It’s a groundbreaking week for pro women’s golf. The Women’s British Open is being hosted on the Old Course at St. Andrews for the first time in history. Shortly after the U.S. Women’s Open earlier this summer, I predicted a breakthrough major victory for World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa this week. Why? Well, the Old Course is a long-bombers course (just look at Tiger’s two titles here, John Daly’s also) and the Ocho is a beast off the tee. Also, people always point to her tendencies to pull tee shots under pressure. Well, the Old Course is her kind of ...

LPGA bombshell Natalie Gulbis won’t have to hear the “Yeah she’s cute, but she’s not a winner” comments anymore. Gulbis beat Jeong Jang in a one-hole playoff to ice her first win at the Evian Masters Sunday. Not only did the 24-year-old Gulbis win, it was one of the LPGA’s top fields: Ochoa, Sorenstam, Pressel, just about all the top-flight golfers were competing and she beat them all out. She never lead the tournament until Sunday, when she shot a 2-under 70 to force a playoff. Ochoa, Ji-Yai Shin and Julie Inkster all finished one back.

I am looking for a prospective partner to help design and market a new golf invention that will revolutionize the way we all practice. Here’s my pitch: So I’m at the range yesterday, bangin’ balls, and I realize I’ve reached the bottom of my bucket before I’m satisfied with my swing. Who hasn’t had this problem? You don’t want to go buy a whole new bucket - you just want to hit a dozen more shots. You already checked the top of the ball machine to see if it’s unlocked…but it’s not. If you want more balls, you’re gonna have ...

Has anyone seen trailers for Who’s Your Caddy yet? I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to go. Finally, an urban Caddyshack for the IPod generation. From the looks of the preview, it seems like it uses the fresh premise of: Black guy for some reason finds himself out of place in white man’s world - white man looks disgusted at black man’s unwillingness to fit in. They haven’t given away the ending, but my guess is the white man realizes black people are in fact good people, even if they are late to their tee times and ...

Did you make sure to check the refund policy when you ran out and bought a “belly putter” this weekend after watching it perform miracles on Sergio Garcia’s maligned putting game at the British Open this week at Carnoustie? Of course, the belly putter, like all other putters, has no cure for the timid mind. And Garcia missed numerous short putts on Sunday including an 18th-hole lip-out that would have clinched the Open and his first major. His putting was the most under the microscope this week, but in the end it was Garcia’s extremely conservative approach that likely doomed ...

We here at WorldGolf.com have been whining plenty recently about the American Dollar’s weakness in Europe and the British Isles. But honestly, this currency ineptitude is hurting my self esteem a little. I haven’t been to my old stomping ground Canada in years and to hear we’re almost equal makes me want to send some NHL teams back to Winnipeg and Quebec. The other day, I had to toss a quarter onto the sidewalk in front of some kids just to be reassured my money is still worth something. But that doesn’t mean British Open courses are out of reach ...

Just when you thought kids were growing up too fast…a new study on MSNBC is reporting fewer teenagers are having sex these days compared to 2005. Surprised? Not me. How could teenagers possibly have the time for sex when the majority of them are chasing the lucrative dream of earning their very own tour card? Things sure have changed since I was in high school. My friends and I all shared the dream of trying to extend curfew past midnight. Now kids are spending their weekends tracking down Phil Knight’s people for a sponsorship. At least I’m not a ...

This week’s Scottish Open host Loch Lomond Golf Club is revered as arguably the top parkland course in all of Europe. As of this spring however, it has company right down the street. Sharing the beautiful loch waters and Ben Lomond mountain backdrop is the new Carrick course. It’s open for its first full summer this year. I had a chance to preview about eight holes in the fall and was blown away. I didn’t get a chance to play Loch Lomond G.C., but I can’t imagine it being a whole lot better than the Carrick. Unlike Loch Lomond G.C., ...

I’ve never been to Hawaii, but I’ve come to the conclusion there is something in the dewy-sweet air, or maybe the lush, volcanic vegetation that drives its native teenagers completely insane. How else you could explain my MySpace friend Tadd Fujikawa, someone I thought was a reasonable, grounded young adult jumping at the chance to go pro at 16? Apparently the USGA, the PGA or someone needs a rule in writing you have to hit puberty before opting pro. This is getting ridiculous. This ironically coming just weeks after fellow Hawaiian and teen phenom Michelle Wie’s low point as a ...

Today I was watching one of those cable TV business channels and all these whacked out, hyperactive balding guys were reporting that the U.S. Dollar had dropped to new lows against the Euro. Again. We’re talking about $1.37 to one measley Euro. Kind of sad, right? Isn’t America supposed to be the biggest, baddest country in the history of the universe? Doesn’t seem like it. The French are using a fresh US note to carry their baguettes in. Europeans are flocking to America to buy golf equipment like America shuttles its seniors to Canada for cheap meds. It’s a little ...

I’ve never been to a pro golf tournament I wasn’t assigned to cover. The reason is simple: if my Saturday activity is going to certainly result in a nasty farmer’s tan, I’m golfing myself. Maybe afterwards I’ll catch the back nine action on TV with some hot wings and Dr. Pepper. But thousands of people pay money to see pro events so I guess there must be some appeal to watching it live. I’ll admit I’d probably go to an event for leisure once in awhile too (although I don’t know if I could leave my cell phone in the ...

The TravelGolf.com This Week podcast is one of the web’s most professionally produced. But sometimes even the good shows phone it in for a segment or two. Such was the case on this week’s This Week. Host Dave Berner and guest TravelGolf.com blogger T.R. Massey attack the true villains of the golf course. Yes, these two grown men make radio magic as they crusade against (drumrollllll): jean shorts on golf courses. Earth-shattering, I know. I’ve seen O’Reilly Factors with better arguments. I hope these classy gentlemen feel better about themselves now that they’ve belittled the segment of the sport who ...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. – Someone in the radar department may have dropped the ball at Pine Needles Saturday - and No. 1 in the World Lorena Ochoa was almost cooked by lightning. Play was expected to be delayed most of the day Saturday due to thunderstorms. To everyone’s surprise, there wasn’t one interruption. But just as dusk set in on Southern Pines, a storm snuck in with it. It caught everyone off-guard - and there was a mad scramble to get everyone off the course and inside. Cristie Kerr was in the outdoor interview area just beyond the 18th green ...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. - Many thought the winner of this week’s U.S. Women’s Open would be a someone who’d proven herself on the LPGA Tour, but had yet to win a major. It happened, but she just wasn’t the player everyone expected. American Cristie Kerr out-dueled World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa Sunday to finish on top of the leaderboard at 5-under-par here at Pine Needles and win the U.S. Women’s Open Championship, her first major. Ochoa, the hands-on gallery favorite, was also looking for her first major, but key mistakes late in her round Sunday cost her the title. It was Kerr’s 10th ...

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. – 35 South Koreans in the field, and the one who inspired them all is the leader in the clubhouse on Sunday. Se Ri Pak fired back-to-back 68s to finish currently in 3rd. The new generation will have to wait, as veterans Kerr and Ochoa duke it out down the stretch. Ji-Yai Shin, who lead at the beginning of the day, has fallen back to even. Recaps tonight on WorldGolf.com

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. – For sponsors who may have ducked away from signing Lorena Ochoa to lucrative endorsement deals because she’s a soft-spoken, humble Mexican, they may want to do some market research. In the final round today with two blonde Americans, when the world’s No. 1 was announced on the first tee, she received the loudest ovation easily. Fans love Lorena - even in the conservative, white southeastern U.S. More accurately, fans anywhere embrace greatness. Ochoa also made an early statement with a birdie on the first hole. Despite the tees back about 15 yards compared to yesterdays ...