“For the first time ever, the Solheim Cup ended in a tie.
As a result, Europe retained the cup having won the last contest in 2021. However, should that rule change? After the matches were finished on Sunday, U.S. captain Stacy Lewis was asked if there should be a way to declare a bona fide winner.”
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“Back home and taking a rest from the LPGA Tour after capturing the Canadian Open, Megan Khang was still feeling the pressure.
The Quincy, Mass., resident was scheduled to throw out the first pitch at a Red Sox game in Fenway Park. She was getting advice from a 13-year-old baseball player, her boyfriend’s nephew.”
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“Ruixin Liu of China was still suffering from allergies that forced her to withdraw from the LPGA Tour event last week. It didn't stop her from posting a 7-under 65 on Thursday for her best round of the year and a one-shot lead in the Kroger Queen City Championship.
Liu started so well that her lone regret was a par on the 12th hole when she hit her approach to 18 feet on the par 5 and three-putted for a par. She had seven birdies through 13 holes and then closed with five pars.”
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“Megan Khang needed an extra hole to win her first LPGA tournament in 191 career starts.
Andrea Lee agonizingly watched the leaderboard for nearly an hour to see if she would play on the Solheim Cup team for the first time.
It was worth the wait for both.
Khang beat Jin Young Ko with a par in a playoff for her first LPGA win, and Lee rallied to clinch a spot on the U.S. Solheim Cup team at the CPKC Women’s Open on Sunday.”
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“Just hours after the nine automatic qualifiers for this year’s U.S. Solheim Cup were solidified, U.S. captain Stacy Lewis announced which three players would be rounding out her squad.
Lewis’ captain’s picks are Ally Ewing, Cheyenne Knight and Angel Yin.”
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“Two-time Solheim Cup participant Megan Khang has clinched a spot on the 2023 United States Solheim Cup Team. The 25-year-old was a member of the 2019 and 2021 U.S. Teams and has a 1-3-2 record in her two previous appearances. Once again set to represent her country in September at Finca Cortesin in Andalucia, Spain, Khang is looking forward to donning the Red, White and Blue and working to bring the coveted Solheim Cup back to the United States for the first time since 2017.”
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“The Tennessee Golf Foundation is excited to announce that two of the Chattanooga area’s all-time top golf talents are teaming up this fall to benefit First Tee of Tennessee - Chattanooga.
Former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga All-American and current PGA TOUR professional Stephan Jaeger, and life-long Chattanooga resident and LPGA TOUR player Brooke Pancake will host the First Tee and Friends fundraising golf tournament at Chattanooga Golf and Country Club on Monday, October 16, 2023.”
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“Kentuckian Emma Talley made the eighth hole-in-one of the 2023 LPGA Tour season on Friday at The Amundi Evian Championship. The 29-year-old aced the par-3 2nd hole at Evian Resort Golf Club from 153 yards, the second hole-in-one of her LPGA Tour career. Talley last made an ace in the first round of the 2022 CPKC Women's Open when she holed out on the 172-yard, par-3 13th hole.”
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“Over four decades, Loren Roberts has played in nearly 1,000 PGA Tour events, and has secured eight victories on the PGA and 13 wins on the Champions Tour.
Saturday, the longtime Mid-South resident will be honored as one of 12 inductees into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
“It means so much that the state of Tennessee would recognize me for having a great career,” said Roberts. “I’ve played pro golf for 40 years and I’ve been involved with the Tennessee Golf Foundation and the First Tee here in Memphis. Golf has been great.”
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“At just 25 years old, somehow this weekend at Pebble Beach is Megan Khang’s 11th U.S. Women’s Open.
The event, despite its grand magnitude, seems to leave Khang unfazed. In her past five starts, the Massachusetts native has racked up four top-five finishes, with her best coming at the Olympic Club in 2021 (T-4).”
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“The PGA Tour’s controversial decision to partner with rival LIV Golf earlier this month stunned fans and blindsided players, leaving many furious.
But there’s reason to view the agreement and LIV Golf’s influence as a positive for the game of golf.
LPGA major champion Stacy Lewis told Yahoo Finance that the upstart league — which is financially backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund — has already made the Tour "better.”
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"You've been named the 2024 U.S. Solheim Cup captain." Stacy Lewiscouldn't believe it. It was happening -- again. One year prior, Lewis, a 13-time LPGA Tour winner, received the same call. "You've been named the 2023 U.S. Solheim Cup captain."
For a full year, she started preparing and planning for Team USA to compete against Team Europe at Finca Cortesin in Andalusia, Spain, in September 2023. And now, she's joining the World Golf Hall of Fame members Juli Inkster, Judy Rankin, Patty Sheehan and Kathy Whitworthas the fifth person to captain the U.S. Team at least twice.”
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“Baltusrol Golf Club has a long history of professional golf.
Jack Nicklaus won two U.S. Opens at Baltusrol and Phil Mickelson won his first PGA Championship there. The KPMG LPGA Championship pays a visit to Baltusrol’s Lower Course for the first time this week.
Stacy Lewis, who has won two LPGA major championships, knew some of Baltusrol’s illustrious history but did not realize that one of golf’s greatest shots occurred there.”
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“There was only one way Rose Zhang could become eligible for September's Solheim Cup in Spain.
She needed an LPGA win before then, and in her first professional start three weeks ago at the Mizuho Americas Open, the 20-year-old emerged victorious, becoming the first woman to accomplish that feat since Beverly Hanson in 1951.
That caught the U.S. Solheim Cup captain's eye.”
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“2023 & 2024 United States Solheim Cup Team Captain Stacy Lewis discusses the planning for her team, her preparation for the KPMG Women's PGA Championship and the data analytics advancements in women's golf.”
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“Imagine being a tour pro. That would be a good life, right? Many of us have that dream. It’s not an easy job, though – all that travel, staying in budget hotels to keep costs down, grinding away on the range from dawn till dusk to fix a swing problem and the disappointment of missed cuts.”
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“United States Solheim Cup captain Stacy Lewis showed up and showed out on the first day of the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards, defeating Scotland’s Gemma Dryburgh, 2 up, on Wednesday at Shadow Creek. Dryburgh took an early 1-up lead with a birdie on the par-5 fourth and Lewis responded quickly with a birdie on the par-3 fifth to tie the match. A Lewis eagle on No. 7 gave her a 1-up lead, which she held for two holes until Dryburgh parred the 10th to once again pull into a tie. Lewis got back to 1 up with a birdie on hole 12, but Dryburgh flipped the match, winning the next two holes to move to 1 up with four to play.”
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“Following the resumption of the 2023 season, the Ladies European Tour (LET) hopped across the pond for the Aramco Team Series presented by PIF – Florida.
After two days of action, 10 rookies made the cut which stood at +10. This included Duncan, Belac, Kouskova, Fanali, Aline Krauter, Emma Spitz, Trichat Cheenglab, Patricia Isabel Schmidt, Kirsten Rudgeley and Nastasia Nadaud.”
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“This week, LPGA Tour golfer Emma Talley returned to Kentucky to give back to the next generation of golfers.
The 2013 U.S. Women's Amateur winner, Talley teamed up with First Tee Louisville to host a free youth clinic and serve as the keynote speaker at the Tales of the Tin Cup dinner. The program works to empower the youth through the game of golf.”
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