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.
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.
She was barely two months old when it happened but Gabriela Ruffels has pored over YouTube highlights of Tiger Woods’ epic US Open win at Pebble Beach in preparation for this week’s US Women’s Open.
Five Australians will tee up at the US Women’s Open at the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links, led by defending champion Minjee Lee. Here are their tee times for the first two rounds.
The attention will be about how Olson feels; how she can possibly swing and putt with her belly literally growing by the day. But let’s not forget or underplay how Olson got here. That’s the truly remarkable part of the story.
The customary brilliant ball-striking was again on show as Lee hit 15 of 18 greens in regulation but additional preparation with the putter paid off as she picked up seven birdies in the first round of the championship.
The winner on Sunday will receive $US1.8 million, making it the most lucrative prize in women’s golf and further fortifies the growth of the LPGA Tour and the women’s game in recent years.
The US Women’s Open is adding a presenting partner that will allow the USGA to nearly double the championship’s prizemoney payout to $US10 million in 2022, the association announced on Saturday.
Australian Golf Digest
