From Golfweek: Lexi Thompson is the only woman in the Franklin Templeton Shootout field this week, and she’ll play the same tees as the men. Shock! Awe! Gasp! Right? No, not really. Let’s not make a bigger deal out of this than we need to. Touting this event as some kind of tricked-up Battle of the Sexes would be insulting not only to...
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Golf’s saddest day occurred on Sunday, September 25, 2016 as we all learned of the passing of Arnold Palmer. As many have testified over the last 24 hours, The King transcended the game of golf and left an indelible mark on humanity in one of the greatest lives ever lived. He will be greatly missed. Doug Ferguson encapsulates Palmer’s importance...
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SAN FRANCISCO—Will Zalatoris from Plano came to The Olympic Club and the 113th Trans-Mississippi Amateur Championship this week with two goals. Firstly, he wanted to play 72 holes, something he was unable to do in 2014 when Zalatoris won this tournament in the rain-shortened affair at Southern Hills Country Club. More importantly, Zalatoris also wanted to...
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2009 Spirit Player and Champion Jordan Spieth (USA) has joined a rather lengthy list of male golf professionals that have opted out of the Olympics. Spieth, who has said all along he would love to represent the U.S. in the Olympics, voiced concerns about security and the Zika virus two weeks ago at the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone...
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2015 Spirit Champion Hannah O’Sullivan, 18, moved to No. 1 in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking, switching places with former No. 1 Leona Maguire of Duke. Maguire is now ranked second after a T-7 finish at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional O’Sullivan hasn’t played since earning low-amateur honors at the LPGA’s ANA Inspiration. Last month,...
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