World No1 Yani Tseng takes instruction from coach Gary Gilchrist.

The most prestigious tournament of the LPGA season is underway at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin, but rather than discuss the provenance of an as-yet incoherent leaderboard, I’ve elected to craft something a little more worthwhile: a summary of the narratives most likely to inform coverage over the coming days. (continue reading…)

Chuasiriporn at the 1998 US Women's Open, where she finished second.

For a brief few days in 1998, a 20-year-old amateur by the name of Jenny Chuasiriporn stood at the apex of women’s golf. In fact, she very nearly deprived Se Ri Pak of her first major championship, pushing the South Korean to the second hole of a sudden death playoff to decide the US Women’s Open

A career as a leading light of the LPGA Tour appeared inevitable. (continue reading…)

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…)

Yani Tseng won the LPGA State Farm Classic in June.

The LPGA has conceded defeat in its search for an institution willing to replace State Farm Insurance as title sponsor of its tournament in Springfield, Illinois. (continue reading…)