2020 LPGA Drive On Championship Jul 31 - Aug 02

[Titleist_PT23]

This is a little bit hard to say because to date Brooke has Minjee nearly doubled up in wins, one of which is the KPMG, so currently it's not even close. If Brooke retired now and Minjee caught her in 2.5 years (end of 2022 season), it would be a decent result. I.e. from Brooke just to tread water vs. what she's already done is not easy. If the question is who will do better from this week forward until they are done it is close. I would probably slightly favor Brooke, but the difference is likely mental focus, dedication, etc vs. the difference in game.

Brooke does have an impressive streak going of winning multiple times on tour for the last 4 years. Personally, I think this is more impressive than Lexi's 7-year win streak. Both will do well to keep it going in this shortened season...

[Newinup]

Go Bianca! Good to see you had a decent round of practice with Cheyenne Knight yesterday... In other news... (article / link is not about Cheyenne Knight and Bianca, but something else)https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2020/07/26/bianca-sees-action-in-lpga-return/

[18majors]

 

Women golfer coverage from the Philippines is second to none; I wish US can learn something from its old territory.

Go Bianca, get a LPGA gold medal for the Philippines!

 

[18majors]

How will the hottest LPGA player do this week!

Ernst & Sagstrom in Field For LPGA Restart At Inverness Club - LSU Tigers

 

 

 

 

[18majors]

One of our superstars

Live with Danielle Kang at the LPGA Drive On Championship!

[18majors]

More testing details on Marina Alex, a caddie and two pending cases

LPGA testing update reveals Marina Alex tested positive for COVID pre-travel

[18majors]

Nice to see Muni He and Jenny Shin

The LPGA Tour Is Back

 

 

[TerpFangolfer]

Was looking for the LPGA yesterday...I thought they had stopped playing 54 hole events? Oh well, take what we can get - and I know the LPGA has major issues.

will tune in, in 20 min!

[Argonne69]

Lydia and Minjee off to good starts. Bother are two under after 5 holes.

[Argonne69]

Could be rust, a difficult course, or a combination of both, but only 26 of 69 players out on the course are at even par or better.

[Argonne69]

Nice opening round by Danielle. What rust?

Minjee and Lydia looked solid as well at three back.

Nice to see Yui near the top of the leaderboard.

 

[18majors]

Danielle Kang has been playing like the best player in the world since she won 2019 Buick China; and she stays hot.

Unfortunately, Madelene Sagstrom cooled down considerably with the lockdown.

A kudos to LPGA.com; they finally fixed the leaderboard and it's running beautifully now.

[18majors]

Lydia; one down, two more to go!

Lydia Ko Pitch In | #DriveOn Championship

[AWinfortheAges]

 

I thought I saw an eagle on #8 on her scorecard earlier. Looks like she and the course had a nice battle today.

[18majors]

Bianca Pagdanganon is playing the wrong Tour; LPGA's course is too small for her, she should've tried out PGA Tour.

Her average driving distance is 309 yards; 22 yards longer than Maria Fassi, the second longest.

She's -4 on three par 5 holes but +6 on everything else; those holes were just too short for her.

[Newinup]

i have no clue what was going on... lemme try to find out... i'd chalk it up to nerves/rookie inconsistency for now, optimist/biased that i am LOL ??? she said she wasn't going to be aggressive as the course doesn't lend itself to such, yet the scores reflect otherwise... at this point, need to hustle just to make the cut line and get some points... it is what it is... in fairness, seems like a tough course with some eye popping scores for others like fassi, etc...

[18majors]

This is a really good article about rookies; Haley Moore, Jillian Hollis, Patty Tavatanakit, Albane Valenzuela and Andrea Lee are highlighted.

It's written by Charlotte Gibson for ESPN.com.

Shutdown gave LPGA rookies time to reflect, reset

[18majors]

I'm sold, Muni He (+1) plays like a player who's won the Q-School.

It erased my memory about her rookie season, when she fumbled throughout the year.

[Argonne69]

It's a tough transition from the college ranks. I can't recall a player who had great success directly coming out of school. Some obviously do better than others, but most struggle to make cuts, nevermind post top 10s or win.

[18majors]

 

I guess you could call Muni came out of college, even though she spent a grand total of two or three semesters at USC!

In reality, she's more like Lexi, Lydia, Minjee, Brooke or Nelly who came straight out of high school.

 

 

[Argonne69]

I don't look at it that way. If she had the talent to compete at this level coming out of high school she would have transitioned directly into the pro ranks. Being a member of the team winning the NCAA championship gave her the confidence boost needed to take the next step.

[18majors]

I always like Jodi Ewart Shadoff

 

[nal0781]

Seeing Minjee Lee playing well (and without sunglasses so you can see her face) is always a good thing.

[Newinup]

Fwiw, Bianca said she had execution issues. Strategy was right, couldn't deliver the goods... Had to go to the range after the round. Hopefully things are better "executed" tomorrow/later...

[Newinup]

[elwhippy]

Enjoying the golf but enjoying the course more. Great to see a classic venue being used and without the hoardings, stands etc you get a purer view of the layout. Add in it requires as much precision as power and you have a great test.

[BadgerLin]

Isn’t a bad round of golf pretty much always an execution issue? Hard to mess up on strategy: hit it in the fairway, keep the ball below the hole, make the putt. But that will be my response now when asked how the round of golf went - “I had execution issues”! ?

[18majors]

The beloved Bianca!

Golf: Despite 2-over round, Bianca Pagdanganan stays optimistic in LPGA debut

[18majors]

Bianca Pagdanganon is 100% cuts made in her LPGA career; one out one.

[18majors]

Jillian Hollis said she used the shutdown to change her swing and results haven't been pretty thus far.

She came in almost DFL last week at the Symetra Tour, and +11 this week will guarantee that she's far back at the end of bus.