I have long been a fan of the Ryder Cup and the Solheim Cup.
August 17 to August 23, 2009, this event will be played at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois. This will be the 10th event since its inception in 1990. The Solheim Cup is named in honor of Karsten Solheim, founder of Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, the parent of PING golf equipment. In 1990, the Solheim Family in conjunction with the US and European Ladies Golf Teams developed the concept, thus the "Solheim Cup" became a reality. This event is the most prestigious event for professional women's golf.
The American team is from the Ladies Professional Golf Association, the LPGA, and the European team is from the LET, the Ladies European Team. There have been 10 events played since its inception in 1990, every two years either in Europe or in the United States. We have won 7 of the 10 events. This year, Beth Daniels will be the American Captain and Alison Nicholas is the European Captain. They simultaneously will announce their teams after the conclusion of the Ricoh Women's British Open being played at Lytham St. Anne's in Lancashire, England.
For the Americans, the top 10 automatically qualify and the Captain has two additional 'picks'. The top ten Americans are Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Angela Stanford, Nicole Castrale, Brittany Lang, Morgan Pressel, Kristy McPherson (from Big Break), Christina Kim, Brittany Lincicome and Natalie Gulbis.
Juli Inkster, an all time favorite who has played in every 'cup' since inception is in 14th position. Maybe a Captain's pick?
For the European Team, the top seven earning 'Solheim points' are Gwladys Nocera, Tania Elosegui, Diana Luna, Laura Davies, Sophie Gustafson, Suzann Pettersen and Martina Eberi.
From the Rolex Rankings, the top seven are Suzann Petterson, Helen Alfredsson, Anna Nordqvist, Sophie Gustafson, Maria Hjorth, Karen Stupples and Catriona Matthew.
The top 5 on European points list and the top 4 on the Rolex Rankings qualify along with 3 Captain's picks.
It should be a terrific event!!! I'll be watching, how about you?
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
LPGA Commissioner, Carolyn Bivens..the story continues!!
With the controversy growing over the status of the LPGA Tour, several top ranked women pros signed and sent a letter to the Tour requesting that Commissioner Bivens be replaced. Having approximately two years left on her original four year contract, Biven's is currently owed about $1M for the two years remaining on her contract.
This information, reported in our blog yesterday, continues on the day that is the biggest event for the season in women's golf, the U.S. Women's Open being played Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Apparently an interim Commissioner will be functioning fairly quickly and a Special Investigative Committee will be formed to find "candidates" who can grow the Tour.
The Tour has lost seven tournaments since 2007. With the current financial woes, all segments of the golf industry have been affected from the sale of equipment, fewer rounds being played to the decline of tickets and sales at scheduled golf events.
The Tour needs a new direction and new leadership. How about Nancy Lopez?
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This information, reported in our blog yesterday, continues on the day that is the biggest event for the season in women's golf, the U.S. Women's Open being played Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Apparently an interim Commissioner will be functioning fairly quickly and a Special Investigative Committee will be formed to find "candidates" who can grow the Tour.
The Tour has lost seven tournaments since 2007. With the current financial woes, all segments of the golf industry have been affected from the sale of equipment, fewer rounds being played to the decline of tickets and sales at scheduled golf events.
The Tour needs a new direction and new leadership. How about Nancy Lopez?
Contact us for quality American made golf bags and putters at:
http://www.golfbags4u.com/
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Top Players of the LPGA asking Commissioner Bivens to Resign!!
After a meeting of more than a dozen top players last week, including Lorena Ochoa, Paula Creamer, Christie Kerr, Mogan Pressel and Natalie Gulbis, a letter was sent to the LPGA Tour Board urging that Commissioner, Carolyn Bivens resign. Bivens took over the Commissioner position from Ty Votaw in 2005 and has two years remaining on her contract.
The letter stated that the LPGA Tour woes cannot be blamed on a poor economy and asked the Board to find a new leader to rebuild relationships with longtime sponsors.
The meeting with the top LPGA players took place two days after the Tour lost another tournament. The Kapalua LPGA Classic asked for a year off to find a title sponsor. The LPGA stated that it would use all legal actions to hold Kapalua to the reminder of its contract, another four years.
The Tour has two stops left this year at Rochester, N.Y. and Toledo, Ohio, and the renewal of these two events is uncertain at this time. The Tour has already lost another popular event, the Corning Classic, and equally questionable is the Michelob Ultra Championship in Virginia.
All total, the Tour has lost seven tournaments since 2007, including all three events staged in Hawaii. The Seoul Broadcasting Systems was offended when Bivens announced during the SBS Open in Hawaii that it had a new television contract with another Korean network. That announcement ended the SBS sponsorship and it went ahead and signed a 10-year contract with the PGA Tour to sponsor the season's opening tournament at Kapalua.
The U.S. Women's Open, which is not run by the LPGA Tour, is being played this week outside Philadelphia. After that, the LPGA Tour will not have another tournament in the United States until the last week in August.
When tournaments that have been very loyal to the LPGA start withdrawing then something is not right. We'll see where this one goes!!
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The letter stated that the LPGA Tour woes cannot be blamed on a poor economy and asked the Board to find a new leader to rebuild relationships with longtime sponsors.
The meeting with the top LPGA players took place two days after the Tour lost another tournament. The Kapalua LPGA Classic asked for a year off to find a title sponsor. The LPGA stated that it would use all legal actions to hold Kapalua to the reminder of its contract, another four years.
The Tour has two stops left this year at Rochester, N.Y. and Toledo, Ohio, and the renewal of these two events is uncertain at this time. The Tour has already lost another popular event, the Corning Classic, and equally questionable is the Michelob Ultra Championship in Virginia.
All total, the Tour has lost seven tournaments since 2007, including all three events staged in Hawaii. The Seoul Broadcasting Systems was offended when Bivens announced during the SBS Open in Hawaii that it had a new television contract with another Korean network. That announcement ended the SBS sponsorship and it went ahead and signed a 10-year contract with the PGA Tour to sponsor the season's opening tournament at Kapalua.
The U.S. Women's Open, which is not run by the LPGA Tour, is being played this week outside Philadelphia. After that, the LPGA Tour will not have another tournament in the United States until the last week in August.
When tournaments that have been very loyal to the LPGA start withdrawing then something is not right. We'll see where this one goes!!
Contact us for quality, American made golf bags and putters at
http://www.golfbags4u.com/
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