In her US Women’s Open debut, LPGA Tour rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap was disqualified after five holes during Thursday’s first round when her caddie, Jinsup Kim, was seen using a rangefinder multiple times.
There’s an odd dilemma with this year’s Ryder Cup: The biennial event is a mere 86 days out, and who is eligible to compete—or more specifically, who’s not—remains unclear.
The first time you watch this you might miss it. It’s easy to get distracted by Pebble Beach’s iconic seventh hole. Zhang’s move is cocoa-butter smooth and she sticks to it six feet. There’s a lot going on. But watch it again and focus on her tee.
Last season, one of the shots of the year belonged to Matt Fitzpatrick, whose 9-iron out of a fairway bunker on the 72nd hole at The Country Club sealed an epic US Open win. This season, another Fitzpatrick may have already locked up shot of the year in July – Matt’s brother Alex.
The end of Michelle Wie West’s LPGA career is here, 20 years after her first US Women’s Open start at Pumpkin Ridge. The opportunity to tee it up at Pebble Beach has kept Wie West grounded as she contemplates what like will look like beyond playing professional golf.
Australian Golf Digest
