf Partners
by Sports Girls Play
posted June 21, 2010 at 12:34pm
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
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Get in the swing: June is Women’s Golf Month
by Pretty Tough
posted June 14, 2010 at 9:23pm
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
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Scoliosis and Golf
by Ladies on the Tee
posted June 9, 2010 at 8:30pm
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
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More with Rachel Chill Connor
by Ladies on the Tee
posted May 26, 2010 at 1:39pm
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
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Rachel ‘Chill’ Connor
by Ladies on the Tee
posted May 20, 2010 at 11:39pm
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
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Tiger’s wife divorces him, shocks the world
by Draft Day Suit
posted May 14, 2010 at 2:19pm
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
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More loss for the LPGA
by Ladies on the Tee
posted May 12, 2010 at 1:22pm
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
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LPGA golfer Blasberg dead at 25
by Draft Day Suit
posted May 11, 2010 at 12:37pm
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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Shin takes over Number One spot
by Women's Sports Blog
posted May 6, 2010 at 1:22pm
Jiyai Shin has become only the third golfer since the ranking system was put in place to reach number one on the Rolex Rankings board. That small number of title-holders should probably tell you the algorithms are flawed, but The Bespectacled Wonder cer...more
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I have to step in here and defend Lorena
by anngaff
posted April 26, 2010 at 2:08pm
On a busy Monday morning, I have to stop for a few minutes and put some thoughts down (up?) about Lorena Ochoa.
I've seen too many things written about her in a critical light, and I think it's getting to be a little much. As a (former?) athlete and moth...more
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To Lorena
by Draft Day Suit
posted April 26, 2010 at 11:34am
photo by Pablo Lancaster-Jones
For Lorena Ochoa, on the occasion of her retirement from the LPGA, and also National Poetry Month. Are we right on time or what?
Lorena, I confess
I had no idea
You were ranked #1
When you quit.
I had long ago lost in...more
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Mexican LPGA Star Retires
by Ladies on the Tee
posted April 25, 2010 at 8:11pm
Goodbye, Lorena!
It was a sad week for the LPGA as yet another top player decides to pursue the next chapter in her life. Lorena Ochoa is only 28 years and had not yet played her 10th season on the LPGA!! Why at such a young age? Why so soon…before sh...more
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An open letter to male sports stars
by Draft Day Suit
posted April 20, 2010 at 7:03pm
Below is a fabulous post that was originally seen on our friend Firemom’s blog Stop, Drop and Blog.
Dear Male Sports Stars,
I write to you as the mother of two little boys who adore what they know about sports. True, at two and four, their understandi...more
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Oh Lorena, you made a fool of me
by After Atalanta
posted April 20, 2010 at 6:04pm
You know, Lorena Ochoa, I went to bat for you. When that idiot commentator asked whether you were thinking retirement when you announced your engagement last summer, I noted that no man would ever be asked that question. And your response that you would c...more
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Breaking: Ochoa Leaving Golf
by Women's Sports Blog
posted April 20, 2010 at 6:02pm
Lorena Ochoa is set to announce her retirement/indefinite leave from the LPGA tour. At this point it's unclear whether Ochoa will follow in the footsteps of Kim Clijsters and return to pro sports once she's had a family. Many aspects of this story wil...more
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Jerry Rice adding professional golfer to resume?
by Draft Day Suit
posted April 13, 2010 at 9:44pm
Jerry Rice, the soon-to-be Hall-of-Fame wide receiver, has decided to pursue another career in sports – this time as a professional golfer.
Rice will make his professional golf debut this week in a Nationwide Tour event, which operates under the umbrel...more
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Fashions on the faiway: Masters Edition
by A Glam Slam
posted April 12, 2010 at 7:07pm
The much
anticipated 2010 Masters Golf Tournament ended last night with a heartwarming victory for Phil Mickelson and his family. The final day of play was as exciting as fans could've hoped for, so much so that it had the third highest TV rating ever for...more
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In case you missed it...Tiger's back
by After Atalanta
posted April 9, 2010 at 7:12pm
I know, it flew under the radar and all, but Tiger Woods is out of rehab and playing the Master's this week. And The Globe and Mail is wondering whether his return will offend women who make up a pretty decent sized segment of the golfing audience. They p...more
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