Lorena Ochoa not only secured numero uno rank in women's golf, but a hefty check for $1 million - the largest prize ever awarded in women's golf.
Lorena appropriately broke the bank at "The Donald's" course, Trump International in California this weekend.
Oddly enough, her key financial asset really lies in that No. 1 ranking - a vital requirement if she wants to push Annika aside for some more lucrative endorsement deals.
[PS: She totally coordinated her shirt with The Fairway Flapper ...]
Showing posts with label glorious golferette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glorious golferette. Show all posts
Monday, November 19, 2007
Million Dollar Baby
Monday, July 2, 2007
The Next Generation of Hot Golfers
The tween girl golfer is set to be the next hot phenomena in golf. These youngsters are oozing with so much talent already that I'm beyond eager to see what the game of women's golf will be like in 10 years!
Floridian Alexis Thompson recently brought some attention to this powerhouse generation of golferettes but she is not alone. In last year's under-12 competition identical twins, Lisa and Leona Maguire of Ireland, placed 1st and 3rd, while Ms. Thompson finished 4th. Identical twins! Talk about good sibling rivalry & potential female drama on the course. Match that with the inevitable level of talent & skill, five years down the road women's golf will certainly be one of the most watched sports on television.
A Weekend for the Women
The US Women's Open this year was jam packed with excitement and incident. The competition finished in gentle sunny weather with an ecstatic, long awaited win by Cristie Kerr (and her magic putter from Korea). I couldn't be happier about the outcome. The idea of karma comes to mind regarding this win for Kerr. It was the 10th victory for the bubbly 29 year old, in her 10th year with the LPGA!
[Photo: Cristie Kerr celebrates victory with husband Erik Stevens - CHRIS KEANE / REUTERS]
One can recall her touching victory at the Canadian Women's Open last year, where a fan gave Cristie a special coin he'd held with him as his wife defeated breast cancer. She went on to play magnificently and accredited her win to that very significant quarter. Cristie's a true philanthropist, having started the Birdies for Breast Cancer organization in 2003. She ties her two passions by personally donating $50 for every birdie she makes and hosting many golf related events. As a result of her direct involvement with the effort she was honored with the LPGA Komen Award last year. I can't think of a better person to be the star of women's golf!
There were many of bumps along the way at this year's Open in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Thunderstorms interrupted the third round and marked the end of 12 year old Alexis Thompson's record breaking debut at the Open. Annika and Michelle were both held back by their prior injuries, while the other leaders of this year's Open, including Lorena Ochoa, just couldn't grasp hold of the lead. You gotta love golf ... nothing is ever predictable.
Check out the complete scores.
Friday, May 4, 2007
True Life: I'm the No. 1 Golferette in the WORLD!
According to WorldGolf.com the new leading lady in golf, Lorena Ochoa, will be the focus of a future documentary. For the last year her cousin Jonathan Ochoa and his friend Christopher Vitiello have been following the LPGA Player of the Year with camera in hand.
Conveniently catching her journey to the top, the 24 year old duo will wrap up filming at the Women's British Open. What timing?!
Keep an eye out for it in 2008.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Like Fine Wine, Female Golfers Just Get Better with Age
I suppose the golferette gods just weren't satisfied with one record breaking hole-in-one from 102 year old Elsie McLean this April. On April 27th two amateur women sunk consecutive holes-in-one at the Moor Allerton Golf Club in northern England. Appropriately, Reuters instantly picked up the story.
June Wiener (75) and Sue Baskind (61) both beat the million-to-one odds on the 152-yard hole. June pointed out,
The feat was rightfully celebrated with some whiskey at the clubhouse.
Absolutely amazing!!! Makes me a bit more relaxed about my 23 year old rookie status.
Monday, April 23, 2007
A Mexican Takeover
Congratulations to Lorena Ochoa, who finally won the power-struggle for the number one spot in women's golf today. It was only a matter of time with Annika Sorenstam off the golf course due to an injury. The 25 year old Mexican golferette was thrilled with her arrival at first place. The icing on the cake was that she got to enjoy being the best player in the world at home, preparing for the Corona Championship.
(Getty Images/David Cannon)
Reuters captured the leading lady's winning words, 
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Age is Not a Factor for the Ladies This Week
Apparently age is just not a factor in a golferette's success on the course this week. Last Sunday, 18 year old Morgan Pressel became the youngest woman ever in the LPGA to win a major tournament, at the Kraft Nabisco Championship. The conquest was thoroughly covered by the media thanks to an enjoyable AP article. Congrats Morgan! ... although I must admit I'm always a bit resentful when girl who is younger than me realizes such awesome achievements ... but have fun with that $300,000 too!
Robert Laberge / Getty Images
Here are the top Kraft Nabisco Championship Scores:
1. Morgan Pressel (-3)
T-2. Catriona Matthew (-2)
T-2. Brittany Lincicome (-2)
T-2. Suzann Pettersen (-2)
T-5. Stacy Lewis (-1)
T-5. Shi Hyun Ahn (-1)
T-5. Stacy Prammanasudh (-1)
T-5. Meaghan Francella (-1)
Friday, April 6, 2007
Hole In One at 102
This week 102 year old Elsie McLean landed her first hole in one, after nearly 80 years on the course.
Wow! This is obviously a record breaking event and it's kind of amazing how difficult it was to locate online!!! I spotted it on The TODAY Show this morning and now it's practically disappeared from the face of the earth! After painfully searching every inch of the internet I found it, reported by KNVN the local NBC affiliate in Chico, California where Elsie achieved this monumental feat.
Elsie was actually featured in Golf Digest last year, in an article called "Who Are You Calling Old?" and in her local Chico News & Review (pictured above).
Congratulations Elsie!!! Keep driving those balls!
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