Tag Archives: LPGA
Back 9 Report Talks Recent Golf Events and News
Mike May and Fred Altvater are on location at the #PalmBeach Par 3 to discuss recent #Golf events and news. #LIV #PGATour #LPGA #RoryMcIlroy #LydiaKo #NellyKorda #DriveOnChampionship #SSG
Three Pro Tours Visit Michigan in June
LPGA June 15-18 Jennifer Kupcho will defend her 2022 title at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give at the Blythefield Golf Club in Grand Rapids. Kupcho had to go overtime last year to get her second LPGA Tour win by defeating both Leona Maguire and Nelly Korda, in three-way playoff. The Meijer Classic once […]
New Joint Event For LPGA & PGA Tours
Last month the PGA TOURand LPGA Tour announced that a new mixed-team event, sponsored by Grant Thornton, will feature both women and men professionals competing together in a unique co-sanctioned tournament. The Grant Thornton Invitational will be held at the end of the year, December 4-10, at Tiburón Golf Club. The tournament will offer equal […]
MSU’s Valery Plata Earns LPGA Tour Card
From MSU Women’s Golf Last month in the LPGA Tour’s Qualifying Series, former Michigan State women’s golfer Valery Plata finished tied for third to earn her LPGA Tour card for 2023. Only the top 20 golfers and ties earn exemptions to the LPGA Tour, after grueling eight rounds of competition. “I’m still kind of in […]
Stacy Lewis Talks Solheim Cup & LIV
Solheim Cup Captain Stacy Lewis names 4 young women she is watching as possible Team USA rookies & gives her thoughts about Mollie Marcoux upcoming meeting with the LIV and Greg Norman.
Jennifer Kupcho Wins Meijer Classic in a Playoff
Jennifer Kupcho validated her big win earlier this year at the Chevron Championship and captured the Meijer Classic last month. Kupcho finished the 72-hole event at 18-under par and tied with Leona MacGuire and World No. 2 ranked, Nelly Korda. In the playoff, Kupcho and Maguire advanced to a second playoff hole with birdies on […]
The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational is For the Entire Family
The Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational will once again be held at Midland Country Club and features two-player teams competing for a piece of the $2.5 million purse. In all, 72 teams, 144 of the best women golfers in the world, are set to tee off July 13th with the Golf Channel and CBS covering […]
LPGA Legend Shirley Spork Passes
By Fred Altvater In last month’s issue we wrote about the LPGA changing its rules for induction into the Hall of Fame to include Lorena Ochoa, as well as the original founders of the LPGA Tour. Just a few days after that announcement, Shirley Spork one of the 13 original founders died at the […]
Calling Women Amateurs Looking for Shot at LPGA Tournament
The LPGA Tour’s Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational is offering for a second time the chance for amateur teams to play their way into the July 14-17 pro tournament at the Midland Country Club. The qualifying tournament for amateurs only is set for June 2-3 at The Fortress Golf Course in Frankenmuth. Registration has been […]