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It’s All About Lydia

There were two exceptional young women who made it into interviews in the media center Thursday afternoon at the jtbc Founders Cup being played at the Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona. The first was Amy Anderson, a fresh-faced, full-fledged … Continue reading

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Michelle Wie: Living it day by day

There was a lot of the usual post-round golf talk in Michelle Wie’s media session at the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open where she is tied for the lead with Korea’s, Amy Yang. They are at 2-under and have a 4-shot … Continue reading

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Shanshan Feng: The Validation Win

Probably the best example of a validation win dates all the way back to the mid-90s. Lee Janzen won the 1993 U.S. Open at Baltusrol in Springfield, New Jersey. He shot 8-under. Five years later, in 1998, he won the … Continue reading

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Stacy Lewis: Seeing Her Shot and Keeping On Believing

A funny thing happened on the way to the coronation of Inbee Park as the first person to win four majors in a row in the same year; Na Yeon Choi rose to the top of the leaderboard and looked … Continue reading

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U.S. Women’s Open: The LPGA Tour Brain Trust in Their Own Words

Tuesday was a grand day at Sebonack Golf Club for those of us engaged in gathering intelligence about playing the game at its highest level. The USGA recruited six of the best minds in the women’s game for a U.S. … Continue reading

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Phil Mickelson: Renaissance Dad

The most astounding story to come out of this 2013 U.S. Open at Merion is Phil Mickelson’s cross-continental jaunt from Philadelphia to San Diego and back again in order to be there for his daughter, Amanda’s, 8th-grade graduation. Not only … Continue reading

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Do You Remember Shanshan Feng?

You remember, the young woman who came out of nowhere to win the Wegman’s LPGA Championship by two strokes back in June? The first Chinese woman to win an LPGA event? And, it follows, the first Chinese woman to win … Continue reading

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The Virtue in Struggle

A reader sent me a transcript from NPR’s Morning Edition. The feature, “Struggle For Smarts? How Eastern And Western Cultures Tackle Learning,” is a very interesting portrait of the counterintuitive and fundamental differences in each culture’s approach to learning. She … Continue reading

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Na Yeon Choi: Learning English Made Me a Better Player

For those of you still stuck in the stereotype of the stoic, standoffish Korean LPGA Tour player, give it up. The world has passed you by. Because I have spent more than a little time following the LPGA Tour, I … Continue reading

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Na Yeon Choi: Room to Be a Human Being

On Sunday, Na Yeon Choi, Ai Miyazato and So Yeon Ryu will be paired together in the final group of the CME Group Titleholders at the TwinEagles Club in Naples, Florida. They finished the third round in that order, one … Continue reading

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