Na Yeon Choi and Suzann Pettersen Lead at LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship

The LPGA Tour is holding the first major championship of the 2013 season this week in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The old Dinah Shore started in 1972 and has been a major since 1983. Na Yeon Choi and Suzann Pettersen find themselves tied atop the leaderboard with relative unknown Jodi Ewart Shadoff. Ewart Shadoff is from England and joined the LPGA in 2011. She made 18 cuts in 21 starts in 2012, earned $217,000... 

7 Top LPGA Women to Watch at Kraft Nabisco Championship

It still hurts to watch the replay video of the tap-in that I.K. Kim missed on the last hole of the 2012 Kraft Nabisco Championship. She would have won the tournament outright but instead lost in a playoff with Sun Young Yoo. Kim was totally devastated after missing that putt and could not regain her focus for the playoff. She has rebounded and is coming off a runner-up finish at the Kia Classic and... 

Rory McIlroy Could Regain No. 1 Ranking at Shell Houston Open

The world is a better place and seems to have gained a new equilibrium. Tiger Woods ascended to No. 1 with his win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. In October of 2011, he had fallen to No. 58. Six wins over the last 12 months have put him back in a familiar spot. He has held the No. 1 ranking for 632 weeks in his illustrious career. The question is can the previous No. 1, Rory McIlroy, regain that... 

Is Lindsey Vonn the Last Piece in the Puzzle for Tiger Woods?

Tiger Woods and Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn recently announced their relationship on Facebook. Can this be the last piece in the puzzle for Tiger Woods? A champion golfer has to be totally confident in every part of his game as well as his personal life. One of the aspects of golf that is so challenging is the mental clarity required to play championship golf. Major titles cannot be won if a player’s... 

7 Young Players Who Will Challenge Tiger and Rory on the PGA Tour

Every year, a new crop of young guns join the PGA Tour. They keep the tour fresh and force the veterans to either improve or lose their spots in the big show. The young players entering the PGA Tour now are bigger, stronger and more experienced. Junior golf is well established throughout the world, and young golfers compete against the best talent while still in their teens. College golf programs have... 

What Does Stacy Lewis’ Ascension to No. 1 Mean for the LPGA?

With her win last week at the RR Donnelley Founders Cup, American Stacy Lewis became only the second American woman to reach No. 1 on the Rolex Rankings. Christie Kerr was the first. She reached the No. 1 spot on three different occasions in 2010 for a total of six weeks. The Rolex Rankings were established in February, 2006 to recognize the top women golfers in the world. The rankings are sanctioned... 

Stacy Lewis New World No. 1 in Spite of Television Fans

Stacy Lewis won the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup Sunday at Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix. This was the fourth tournament of the 2013 LPGA schedule and the first event of the year played inside the continental United States. This was Lewis’ second win of the year as well as her second consecutive win. She also won the HSBC Women’s Champions in Singapore on March 3. The win in Phoenix also... 

Rory McIlroy Will Only Play in the Shell Houston Open Before the Masters

After his final round Sunday at the WGC-Cadillac, Rory McIlroy confirmed during an interview with the Golf Channel’s Steve Sands that he only planned to play in the Shell Houston Open prior to The Masters. Due to his poor play and lack of competitive rounds thus far in 2013, it was speculated that he may add the Arnold Palmer Invitational to his schedule. The world No. 1 has struggled mightily... 

Tiger Woods Late Struggles on Sunday at Doral Are Still a Concern

Tiger Woods won the World Golf Championship’s Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral on Sunday. He did, however, continue a trend from 2012 by struggling on the back nine in the final round. Woods started Sunday’s fourth round with a four-stroke lead over Graeme McDowell and was five shots ahead of Phil Mickelson and Steve Stricker. Woods did manage to post a one-under par 71 Sunday but made... 

Rory McIlroy and Yani Tseng Feeling Pressure of Being No. 1

Both Rory McIlroy and Yani Tseng are feeling the pressure of carrying around the weight of being ranked No. 1 in the world. McIlroy has struggled in the beginning of 2013 with a missed cut in Abu Dhabi, and he was knocked out in the first round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play. He was so frustrated with his game that he walked off during the second round of the Honda Championship, where he was the... 

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