Stories
Player of the Week: Yueer Cindy Feng
Yueer Cindy Feng, of Orlando, Fla., shot 3-under 213 (72-73-68) at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., and won the AJGA’s Thunderbird International Junior in a playoff.
Player of the Week: Anthony Paolucci
Anthony Paolucci, of Del Mar, Calif., shot 12-under 204 (66-69-69) at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., to win the AJGA’s Thunderbird International Junior by three shots.
Edler, Sealy win IJGT’s season finale
With his lead dwindling, Charlie Edler took a swipe at a 1-footer on the eighth hole at Grand Cypress Resort – and missed. His next swing with the driver wasn’t much better, his tee shot plunging into a pot bunker in the fairway.
Paolucci wins Thunderbird; Feng defends title
Anthony Paolucci got his first AJGA win in a big way Monday at the Thunderbird International Junior, as Yueer Cindy Feng battled Laetitia Beck for four extra holes on her way to a title defense.
Would-be qualifier’s joy turns into uncertainty
Erynne Lee, 16, celebrated with her family for about 10 minutes after winning a playoff May 26 and an apparent spot in the U.S. Women’s Open.
Inside the Honors Course setup for NCAAs
Tiger Woods shot 80 in the final round at the 1996 NCAA Championship en route to victory. Scores won’t be that high this time around, writes Sean Martin, as the national championship starts Tuesday.
’96 NCAAs: Tiger, big crowds and one wild shot
Eric Soderstrom spoke to ASU coach Randy Lein, who explained what made the 1996 NCAA Championship so memorable.
Texas A&M’s Higgins tinkering with lineup
Most teams have their starting lineup set in stone by the postseason. Not Texas A&M.
Seminoles’ secret at NCAAs? ‘Huge visors’
Florida State thought it needed a little southern karma this week at the NCAA Championship, so the Seminoles put in an order. A box of large visors, please. Eric Soderstrom explains.
Principal renews support of Champions event
The Principal Charity Classic will remain at the Glen Oaks Country Club through 2012. The contract extension with the West Des Moines course coincides with the Principal Financial Group’s sponsorship renewal of the annual Champions Tour event.
Georgia’s Silva Zamora wins Spanish Amateur
Marta Silva Zamora started the summer with a bang Sunday, winning the Spanish Women’s Amateur by a single shot.
Morgan Stanley may exit as Tour sponsor
Morgan Stanley could be on the way out as a PGA Tour sponsor, according to a report in The Columbus Dispatch.
Reliving 1996: NCAAs oozed of tour talent
The only other time the NCAA Division I Men’s Championship was staged at The Honors Course just outside Chattanooga, Tenn., was 1996, when a sophomore from Stanford named Tiger Woods won the individual title.
How many NCAA finals appearances?
Anyone who follows college golf knows that Oklahoma State has appeared in more NCAA Men’s Division I Championships than any other program in the country.
Reinvigorated Kim adds punch to UCLA
When UCLA tees it up Tuesday in the first round of the NCAA Championship, the Bruins will lean on a player who broke par only three times last season. Ron Balicki reports.
Singh undecided on U.S. Open qualifying
While playing through back problems and not competing on the weekend in six consecutive starts this spring, three-time major winner Vijay Singh fell out of the top 50 in the world for the first time since 1992. That means his streak of playing in 63 consecutive major championships, the longest current run, is in jeopardy.
Lance Ringler’s Men’s NCAA primer
Lance Ringler crunches numbers, looks at over- and underachievers and names his Fab 5 heading into NCAAs.
Monday Scramble: Ready to rock at NCAAs
The NCAA Championship begins Tuesday at The Honors Course in Tennessee. Tiger Woods ended his college career with a victory there. The Monday Scramble wonders what star will emerge this week.
Five reasons Washington won’t win the NCAAs
Well, college golf fans, I have arrived in Ooltewah, and my initial report is not good. The Golfweek crew was greeted by rain, and it has continued to do so since I landed Sunday afternoon.
