2020 KPMG Women's PGA Championship

10/07/20 • 63 min

We discuss this important "major" with Karen Stupples, on-course analyst with the Golf Channel and a former LPGA player and past major champion (2004 AIG Women's British Open).
We draw on Karen's expertise in women's golf to discuss the course at Aronimink and review some of the potential favourites for this year's Championship. Check out our podcast for all of the background on this major tournament.

Previous Episode

The ANA Championship in Review & A look at the US Open

We have Karen Stupples, on-course analyst for the Golf Channel and a former LPGA player and past winner of the AIG Women's Open Championship as a our guest this week. She joins us from Oregon where she is covering the LPGA's Cambia Portland Classic.
We look back at the exciting week that was the LPGA's second major championship of the abbreviated season - the ANA Inspiration hosted by the Mission Hills course in Palm Springs, California. After a final Sunday in which the two co-leaders, Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson traded "blows", Mirim Lee of South Korea quietly went about her business, chipping in on 3 occasions, including an Eagle Chip on the last hole of the tournament to tie for the lead.
Korda came to the 18th needing a birdie to win the tournament outright which would have been her first major victory. She mustered par resulting a tie for first place with Mirim Lee. Henderson meanwhile, smashed two shots to get onto the island green. With a chip close to the hole, Henderson managed to make birdie, getting herself into the playoff as well.
We also look at the USGA US Open Championship that is being held at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamoronek, New York. Karen shares her insights into who she thinks the key players to watch and who may be the players with the best chance to hold the trophy on Sunday.

Next Episode

Women's Professional Golf and Beth Ann Nichols

In this episode, we chat with Beth Ann Nichols, a senior golf writer for a major golf publication. We discuss the state of women's professional golf and the challenges that many of the best players in the world encounter in professional golf with sponsorships or the discrepancies in sponsorships.
We also discuss how sponsors like KPMG and the PGA of America are taking a lead in elevating women's golf through their sponsorship emphasis and courses selected to host the prestigious KPMG Women's PGA Championship. Beth Ann is respected for her work in women's golf and she has become one of the leading writers giving a voice to women and the issues that they encounter in today's world of professional golf.
We also discuss the latest LPGA tour event, the 2020 Drive On championship hosted at Reynolds Lake Oconee course in Greensboro, Georgia, rookie player Bianca Pagdanganan and the upcoming US Women's Open.
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