Category: Golf
19-Year-Old German Golf Prodigy Helen Briem Dominates the Competition at 6-Foot-3
[ad_1] It’s hard to miss Helen Briem. For starters, the 19-year-old German is 6-foot-3-inches tall, and lately, she’s been the one holding the trophy. The long-hitting Briem extended a magnificent run of late with a victory at the La Sella Open in her first Ladies European Tour start as a professional. The new pro began…
Potential Traffic Concerns for Fans at the 2024 Presidents Cup
[ad_1] The shuttle service for spectators at the Solheim Cup last week was an unmitigated disaster for the LPGA Tour, marring the biennial competition’s otherwise delightful playing at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Manassas, Virginia. On the first day of the competition, fans waited for upwards of 90 minutes for what should have…
The story behind Fred Couples’ unique six-wood strategy in his golf bag
[ad_1] When you’re 64 and have a long history of back problems then you need all the help that you can get. Fred Couples, winner of the 1992 Masters and a former World No. 1, manages it by packing his bag full of headcovers. This season we’ve seen very little of the American but he’s…
Get to Know the Assistants for the 2024 Presidents Cup International Team Captain
[ad_1] Captain Ernie Els of South Africa and the International team reacts on the first tee prior to Friday foursome matches on day two of the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Course on December 13, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) Els, a 19-time PGA Tour winner, has appeared in…
Getting to know the United States team’s assistant captains for the 2024 Presidents Cup
[ad_1] Justin Leonard acknowledges the crowd after his final putt on the 18th hole during the first round of the Dominion Energy Charity Classic at The Country Club of Virginia on October 20, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) Leonard, 51, has competed in the Presidents Cup five times (1996, 1998, 2003,…
Young golfer Josele Ballester clinches his first college victory at OFCC following his U.S. Amateur triumph
[ad_1] Josele Ballester picked a good place to pick up his first collegiate victory. The senior at Arizona State made pars on his final two holes Sunday morning to hold on and win the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational, one of the top events of the season, at Olympia Fields Country Club in Illinois. Because of Sunday’s…
Lydia Ko triumphs at the 2024 Kroger Queen City tournament, silencing retirement rumors
[ad_1] Lydia Ko picked up right where she left off — winning. On the heels of an Olympic gold medal and the AIG Women’s British Open victory at St. Andrews, Ko added another first-place prize at the 2024 Kroger Queen City Championship, topping the field by five strokes after a three-week break. Incredibly, she had…
2024 Kroger Queen City Championship: LPGA Prize Money Breakdown
[ad_1] Lydia Ko’s “surreal” stretch continued at the Kroger Queen City Championship, where the 27-year-old locked up her third official victory of the season, not including the Olympic gold medal. Ko earned $300,000 for her efforts, giving her $2,569,317 this season and $19,512,009 in her career. LPGA stats guru Justin Ray noted that Ko’s final-round…
Explore the Latest Edition of GGP, Released on September 16th
[ad_1] Read the North American edition here. Read the International edition here. The post Read GGP September 16 appeared first on Global Golf Post. [ad_2]
Cameron Smith and Ripper GC Triumph in 2024 LIV Golf Team Championship in Dallas
[ad_1] Every team was in the hunt with only a couple holes left to play, but it was the team from Down Under that came out on top at Maridoe Golf Club outside of Dallas. Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC claimed the 2024 LIV Golf Team Championship on Sunday, shooting 11 under in stroke play to…