As the US Women’s Open gets underway at CordeValle in San Martin, CA…there are several Spirit alumni in the field. From top ranked players like Lexi Thompson and Paula Creamer to many new faces within the professional ranks, there are are players that once represented their country in the prestigious Spirit International Amateur...
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The top 2 female amateurs in the field at the USGA Women’s Open Championship this year are former Spirit players: Hannah O’Sullivan (USA-2015) and Leona Maguire (Ireland-2013). Albane Valenzula (Switzerland-2015) is also one of the top ranked amateurs in the field that is a former Spirit player. The championship is being played at the 6,784...
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After going 0 for 28 in the majors, Dustin Johnson finally broke through and won the 116th US Open at Oakmont C.C. on Sunday. Johnson played stellar all week; he drove the ball long and straight (a must a US Open venue) and putted beautifully. Unfortunately, we won’t remember much of those stats over the rules controversy that took place on Sunday...
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The US Open was off to a rough start Thursday with bad weather, but the rest of the weekend looks great, and hopefully that means the golf course is a bit softer and more forgiving after the rain. As we usually do, we like to look into the field of all the majors in golf and check out how many Spirit alumni are participating (i.e. made the field) and this...
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There were several former Spirit players competing in the Curtis Cup this weekend, including Mariel Galdiano, Hannah O’Sullivan, Meghan MacLaren, Leonna Maguire and Bronte Law. The GB&I team bested the Americans 11 1/2 to 8 1/2. It was only the third GB&I victory in the biennial competition over the last 20 years, two of which have come in...
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