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Dottie Pepper Accuses Christina Kim of 'Ochocinco Syndrome'

The LPGA has long struggled to keep sponsors and attract fans so maybe this will help, even if temporarily. Golfer Christina Kim, who has appeared in the buff for ESPN the Magazine, and occasionally rubs players, announcers and fans the wrong way with her on-course antics, was recently featured in a San Diego Union...

A FedEx Cup for the LPGA?

Last weekend, the PGA Tour concluded with some much-needed FedEx Cup drama. For two years, the PGA Tour's playoff system had failed, basically crowning the winner before the final event had even concluded. Now, for the first time since the PGA Tour went FedEx, we had putts on a Sunday that were for more than just the...

Michelle Wie Will Play Solheim Cup Without Parents Watching Every Move

Michelle Wie's golf career has been defined as much by her boundless potential as by the fact that her parents have orchestrated her every move. B.J. and Bo Wie have been criticized for being too involved in their daughter's professional life, drawing the ire of LPGA Tour vet Dottie Pepper, as well as Michelle's swing...

Michelle Wie Finishes 2nd at SBS Open

Looking back, Michelle Wie had a great week at the SBS Open. It was her first professional tournament as a card-carrying member of the LPGA Tour, and the 236th-ranked player in the world was in contention from the start. It's all relative, of course. Wie will tell you that her second-place finish was a disappointment, even...

David Leadbetter Is Befuddled By Michelle Wie's Career Strategy

David Leadbetter has worked with plenty of very successful professional golfers -- Nick Faldo and Ernie Els immediately come to mind -- but he is also Michelle Wie's swing coach. Wie is arguably just as famous as either Faldo or Els but she isn't even in the same conversation when it comes to acquiring hardware since,...

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05/23/12 The problem of sllllooooowwww play Source: USA Today During the final round of a golf tournament, a camera zoomed in on two baby ducks frolicking on the bank behind the 18th green, and, in a nod to the pace of play, the CBS announcer said the cute chicks were eggs when the last group of the day began play.
05/17/12 LPGA pro Dotty Pepper gives students a golf lesson Source: Capital News 9 - Albany NY Some kids got golf lessons from a local pro.
05/16/12 Kids get the chance to swing clubs with pro golfer Source: Capital News 9 - Albany NY ALBANY COUNTY, N.Y. -- If you want to get your son or daughter into golf, what better way than being taught by a local pro?