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The photo, from ESPN The Magazine’s forthcoming Body Issue, is posted below. I can’t be certain, but it might qualify as NSFW.

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All smiles

Michelle Wie arrived at the US Women’s Open this week in the midst of her deepest career crisis to date (that’s saying something; there have been a few), but having carded a near-flawless 66 on Friday, she begins this afternoon’s penultimate round in the hope, if not quite expectation, of ending her wait for a major championship breakthrough. (continue reading…)

Baring it all

Suzann Pettersen will be the latest golfer to appear nude in ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue, which hits stands July 13, according to CBSSports.com’s Shane Bacon: (continue reading…)

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…)

The Charge of the Fight Brigade

Congrats to the European squad for their impressive victory over the Americans at the Solheim Cup.

It was looking like the Americans were going to pull off an unlikely victory about a half-hour earlier. Europe and U.S. were tied at 12 1/2 points apiece.

Michelle Wie rolled in a clutch 15-footer on 17, putting some pressure on Suzann Pettersen, who had thrown a dart to roughly four feet (Wie had also made a clutch putt on 15 to go 1-up, but Pettersen responded with a birdie on 16.); rookie extraordinaire Ryann O’Toole was 2-up with two to play over Caroline Hedwall; Angela Stanford had just squared up her match against Azahara Munoz. (continue reading…)

Oh, you go, girl!

Thanks to Reader T for directing me to the above tweet that LPGA player Suzann Pettersen posted after nearly breaking her back carrying Tiger Woods on their way to a third-place finish at the Notah Begay Challenge on Wednesday. (continue reading…)

BREAKING: Tiger pulls off non-awkward high-five

For those who don’t have a sense of humor, I’m just kidding. Tiger Woods obviously didn’t say that.

On Wednesday before teeing off at the Notah Begay Challenge, a charity event hosted by his longtime college pal, Tiger said “they wanted me on the (Presidents Cup) team and I’m honored.” (continue reading…)

Pettersen wins

After Suzann Pettersen’s 15-footer for birdie disappeared in the cup on the 18th green at Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, New Jersey, she dropped her putter and threw her arms in the air in celebration. Finally.

In an intense match, Pettersen beat Cristie Kerr 1-up to capture the Sybase Match Play Championship, putting an end to her 20-month winless streak. For someone who finished runner-up six times last season, it felt like much longer. (continue reading…)

The LPGA's Top-6: Na Yeon Choi, Jiyai Shin, Yani Tseng, Cristie Kerr, Suzann Pettersen and Ai Miyazat0

There’s more on the line than the prize awarded to the winner of this week’s season-ending LPGA Tour Championship. Five players — Yani Tseng, Ai Miyazato, Na Yeon Choi, Cristie Kerr and Jiyai Shin — are in a tight battle to capture player of the year honors.

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