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Annika Sorenstam: Recalling The Round That Changed Everything

Ron Sirak — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

When Annika Sorenstam teed it up on the PGA Tour 10 years ago, the golfer and the game were changed forever.

Hey Sergio, Get Over It

Ron Sirak — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

The recent spat between Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods says a lot about the two players' respective careers.

A Sense Of Place

Ron Sirak — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

Why would Dottie Pepper walk away from a big job covering televised golf? It has to do with the small town where she grew up -- and her desire to give back to the game.

LPGA announces new international team competition

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:07:00 GMT

By John Strege

ORLANDO -- The popularity of the Solheim Cup and the interest it spawned in expanding the number of countries involved was the impetus behind the newest LPGA event, the International Crown, that LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan announced Thursday at the PGA Merchandise Show.

The International Crown will be a biennial event, to debut in July of 2014, featuring teams from eight countries, comprised of their top four highest-ranked players from the Rolex Rankings. The first International Crown will be played at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland.

The eight countries will be chosen based on the Rolex Rankings of each country's top four players at the conclusion of the 2013 CME Group Titleholders. The four players from each qualifying country, meanwhile, will come from their four highest-ranked players on the Rolex Rankings as of the Monday of the Kraft Nabisco Championship the spring of 2014.

As for the format, the eight teams will be seeded into two brackets, with each team playing the other teams in its bracket in the first three rounds. Two points will be awarded a victory, one for a halve and none for a loss. They will cut to five teams for Sunday singles.

Whan said that he kept hearing how the Solheim Cup ought to be expanded, given the international flavor of the LPGA, but ultimately decided "you don't mess with the event." Thus an idea previously floated as the Continental Crown began to take shape, culminating with the announcement on Thursday.

It should prove a popular idea among players from countries that are not part of the Solheim Cup, including Taiwan, home of the No. 1-ranked player in the world, Yani Tseng.

"Every time I watched the Solheim Cup I always wished I was there," she said.

The international Cup will have a purse of $1.6 million, with $100,000 going to each of the four members of the winning team.

The second International Crown, in 2016, will be plyed at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., site of the 2009 Solheim Cup.

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Interview with Angela Stanford

Interviewed by Stina Sternberg — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Wise One: LPGA journeywoman Angela Stanford, 35, on longevity, growing up in Texas and learning to relax.

Liselotte Neumann named next European Solheim Cup captain

Alex Myers — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:25:00 GMT

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- The Ladies European Tour's aggressive, though ultimately unsuccessful courtship of Annika Sorenstam to captain its Solheim Cup team in 2013 led them to the Swede who initially piqued Sorenstam's interest...

From Stage Fright To Stage Presence

Ron Sirak — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

How Solheim Cup star Sophie Gustafson overcame her stutter to deliver the interview of the year.

Golf World's 2011 Newsmakers of The Year

GolfDigest.com — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Taking stock of 2011 by counting down the year's 25 biggest headliners

Readers, don't miss this remarkable interview

Bob Carney — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:43:00 GMT

We're surprised that there has not been more buzz about Sophie Gustafson's Solheim Cup "self-interview." Gustafson, who does not give interviews because of a lifelong stuttering problem, sat alone with a camera and answered questions,...

Sophie Gustafson: I have a lot to say

Stina Sternberg — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:23:00 GMT

The 2011 Solheim Cup will be remembered for many things: the drama, the weather, the injuries, the most nerve-wracking finish in Cup history. But for fans of the LPGA Tour who watched on TV, one...