"womens-golf" Articles & Blogs:
LPGA signs 10-year deal with Golf Channel
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Interesting development.
The LPGA announced last week a 10-year TV deal with Golf Channel.
According to an article in Golf Week, this deal makes the tour the first stand-alone women’s sports organization to receive a rights fee agreement for domestic ...[Read on] |
Golf Like a Girl
| For a long time, golf was a very male (I might even say “white”) sport. Even now, there are some golf courses closed to women during the busy weekend times, and it remains a sport that intimidates many women, partly because many of the opportunities t...[Read on] |
Ways to Stretch Your Golf Budget
| If you’re like most of us in today’s troubled economic times you are finding it difficult to play as much golf as you would like and to afford the necessary equipment. Certainly there more important things in this world than playing golf, like eating,...[Read on] |
Get in the swing: June is Women’s Golf Month
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Throughout the month of June, women call the shots on the links. American Express Women’s Golf Month celebrates its fifth anniversary with a nationwide initiative that provides women the opportunity to learn or re-learn the game of golf in a fun and fri...[Read on] |
Get in the swing: June is Women’s Golf Month
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Throughout the month of June, women call the shots on the links. American Express Women’s Golf Month celebrates its sixth anniversary with a nationwide initiative that provides women the opportunity to learn or re-learn the game of golf in a fun and fri...[Read on] |
Why female golfers need to start “stepping up to the tee” online
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Found out two interesting pieces of news about the female golf community. Apparently, not only has Golf for Women Magazine gone out of business, but golf (in general) is also unfair to women (shocking).
I’m completely aware that I’m slightly late to ...[Read on] |
Tales from the Tee – Better than a Barbie
| I just had to chuckle when I read the latest entry at Women on Course’s Tales from the Tee blog. Author Carolyn Luepkes talks about how she got her 6 year old granddaughter hooked on playing golf – and how well her granddaughter picked it up.
I just ...[Read on] |
Pops and Sunshine – a heartwarming story about life and the Duramed FUTURES Tour
| Pops and Sunshine is a novel that takes us through the emotional journey of Lisa Nelson, Rookie on the Duramed FUTURES Tour, as she faces her last chance to make it to the LPGA and the family pressures she has back home in Tennessee.
By chance, Lisa find...[Read on] |
Wesleyan women’s rights activist shot and killed
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Johanna Justin-Jinich, a Wesleyan student, was shot and killed yesterday by Stephen Morgan, a man who had been harassing and possibly stalking her. He walked into the bookstore where she worked and shot her. He has not yet been apprehended, and may be ta...[Read on] |
In case you missed it...Tiger's back
| I know, it flew under the radar and all, but Tiger Woods is out of rehab and playing the Master's this week. And The Globe and Mail is wondering whether his return will offend women who make up a pretty decent sized segment of the golfing audience. They p...[Read on] |
Is Maria Verchenova the Maria Sharapova of Golf?
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Generally I’m not a fan of labels or comparisons. But Maria Verchenova, a young female golfer from Moscow, is being compared to her compatriot Maria Sharapova. These comparisons, not surprisingly, are based as much on Verchenova’s beauty as he...[Read on] |
Hall of Fame golfer Annika Sorenstam releases namesake Syrah
| Annika Sorenstam, one of the most celebrated female golfers in history, launches her wine brand in partnership with Wente Vineyards on May 1st with the release of her namesake Syrah, ANNIKA. This elegant wine is comprised of 75 percent Livermore Valley Sy...[Read on] |
Is the Monkey Off Wie’s Back?
| Michelle Wie Wins First Title on LPGA
It finally happened! The collective sigh exhaled yesterday afternoon on a sun-soaked golf course in Guadalajara, Mexico was heard ‘round the golf world’. Michelle Wie won her first tournament on the LPGA Tour...[Read on] |
LPGA set to allow transgender women to play
| On October 13, I posted a story about Lana Lawson who is a transgender woman suing the LPGA for the right to play in LPGA sponsored events. Currently LPGA competitions are restricted to golfers who are “female at birth” effectively excluding transgend...[Read on] |
Golfers Creamer, Gulbis get signature shoes
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Paula Creamer and Natalie Gulbis are two of the LPGA’s biggest stars. Even if you’re not a golf fan, you may recognize Gulbis from reality TV shows like “The Apprentice” or her many magazine covers. Creamer’s Citizen Watch commercials ran du...[Read on] |
Win a pink putter for Mother’s Day
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Do you love to golf? Or - do you have a mom who’s a golfer?
Tell why you, or your mom, deserves a new putter for Mother’s Day and you could win one of two pink putters (retail value $149 each) courtesy of Sweet Spot Golf and Women Talk Sports...[Read on] |
National Women’s History Museum bill moves to the Senate
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This is pretty cool. The House of Representatives recently passed a bipartisan bill (HR 1700) that would set the stage for a National Women’s History Museum to be built on the National Mall. It now moves to the Senate. The House passed HR 1700 on a v...[Read on] |
Quick Hit: Grading the White House on Women's Issues
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Our girl Samhita is quoted in this recent Forbes piece about the White House and Women's Issues.
Samhita Mukhopadhyay, 32, executive editor of feministing.com, believes female support is slipping. "Using reproductive rights as a bargaining chip was a bi...[Read on] |
Palin's GOP Fans See a Rogue of Their Own
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THE VILLAGES, Fla. (WOMENSENEWS)--Across the country thousands of faithful supporters have turned out at every stop of Sarah Palin's "Going Rogue" book tour, and this strongly Republican area famous for retirees and decorated golf carts was no d...[Read on] |
Some good news about women and health care (for a change)
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The Women's Health Amendment was passed by the Senate yesterday with a vote of 61-39. Woot!
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) proposed this amendment to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which will require all health care plans to cover women's...[Read on] |
Barbie partners with pro golfer Brittany Lincicome to inspire girls
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Even as a young girl, Barbie was never my go-to doll. Though never a huge Barbie fan, I’ve admired some of the marketing moves Mattel has made over the years in an effort to keep the old girl relevant. Tattoo Barbie may have been my favorite.
As pa...[Read on] |
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