The USGA says the caddie for Sei Young Kim was removed from the U.S. Women’s Open for taking photos of internal notes on the course setup. Paul Fusco will not be allowed to caddie this week at Lancaster Country Club. The Women’s Open starts Thursday. A USGA spokesman says Fusco was found to have taken …
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Defending U.S. Women’s Open champion Michelle Wie spoke at the Media Center on Tuesday morning at Lancaster Country Club. [youtube id=”GrC8v2cQSj8″ align=”center” mode=”normal” autoplay=”no” maxwidth=”525″] More about Wie Mike Gross: Mother Nature could change U.S. Women’s Open narrative Photo gallery of Wie’s practice round last weekend
Cristie Kerr, the 2007 U.S. Women’s Open champion, spoke with the media at Lancaster Country Club on Tuesday morning. [youtube id=”QgDGcRFX_ks” align=”center” mode=”normal” autoplay=”no” maxwidth=”500″]
Four years ago, Mariel Galdiano made headlines across the golfing world when she became one of the youngest golfers ever to compete in the U.S. Women’s Open. Galdiano was only 13 years old back then, when the 66th playing of the Open was held at Broadmoor in Colorado Springs in 2011. “And that’s when I …
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Every golfer in the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open field has a back story that led them to Lancaster Country Club, and some of those stories are more interesting — and unusual — than others. With that in mind, here are some things fans might not know about 30 of the golfers set to compete this …
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Lydia Ko, the No. 1 ranked women’s golfer in the world, was at Lancaster Country Club again on Wednesday to get in a practice round in advance of the U.S. Women’s Open here on July 9-12. (Photos by LNP’s Jeff Ruppenthal)
To the list of familiar names vying for best female golfer in the world, welcome 22 year-old Korean Sei Young Kim. Kim is the LPGA Tour’s leading money winner after beating Imbee Park in a playoff for last week’s LOTTE championship in Hawaii in the most insane fashion imaginable. Kim was tied for the lead …
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Unlike most pro golfers, Brittany Lincicome doesn’t just acknowledge nervousness. She practically yells it out loud with her body language, facial expression, and even verbally, in interviews. At the end of a long day in which it appeared that the ANA Inspiration Championship would be decided at virtual match play between Stacy Lewis and Sei …
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Lexi Thompson is defending her title in the ANA Inspiration tournament this week, which was the first major title for the 20 year-old. Also there’s this: [View the story “Lexi Thompson” on Storify]
The Unites States Golf Association exempts golfers from qualifying for the U.S. Women’s Open based on the following criteria: 1. Winners of the last 10 U.S. Women’s Opens: 2005 – Birdie Kim; 2006 – Annika Sorenstam; 2007 – Cristie Kerr; 2008 – Inbee Park; 2009 – Eun-Hee Ji; 2010 – Paula Creamer; 2011 – So …
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LPGA tour players Sandra Gal and Gerina Piller visited the Lancaster Country Club on Tuesday morning for a round of golf on the links that will host the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open next summer. Gal is presently ranked 37th in earnings on the tour this season with $198,940, while Piller is 28th with $314,143. Gal …
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Professional golfers Sandra Gal and Gerina Piller stopped by Lancaster Central Market early Tuesday morning. The two were in town to play the course at the Lancaster Country Club ahead of the 2015 U.S. Women’s Open to be held there next July. They stopped to smell the flowers, and to purchase a donut and whoopie …
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