Two professional majors -- the LPGA's and the USGA's -- go head-to-head this weekend, which guarantees neither tournament will get the attention both deserve. At the end of the day, the Golf Channel won't be leading with either of them. The PGA Tour has a lightweight field at a non-major stop in … [Read more...]
KPMG Women’s PGA: Sahalee day long
SAMMAMISH, Wash. -- The young gun had the low number -- one -- on No. 13 Thursday in the opening round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Sahalee Country Club. The ace offered a leg up on the day's low round, a four-under-par 67, for 18-year-old Canadian Brooke Henderson. "It really helped a … [Read more...]
Judy Rankin: Hall of Fame perspective
As seen in the May issue of Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine. by Bart Potter JUDY RANKIN WAS YOUNG, a new 17-year-old pro, when the LPGA was young itself. Fifty-four years on, Rankin and the women’s professional golf tour have aged well. Rankin sees today’s matured LPGA, its global scope … [Read more...]
This year’s June major
The golf course with the richest major-championship pedigree in the Pacific Northwest will host another major this spring when the KPMG Women's PGA Championship comes to the region. It's not Chambers Bay. Sahalee Country Club, host of the KPMG June 9-12, is in many ways the … [Read more...]
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