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USA Wins the Solheim Cup

SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (AP) -- The United States didn't want to be called the favorites at the Solheim Cup.Winners has a much better ring to it.Morgan Pressel delivered the clinching point with her 3-and-2 victory over Anna Nordqvist on Sunday, and the Americans won their third straight Solheim Cup with a 16-12 decision over...

Ochoa, Creamer, Kerr, Pressel All Sign Letter Calling for Bivens' Resignation

On Monday came word that 15 LPGA Tour players -- at the time, anonymous -- signed a letter calling for the resignation of commissioner Carolyn Bivens. Golf Digest's Ron Sirak writes that four of the signatures belonged to some of the biggest names in women's golf: Lorena Ochoa, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr and Morgan...

Pressel, Lewis Tweet, Question LPGA

I lost interest in the Wegmans LPGA event after Cheyenne Woods missed the cut and Michelle Wie posted a third-round 75 to take herself out of contention. Jiyai Shin went on to win by seven strokes, pushing her 2009 earnings over $1 million, and cementing her Rookie of the Year bid. But Stacy Lewis and Morgan Pressel were...

The Day Michael Jackson Died: Athletes Mourn Loss of Music Legend

I heard Michael Jackson died at approximately 5:30 PM ET. Hours later, I still don't think it's fully hit me. This was the man I idolized growing up as a kid ... I watched Moonwalker about 80 times on VHS (Joe Pesci was the villain). I once furiously outbid someone $159 for a replica Beat It jacket with 13 zippers. I...

LPGA Commissioner Would Welcome Players Using Twitter During Round

LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens made news last year for the tour's peculiar language requirement. The policy was short-lived, but it's one of those things you can easily point to as an example of why the LPGA struggles to remain both relevant and solvent. Bivens understands as much (although misguided, her attempt to get...

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05/31/12 Quick. What gets readers going like slow play? Nothing. Source: Golf Digest I am sick and tired about hearing and reading all about the "controversial" slow play penalty incurred by Morgan Pressel recently.
05/31/12 Lincicome, other top players set for ShopRite Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO Twenty-one of the top 25 players in the world rankings will take the course Friday, as the ShopRite LPGA Classic begins at the Bay Course at the Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, just a few miles from Atlantic City. The 54-hole affair marks the start of a stretch of five tournaments over the next six weeks, two of them major championships.
05/31/12 The LPGA's top American on slow play, starting a... Source: Golf.com At 6:30 a.m. on Memorial Day, I arrived at Chelsea Piers in New York City to join Cristie Kerr on a journey across the Hudson.
05/29/12 Golf Glance Source: Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa ID Muirfield Village Golf Club (7,352 yards, par 72).
05/24/12 Golf: Plenty of ways to view Morgan Pressel's slow... Source: The Patriot-News - Harrisburg PA On one hand I feel sorry for Morgan Pressel, who was hit with a slow penalty during the semifinals of last week's LPGA Sybase Match Play Championship.