The LPGA Tour began the 2022 season with the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions at Lake Nona Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Florida. This unique event consisted of a field of 29 players who won on tour over the past two seasons. In addition, a celebrity division took place, which included 72-time LPGA Tour winner Annika Sorenstam.Last season Jessica Korda made a 25-foot birdie on the first hole of sudden-death playoff to take down Danielle Kang. The tournament was held at a par 7
Ladies of the Links Featured Player: Mariah Stackhouse
Jan 10th 2022
Mariah Stackhouse was born on March 4, 1994 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She started playing golf at the age of 2 when her father cut down a set of clubs for her. Practicing alongside her dad, who was a partner in an architectural firm, Stackhouse improved to the point of tying for first in her first tournament, at the age of 6.In 2011 at the age of 17, Stackhouse came into the limelight when at age 17 became the youngest African American female to play in the U.S. Women’s Open. Stackhouse wa
Ladies of the Links Featured Player: Emily Pedersen
Jan 8th 2022
Emily Pedersen was born on March 7, 1996 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She picked up golf at a young age and joined Denmark’s national team when she was a mere 12 years old. Just two years later Pedersen won three times as an amateur, at the 2010 Mollean Open, Danish Match Play, and Royal Tour Damer III. Pedersen went on to win the 2011 Doral Publix Junior Classic (ages 14-15).Pedersen took off as an amateur as a 16-year old, winning three times in 2012 including the Fuersopoklen, DGU Elite Tour Dame
Ladies of the Links Featured Player: Olivia Cowan
Jan 5th 2022
Olivia Cowan was born in Hamburg, Germany on April 9, 1996. She learned to play golf at the age of three from her father, who is a teaching professional in Germany. Cowan developed into a top amateur by 2010, winning the U14 German Girls’ National Championship.In 2011, Cowan began playing for the German National Team, where she would compete until 2015. On the individual front, Cowan won the 2011 Luxembourg Ladies International Amateur Championship, as well as the 2013 German Ladies National Ch