2023 LPGA Season Odds and Ends

[fredogolfer]

https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/01/16/lpga-season-opening-hilton-grand-vacations-tournament-of-champions-25k-fine/
 

I am sure I was almost called crazy on a few occasions for stating there was a 1 in 4 rule.

[18majors]

 

Life after LPGA for Shanshan Feng:

Feng Shanshan Golf Suzhou Academy officially launched a total of four training bases

 

 

[Seamus_McDuff]

Finally a priority list

 

https://www.lpga.com/-/media/files/priority-list/2023/2023-lpgastart-of-seasonfinal011723.pdf

 

[18majors]

 

Unfortunately, the dismantling of the "Golf Channel" has reached the next stage:

 

[ChronicSlicer]

On 1/16/2023 at 4:51 PM, Golf Dino said:

 

The Mav McNealy thing was rather short too.

That's what she said!

[Golf Dino]

2 hours ago, ChronicSlicer said:

That's what she said!

 

Smarty pants! 

 🤣 

Edited January 18, 2023 by Golf Dino

[Holy Moses]

What a difficult travel schedule

 

 

 

[JungleJimbo]

2 hours ago, ChronicSlicer said:

That's what she said!

 

On 1/17/2023 at 5:51 AM, Golf Dino said:

 

The Mav McNealy thing was rather short too.

Thought the same thing ... but didn't have @ChronicSlicer's panache/comedic timing to pull it off! 🥁 

 

@Golf Dino Was the double-entendre = intended?

e.g. you set it up, hoping for @ChronicSlicer to oblige with the response?
 

 

 

[JungleJimbo]

3 hours ago, Holy Moses said:

What a difficult travel schedule

 

 

 

 

The video = a good illustration of the difficult travel schedule for LPGA pros this year. Thanks @Holy Moses for sharing.

 

Given the professional-looking graphics ... am wondering if it's an official LPGA video? (<== Nope ... i think Claire Rogers DIY'd it!! Refer to the PGA comparison shown below.)

 

 

Timestamp ~20s ... the Cognizant Founders Cup (New Jersey)

... followed by the Bank of Hope Matchplay (Shadow Creek, Nevada)

... then back to Jersey for the Mizuho Americas Open

= the most egregious example of the extensive travel for the top players, that might've been ameliorated with better scheduling?

(albeit IIRC the back-and-forth travel for the Matchplay at Shadow Creek = has been a known issue, from previous years?) 

 

➡️..IMO... Swapping the dates for Matchplay (to be after Hanwha in SF) and Cognizant Founders = would significantly reduce the amount of travel? Then voila! 3 back-to-back events in NewJersey?

 

https://www.lpga.com/tournaments/download-lpga-schedule

 

 

..p/s: Claire Rogers also designed a comparison video, to show the PGA 2023 schedule.

 

 

 

Edited January 18, 2023 by JungleJimbo

[iamthebeard]

Good to see the craziness of the LPGA Schedule visualized. But its been like this ever since I've ever been involved with the tour since 2015. At least the Europe leg is condensed into the same trip. Caddies cover 100k miles plus every year working both Asia legs 

 

Scheduling isn't as easy as just having all the events close to each other, some events want to avoid going up certain mens weeks, some events want the same week each year. Theres never a perfect solution. 

Edited January 18, 2023 by iamthebeard

[woahnelly]

1 hour ago, Holy Moses said:

What a difficult travel schedule

 

 

 

 

Now I see why many of the international players choose Dallas as their home base. 

[ChronicSlicer]

1 hour ago, Golf Dino said:

 

Smarty pants! 

 🤣 

I do my best, thanks for the opportunity. 👍🤣

[Holy Moses]

Beyond the time in a plane, that amount if travel is so expensive. Some Asian tournaments pay for player travel?

[JungleJimbo]

8 minutes ago, Holy Moses said:

Beyond the time in a plane, that amount if travel is so expensive. Some Asian tournaments pay for player travel?

Yes i've heard that the Asian swing (IIRC someone else referred to it as the "IMG swing"?) have arrangements to cover player air travel / no-cut tournaments etc ... can't remember if involves chartered aircraft or not.

 

 

 

 

[fredogolfer]

The commissioner was not aware of the situation. Molly needs to go. Anyone can put their foot in their mouth, anyone can make a mistake but she’s treading dangerously close.

 

https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/01/17/lpga-hilton-grand-vacation-tournament-of-champions-no-locker-room-access-practice-facility-restrictions/

 

 

Edited January 18, 2023 by fredogolfer

[Golf Dino]

3 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

 

Thought the same thing ... but didn't have @ChronicSlicer's panache/comedic timing to pull it off! 🥁 

 

@Golf Dino Was the double-entendre = intended?

e.g. you set it up, hoping for @ChronicSlicer to oblige with the response?
 

 

 

 

No, I cannot tell a lie - it was unintended.  It was @ChronicSlicer that put it altogether!

[AWinfortheAges]

23 hours ago, fredogolfer said:

https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/01/16/lpga-season-opening-hilton-grand-vacations-tournament-of-champions-25k-fine/
 

I am sure I was almost called crazy on a few occasions for stating there was a 1 in 4 rule.

The rule should be 1 in 3 for new tournaments especially if the initial commitment of the tournament is three years. 

[iamthebeard]

10 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

Yes i've heard that the Asian swing (IIRC someone else referred to it as the "IMG swing"?) have arrangements to cover player air travel / no-cut tournaments etc ... can't remember if involves chartered aircraft or not.

 

 

 

 

The asian events all cover the airfare and hotels for the players that make into those weeks. Mostly every event has an airline partner that arranges the travel for each event, and to the next one. 

 

The players while getting a free business class flight usually get screwed out of elite credit for their airlines based on the way the airline sponsor books the flight internally. 

[Argonne69]

Just now, iamthebeard said:

The asian events all cover the airfare and hotels for the players that make into those weeks. Mostly every event has an airline partner that arranges the travel for each event, and to the next one. 

 

The players while getting a free business class flight usually get screwed out of elite credit for their airlines based on the way the airline sponsor books the flight internally. 

 

Lol. I would gladly exchange a free business class international flight for a few miles. YMMV.

 

[18majors]

 

Nelly Korda reaches 600,000 followers on Instagram, a new milestone for LPGA.  The leaders are:

1.      Nelly Korda                             600,900
2.      Michelle Wie West                  597,200
3.      Lexi Thompson                       572,600

[AWinfortheAges]

Has DK changed her apparel sponsor? Now in Descente. I don't think Descente makes golfwear that looks like sleepwear or something one would just pick out of a pile of laundry.

[AWinfortheAges]

On 1/17/2023 at 11:28 PM, fredogolfer said:

The commissioner was not aware of the situation. Molly needs to go. Anyone can put their foot in their mouth, anyone can make a mistake but she’s treading dangerously close.

 

https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2023/01/17/lpga-hilton-grand-vacation-tournament-of-champions-no-locker-room-access-practice-facility-restrictions/

 

 

I think this situation was overblown and didn't need reporting. This wasn't no water in oppressive heat or NCAA women's golf inequality. Beth Ann seemed find the two players bothered by this. Nelly, Ally Ewing, Annika and even the often outspoken Marina Alex think the focus should be on golf.

[JungleJimbo]

On 1/20/2023 at 10:27 AM, AWinfortheAges said:

Has DK changed her apparel sponsor? Now in Descente. I don't think Descente makes golfwear that looks like sleepwear or something one would just pick out of a pile of laundry.

Danielle looks "better than usual" in this video with Andrea Lee 

(notwithstanding Danielle's "batgirl with cape" on Day 2 of the Hilton GV TOC?
 

 

 

[Seamus_McDuff]

Had not heard this April 10 date before(thought it could go longer). Little bit of hope for Linn Grant. 
 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/tennis/novak-djokovic-us-tommy-haas-spt-intl/index.html?utm_source=twCNNi&utm_medium=social&utm_term=link&utm_content=2023-01-24T13%3A00%3A07

[18majors]

 

So many twists and turns for Naree, but not a bad ending:

 

 

[Golf Dino]

She was a household name amongst followers of the LPGA during her 25 years of playing on the Tour.  She has seen the evolution of the tour firsthand, from traveling around in a camperized Ford Econoline van, competing on the Legend's Tour, and becoming an author, writing a book on her special relationship with Ben Hogan.  Kris Tschetter is the feature in this podcast episode:

 

 

http://bit.ly/3j2IMom

 

 

[woahnelly]

12 hours ago, JungleJimbo said:

Danielle looks "better than usual" in this video with Andrea Lee 

(notwithstanding Danielle's "batgirl with cape" on Day 2 of the Hilton GV TOC?
 

 

 

 

"Girls golf" = directly into Andreas pocket 😂

[JungleJimbo]

7 hours ago, Golf Dino said:

She was a household name amongst followers of the LPGA during her 25 years of playing on the Tour.  She has seen the evolution of the tour firsthand, from traveling around in a camperized Ford Econoline van, competing on the Legend's Tour, and becoming an author, writing a book on her special relationship with Ben Hogan.  Kris Tschetter is the feature in this podcast episode:

 

 

http://bit.ly/3j2IMom

 

 

@Golf Dino thanks for sharing. i enjoyed this interview with Kris Tschetter; seemed like you had a good interview rapport with her.

 

..p/s: It took me a couple attempts to access that podcast via the Link you shared. (i think perhaps due to buffering/download?). Eventually accessed via Spotify.

 

 

 

 

[18majors]

 

Can't help but feel nostalgia with this photo; In Gee substituted for Inbee to get on the team in 2018 but she's the only one inside Rolex Top-10 at the moment:

 

 

[Argonne69]

46 minutes ago, 18majors said:

 

Can't help but feel nostalgia with this photo; In Gee substituted for Inbee to get on the team in 2018 but she's the only one inside Rolex Top-10 at the moment:

 

 

 

The ('16) IC will always be memorable for me. First time meeting In Gee. First entry in the infamous security binder, and the beginning of "Headcovergate". Lol.