Belac Earns Ladies European Tour Card Once Again →

“For the second straight year, former Duke women's golf standout Ana Belac earned her Ladies European Tour (LET) card on Wednesday as she fired rounds of 65, 70, 70, 76 and 69 over the last five days for a 13-under-par, 350, at Al Maaden Golf Marrakech in Morocco.  

Belac, a native of Portoroz, Slovenia, placed 12th overall to earn her 2024 LET Tour card.  She will receive Category 12 membership for the season, which should get her into all of the tournaments.  It marked the second straight year Belac turned in a 13-under ledger at LET Q-School.  Belac will also have full status on the Epson Tour in 2024 as well in the United States.”

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GURLEEN KAUR GAINS LPGA TOUR STATUS AFTER ROOKIE YEAR ON EPSON TOUR →

“The 2023 season was one of growth for Baylor University alum Gurleen Kaur. Starting on the Women’s All Pro Tour (WAPT) in early April, Kaur played her way into No. 3 in the Race to Stage II. She also finished second at the FCA Women’s Championship in May to earn a few sponsor exemptions later in the Epson Tour season. Despite only making two of five cuts on the Epson Tour, the 23-year-old showed her talent late in the year, finishing T18 at the Circling Raven Championship and T2 at the Epson Tour Championship.”

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Tabuena logs Top 9 finish on hot 64 →

“Miguel Tabuena delivered a strong finish in the BNI Indonesian Masters, closing with a fiery seven-under 64 to tie for ninth in the BNI Indonesian Masters ruled by India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar in runaway fashion in Jakarta Sunday.

Tabuena wielded a hot putter and scorched the par-71 Royale Jakarta Golf Club course with 25 putts, spiking his 31-33 card with two chip-in birdies on Nos. 5 and 12 as the top Filipino shotmaker charged back from way down at joint 29th to post a Top 10 finish in a remarkable Asian Tour campaign in the season about to end.”

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STRETCH RUN OF 2023 →

“Cheyenne native Josh Creel, who started his college golf career at CU, advances to final stage of PGA Tour Q-school; several other locals will have their shots starting later this month”

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Stacy Lewis says she believes it’s impossible to be a playing captain at the Solheim →

“Stacy Lewis left the door open to be a playing captain in 2023. She had a plan in place in case she automatically qualified. In the end, captainship duties took a toll on her personal game. Once she actually got to Spain and went through a Solheim Cup in that role, well, let’s just say it won’t happen in 2024.”

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Megan Khang Pro Golfer: America’s First Player of Hmong and Laotian Descent →

“At just 25 years old, Khang has competed in several golf tournaments and won her first big tournament recently at the LPGA CPKC Women’s Open in 2023. Standing at 5 ‘1, she has been playing golf ever since she was a little girl and decided to go into the professional world after high school in 2015.

Khang has an average driving range of 260 yards, placing her 85th among other LPGA players. Since her rookie year in 2016, she has played in 171 professional events.  Khang, the first LPGA player of Hmong and Laotian descent, hails from Rockland, Massachusetts.”

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Gerina Mendoza, Nick Watney win 2023 Shootout at Horseshoe Bay Resort by one stroke over Angela Stanford, Bob Estes

“Horseshoe Bay Resort's acclaimed private Summit Rock golf course played host to a friendly clash of PGA Tour and LPGA stars Saturday (October 28) in the scenic Texas Hill Country. Former LPGA star and Solheim Cup hero Gerina Mendoza made four birdies over the one-round, 10-hole stroke play match to lead her partner - Austinite and five-time winner on the PGA Tour Nick Watney - to victory in the fifth-annual Shootout at Horseshoe Bay Resort.”

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Macau Open: Tabuena ties for 4th on solid 65; Lee triumphs

“Miguel Tabuena posted another strong finish in an Asian Tour event, securing a joint fourth place effort on a fiery solid six-under 65 even as Aussie Min Woo Lee completed a wire-to-wire victory in the Macau Open at the Macau Golf and Country Club last Sunday.”

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GURLEEN KAUR CONFIDENT AHEAD OF FINAL ROUND AT EPSON TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

“With most players focused on earning LPGA Tour cards or automatic exemptions into LPGA Q-Series, it’s oft forgotten that there are players just working to retain their Epson Tour membership, players like Baylor University alum Gurleen Kaur. Kaur began the week ranked 146th on the official money list, only making one cut in four starts as a 2023 Epson Tour rookie. But through three rounds at the Epson Tour Championship, the 23-year-old is in a tie for fourth at 16-under and is projected to move from 146th to 91st on the official money list, well inside the top-125 cutoff needed to have Epson Tour membership for the 2024 season.”

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MEGAN KHANG MAKES MOST OF THIRD SOLHEIM CUP APPEARANCE →

“Only a few players were undefeated at the 2023 Solheim Cup, one of whom was CPKC Women's Open winner Megan Khang. The now three-time Solheim Cupper went 3-0-1 in her four matches over the weekend at Finca Cortesin, earning 3.5 critical points for the U.S. team, a career-best for the LPGA Tour veteran.

Khang kicked off the week in Andalucia, Spain, playing alongside Lexi Thompson in the first foursomes session on Friday morning. The pair were up against the Swedish rookie duo of Linn Grant and Maja Stark, and the Americans took the lead on the first hole and never looked back, handily winning 2 and 1 over the Europeans.”

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U.S. captain Lewis conflicted on Solheim Cup tie rule, calls week a win →

“For the first time ever, the Solheim Cup ended in a tie.

As a result, Europe retained the cup having won the last contest in 2021. However, should that rule change? After the matches were finished on Sunday, U.S. captain Stacy Lewis was asked if there should be a way to declare a bona fide winner.”

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For Megan Khang, pressure is just routine →

“Back home and taking a rest from the LPGA Tour after capturing the Canadian Open, Megan Khang was still feeling the pressure. 

The Quincy, Mass., resident was scheduled to throw out the first pitch at a Red Sox game in Fenway Park. She was getting advice from a 13-year-old baseball player, her boyfriend’s nephew.”

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Ruixin Liu posts best round of year, leads Queen City Championship →

“Ruixin Liu of China was still suffering from allergies that forced her to withdraw from the LPGA Tour event last week. It didn't stop her from posting a 7-under 65 on Thursday for her best round of the year and a one-shot lead in the Kroger Queen City Championship.

Liu started so well that her lone regret was a par on the 12th hole when she hit her approach to 18 feet on the par 5 and three-putted for a par. She had seven birdies through 13 holes and then closed with five pars.”

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Megan Khang earns 1st win, and Andrea Lee earns Solheim Cup spot at CPKC Women’s Open →

“Megan Khang needed an extra hole to win her first LPGA tournament in 191 career starts.

Andrea Lee agonizingly watched the leaderboard for nearly an hour to see if she would play on the Solheim Cup team for the first time.

It was worth the wait for both.

Khang beat Jin Young Ko with a par in a playoff for her first LPGA win, and Lee rallied to clinch a spot on the U.S. Solheim Cup team at the CPKC Women’s Open on Sunday.”

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Lewis names three captain’s picks for U.S. Solheim Cup team →

“Just hours after the nine automatic qualifiers for this year’s U.S. Solheim Cup were solidified, U.S. captain Stacy Lewis announced which three players would be rounding out her squad.

Lewis’ captain’s picks are Ally Ewing, Cheyenne Knight and Angel Yin.”

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MEGAN KHANG CLINCHES SPOT ON UNITED STATES SOLHEIM CUP TEAM →

“Two-time Solheim Cup participant Megan Khang has clinched a spot on the 2023 United States Solheim Cup Team. The 25-year-old was a member of the 2019 and 2021 U.S. Teams and has a 1-3-2 record in her two previous appearances. Once again set to represent her country in September at Finca Cortesin in Andalucia, Spain, Khang is looking forward to donning the Red, White and Blue and working to bring the coveted Solheim Cup back to the United States for the first time since 2017.”

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Stephan Jaeger And Brooke Pancake To Host First Tee And Friends October 16th →

“The Tennessee Golf Foundation is excited to announce that two of the Chattanooga area’s all-time top golf talents are teaming up this fall to benefit First Tee of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

Former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga All-American and current PGA TOUR professional Stephan Jaeger, and life-long Chattanooga resident and LPGA TOUR player Brooke Pancake will host the First Tee and Friends fundraising golf tournament at Chattanooga Golf and Country Club on Monday, October 16, 2023.”

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EMMA TALLEY RECORDS EIGHTH ACE OF 2023 SEASON ON DAY TWO AT AMUNDI EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP →

“Kentuckian Emma Talley made the eighth hole-in-one of the 2023 LPGA Tour season on Friday at The Amundi Evian Championship. The 29-year-old aced the par-3 2nd hole at Evian Resort Golf Club from 153 yards, the second hole-in-one of her LPGA Tour career. Talley last made an ace in the first round of the 2022 CPKC Women's Open when she holed out on the 172-yard, par-3 13th hole.”

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PGA Tour pro Loren Roberts heads into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame →

“Over four decades, Loren Roberts has played in nearly 1,000 PGA Tour events, and has secured eight victories on the PGA and 13 wins on the Champions Tour.

Saturday, the longtime Mid-South resident will be honored as one of 12 inductees into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

“It means so much that the state of Tennessee would recognize me for having a great career,” said Roberts. “I’ve played pro golf for 40 years and I’ve been involved with the Tennessee Golf Foundation and the First Tee here in Memphis. Golf has been great.”

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Photos: Megan Khang through the years →

“At just 25 years old, somehow this weekend at Pebble Beach is Megan Khang’s 11th U.S. Women’s Open.

The event, despite its grand magnitude, seems to leave Khang unfazed. In her past five starts, the Massachusetts native has racked up four top-five finishes, with her best coming at the Olympic Club in 2021 (T-4).”

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