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‘Tis a New Season for the LPGA Tour

A new season of golf has finally begun. The ladies of the LPGA are slowly returning to their practice routines ready for another exciting year on tour. The rookies will also be in the mix and anything can happen in 2006.

LPGA logoWelcome back to my section at The Sand Trap. I hope everyone has had a nice, relaxing holiday season fortified by the company of good friends, shared family traditions and hearty food.

Frankly it’s nice to be back! I don’t know about you but I’m tired of watching Big Break IV reruns, Tiger’s amateur flashbacks and skills challenges on television. Thank goodness the New Year and a new golf season has finally begun!

I’m especially excited about the 2006 LPGA season and the eclectic mix of both older and rookie players who will surely make this a year to remember. Let’s meet some of the new kids on the block and recall a few interesting moments from some of the more established players.

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Champions Tour Wins Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge

The seniors still have what it takes to beat the other two tour teams. The LPGA and PGA Tours just couldn’t stand up to the challenge and were soundly defeated.

Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge WinnersThis final “hurrah” of the season couldn’t have been any more fun for both the golfers and true fans of the sport.

The Champions Tour team took control of the second nine holes of the two-day television tournament from Lake Las Vegas and never gave an inch. Craig Stadler made everything look easy, but how couldn’t he? Stadler was shooting from the whites! Kind of unfair, don’t you think? Why would the post-season 3-Tour Challenge allow guys like Stadler, Irwin and Haas (who can crush their drives as easily as guys on the PGA Tour) to step forward? Why would the Seniors even want to play the whites?

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Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge Preview

The Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge is an engaging event without the frazzled nerves. Sit back, relax and watch the best golfers from all three tours shoot the breeze and have fun! And it’s all for a good cause.

Wendys 3-Tour Challenge logoAlthough the Wendy’s 3-Tour Challenge has already been played and its outcome determined, it’s still worthy of some commentary. It’s the only tournament of the year which features golfers from each of the big three tours going head-to-head to determine which tour reigns supreme.

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Volume Thirty-Nine

A little holiday cheer in this week’s links.

Hittin' the LinksI’m not trying to offfend anyone, but Michael Campbell needs a fashion consultant. His wardrobe is rough. I like the design of his native country on his clothing, but it needs to be incorporated into the outfit better. I’ll gladly nominate myself as caddie/fashion consultant. Oh, and if I don’t get a chance to say it later, I hope everyone has a great holiday.

Now, this week’s links.

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Sorenstam’s Team Wins Lexus Cup

Team International led by Annika Sorenstam easily clinched the inaugural Lexus Cup in Singapore. Was there ever any doubt?

International Team win Lexus CupAlthough monsoon-like conditions almost brought the Lexus Cup to an early end, the ladies continued their match-play battles creating an exciting inaugural event in Singapore.

Team Asia took an early lead in day-one alternate-shot matches but the combined force of Annika Sorenstam and Paula Creamer later in the day swept British Open champion Jeong Jang and Meena Lee. Once accomplished, numbers one and two in the world set the stage for an exciting finale which would eventually give the international team it’s victory.

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Lexus Cup Preview

It’s Annika Sorenstam and her picks versus Grace Park and the Asian contingency duking it out this weekend at the Lexus Cup.

LPGA logoAn international team of golfers led by the one-and-only Annika Sorenstam hopes to level a group of Asian golfers managed by Grace Park on their own turf at the inaugural Lexus Cup.

Toyota Motors Pacific, IMG and the Singapore Sports Council have hopes that this match-play format which includes some of the finest world golfers will attract attention to the sport which is growing in leaps and bounds in Asia.

The selection is not only based upon experience but on the “personality and charm” of each chosen participant. If you ask me, charisma doesn’t win a golf match, but a bit of luck sure can help!

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Volume Thirty-Eight

Here’s nine links to get you started on your week.

Hittin' the LinksTop of the morning to ya. It’s getting cold in my part of the world, so I haven’t really been doing too many golf-related activities. The free time has allowed me the ability to scour the Web for more golf links, but as always, if you have a link you think I might be interested in, let me know.

Now, on to this week’s links.

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Ai Miyazato Medalist at Q-School

Ai Miyazato posts a runaway win at LPGA Q-School. Watch out Paula Creamer and the rest of the LPGA Tour, Miyazato is the new rookie in town!

Ai Miyazato Wins at Q-SchoolTwenty-year-old Ai Miyazato delivered a one-two punch this weekend at LPGA Q-School with a wire-to-wire victory against challengers who seemed to fade away as the tournament progressed.

With a lead steadily growing from earlier rounds, Miyazato breezed through her fifth and final eighteen holes while the rest of the pack struggled to gain ground. With only twenty-four tour exemptions on the line, the rest of the ladies were clamoring for either one of those remaining twenty-three spots or even one of the thirty-five conditional status positions. Anything is better than being sent back to the minors.

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Matt Killen, Swing Coach For Kenny Perry

Matt Killen is young enough to be PGA Tour winner Kenny Perry’s son. In fact, his best friend IS Kenny Perry’s son. Yet he coaches a winner. Find out more about the rising young teaching star in this interview.

Throwing Darts TitleToday’s interview is with Matt Killen, Swing Coach for PGA Tour standout Kenny Perry. Matt has known Kenny nearly his entire life and grew up playing golf with Kenny and his son, Justin. He and Justin are best friends and were roommates in college at Western Kentucky University.

Kenny introduced Killen to Ron Gring when he was a freshman in high school. Ron helped him with his game but eventually helped him branch over in to teaching. Over time he became extremely interested in how the golf swing worked and began teaching as a sophomore in high school. He took him under his wing, and studied with him and tried to learn as much as possible about the mechanics of the golf swing.

Read on to find out more about Matt.

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