Ladies of the Links: Olympic Golf - August 7
Aug 7th 2021
The 2021 Olympic Women’s Golf Competition took place at the Kasumigaseki Country Club August 3-6. A total of 60 competitors from 35 countries competed on the par 71 layout of 6648 yards.First RoundThe heat and humidity were brutal as real feel temperature reached as high as 111. Scoring was still excellent, despite the conditions. Madelene Sagstrom of Sweden took the lead with a 66 which included four-under on the front nine. She held a one-shot lead over Aditi Ashok of India and Nelly Korda,
The ladies of the LPGA Tour and Ladies LPGA European Tour teed it up at the ISPS HANDA World Invitational presented by Modest! Golf. This inaugural event was unique because men and women competed at the same time for the same prize money. The 72-hole event was sanctioned by three tours and took place on two courses. The first was the par 73 Galgorm Castle, and the other was the par 72 Massereene Golf Club. There was much at stake with a purse of $1.5 million and 500 points towards the Race to
Our favorite golf pro, Megan Johnston, gives us an easy-to-implement tip for getting off the beach.Trying to “help the ball up” could be hurting your bunker play. Keep the momentum moving forward and watch the ball “splash” onto the green.
Ladies of the Links: July 25 - The Evian Championship
Jul 25th 2021
The LPGA headed to Evian-les-Bains, France for The Evian Championship. The fourth of five major championships on the LPGA tour took place on the Evian Resort Golf Club. Covering 72 holes on a par 71 layout of 6523 yards, the ladies played for a purse of $4.5 million and 625 points towards the Race to the CME Globe.Founded in 1994 as an event on the Ladies European Tour, the Evian Championship became an official event on the LPGA Tour in 2000 and the fifth major as of 2013. Jin Young Ko entered
