By Ron Sirak (a recipient of the PGA of America Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award and the LPGA Media Excellence Award) Marilynn Smith, whose role as one of the 13 Founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and pioneering work as a television broadcaster landed her in the World Golf Hall of Fame, died early Tuesday morning at the age of 89 surrounded by her family and friends. She would have turned 90 on April 13 ...
East Lothian, Scotland, April 2019: Scott Allison from Liberton Golf Club in Edinburgh took full advantage of playing on Scottish home soil to secure the silverware at this year’s Links Golf Cup East Lothian, played over four of East Lothian’s finest championship links courses. Runner-up in the event last year, Allison recorded a total of 142 points over four rounds to lead the field of 108 players and became the first Scottish winner of the event ...
Austria’s Sarah Schober was delighted the waiting was finally over to collect her 1st win on the LET Access Series. Although the 26-year-old topped the 2016 LETAS ranking, she was winless throughout the year, finishing as a runner-up five times. Schober had to endure a play-off against overnight leader Hayley Davis in order to claim that illusive title and admitted to thinking that she may be the bridesmaid again in the Terre Blanche Ladies Open at ...
England’s Meghan MacLaren secured a fourth successive top-10 finish on the Ladies European Tour as Daan Huizing won the inaugural Jordan Mixed Open presented by Ayla. MacLaren, 23, started her final round with three birdies in her first five holes and moved five shots ahead of Huizing in the first full field golf tournament to see men and women go head-to-head over the same course for a single prize purse. She bogeyed the sixth and birdied the ...
The LET Access Series (LETAS) will field the strongest schedule in its history as it celebrates its 10th year in 2019. The series will feature 20 tournaments in nine countries across Europe, an increase from 13 last year. Total prize money also sees a significant increase to over €1 million, up from €590,000 in 2018. An exciting development for the 2019 LETAS season will see the top 55 players updated after each event throughout the series ...
The Irish Girls Open Stroke Play takes place at Roganstown Hotel and Country Club from April 5th to 7th A discussion on the use of breathing techniques and mindfulness in golf at a recent ILGU Warm Weather Training week in Desert Springs, Spain, is what Aine Donegan (Woodstock) has attributed to her improved mental game and a boost in form since the beginning of 2019. “Donal [Scott] did a talk that week on breathing and mindfulness, which ...
Inspired by a magical chip-in on the 16th hole, Indian rookie Diksha Dagar claimed victory in the Investec South African Women’s Open, celebrating a maiden Ladies European Tour win in just her fourth professional start at Westlake Golf Club on Saturday. The 19-year-old left-hander from New Delhi tapped in for par at the final hole for a three-under-par 69 to edge out former three-time champion Lee-Anne Pace by a stroke. Fellow Ladies European Tour (LET) rookie Esther ...
In a field that included US Amateur finalist Albane Valenzuela and a number of past US Curtis Cup players, Olivia Mehaffey (RCDL) finished best of the bunch at the Bruin Wave Invitational played at San Luis Obispo Country Club yesterday. The Arizona State University (ASU) Junior had a mediocre start, a first round 76, but rallied to finish with rounds of 71 and 73 to secure a one shot victory over Petra Salko of Oregon. In February ...
Canberra, Australia – March 3, 2019: Anne Van Dam from The Netherlands has surged home on the final nine to win the Canberra Women’s Classic at Royal Canberra Golf Club by three strokes: her third Ladies European Tour title inside six months and her fourth overall. Van Dam began the day as joint leader on 11 under and duelled with defending champion Jiyai Shin (Korea Republic) through the back nine before picking up four shots in ...
Coffs Harbour, NSW – February 24, 2019: Marianne Skarpnord ended a six year drought to claim her fourth title on the Ladies European Tour after a closely fought battle for the Pacific Bay Resort Australian Ladies Classic – Bonville. Skarpnord fired a final round of 69 to earn a two stroke victory on eight-under-par ahead of Australian Hannah Green and Nuria Iturrios of Spain after four rounds at Bonville Golf Resort. “I’m delighted. I’m very, very happy ...
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