tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90009717958542677382024-02-20T10:45:04.737-06:00EVEN PARFor those who know and for those who don't, too!Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-20836559452528211752011-07-26T11:56:00.000-05:002011-07-26T11:56:12.640-05:00Evian Masters, final dayThe last round of the Evian Masters was amazing and the icing on the cake was Ai's seventh LPGA title.
Japanese sports world has brought some happiness and relieve to a country which was devastated several months ago by a tsunami and an earthquake. Ai is one of the most concern Japanese athletes, therefore she'll donate some or even all of her winner's check, which only shows how devoted she is Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-3263693729445846452011-07-24T04:04:00.001-05:002011-07-24T04:09:55.898-05:00Evian Masters 2011, days 4 and 5
Second round, done! It's gonna be quite a tough weekend, full of emotions and with pretty odd weather conditions, which will surely make the girls play they're best. Outside the ropes, the LPGA Global Media Awards...
On Friday I followed Matthew, Recari and Creamer. Matthew is one of those players that makes it two, three, four birdies in a row, when she's hot there's no way to stop her!
Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-30655006966495630042011-07-21T12:22:00.000-05:002011-07-21T12:22:31.112-05:00Evian Masters 2011, days 2 and 3The first round of the Evian Masters finally came and the first thing that comes to my mind is: This weather is odd!, but let's not get ahead of ourselves...
As you know, the ProAm was played yesterday, and there was a lot of people around, compared to the previous days. Anyways, the real deal came with Commissioner Michael Whan's announcement, who let everyone know this tourney will become a Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-60898609450528774752011-07-19T07:32:00.000-05:002011-07-19T07:32:16.446-05:002011 Evian Masters, day 1Lots of movement in the Evian Master Golf Course, actually in all the city! This little and picturesque town goes nuts when the LPGA comes to visit. Banners and flags with the tourneys logo line up all over the place.
The ideal thing is to catch a flight to Geneva, Switzerland, there you can take a taxi or ferry all the way to Évian-les-Bains; others prefer to fly to Paris, where they take a Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-29175164614224412692011-04-25T12:55:00.000-05:002011-04-25T12:55:57.696-05:00The rankings: upside downThe days when golf was dominated by Annika Sörenstam and Tiger Woods are over; a long time ago -at least that's how it feels- both used to tease each other about majors. Today, things are completely different...
Woods hasn't recovered his mental side of the game due to his infidelity scandal, which came to light on November 2009, after he crashed his SUV in Isleworth; meanwhile, Sörenstam left Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-28462698452162867302011-03-28T17:47:00.000-06:002011-03-28T17:47:15.253-06:00The first LPGA major is almost hereEverything is set for the 40th anniversary of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first Grand Slam of the season. After four tourneys, the best women golfers are ready to visit Rancho Mirage, CA.
This will certainly be a tournament to remember, it will have more than 30 entertainers from music, TV and movies. Of course it'll display a star studded field, with 23 of the top 25 Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-82995072215148336862011-03-16T17:58:00.000-06:002011-03-16T17:58:02.750-06:00Annika's 59Ten years ago the second round of the Standard Register Ping was played in Moon Valley Country Club; by that time, of the most dominant LPGA players was Annika Sörenstam. On March 16, 2001, the Swede did something no other women had ever done, shooting 59.
Sörenstam teed off from the 10th and grabbed her first birdie, which she repeated from 11 to 17, and was 8 under after 8 holes, before Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-32493241637595755122011-03-04T09:55:00.001-06:002011-03-04T10:02:26.245-06:00LPGA off to a hot startThe top women's golf tour couldn't be happier with the way the season started. World number 1, Yani Tseng, won the season-opener, Honda HSBC Thailand; while veteran and HOF, Karrie Webb, grabbed the HSBC Women's Champions.
Yani Tseng not only took home the first trophy, she did it the same way as in the last 3 events she's won in 2011, coming from behind. The Taiwanese showed that closing strongKarla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-58425703735235991072011-02-21T12:48:00.000-06:002011-02-21T12:48:37.890-06:00Tseng leads women's golfThe 2011 LPGA season started with a first class event, the Honda LPGA Thailand, which was held last weekend at the Slam Country Club with a 1.4 million dollar purse. The player to follow, from day one, was Yani Tseng, since she started the season as world number 1.
The 22 year old has achieved what many player never accomplished in their careers. Tseng has won 3 out of 4 LPGA majors; Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-53095112262363857212011-02-09T18:00:00.000-06:002011-02-09T18:00:08.276-06:002011, the LPGA and its playersThe new LPGA campaign promises more excitement than in 2010, not only for the new tournaments and formats, but for the players who will contend for the top spot of the Rolex Rankings and the awards given by the tour.
Like every year, there will be a rookie class that will fight for the Rookie of the Year Award. American favorite is Jessica Korda, who was runner-up in the Q-School and at age 17 Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-59731094987206602762011-02-08T12:20:00.003-06:002011-02-08T12:24:55.653-06:002011, the LPGA and its tournamentsThe 2011 LPGA season is about to start, after 3 months of absence, which brought uncertainty, changes and surprises, the world's best golfers will become active in 9 days.
The announcement of the 2011 schedule was weird; commissioner Michael Whan disclosed it in January, contrary to previous years when it was ready by end Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-24172762492986208072011-01-07T10:32:00.000-06:002011-01-07T10:32:23.200-06:00Innovations in the LPGAYesterday afternoon, commissioner Michael Whan unveiled the 2011 LPGA calendar. There was a lot of speculation around it because normally it's announced some time before the new season arrives, but with the sponsors coming and going, the calendar was delayed, and for the first time in a decade,it was released until January.
Click on the image to open the schedule
In 2011, women's golf fans Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-26104949384498864182010-12-15T12:58:00.000-06:002010-12-15T12:58:46.671-06:00About rookies and a new seasonThe five most stressful rounds of the LPGA were over on Sunday. The Q-School brought some surprises, but perhaps the biggest one is that in this next season there will only be one South Korean rookie, compared with 14 from the U.S., all of them led by Jessica Korda, who was, until a few days ago, the top amateur.
17 year old Korda became a pro golfer after playing the last round of the Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-1030585917881599072010-12-06T16:17:00.000-06:002010-12-06T16:17:22.238-06:00Inspiration in overcoming adversitySuccess and fame came easily to golfer Paula Creamer, but this year an agonizing thumb injury threatened to end her short but glittering career on the LPGA Tour.
In an exclusive interview with CNN Mexico, the American revealed how she battled back from the depths of despair to achieve her greatest triumph, winning the 2010 U.S. Women's Open at Oakmont in July.
The 24-year-old started her Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-61403161034241927492010-11-26T11:03:00.000-06:002010-11-26T11:03:42.249-06:00Lorena Ochoa's autobiographyFormer world number one will officially announce the book in which she'll share anecdotes from her life, both on and off the golf course, in the 24th edition of the International Book Festival of Guadalajara.
Lorena's last appearance was in the LPGA tournament she hosts.
The publisher is Random House Mondadori, who has also published titles like Dalai Lama: Man, Monk, Mystic and AKarla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-18221088849754261222010-11-25T13:56:00.001-06:002010-11-26T20:36:19.996-06:00Final thoughts...It's been 11 days since the end of the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, honestly I hadn't written anything about it because I had to clear my head. As you will notice, this entry differs from the previous ones, I tend to leave my opinion aside, something that will not happen this time. Having said that, Here are my final thoughts...
The golf course: as usual, it was spectacular. In great shape if Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-40020567726551342582010-11-01T11:16:00.000-06:002010-11-01T11:16:29.587-06:00Former world #1If someone made the headers this weekend were Lorena Ochoa and Tiger Woods, both dominated golf in their respective fields for years, however, they continue to be news.
Woods y Ochoa in the 2007 gala of the
Golf Writers Association of America.
TigerThe first time he became the top player of the World Golf Rankings was in 1998, after his 42nd pro-tournament, becoming the fastest player who Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-62199317087171644032010-10-12T15:31:00.003-05:002010-10-12T15:32:45.613-05:00Near the endThe 2010 LPGA season is almost over and up until now there have been 17 champions. This hasn't happened for several years. From 2003 to 2008 Lorena Ochoa and Annika Sörenstam dominated women's golf largely.
In 2009 someone else draw attention to the tour, South Korean Jiyai Shin, who not only won the Rookie of the Year honors, but also came one point short of grabbing the Player of the YearKarla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-60319994605637958002010-10-01T09:38:00.000-05:002010-10-01T09:38:35.623-05:00Thrown in at the deep endThe Ryder Cup finally started, if today's activity can be called a start. Rain hit Wales hard enough to suspend play after completing a couple of holes. Nevertheless, the note of the day came from the USA team "flooding".
Corey Pavin, captain of the squad, decided that Sun Mountain should be in charge of his team's rain-gear. During practice rounds, some of them complain and said clothes Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-7773256163521340882010-09-21T13:06:00.000-05:002010-09-21T13:06:24.620-05:00Everything under the sunMany things have happened in golf in the past few days... Tiger Woods' season was quite a mess, Kia Motors America extended its sponsorship contract with the LPGA and more, so keep reading and find out what's been going on.
The first sectional qualifier of the LPGA Q-School took place in Rancho Mirage, California. After four rounds, only 30 from the 112 players on the filed advanced to the Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-32527784881079584212010-09-06T09:06:00.000-05:002010-09-06T09:06:13.361-05:00Making a racketThe crisis struck the LPGA hard, after the sudden departure of sponsors and tournaments, such as the Leon Classic, seemed like come back was going to be more than complicated; nevertheless, lately, the tour has had some sparkles of what it used to be a couple of years ago; but not everything is as good as it seems and, for better or worse, the CN Canadian Women's Open brought a lot of stuff.
Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-1227383044166341402010-08-24T11:37:00.000-05:002010-08-24T11:37:00.643-05:00More changesAi Miyazato grabbed another victory in the LPGA; this is her fifth title of the season and her sixth as a member of the tour. Besides, winning the Safeway Classic put her back atop the Rolex Rankings.
This is the third time Miyazato grabs the first place of the ranking.
From day one she showed her talent and managed to grab the top spot of the 54 hole event played in Portland, Oregon; a Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-31278893447733965832010-08-19T10:02:00.001-05:002010-08-19T10:04:37.809-05:00The best are back (2)World's best golfers are in Portland, Oregon, to play the Safeway Classic. The tourney should be very interesting, since players 5 to 2 are fighting to get the first position of the Rolex Rankings and a win might boost any of them to the top. Meanwhile, number 1 will do her best to increase her advantage.
5. Yani Tseng: the Taiwanese player won two majors in a single season, something no one hadKarla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-52530702990257701262010-08-18T10:24:00.001-05:002010-08-18T16:52:15.882-05:00The best are back (1)It's been 19 days since the Ricoh Women's British Open ended, which means the LPGA hasn't had a single tournament since then; Nevertheless, the tour will be back on track this week thanks to the Safeway Classic to be held August 20-22 in Portland, Oregon; an event that has been part of the tour since 1972.
The field of this tourney is always full of stars, this year, as it's a tradition, we'll Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000971795854267738.post-12715095111867764472010-08-09T16:27:00.000-05:002010-08-09T16:27:52.983-05:00Nothing newTiger Woods is close to losing the first place in the Official World Golf Rankings after some dreadful performances in the last tourneys he's played. This has also stroke sponsors and ratings as their numbers and revenues are starting to decrease.
Woods missed the cut in the Quail Hollow Championship, his second event of the season
CBS hasn't shown Tiger live on Sunday for the last 2 months, Karla Villegas Gamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168722940952611300noreply@blogger.com