Why I love Lauren Coughlin’s success and why I think it’s vital to the women’s game:
Lauren is a grinder. It took her six years as a pro to really find her footing on the lpga tour, eight to get her first win (a few weeks to get her second)
There just aren’t many grinders in the women’s game because the money isn’t there for players outside of the top echelon of the LPGA.
Basically if you don’t make it in the first few years in the women’s game you stop playing. It’s harder to raise money to keep going.
But Lauren (there have been others, she is just the most reason example) confirms that for most the pro game is a process. Mens or women’s. And players that don’t make it in the first few years can still develop into some of the world’s top players.
It’s why the increase in @EpsonTour purses and the development of the @WomenAllProTour are so important to the future of the women’s game.
Although not talked about a ton, to me the Epson Tour and mini-tour development on the women’s side will have a profound effect on the future of the game and will allow more Lauren’s in the future.
4 kids. His wife is still active in the Air Force. He served 4 years after graduating from the Academy, lost his brother to suicide.
Tom Whitney may have just locked up his Tour card with a finish for the ages to possibly lock up his Tour card.
How awesome is that.
As an example of the closed door policies of the LPGA.
Pam Barnett is 79 years old. She has one career win on the LPGA tour. It was in 1971. She played her last event in 1981.
She has better status then the woman who finished 126th on the money list last season.
what absolute #stones on this guy today at the Honda Pre-Q
The 18th is an almost 500 yard par 5, multiple fairway bunkers and this dude makes a par to keep it below triple digits.
Stuff of legend. Only going to miss by 32.