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Pernilla Lindberg

2012-01-28T08:51:00.000-08:00

The above image is one that Pernilla Lindberg posted on Twitter (@pernillagolf) from the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. In the photo, she is appearing at the booth of Cross Golf USA, the American licensee of the Swedish apparel company Cross Sportswear.Pernilla is from Sweden, and came to the USA for an All-American collegiate career at Oklahoma State University. She won the 2008 Amateur World

Say Bonjour to Bonjoc's 'Seema Sparkle' Line

2012-01-27T07:51:00.000-08:00

Seema Sadekar has sparkled her entire life. Now she's ready to help the rest of us sparkle with the "Seema Sparkle" line of shimmering ballmarkers from Bonjoc.Bonjoc Ball Markers have been around for a while; they use Swarovski elements to create sparkly ballmarkers for golfers who want something a bit more fun than the typical, boring ballmarker. Seema has long had an interest in fashion, which

Maiya Tanaka

2012-01-25T15:22:00.000-08:00

Maiya Tanaka has been on a reality show before; she was one of the golfers on Big Break Sandals Resorts a couple years ago. But now, she's on a much bigger show: The Amazing Race.Teaming with her sister Misa, Maiya is one of the cast members on the 20th season of Amazing Race, which begins airing on CBS on Feb. 19.From the show's website on CBS.com:What scares you most about traveling? Getting a

Lara Baldesarra

2012-01-20T09:22:00.001-08:00

On the day I'm writing this, Lara Baldesarra is probably pretty much unknown to golf fans. But that will change just a few days later - on Jan. 26, to be exact - when Baldesarra joins the Golf Channel to host Grey Goose 19th Hole. The announcement hasn't been made yet by Golf Channel, but Grey Goose included the news in a recent press release, and Lara confirmed it on her Facebook and Twitter

Jodi Ewart

2012-01-19T16:04:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Jodi Ewart, the winner of the LET's 2012 Q-School tournament. Jodi finished at 11-under par over the five rounds at La Manga Club in Spain, winning by two strokes over amateur Anais Maggetti."It feels good," Ewart said afterward. "I mean, fourth on the LPGA and now winning the LET: it’s a pretty good off-season if you ask me. It feels good and I’m really looking forward to this

Sandra Gal

2012-01-17T12:20:00.000-08:00

Is Sandra Gal the sexiest golfer in the game? That's what the readers of Golf Digest have declared. The tall Teuton was voted was voted Golf Digest's Hottest Golfer in a just-concluded online competition.More Sandra Gal pics

Paula Creamer Is a Badass

2012-01-04T16:25:00.001-08:00

Here's the photographic proof:(Thanks to Paula for posting this pic on Twitter.)

Happy New Year from the Sadekar Sisters

2012-01-02T08:47:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year to all from Golf Babes and the Sadekar sisters - Seema (standing) and Nisha. Expect 2012 to be a great year for the lovely and talented Sadekars, and make it a big year for yourself, too.

Happy Holidays

2011-12-25T08:44:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays from Golf Babes - and to celebrate, we offer this holiday card from the lovely Sadekar sisters. That's Nisha on the left, Seema on the right. And Juicy and Bentley send their holidays wishes, as well.

Sandra Gal

2011-12-06T14:25:00.001-08:00

And it's Sandra Gal with the win. But wait, you say, a win in what? There are no tournaments going on right now. True. What Gal won was a vote on the LPGA.com website for 2011 Shot of the Year. Gal's winning shot was a wedge approach on the final hole of the Kia Classic, when Gal was trying to hold off Jiyai Shin and after Shin had already put her own approach close. Gal nearly holed it, and hung

Hee Young Park

2011-11-20T13:36:00.000-08:00

Hee Young Park has been a solid player on the LPGA Tour since joining in 2008, and she's come close to victory in the past. But LPGA Win No. 1 eluded her. Until now. Park won the season-ending CME Group Titleholders and the hefty half-a-million-dollar first prize paycheck that came with it.Park entered the Titleholders 32nd on the money list; now she'll finish the year inside the Top 15. She

Hee Kyung Seo

2011-11-18T10:24:00.000-08:00

Hee Kyung Seo was sparkling as she arrived at the LPGA Rolex Awards Reception. Seo was an award recipient during the night, too, receiving the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award.More Hee Kyung Seo pics

Sharmila Nicollet

2011-11-12T07:13:00.000-08:00

Sharmila Nicollet is a winner again on India's Hero Women’s Professional Tour. Nicollet won for the second straight time, this week at the Chandigarh stop, the seventh tournament of the Hero season.An article on IndianSportsNews.com calls Nicollet "the lanky long-hitter from Bangalore." Which is awesome. I hereby move that from now on, Nicollet always be referred to as "the lanky long hitter from

Mari Suursalu

2011-11-12T06:38:00.000-08:00

The Ladies European Tour recently spotlighted Mari Suursalu, who the LET notes is the first - and so far only - female professional golfer from Estonia.Suursalu has yet to appear in any LET event, but does play in tournaments on the LET's developmental tour, the LET Access Series. For the last three year, Suursalu's primary golf home has been the Nordea Tour.The article, posted on the LETAS

Frances Bondad

2011-10-23T07:16:00.000-07:00

It's win No. 1 for Frances Bondad on the Ladies European Tour. Bondad claimed victory at the 2011 Sanya Ladies Open in China, birdying the final hole to secure the win.Bondad is a 23-year-old from Australia who is in her fourth season on the LET. She's come close before, tying as runner-up at the 2010 Open de Espana Femenino. In 2008, she finished just inside the Top 100 on the money list. But in

Paula Creamer 2012 Calendar

2011-10-22T12:11:00.001-07:00

It's that time of year again: Time for the Golf Digest Japan Paula Creamer calendar. Paula is very popular in Japan (OK, she's very popular everywhere), and she has spoken often about her own love for Japan. Every year since 2007, Creamer and Golf Digest Japan have gotten together to create a wall calendar, which, alas, is always available for purchase in Japan only. (But keep an eye on eBay if

Ginger Howard

2011-09-30T17:46:00.000-07:00

Ginger Howard is the winner of the LPGA Q-School second-stage qualifier, completed on Sept. 30 in Florida. And with four great rounds: 69, 70, 68, 65. That totals to a 16-under par score of 272.Ginger is only 17 years old. The petition that Alexis Thompson filed to gain LPGA membership for 2012 is the one that has gotten all the attention, but Howard needed to petition for the chance to take part

Azahara Munoz

2011-09-25T15:49:00.000-07:00

Azahara Munoz is the classy Spaniard who made her Solheim Cup debut for Team Europe in 2011. And it was a successful debut: She played four matches, going 2-1-1, earning 2.5 points for her side. She also wound up in the anchor match after the Kerr-Stupples match was conceded due to Kerr's injury. With the Solheim Cup very tight throughout the final day of singles matches, that was a tough

Julie Maisongrosse

2011-09-23T12:37:00.001-07:00

Julie Maisongrosse now has the first win of her professional career. The young Frenchwoman (she was born in Colombia but grew up in France and plays for the France) recorded that victory at the LET Access Series' Dinard Ladies Open, played in Saint Briac Sur Mer, France. Maisongrosse earned with three low rounds - 67, 65, 65.She's in her second season with LET status, having finished fourth at

Brittany Lincicome

2011-09-22T08:47:00.000-07:00

This photo of Brittany Lincicome was posted by her Solheim Cup teammate Vicky Hurst on Twitter. Vicky wrote that Brittany was "looking like a goddess." We concur!More Brittany Lincicome pics

Big Break Ireland: Nicole Smith

2011-09-20T14:10:00.000-07:00

And we've come to the end of ours series on the women of Big Break Ireland. We wrap up with Nicole Smith.First, Smith's degree from the University of Tennessee is in Perspectives in Human Relations & Culture. I have no idea what that means. Which helps explain why I hold no degrees of my own.Nicole has spent the past two years - 2010 and 2011 - playing full-time on the Futures Tour, and she's

Big Break Ireland: Kelly Jacques

2011-09-20T13:24:00.000-07:00

Kelly Jacques has the least professional experience among the women on Big Break Ireland - since turning pro in 2008 she's played in only seven LPGA Futures Tour events. That's because after college she temporarily gave up competitive golf. What brought her back? According to her bio on the Golf Channel website, after time spent working at, well, work (as in jobs), she started thinking of golf

Big Break Ireland: Annie Brophy

2011-09-20T08:04:00.000-07:00

Annie Brophy is another of the cast members in the Golf Channel's Big Break Ireland. Do you believe in the luck of the Irish? Annie has it going for her double. Not only is the series taped in Ireland, but Annie played her collegiate golf for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.Brophy had eight Top 10 finishes in college golf and two victories, including the 2008 Big East Conference Championship. She

Big Break Ireland: Nina Rodriguez

2011-09-20T06:35:00.000-07:00

Nina Rodriguez is one of the six women cast members of Big Break Ireland, which premiered on the Golf Channel on Sept. 20, 2011. She might be the one who was least-known prior to the show, but is almost certainly the one least experienced in golf.That's because Nina was a gym rat, not a range rat, as a kid. Growing up, basketball was Nina's game. She didn't turn her attention full-time to golf

Big Break Ireland: Whitney Wright

2011-09-19T13:15:00.000-07:00

"My experience on the Big Break was amazing, to say the least," Whitney Wright, one of the contestants we'll be watching on Big Break Ireland after its Sept. 20 debut, told Golf Babes. "I met so many wonderful friends and people from all parts of the world and will cherish that the most out of everything."Whitney recently moved to Raleigh, N.C., and if you're in the area head out to Raleigh

Big Break Ireland: Mallory Blackwelder

2011-09-19T08:17:00.001-07:00

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Big Break Ireland premieres on the Golf Channel. The cast includes six men and six women, and at Golf Babes we don't care about the dudes. So over the next couple days we'll be posting about the six women in the cast.And we start with Mallory Blackwelder, because she is the best-known of the six heading into the show (we've written about her before). Mallory is coming off a

Alexis Thompson

2011-09-18T16:35:00.000-07:00

Alexis Thompson knows how to make an entrance. She first entered my consciousness when she managed to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open at the age of 12. Now, still only 16 years old, she's a winner on the LPGA Tour. Thompson won the 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic, and did so comfortably.The photo above was taken during the 2010 Evian Masters, where Thompson finished second shortly after turning

Melissa Reid

2011-09-18T07:51:00.000-07:00

That last LET event before the 2011 Solheim Cup and Solheim Cup team member Melissa Reid gets the win. Reid's win was in the Open de Espana Femenino (Women's Spanish Open), and she earned it with a final-round 70 and a total of 8-under 280. That was one stroke better than three golfers in second place.This is Reid's second LET victory of 2011, and her seventh Top 5 finish. Reid has been fantastic

Jade Schaeffer

2011-09-11T07:27:00.000-07:00

Jade Schaeffer is a winner again, this time on the Ladies European Tour at the Raiffeisenbank Prague Masters. Schaeffer, from France, held off her countrywoman Julie Greciet to win by two strokes.It's Schaeffer's second win on the LET, the first coming at the 2009 Ladies German Open. She also has a couple victories on the LET Access Series between her two LET wins.

Hee Kyung Seo Should Never Be Called ... That ... Again

2011-09-10T12:15:00.000-07:00

Many, many of the stories - most of them, in fact - about Hee Kyung Seo make mention of her nickname. And why not? That nickname is "Supermodel of the Fairways." But it turns out Seo hates that nickname. In a Q&A with LPGA.com, Seo said this:Honestly, I am not totally comfortable being referred to as the "Supermodel of the Fairway." When I won for the first time in Korea, I didn’t have any

Marta Silva Zamora

2011-09-09T10:14:00.000-07:00

Marta Silva Zamora is the No. 1 NCAA golfer in the 2011-12 preseason rankings from Golfweek writer Beth Ann Baldry.Silva, from Spain, is coming off a season for the University of Georgia in which she finished outside the Top 10 just once, and earned Player of the Year nods from both Golfweek and the National Golf Coaches Association. Silva is a senior for the 2011-12 season.The Top 5 in Baldry's

Paula Creamer Now a Golf Digest Playing Editor

2011-08-31T12:48:00.000-07:00

Golf Digest announced today that Paula Creamer is the magazine's newest "playing editor." That means we'll be seeing Creamer in each issue providing instructional tips. There haven't been too many LPGA players over the years who filled this role for the magazine (although Annika Sorenstam is also currently a "playing editor"). Alas, Paula is unlikely to demonstrate her tips while wearing the

Sydnee Michaels

2011-08-28T14:47:00.000-07:00

(Photo via twitter.com/sydneemichaels) When you break through for your first professional win, you might as well dominate. That's what Sydnee Michaels did at the LPGA Futures Tour Vidalia Championship, winning by eight strokes. Michaels entered the week in the Top 10 on the Futures Tour in birdies, scoring average, putting average, and GIR putting. More importantly, the win moved her from 13th

Brittany Lincicome

2011-08-28T13:59:00.000-07:00

And Brittany Lincicome is your 2011 Canadian Women's Open winner. She did it by shooting 70 in the trying final-round conditions (Montreal got strong winds and some rain courtesy of squalls sent by Hurricane Irene) to win by one stroke over Stacy Lewis and defending champion Michelle Wie. 2011 has been a great year for Brittany, her most consistent season to date. The win in Canada is her

Henrietta Zuel

2011-08-26T12:07:00.000-07:00

(Photo by Poodle Golf via Flickr) Henrietta Zuel is a winner again on the LET Access Series (the LET's own Futures Tour). Henni won the LETAS Ladies Open in England, beating Ashleigh Simon in a playoff. The win is Zuel's second of 2011 on the LETAS; she also won in March at the Terre Blanche Ladies Open in France. The victory moves Henrietta to the top of the LETAS order of merit with three of

Ryann O'Toole

2011-08-24T12:45:00.000-07:00

(Courtesy Ryann O'Toole/used with permission) Ryann O'Toole was Team USA Captain Rosie Jones' other captain's pick for the 2011 Solheim Cup (Vicky Hurst was the first). And that seemed to surprise a lot of observers. That surprise is understandable; after all, how many golfers in the previous history of the Solheim Cup were chosen for one of the teams after just seven LPGA starts? None. But I

Vicky Hurst

2011-08-22T07:56:00.000-07:00

Vicky Hurst is a member of the 2011 USA Solheim Cup team after receiving a captain's pick following the Safeway Classic. Hurst tied for fifth in that Safeway Classic, which was her second-best LPGA finish to date (she was runner-up at the 2010 Hana Bank Championship). Hurst was the 2007 AJGA Player of the Year as a junior, and turned pro in 2008. She dominated the Futures Tour that year,

Danielle Kang

2011-08-14T13:14:00.000-07:00

Hmmm, seems like it was this same time last year that we were writing about Danielle Kang ... well, there's good reason for that: She won the same tournament two years in a row. Kang won the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship one year after winning the 2010 version. In 2011, Kang, who is 18, beat the 17-year-old Moriya Jutanugarn 6-and-5 in the championship match. Kang plans to turn pro

Brooke Pancake

2011-08-13T13:42:00.000-07:00

Her name is Brooke Pancake, and yes, that surname leads to some great nicknames. Golfweek writer Beth Ann Baldry tweeted that Pancake's teammates at the University of Alabama call her "Cakes," "IHOP," and "Waffles." And that of those three, Brooke prefers "Cakes." You can call her "Hot Cakes" after her great performance at the 2011 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship. Pancake reached the

Suzanne Haney

2011-08-03T07:14:00.000-07:00

If you've watched The Haney Project on the Golf Channel, you know that Suzanne Haney is the wife of golf instructor Hank Haney. And if you follow Suzanne on Twitter, you know that Suzanne is an avid golfer herself - and that she and Hank are posting golf tips on YouTube. Hank narrates while Suzanne demonstrates. For example:Suzanne is a model and aspiring actor. The bio for her on her agency's

Caroline Masson

2011-07-28T12:03:00.000-07:00

Caroline Masson was tied for third place following the first round of the 2011 Women's British Open. Who is she? She's pretty well-known in Europe, but not yet known to a lot of American golf fans.Masson is a 22-year-old German who was the No. 1-ranked amateur golfer in Europe for a time. As an amateur, she won seven German national championships along with the 2008 Spanish Ladies Open Amateur.

Big Break Ireland Cast Members

2011-07-28T08:04:00.001-07:00

The Golf Channel has announced the next season of The Big Break begins on Sept. 20 and is called Big Break Ireland. The cast includes six men and six women. We're going to ignore the men, because this ain't Golf Dudes. We'll be writing more about the six female contestants in the future, so here we'll just introduce each by quoting what the Golf Channel said about them in its official

Ai Miyazato

2011-07-24T08:30:00.001-07:00

Ai Miyazato is your champion at the 2011 Evian Masters. As you've already heard, the Evian is slated to be elevated to major championship status in 2013. There are plenty of pros and cons to that, well-argued in plenty of other blogs. But one thing that distinguishes (or should) majors from "regular" tournaments is the quality of their winners. And if you look at the list of Evian Masters winners

Kelly Tidy

2011-07-23T11:58:00.000-07:00

(Photo by Poodle Golf / Flickr)The final qualifying for the 2011 Women's British Open takes place on Monday (July 24), and one of those playing is Kelly Tidy.Tidy, from England, was in the field at last year's WBO on the strength of her victory at the 2010 British Ladies Amateur Championship. And Kelly almost went back-to-back in the British Am, getting knocked out this year on the 20th hole in

Ran Hong

2011-07-23T09:43:00.000-07:00

After three rounds of the 2011 Evian Masters, Ran Hong stands tied for second with Stacy Lewis, Angela Stanford and Miki Saiki, two strokes behind Ai Miyazato. Who is she?Ran Hong is a KLPGA member whose Evian appearance is her fifth time playing an LPGA event. She played the Hana Bank Kolon Championship in 2008, 2009 (finishing fourth) and 2010, and also played Evian last year.SeoulSisters.com

Benedicte Toumpsin

2011-07-19T14:59:00.000-07:00

(Photo by Tristan Jones/LET)This photo was part of a feature on LET rookie Benedicte Toumpsin posted on the Ladies European Tour website recently.Toumpsin is a native of Belgium who played her collegiate golf at the University of South Carolina. She earned LET rookie status by finishing 18th in Q-School late in 2010.While at South Carolina, Toumpsin won the NCAA East Regional. Among her other

Brittany Johnston

2011-07-17T15:31:00.000-07:00

Brittany Johnston claimed her first career win on the Futures Tour at the ING New England Golf Classic on Sunday, July 17. She did it by firing a 65 in the final round, beating Alison Walshe by one stroke and Kathleen Ekey - Johnston's former high school teammate - by two strokes.In a "Quick 18" Q&A on the Futures Tour website there is this exchange:14. If you could impact women's golf, what

Katy Harris Is Writing Quite a Story

2011-07-15T08:49:00.001-07:00

Lots of golfers make comebacks. But few attempt those comebacks after going years with almost no golf.Katy Harris - then known as Katy Wilkinson - was a top junior golfer in the mid- to late 1990s: 2-time Indiana high school state champ, 1997 Indiana Women's Open champ. Then she was a top college golfer at LSU: 20 Top 10 finishes, 11 Top 5 finishes, All-American honors in 2001.She was poised to

Sharmila Nicollet

2011-07-13T12:04:00.000-07:00

A tweet from Golfweek's Beth Ann Baldry brings news that Sharmila Nicollet is among five sponsor invitees to the 2011 Evian Masters. This will be, by far, the biggest tournament yet for the young Indian golfer. Nicollet appeared in the LET's Finnair Masters several weeks back and missed the cut. In 2010, Nicollet finished 23rd in the LET co-sponsored Hero Honda Women's Open. Most of Nicollet's

Hee Kyung Seo

2011-07-10T13:36:00.000-07:00

As I write this, it's early in final round of the 2011 US Women's Open and Hee Kyung Seo is in second place, behind her countrywoman So Yeon Ryu. Hee Kyung Seo, I am required by law to point out, is known as the "Supermodel of the Fairways" on the KLPGA because of her bold on-course fashion choices. Her off-course fashion choices aren't too shabby either, wouldn't you say?Seo is an 11-time winner

So Yeon Ryu

2011-07-10T11:58:00.001-07:00

As the third round of the 2011 US Women's Open approached its close, Golfweek's Beth Ann Baldry tweeted this:Karrie Webb's instructor, Ian Triggs, told me to keep an eye on So Yeon Ryu. I see why now.So Yeon Ryu, as I write this, is in the clubhouse at 1-under, tied for the lead with a couple other players at 1-under still on the course in their third rounds. So at worst Ryu will be very close to

Mika Miyazato

2011-07-09T12:24:00.000-07:00

Mika Miyazato is your second-round leader at the US Women's Open. Every year at the Open there are early surprises. Mika Miyazato is not one of those surprises. She's certainly not as well-known to most golf fans as the other Miyazato (no relation between Ai and Mika), but Mika is a very, very talented golfer who is going to be an LPGA winner.Will the 2011 US Women's Open be one of those wins?

Ryann O'Toole

2011-07-08T16:57:00.000-07:00

Ryann O'Toole is getting a lot of searches on Golf Babes today because she's looking good in the first two rounds of the 2011 U.S. Women's Open.O'Toole is a rookie on the LPGA Tour in 2011, and has been very solid in four starts so far. She's also been great in a couple starts on the Futures Tour this year.Here's a tournament you probably didn't know O'Toole had won: the 2011 Australian Short

Shin Ae Ahn

2011-07-08T16:39:00.000-07:00

It's probably the case that most American golf fans got their first glimpse of Shin Ae Ahn during the second-round broadcast of the 2011 U.S. Women's Open, when she flashed across the screen a few times.Ahn is 20 years old at the time of the 2011 USWO, and in her third season on the KLPGA. She spent part of her childhood living in New Zealand training at golf, and still works with golf

Minea Blomqvist

2011-06-29T05:45:00.000-07:00

Tervetuloa Golf Babes lukijoita Suomi! Saamme valtavan määrän suomalaisia vierailijoita tänään etsivät Minea Blomqvist, joten tässä on vielä pari valokuvia.The above is a message to our Finnish readers, produced via Google Translate. And given the reliability of Google Translate, I might have just told everyone in Finland that I smell like a chicken. But those are the chances we take.Minea

Paige Mackenzie and MiC Sportswear

2011-06-20T09:34:00.000-07:00

(All photos by Dan Lydiard/Courtesy MiC Sportswear)MiC Sportswear is unveiling its Fall 2011 line, and Paige Mackenzie is back to model it. Of course, Paige doesn't just model it, she wears MiC in her tournament rounds. LPGA.com recently featured Mackenzie and MiC in its "Style Watch" section, and it included this exchange with Paige:How does MiC Sport fit with your style?MiC Sport's fashion fits

Mindy Kim

2011-06-12T15:42:00.000-07:00

Mindy Kim led the 2011 LPGA State Farm Classic for the first three rounds. In the end, Yani Tseng was the winner, with Mindy shooting a 1-over 73 in the final round. Kim wound up finishing tied for fifth.Still, it was a great week for Kim, who turns 22 in several weeks. Now in her third season on the LPGA, this is Kim's best finish to date.But she's having a great 2011 season so far. Kim now has

Brittany Lincicome

2011-06-05T16:51:00.000-07:00

Let's hear it for Bam Bam. Brittany Lincicome birdied the last hole of the 2011 ShopRite LPGA Classic thanks to a spectacular chip shot out of foot-high fescue, and that was her winning margin.It's Lincicome's first victory since the 2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship, and the fourth of her career. Brittany has been solid in 2011, with a runner-up finish earlier at the Founders Cup, and three other

Melissa Reid

2011-06-05T07:40:00.000-07:00

Hmm, that's a funny shirt Melissa Reid is wearing in the photo above, which is from a shoot for Evian. Why would she wear a shirt with a baby on it? Could it be because she's a golf ... babe?Mel is also a winner again on the Ladies European Tour, claiming her second career title at the Deloitte Dutch Ladies Open. Reid shot a final-round 70 to win by one stroke.Reid is one of the leaders of a

Mariajo Uribe

2011-05-29T12:19:00.000-07:00

One you've seen Mariajo Uribe play golf, it's impossible not to like her. Her passion is evident in every shot. So I'm happy to say congratulations to this young player for winning the unofficial-money LPGA HSBC Brazil Cup. Uribe lost in a playoff at the same tournament last year. While it's not counted as an official LPGA victory, it's still a win - and she still gets to spend that winner's

Isabelle Beisiegel

2011-05-28T07:47:00.001-07:00

History was made on May 27, 2011, in British Columbia, when Isabelle Beisiegel made it through Q-School to earn non-exempt status on the Canadian Tour. A woman golfer now has status on a "men's tour." This is the first time that's happened.Congrats to Beisiegel, who has had years of frustration trying to player her way into men's tournaments, while also (sorry to be blunt) failing to make a mark

Danielle Montgomery

2011-05-25T12:12:00.000-07:00

The Ladies European Tour website posted a Q&A with LET rookie Danielle Montgomery that includes this sage outlook:Do you work on the mental game?I'm working on it but I think it's something that comes with time. I'm more goal-oriented at the moment and I've got swing changes that will take a year to sink in. When I have a not-so-good round I'm not too hard on myself because I know it is a

Diana Luna

2011-05-22T08:20:00.000-07:00

Diana Luna ran away with the 2011 Ladies German Open on the LET. Her four rounds began with two 67s, and ended with two 65s. That's some good golf. She wound up winning by seven strokes.Luna's career was on a major upswing in 2009, when she won twice on the LET and made the European Solheim Cup team. In 2010, her golf was interrupted by something more important - she had a baby. Now Luna is back

Nicole Hage

2011-05-15T07:49:00.000-07:00

(Photos by David Deconteau)These images are from a photo shoot Nicole Hage recently did with one of her sponsors, JM Lexus in Margate, Fla. (Miami area). Nicole says that JM Lexus is the largest Lexus dealer in the world. It's such a prominent dealership, in fact, that it created the "JM Country Club" - if you shop for cars there, you can head up to the second floor of the showroom and try your

Jenny Suh Doesn't Date Scumbags (Anymore)

2011-05-03T07:44:00.000-07:00

There's a "Quick 18" up on LPGA.com with Jenny Suh in which this exchange takes place:5. What is one thing you have done and would never want to do again?Dating scumbags.Given that some studies show as much as 89-percent of young, single men are, in fact, scumbags, this policy must greatly reduce Jenny's dating pool!Here's a video clip from last year with Jenny answering similar questions for the

Blair, Sara and Mardi Gras

2011-04-28T13:25:00.001-07:00

The LPGA is in Alabama for the Avnet LPGA Classic, and Blair O'Neal and Sara Brown took the opportunity to tour the Mardi Gras Museum in Mobile. Why is there a Mardi Gras museum in Mobile? Because Mobile is where Mardi Gras started. More from the LPGAView more Blair O'Neal picsView more Sara Brown pics

Madison Pressel Wins Big 12 Championship

2011-04-24T19:04:00.000-07:00

Last week, the niece of Tiger Woods won an NCAA conference championship. This week, the sister of Morgan Pressel did the same.Madison Pressel won the Big 12 women's championship tournament on Sunday, shooting 71-66-71 for a five-stroke victory.Pressel is a sophomore at the University of Texas. It's the first collegiate victory for "Maddy." Her biggest win previously was the Florida Class 2A state

Cheyenne Woods is the ACC Champ

2011-04-18T09:07:00.001-07:00

A big congratulations to Cheyenne Woods for winning the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. It's the biggest feather in her cap to date.I must admit, I used to doubt that this Woods had a bright future as a professional golfer. No more. It will be a tough road, for sure - it is always is - and success at the next level is certainly not guaranteed. But one thing Cheyenne has proved is that she

5 Questions with ... Holly Sonders

2011-04-18T08:02:00.000-07:00

Broadcaster Holly Sonders joined the Golf Channel early in 2011 as part of the network's new morning show, Morning Drive. Based on this blog's search log, I can say with confidence that Holly has been a hit with Golf Channel viewers. We spoke to her recently (via email) and asked her five questions. Those questions, and Holly's answers, are below. For more Holly, watch her weekday mornings on

Charlotte Jackson

2011-04-16T12:00:00.000-07:00

Noticed on Twitter that someone with the handle "@CharLouJackson" tweeted this: "Interviewing @Graeme_McDowell - looking good with his tan!" To which McDowell replied, "Charlotte always looking good.""CharLouJackson" is Charlotte Jackson, a television host (or "presenter" as they say in the UK) on Sky Sports and Al Jazeera. She includes "amateur golfer" in her Twitter self-description, so

Amanda Moltke-Leth Turns to Life of Stopping Crime

2011-04-09T11:52:00.000-07:00

(Photo by Frank Undall via LET)Amanda Moltke-Leth - a k a the "Mad Dane" - has been a member of the Ladies European Tour for years. She turned pro in 2001. But in 2011, the 34-year-old Denmark golfer is traveling a different fairway. She's retiring from golf and focusing on become a police officer in Copenhagen. An article on the LET website begins:"Since the Open de Espana Femenino in September

Paula Creamer

2011-04-08T17:28:00.000-07:00

We're in the midst of a 3-week lull in the LPGA schedule (one of many lulls in the 2011 LPGA schedule). So let's post a pic of Paula Creamer. Because you can never have too much Paula, right?More Paula Creamer pics

First Win for Sandra Gal

2011-03-27T18:08:00.000-07:00

Sandra Gal is a winner on the LPGA Tour. Gal earned her first LPGA victory at the 2011 Kia Classic, outdueling Jiyai Shin in a memorable final-round battle. And outdueling Shin is a really great way to make your first win even more special.A 6-foot tall German, Gal is not a long-ball hitter but more of a finesse player. Her rookie season on the LPGA Tour was 2008 and her previous high finish was

Cristie Kerr

2011-03-20T07:33:00.001-07:00

A well-deserved honor for Cristie Kerr at the 2011 Charity Fight Night: She was presented with Muhammad Ali Award for Sport Achievement. Charity Fight Night is staged annually to benefit the Muhammad Ali Parkinson's Foundation. That foundation will get half of Kerr's earnings at the LPGA Founders Cup, should Kerr finish in the Top 10. The other half would go to Kerr's own Birdies for Breast

Henrietta Zuel

2011-03-18T16:43:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Henrietta Zuel for winning the Terre Blanche Ladies Open on the LET Access Series. It was the first professional win for Zuel, coming in her first start of 2011, and at age 21.Zuel, from England, is coming off her first full season on the Ladies European Tour in 2010, a year that she ended at No. 48 on the LET money list. Her first appearance on the LET was at age 13 in 2003.

Nannette Hill

2011-03-16T08:13:00.000-07:00

Nannette Hill is in her second year as a professional golfer. She had partial LPGA status in 2010 and again in 2011. With the limited playing opportunities on the LPGA these days, Nannette will be playing predominantly on the Futures Tour this year, as she did last year.But this week, she's on the big circuit, playing in the RR Donnelly LPGA Founders Cup. And in 2010, she posted her first pro win

Belen Mozo

2011-03-06T17:40:00.000-08:00

The Banesto Tour is a developmental tour based in Spain. Belen Mozo is a Spanish golfer based on the LET and LPGA. Getting in some swings, staying sharp, she entered - and won - the Banesto Tour's season-opener in Cadiz.Mozo, a former All-American at Southern Cal, is a player we'll be seeing a lot more of.

Charlotte Lorentzen

2011-03-06T17:07:00.001-08:00

Charlotte Lorentzen, from Denmark, is on the Georgia State University women's golf team. And we're featuring her here because in the second round of the Gator Invitational tournament, she shot a 64. As Golfweek's Lance Ringler tweeted, "Not often we see a 64 in women's college golf, but Ga. State's Charlotte Lorentzen had one in Rd. 2 at Gator Invite."Lorentzen's great round ties the school

Melissa Weber Jones

2011-03-05T11:58:00.000-08:00

(Photo by Chase Hattan/Reverb Collective)Continuing with our posts about the Reverb Collective photo shoot involving PGA Tour wives, we come to Melissa Weber Jones. She's the wife of Matt Jones.Melissa is also a former Miss Idaho, winning that beauty pageant crown in 2009. (The photos below are not from the Reverb shoot.)

Erin Walker

2011-03-04T12:04:00.000-08:00

(Photo by Chase Hattan/Reverb Collective)Erin Walker is the wife of PGA Tour player Jimmy Walker. And yes, this photo is from the PGA Tour wives shoot recently done by the studio Reverb Collective.When these images were first posted on Golf.com, that site implied that all the women featured were angling for a reality TV series. But actually, only a couple of them are. Erin Walker has made clear

Leot Chen

2011-03-04T07:23:00.001-08:00

(Photo by Chase Hattan/Reverb Collective)Leon Chen is the fiance of PGA Tour player Vaughn Taylor. This photo is from the shoot that several PGA Tour wives/girlfriends did with the Los Angeles agency Reverb Collective.

Liz Estes

2011-03-03T19:06:00.000-08:00

(Photo by Chase Hattan/Reverb Collective)Liz Estes is the wife of PGA Tour player Bob Estes. This photo is from a shoot that several PGA Tour wives/girlfriends took part in recently. Some (but not all) of those taking part are also interested in taking part in a reality television series focusing on the lives of PGA Tour wives.Liz Estes is one of those interested in a show, and has even had some

Paula and Michelle Go Traditional in Singapore

2011-02-22T07:48:00.000-08:00

Paula Creamer and Michelle Wie are wearing traditional Japanese and Korean garb in these images posted by the LPGA on the tour's Facebook page. Paula and Michelle got dressed up in Singapore for the HSBC Champions, then presented some of their fellow LPGA players. Who, probably to their delight, were allowed to remain in their traditional golf clothes.More Paula Creamer picsMore Michelle Wie pics

Blair O'Neal in SI Swimsuit Issue

2011-02-16T13:38:00.001-08:00

Well, sort of! Alas, Sports Illustrated did not include any golfers in its annual swimsuit issue (maybe next year!).But kudos to Cobra Golf for getting Blair O'Neal into the swimsuit issue another way: with an ad. Blair signed with Cobra just recently, and it's great see the company promoting her.You can click to enlarge the image. But what the text says is this: "We could talk about new

Kimberley Crooks

2011-02-12T11:27:00.000-08:00

You can tell from her staff bag that Kimberley Crooks is from England. A Yorkshire girl, Kimberley got into golf at age 10 (following her father's and brother's leads) and progressed through the Yorkshire Junior and Yorkshire Ladies teams.Kimberley turned pro early in 2010 and got her feet wet on the Ladies European Tour last year. In 2011, she's playing the LET, LET Access Series and also on the

Catch Seema and Stacey on Super Bowl Saturday in Dallas-Fort Worth

2011-02-04T16:59:00.001-08:00

If you're lucky enough to be in the neighborhood of the Super Bowl this weekend - or if you just happen to live somewhere around the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex - swing by the historic Fort Worth Stockyards on Saturday and get some golf tips from Seema Sadekar and Stacey Bieber.You know Seema and Stacey for their appearances on the Golf Channel's Big Break series, as team members with Play Golf

Maria Verchenova Signs with Chervo

2011-01-31T15:07:00.000-08:00

Sponsorship dollars are much harder to come by in women's golf than in men's, which is one reason we like to highlight significant signings by female professional golfers.And Ladies European Tour member Maria Verchenova recently signed with Italian golf apparel and sportswear company Chervo to represent the Chervo Golf line. Maria is modeling some of the Chervo sportswear above, but we're

Angie Watson (a k a, Bubba's Wife)

2011-01-30T15:44:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Bubba Watson for his great win at the 2011 Farmers Insurance Open. But, sorry Bubba, this ain't Golf Dudes. It's Golf Babes. So we celebrate by featuring Angie Watson, Bubba's lovely wife.Angie - maiden name Angie Ball - is originally from Canada, and she and Bubba met at the University of Georgia. Angie played for the Lady Bulldogs basketball team - she's 6-foot-4 - as a

Jeehae Lee's New Website

2011-01-29T07:30:00.001-08:00

We just added a new website to our sidebar list of golfers' sites, and the new one belongs to Jeehae Lee. Jeehae recently announced on Twitter the launch of jeehaegolf.com. Jeehae is one of the most interesting players in women's golf in terms of her life story and accomplishments. Economics major at Yale? Hello. If I'm remembering correctly, her sister is a classical pianist. A family of high

Kandi Harris - Make That, Kandi Mahan

2011-01-15T17:55:00.001-08:00

Congratulations to Hunter Mahan and Kandi Harris, the latest marriage on the golf scene. Hunter and the new Kandi Mahan were married today (Jan. 15). As you tell from the photos, Kandi used to be a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader. I believe 2009 was her last season on the sideline.

Belen Mozo

2011-01-07T09:40:00.000-08:00

It's always nice to read about sponsorship deals for LPGA players, particularly young players, because such deals aren't so easy for women professional golfers to come by. So congrats to Belen Mozo, a Spanish rookie on the LPGA Tour in 2011, for landing a deal with Greg Norman Collection apparel.Belen also has full status on the Ladies European Tour in 2011, advancing through LET Q-School after

Bailey Mosier - a k a Birdie Bailey

2011-01-04T06:38:00.001-08:00

Bailey Mosier is joining the Golf Channel team as a writer/contributor to their website. Her initial duties will be to cover the PGA Tour events each week and to write golf news, update headlines, move stories around, edit copy and write features.Bailey played D-I golf at Old Dominion University four years, and was named the Female Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2008 for having the highest GPA of

Holly Sonders Joins Golf Channel

2011-01-02T12:24:00.000-08:00

(Photo by Mark Ashman/Golf Channel)Meet the newest member of the Golf Channel team, Holly Sonders. Sonders is joining the Golf Channel's new morning show, Morning Drive, which begins airing weekday mornings, 7-9 a.m. ET, on Jan. 3.Holly will "provide tournament and news updates as well as the top headlines of the day at the bottom of the hour," the network said in its announcement.Sonders joins

Maiya Tanaka Modeling ... Ben Hogan?

2010-12-15T11:56:00.001-08:00

(Photo by David Looney Photography)Maiya Tanaka, professional golfer and contestant on Big Break Sandals Resorts, has done some modeling. No surprise there. But now she's modeling ... Ben Hogan? Say what?A company called Pixofactor Entertainment is creating a Wii video game title based on Hogan's famous instructional book, Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf. And that means they need

A Few of the New LPGA Q-School Grads

2010-12-12T13:52:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to all the 2010 grads from LPGA Q-School, all 20 of them. Plenty of other sites - including, obviously, LPGA.com - are covering the news angles. So no need for Golf Babes to delve into detail. There are some links at the bottom of the post to scores and recaps. So here are just a few of those new grads.Sara "No H" Brown:Nicole Hage:Jessica Korda:Jeehae Lee:Belen Mozo:Aree Song:

Carling Coffing in Dubai

2010-12-11T06:22:00.001-08:00

Congratulations to Carling Coffing on a terrific showing in the LET Dubai Ladies Masters. That's one of the tournaments Carling got into via exemptions won as champion of Big Break Sandals Resorts. The other was the no-cut Lorena Ochoa Invitational, so Carling cashed in both her show-earned exemptions - the first Big Break winner to do that.Carling shot rounds of 70, 71, 75 and 74 to finished

Anna Rawson Retiring from Golf?

2010-12-02T16:41:00.000-08:00

Australian golfer/model Anna Rawson might be retiring from golf. At the end of Day 1 of the LPGA Tour Championship, Rawson told Golfweek's Beth Ann Baldry that she plans to take a year off - and, perhaps, to permanently leave the tour life. "I've done this for six years and it's been awesome, I love it," Rawson told Baldry. "But maybe there's other things in life."There are certainly other things

Blair O'Neal Wins Big Break Dominican Republic

2010-12-01T06:18:00.000-08:00

(Photo by Steve Gladysz)Congratulations to Blair O'Neal for winning Big Break Dominican Republic. (Hey Blair, can I borrow $5? Pay you back on Tuesday, promise!)The victory earned O'Neal a boatload of cash, plus an exemption into an LPGA Tour event.I remember when Golf Babes first discovered Blair, and her career interest was more on acting/modeling than on golf. How times have changed. Blair has

Allison Micheletti

2010-11-30T08:07:00.000-08:00

Allison Micheletti is the girlfriend of Martin Kaymer. But she's also a golfer in her own right, having played collegiately at Furman University.This week Allison is in Spain trying to make it through an LET Q-School pre-qualifier. And she's getting some attention because Kaymer showed up to caddie for her.Before Kaymer arrived, she shot 89 in the first round. With Kaymer on her bag in the second

Vote for Karen Palacios-Jansen in Golf Channel's Instructor Search

2010-11-29T05:52:00.001-08:00

OK, Golf Babes Nation, it's time to do our civic duty and cast votes: Three finalists in the Golf Channel Instructor Search have been announced, and one of those three will be getting his - or, hopefully, her - own series on the Golf Channel.And one of those three finalists is Karen Palacios-Jansen, a k a KPJ. I recall first seeing KP - the "J" wasn't there yet - many years ago in the