News of Lauren Stephenson’s recent bid to play in a PGA Tour event leaves unanswered the following questions: when will a woman again tee it up with the men? And who might it be?
Brittany Lincicome’s debut in a US PGA Tour event was not necessarily an artistic success, though if simple enjoyment was the metric it was a success nonetheless.
Lincicome, 32, will be the fifth female professional to compete in a US PGA Tour event, joining Michelle Wie, Annika Sorenstam, Babe Zaharias and Suzy Whaley.
They’re playing for the US Women’s Open at Trump National Bedminster, but there’s another leaderboard that many players will be paying attention to this week.
Gifted Spaniard Jon Rahm signed off on his first US PGA Tour victory in commanding fashion, holing a 60-foot eagle putt on the 72nd green to win the Farmers Insurance Open by three strokes.