Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Anchoring Your Putter to End in 2016

The R&A and the United States Golf Association (USGA), golf’s governing bodies, today announced proposed changes to the Rules of Golf that would prohibit anchoring the club in making a stroke.
 
The proposed Rule 14-1b, which follows an extensive review by The R&A and the USGA, would prohibit strokes made with the club or a hand gripping the club held directly against the player’s body, or with a forearm held against the body to establish an anchor point that indirectly anchors the club.
 
The proposed new Rule would not alter current equipment rules and would allow the continued use of all conforming golf clubs, including belly-length and long putters, provided such clubs are not anchored during a stroke. The proposed Rule narrowly targets only a few types of strokes, while preserving a golfer’s ability to play a wide variety of strokes in his or her individual style.


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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

LPGA Legends and Current Stars Team Up for Charity

Naples area golf fans got to see the LPGA's past — Bradley, Lopez, Betsy King and Jan Stephenson — and its present and future in Player of the Year Lewis, Lincicome, Paula Creamer and 17-year-old Lexi Thompson.
 
Each current player was paired with a legend in the nine-hole scramble that was taped and will be shown at 8 p.m. Wednesday on the Golf Channel.
 
In addition to the money going to charity, Lewis found another meaning to the day.
"Something we're doing here today, which is cool, is celebrating our past, which I don't think we've done a very good job of doing," Lewis said. "Bringing back the former players and really showing the fans, remembering who these great players were, remembering that Betsy's in the hall of fame."


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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Stacy Lewis - Player of the Year 9 Years After Back Surgery

Stacy Lewis has become the first American golfer to win the LPGA Tour’s Rolex Player of the Year award since Beth Daniel in 1994.  Nine years ago Stacy had surgery for scoliosis and now she's one of the best golfers in the world.
 
She's one of the favorites at this week's year ending CME Titleholders Classic here in Naples, Florida, where all the top women are competing.


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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

CME Group Titleholders First Round Pairings Announced

Thursday's tee times
Eagle Course, Twineagles
No. 1 Tee
8:30 a.m. -- Jacqui Concolino, Orlando; Sandra Gal, Cologne, Germany
8:41 a.m. -- Sydnee Michaels, Upland, Calif.; Ilhee Lee, Seoul, South Korea
8:52 a.m. -- Jennifer Johnson, Carlsbad, Calif.; Veronica Felibert, Caracas, Venezuela; Nicole Castrale, Palm Desert, Calif.
9:03 a.m. -- Lizette Salas, Azusa, Calif.; Candie Kung, Taiwan; Maria Hjorth, Sweden
9:14 a.m. -- Brittany Lang, McKinney, Texas; Mariajo Uribe, Bucaramanga, Colombia; Shanshan Feng, Guangzhou, China
9:25 a.m. -- Mo Martin, Altadena, Calif.; Hee Kyung Seo, South Korea; Karin Sjodin, Gothenburg, Sweden
9:36 a.m. -- Jiyai Shin, South Korea; Mika Miyazato, Okinawa, Japan; Jane Rah, Torrance, Calif.
9:47 a.m. -- Jessica Korda, Bradenton; So Yeon Ru, South Korea; Inbee Park, Seoul, South Korea
9:58 a.m. -- Ai Miyazato, Okinawa, Japan; Yani Tseng, Lake Nona; Angela Stanford, Saginaw, Texas
10:09 a.m. -- Cristie Kerr, Miami; Suzann Pettersen, Norway; Natalie Gulbis, Lake Las Vegas, Nev.
10:20 a.m. -- Michelle Wie, Honolulu, Hawaii; Karrie Webb, Ayr Queensland, Australia; Na Yeon Choi, South Korea
10:31 a.m. -- Azahara Munoz, Malaga, Spain; Paula Creamer, Pleasanton, Calif.,; Lexi Thompson, Coral Springs
10:42 a.m. -- Brittany Lincicome, Seminole; Gerina Piller, Roswell, N.M.; Stacy Lewis, The Woodlands, Texas
No. 10 Tee
8:30 a.m. -- Morgan Pressel, Boca Raton; Jennie Lee, Henderson, Nev.; Catriona Matthew, N. Berwick, Scotland
8:41 a.m. -- Caroline Hedwall, Sweden; Sun Young Yoo, Seoul, South Korea; Mi Jung Hur, South Korea
8:52 a.m. -- Belen Mozo, Spain; Jennifer Song, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Katherine Hull, Sunrise Beach, Australia
9:03 a.m. -- Chella Choi, South Korea; Eun-Hee Ji, South Korea; Hee Young Park, South Korea
9:14 a.m. -- Anna Nordqvist, Eskilstuna, Sweden; Amy Yang, South Korea; Jodi Ewart, North Yorkshire, England
9:25 a.m. -- Haeji Kang, South Korea; Giulia Sergas, Italy; Sarah Jane Smith, Caloundra, Queensland, Australia
9:36 a.m. -- Cindy LaCrosse, Tampa; Julieta Granada, Paraguay; Hee-Won Han, Seoul, South Korea
9:47 a.m. -- Danielle Kang, Oak Park, Calif.; Beatriz Recari, Pamplona, Spain; Mina Harigae, Monterey, Calif.
9:58 a.m. -- Pornanong Phatlum, Chaiyaphum, Thailand; Tanya Dergal, Durango, Mexico; Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif.
10:09 a.m. -- Meena Lee, South Korea; Vicky Hurst, Melbourne; I.K. Kim, South Korea
10:20 a.m. -- Alison Walshe, Westford, Mass.; Pernilla Lindberg, Bollnas, Sweden; Kristy McPherson, Conway, S.C.
10:31 a.m. -- Lindsey Wright, Albury, Australia; Dewi Claire Schreefel, The Netherlands; Karine Icher, France


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Thursday, November 8, 2012

Greg Norman announces pairings for the Franklin Templeton Shootout

Tournament founder and host Greg Norman announced the pairings Wednesday for the 12 two-man teams for the Franklin Templeton Shootout, which is Dec. 5-9 at Tiburon Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort.

When: Dec. 5-9, 2012
Where: Tiburón Golf Club at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort
Purse: $3 million
Field: Keegan Bradley, Mark Calcavecchia, Bud Cauley, Stewart Cink, Jason Dufner, Rickie Fowler, Charles Howell III, Fredrik Jacobson, Dustin Johnson, Jerry Kelly, Justin Leonard, Davis Love III, Greg Norman, Sean O’Hair, Kenny Perry, Carl Pettersson, Ian Poulter, Rory Sabbatini, Vijay Singh, Brandt Snedeker, Brendan Steele, Steve Stricker, Scott Verplank, Mike Weir

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Wednesday, November 7, 2012

LPGA Stars and Legends in Naples on November 19th

The ISPS Handa Heroes, a nine-hole, made-for-TV charity event honoring golf philanthropist Dr. Haruhisa Handa, will be played on Monday, Nov. 19 at TwinEagles Golf Club, the tournament site. That is one day after the final round of the Titleholders, which is more or less the LPGA's tour championship.
 
The nine-hole scramble will feature four teams of two consisting of one current LPGA star and one LPGA legend. The star-studded group of eight players accounts for 148 LPGA Tour victories and 21 major championships.
 
Below are the pairings and their charities for the first-annual ISPS Handa Heroes:
 
Brittany Lincicome/Jan Stephenson (The First Tee of St. Petersburg & Handa Foundation)
Stacy Lewis/Betsy King (Scoliosis Research Society & Golf Fore Africa)
Paula Creamer/Nancy Lopez (Paula Creamer Foundation & AIM for the Handicapped)
Lexi Thompson/Pat Bradley (Wounded Warriors & Handa Foundation)

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