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Derek Evers — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:54:00 GMT

By E. Michael Johnson It happens virtually every week: Reports from PGA Tour reps, ads from manufacturers and tweets from golfers all offering claims that tour players are seeing significant distance gains. How is...

Kangaroos delay LPGA Australian Open

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:45:00 GMT

By Derek Evers

Yesterday it was Black Widow spiders, today it's kangaroos. This photo courtesy of Stefan Postles shows Karrie Webb and her caddy waiting for a court of kangaroos (had to look that one up) to clear the ninth fairway before teeing off. No word of how long the delay lasted, but we're placing bets on what wildlife will impact the LPGA Australian Open next. Webb and the rest of the Tour may be hoping for something to attack Lydia Ko, because nothing else seems to slow her down.

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LPGA players face tricky greens, too

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:50:00 GMT

ORLANDO - There has been a lot of talk about wicked greens this week, not only at vaunted Royal Melbourne, site of the Presidents Cup, but Grand Cypress, home of the CME Group Titleholders.

No one would put Grand Cypress' putting surfaces in the all-artful league that Royal Melbourne occupies, but they are slick and sloping. The women will get their shot at Royal Melbourne soon enough, when the 2012 LPGA season kicks off there with the ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open.

Aussie Karrie Webb watched some of the Presidents Cup broadcast Wednesday night. "I'm already a little scared about our tournament there at the start of the year," Webb said. "I'm hoping we don't have green speeds of 14. [But] Melbourne has a whole summer of hot, dry heat just to make those greens even firmer than what they already are."

Grand Cypress' greens aren't quite so frightful, but they will figure prominently in Sunday's final round, which will begin with Sandra Gal and Hee Young Park at seven-under 209 holding a one-stroke lead over Suzann Pettersen with Paula Creamer two back and Yani Tseng and Na Yeon Choi trailing by three.

"This week, just no idea on a lot of these greens," Park said, noting her usual practice-round routine hadn't been of much value this week. "It's more about trusting my feel. If it feels left to right, just trust my feel."

The greens are one reason the world's best women have risen to the top of the leader board after 54 holes. "I think it does bring out the best players," said Pettersen. "When the greens are this tricky and the course this firm, you'll see the best ball-strikers getting close on some of the surfaces. If you take on some of the pins, you can be rewarded, but you can make some bogeys as well."

Creamer erred on the side of caution in shooting a one-under 71 Saturday in pursuit of her first victory of 2011. "You can't be super aggressive with some of these holes," she said. "You're just going to have to make some 20- and 25-footers because of pin placements. I saw some of the 'dots' for tomorrow, and there's a lot of sucker pins. You're just going to have to make some putts early on and not let the leaders get too far away from you."

"It's interesting. I like it," Pettersen said of the firmness of the greens, noting that even wedge approaches were releasing during the third round. "It's hard to get [approaches] close, and you can't be too picky or you're on the wrong side of the hole and you might have a five-footer that you can barely touch. You can hit a great shot and have a six-footer that breaks more than a foot. It brings the feel into it, which I like."

Pettersen has kept the challenge in perspective thanks to some night-time television of her own.

"Having watched the President Cup," she said, "I feel pretty good about these greens."

-- Bill Fields

Monday Qualifier: Why Stop There?

John Strege — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Tiger Woods gathered some momentum in the Frys.com Open. The shame is he won't be able to sustain it.

Crunching numbers midway through the Open

Ashley Mayo — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:19:00 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. -- When play eventually resumes (it's been suspended since 3:59 p.m. local time), The Broadmoor might play drastically different. Although this Open has been plagued with several weather delays, the one we're...

5 things to expect on Saturday at the U.S. Women's Open

Ashley Mayo — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:05:00 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. -- Greetings from sunny Broadmoor, where the forecast on Saturday is more promising than it was during the first two rounds. Play officially kicked off at 6:55 a.m., and here are five...

Snapshots from the U.S. Women's Open

Liz Bergren — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:54:00 GMT

Armed with an iPhone and a comfortable pair of sneakers, Ashley Mayo captured these images on Tuesday and Wednesday during the 66th U.S. Women's Open. Standing on a bridge, overlooking the fairway of the 3rd...

The Women's Open front runners now wait

Ashley Mayo — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:57:00 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. -- Just five players have finished their first rounds under par, and they will probably have to wait until Saturday to start their second rounds. Amateur Amy Anderson, the only golfer who...

The greens bite back at The Broadmoor

Ashley Mayo — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:13:00 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. -- The Broadmoor East Course measures a whopping 7,047 yards this week, making it the longest course in U.S. Women's Open history. Oddly enough, however, length isn't as big a hurdle as...

Yani Tseng making history at a rapid rate

Alex Myers — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:19:00 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Part of the beauty of sports is the way it revisits the past while moving forward. The record book is a roadmap through time that makes bygone events and players...