LPGA Player Profile: Brittany Lincicome

As I stated a few weeks back, I have received many requests from my readers to do LPGA profiles.

I did my first one on So Yeon Ryu a few weeks ago. It was a huge success.

I would like to follow it up today. For my second profile I have chosen.

Brittany Lincicome

Brittany Linicome and Dad (R) take a plunge in Poppie's Pond after her 2015 ANA Inspiration victory.

Born: 9/19/85 (31 years old)

Rookie Year: 2005

Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.

Resides: Seminole, Fla.

Brittany Lincicome holds up her 2015 ANA Inspiration Trophy.

She has won 7 times on the LPGA tour:

2006 HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship
2007 Ginn Open
2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship (major championship)
2011 ShopRite LPGA Classic
2011 CN Canadian Open
2015 ANA Inspiration (major championship)
2017 Pure Silk LPGA Classic

Best Finishes in Major Championships:

ANA Inspiration (formerly Kraft Nabisco Championship) - Winner in 2009 and 2015
KPMG Women's PGA Championship - Finished 2nd in 2014
U.S. Women's Open - Finished 5th in 2009
Ricoh Women's British Open - Finished 9th in 2010
The Evian Championship - Finished 8th in 2014

Brittany stopped to take a photo with me at Oakmont.

Career Stats:

280 career starts
226 cuts made (80.7%)
50 top tens (17.8%)
Has earned $7,577,097 in prize money at the end of the 2016 season (23rd on all time LPGA career money list).

Other Career Highlights:

Won her second career major at the 2015 ANA Inspiration defeating Stacy Lewis in a 3 hole playoff.
A five time member of the U.S. Solheim Cup team (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) with a 5-11-2 overall record.
Carded a career low 61 in the first round of the CVS/Pharmacy LPGA Challenge.
Became a first time LPGA winner after winning 6 consecutive matches as the 39th seed at the 2006 HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship.
Qualified for the tour in her first attempt, at the 2004 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status in 2005.

This week's Trivia Question:

What former Rolex Rankings #1 player in the world, has never won a major championship (she is 0 for 46).

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LPGA Player Profile - Natalie Gulbis

With the LPGA taking a one week break before resuming its schedule in the state of Texas, I want to take this opportunity to do my fifth player profile.

The player I have chosen this time around, may very well be in the twilight of her career, but has been a crowd favorite for many years. I have chosen:

NATALIE GULBIS

Born: 1/7/83 (34 years old)
Hometown: Sacramento Calif.
Resides: Lake, Las Vegas, Nev.
Rookie Year: 2002

Natalie has won once on the LPGA tour:

2007 Evian Masters

Natalie has had many of her best finishes in Major Championships!

Best Finishes in Major Championships:

ANA Inspiration - Finished 3rd in 2006KPMG Women's PGA Championship - Finished 5th in 2005U.S. Women's Open - Finished 4th in 2005Ricoh British Open - Finished 9th in 2013The Evian Championship - Finished 52nd in 2013 (It was not a Major Championship when she won this event).

Career Stats:

318 career starts237 cuts made (74.5%)37 top tens (11.6%)Has $4,892,233 in career earnings through the 2016 season (57…

LPGA Reshuffles 2018 Priority List

The LPGA had its first reshuffle of its Priority List this week. While most of the players moved up or down a few insignificant spots, there were some very significant moves also.

The Priority List is what is used to fill the required amount of spots for any given tournament. Without me getting into the categories, which is potentially confusing, here is a brief explanation. Most full field events have a field of 144 players. Usually 140 of the players come from the Priority List ranking. Two players are Monday qualifiers, and 2 more are sponsor exemptions. So to keep it simple, if your Priority Rating is #150, you have to hope that 10 players decide not to play, or you are probably not getting into the field.

The following players made some of the biggest jumps in this week's reshuffle (and by getting into the top 100 become part of my weekly field rating):
Bronte Law - 108 to 86
Amy Olson - 112 to 88
Nasa Hataoka - 116 to 92
Caroline Inglis - 126 to 93
Hee Young Park - 106 to 94
Mariajo…

Most Popular Photos of the Year - 2017

1/9/18 - Bonus pics added at bottom of this page!

As many of my readers know, my wife and I go to quite a few LPGA tournaments each year. Since 2010 we have gone to over 50 events, including two in Scotland (St. Andrews being our favorite), and the last 8 Canadian Opens.

I do all the writing on here (my wife who is a teacher, is my proofreader), while my wife Cindy does most of the picture taking. Neither of us are professional photographers, but once in a while we get lucky and capture a moment that is very popular with my viewers.

Below I have reposted the most popular photos of 2017. I based this on the number of website hits, and the number of comments each photo received. Some came as quite a surprise to me, as when they were taken I was not expecting such a reaction.

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What in the World Has Happened to Yani Tseng?

The 2013 LPGA season has brought us lots of surprises. We have had first time winners. We have had winners from 7 different countries. Five Major Championships were played for the first time, with one player (Inbee Park) winning 3 of them. We have even had 4 players win multiple championships this year. However the biggest surprise to date has to be the tumble taken by Yani Tseng.

Yani started the 2013 season ranked as the #1 player in the world. In fact, at one point during the 2011 season, the #2 ranked player in the world (Na Yeon Choi), was closer to the 180th Rolex ranked player than she was to Yani at #1. It seemed Yani would be number one forever.

Let us look at some of her accomplishments:

In 2008, at the age of 19, Yani won the LPGA Championship.
In 2009, Yani became the fastest player in LPGA history to reach $2 million in career earnings. She did it in only 32 events.
In 2010 Yani won 3 times, including 2 more championships.
In 2011 Yani won 7 times, including 2 more major…

LPGA Player Profile: Sandra Gal (and much more)

Let me start off by giving a big congratulations to Brooke Henderson for winning the MCKAYSON New Zealand Women's Open. Brooke took the lead from Belen Mozo early in round four and never looked back. She shot a final round 3 under par 69 , to finish 271 (-17), which was 5 strokes better than runner-up Jing Yan.

For the 20 year old Henderson, who is in her second full year on tour, it was her fifth LPGA victory (which includes one Major Championship) and second this year.

With the LPGA having an unexpected week off (the Alisport LPGA tournament was cancelled) it gives some time to do another LPGA player profile.

The player I have chosen this week is Sandra Gal.

Born: May 9, 1985
Hometown: Cologne, Germany
Resides: Orlando, Fla.
Rookie Year: 2008

Sandra has one victory on the LPGA Tour.

2011 Kia Classic

Best finishes in major championships:

ANA Inspiration - 15th in 2011KPMG Women's PGA Championship - 12th in 2015U.S. Women's Open - 3rd in 2012Ricoh Women's British Open …

LPGA Player Profile: Belen Mozo

With the LPGA taking a one week break before resuming its schedule in the United States, I thought it would be a good time to do my third LPGA player profile.

The player I have chosen this time around, may not be a household name like the first two were, but I have received a number of requests to do this profile.

Belen Mozo

Pronounced: (bay-LEN moh-thoh) Born: 9/25/88 (28 years old) Hometown: Cadiz, Spain Resides: Cartagena, Colombia College: USC Rookie Year: 2011 2016 Earnings: $76,263 (104th)

Belen has not yet won on the LPGA tour: Here are her best finishes: Finished 5th at the 2016 LPGA Volvik ChampionshipFinished 4th at the 2014 Manulife Financial LPGA ClassicFinished 10th at the 2014 Airbus LPGA ClassicFinished 5th at the 2011 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship
Best Finishes in Major Championships: ANA Inspiration (formerly the Kraft Nabisco Championship) - Finished 41st in 2013KPMG Women's PGA Championship - Finished 58th in 2013U.S. Women's Open - Finished 55th in 2014Ricoh …

LPGA Player Profile: Beatriz Recari

With the start of the 2018 LPGA just a few days away, I would like to sneak in one more player profile.

The player I have chosen today is:

Beatriz Recari
Born: 4/21/87 (30 years old)
Hometown: Pamplona, Spain
Resides: Orlando, Fla.
Rookie Year: 2010
2017 Earnings: $197,765 (77th)

Beatriz has won 3 times on the LPGA tour:

2010 - CVS/Pharmacy LPGA Challenge2013 - Kia Classic2013 Marathon Classic

Best finishes in major championships
ANA Inspiration - 25th in 2013KPMG Women's PGA Championship - 19th in 2013U.S. Women's Open - 27th in 2011Ricoh Women's British Open - 14th in 2016The Evian Championship -9th in 2013

Career Stats:

200 career starts144 cuts made (72%)24 top ten finishes (12%)Has $3,024,791 in career earnings (102nd on the all-time LPGA career money list)

Other career highlights:

Carded a career low 63 in the final round of the 2015 Honda LPGA Classic.In 2013, had two victories and seven additional top ten finishes as she crossed the $1 million mark in season earnings for t…

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