At Pinehurst Country Club last year, the USGA held a grand experiment by conducting the men’s and women’s U.S. Opens back-to-back at the same venue. Further, they paid players and caddies for information — what clubs were hit off tees and into greens, how balls reacted on greens and fairways, how much bounce, how much …
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Laura Davies is just a salt-of-the-earth human being. She appears continually happy while keeping up with players half her age. That’s not really an exaggeration. While Davies is 51, the average age of the players in the U.S. Open field is 25. She is the only player in this year’s Open who played in the …
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Rookie Min Lee had yet to be much of a factor on the LPGA tour until the second round of the U.S. Women’s Open. On a tougher day for scoring, Lee went out and birdied four of her first six holes. She shot a blistering 31 on the front nine, and ended with a 68 …
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Was strolling around Lancaster Country Club Wednesday with a swing coach I’ve gotten to know a little, a guy who works with players on both the PGA and LPGA Tours. His student on this day happened to be playing a practice round with Inbee Park. Park had recently hit several ugly, low, weak spinless shots …
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Two months after graduating from Mississippi State University, Ally McDonald, a spry 22, didn’t have many plans coming into this week. She knew, however, she was an alternate to play in the U.S. Women’s Open should someone else drop out. So McDonald booked a midweek flight to Philadelphia just in case she got a last-minute call …
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Inbee Park’s focus sharpens during major championship weeks, and the South Korean is dialed in for the U.S. Women’s Open. Park is back atop the rankings for the third time in her career and leads the LPGA Tour with three victories this season. But the majors have been where she has flourished. Her first win …
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What did you do during the summer when you were 16? A lazy afternoon at the pool, working that first part-time job, or maybe driving for the first time? Playing in the U.S. Open probably wasn’t on the to-do list for most of us. It is, though, for Beth Lillie, who will be a junior …
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The last time the U.S. Women’s Open was played in Pennsylvania, Paula Creamer was the champion. Five years later, the open is back in the state and Creamer is hoping for a repeat performance. “I feel very good,” Creamer said. “I think that I’m driving the ball really well. I’m hitting my irons well. I’m …
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Not that she ever wore her emotions on her sleeve but experience has taught Inbee Park to stay on an even keel. Never too high, ever too low. That might be especially tough for a player who has the weight of expectations that the leader on the LPGA money list might have. But here is …
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Having the U.S. Men’s Open at Chambers Hill seemed another example in the United States Golf Association’s plan of challenging golfers with many different types of courses. Along with placing their tournaments in different parts of the country, the USGA looks for a variety of courses. While variety may not suit every golfer, every golfer …
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You just can’t play better golf than Stacy Lewis has played this season without winning. The seven-year pro has played 14 tournaments this season and finished in the top 10 eight times. Included in that total are two runner-ups, one tied for second and a pair of thirds. Yet, to listen to her Tuesday, in …
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Each day, Brittany Lincicome receives a different batch of cookies from her host family during the hard-swinging American’s stay in Lancaster for the U.S. Women’s Open. Peanut butter cup cookies were on the menu Tuesday, as the 29-year-old tried to keep things light before the tournament’s Thursday tee-off. “Even on the range,” said Lincicome, a …
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Many top players sat down at Lancaster Country Club today to talk about this week’s U.S. Women’s Open. Check out the video highlights of those interviews, compiled by LNP’s Keith Schweigert. (Click on the playlist to choose the video you want to view.)