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Video: Lexi reveals equivalent to Craigslist ad looking for prom date

Yesterday, I received several messages from people expressing their dismay with the above YouTube video of 17-year-old Lexi Thompson — wearing a hat with the Red Bull logo — soliciting a high school prom date.

While good intentions were likely the case, it sounded a little creepy. Well, I finally got around to watching it. Then, I spent the next two hours picking my jaw up off the ground and trying to process the whole concept. I still haven’t figured out how this stunt was approved through the ranks and multiple parties (which doesn’t include Lexi because she’s a minor and a nice girl — to be clear, my reaction to the video isn’t an attack on her).  (continue reading…)


Well, That Certainly Was A(nother) Wild and Crazy (and Unexpected) Finish…[*Update]

Yani: Still smiling

I’m not sure where to start, but how about that finish at the LPGA’s first major of the year, the Kraft Nabisco Championship!? You know, just when I thought we were finally going to have a relatively calm and boring (in a good way) Sunday, mayhem broke loose. (continue reading…)


Lizette Salas Is Inspirational

Salas booked her place on the LPGA Tour with four consecutive birdies (three in a playoff).

An LPGA Tour rookie with but a single paycheck to her name may appear an unusual subject for an LA Times profile, but Lizette Salas can boast of a biography every bit as stirring and inspirational as those of her more illustrious, major-winning peers. (continue reading…)


Five Differences Between the LPGA and the Men’s Tours

All in the family

LPGA player (and a good friend of 15-plus years) Paige Mackenzie had her brother Brock, who plays on the Nationwide Tour and mini tours, on the bag last week at the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup. Brock walked away with a better understanding and appreciation for the LPGA. He also noted some enlightening differences between the ladies and men’s professional tours. “The LPGA’s new slogan is “see why it’s different out here,” he tweeted.

Here are the top five — that are guaranteed to give you a good laugh — via Brock’s Twitter: (continue reading…)


Lexi Drops Dad, Meets Tiger at Honda Classic

Lexi Thompson: ready for the big-time.

Teen phenom Lexi Thompson was in attendance at last week’s Honda Classic, where she announced her decision to employ a full-time caddy – they grow up so fast – and met hero Tiger Woods for the first time. (continue reading…)


Angela Stanford’s 18th-Hole Brainfreeze

Yikes.

Lest you bask too long in the warm glow of Hacker’s Schadenfreude (an APA-recognised condition), it’s worth pointing out that Stanford followed her moment of ignominy by firing an approach shot to within 15 feet of the pin and draining the birdie effort. She leads the HSBC Women’s Champions by two heading into the weekend.

Conor Nagle




Tseng in Touch, But Royal Melbourne Claims Casualties

Sarah Kemp: formerly "the next Karrie Webb".

It should come as little surprise, given the idiosyncrasies of Royal Melbourne’s test, that an Australian should lead the way after the opening round of the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open.

Few, however, could have anticipated that it would fall to New South Wales native Sarah Kemp to lead the field into the tournament’s second day. (continue reading…)


Tseng Aiming for Aussie Open Hat-Trick at Royal Melbourne

Quite good: Tseng won 12 times in 2011.

Tiger and the PGA Tour are at Pebble Beach this week, but if you want to see a genuinely world-class field tackle an innovative piece of golf architecture, the Australian sandbelt, home of Royal Melbourne and the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open, probably has the edge over Monterey. (continue reading…)


About Me

Hi! My name is Stephanie Wei. I grew up in Seattle. I live in Manhattan, NYC. I played competitive golf for ten years in the junior and college ranks. I went to Yale, where I played on the women's golf team and graduated in '05 with a B.A. in History.

I still enjoy hacking a small, white ball around the golf course. Oh, I'm feisty and I like to smile a lot.

I'm a freelance writer and contributor to Sports Illustrated Golf+ and I write regularly for the Wall Street Journal. I'm also a senior editor at Back9Network. In the past I've contributed to Huffington Post and Mediaite. My work has been published in here and at ESPN.com.

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