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The Fine Line
At the Epson Tour Championship, Reagan Zibilski played the round of her life. For others, the difference between an LPGA card and heartbreak was painfully small.
Mark Baldwin
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ListenNever long for the spotlight, Matt Moore made a profound impact on countless lives while quietly engaging in random acts of kindness.
ListenThe anonymous message came from the caddie himself. Days later, Cliff Ellis and Alejandro Tosti each told me their side of what happened.
BREAKING NEWS: A very unfortunate situation at @LPGA 2nd stage in at Plantation Country Club in Venice Florida. The stage (there is only one second stage site) was set to begin Tuesday and the entire field is in Florida. However it will not be played this week. In an email sent to players they were told the course was unplayable from the rain from the Hurricane. The course wasn’t going to be able to mow until mid week and with more rain scheduled next week the decision was made to delay it for two weeks. However there is important context. One of the two courses at the club redid all of their greens starting in June. And because of weather (over 50 inches of rain) there have been delays. In fact the course is still not open to the members yet and the first rounds were to be played Sunday by the players in the Q-school field. In an email sent to players last week the tour indicated there would be areas that were marked ground under repair. “Areas not fully recovered will be marked ground under repair” So the situation seemed less than ideal to start, tho a source did tell me the conditions had improved greatly over the last few weeks. But they couldn’t recover from the latest rain and it left the Tour no choice. With so many international players this leaves a real logistical nitemare for the players and at a huge financial burden. Really unfortunate.
Defining “All-in”. This is Madison Young. She had full LPGA status 2 years ago, conditional this season. Bounced back and forth between LPGA and @EpsonTour She is broke. More than broke. She and her husband Tyler are over 100K in debt. She still knows she can play. But right now can’t afford Q-school. Sign-ups are early next week. Tyler caddies for her but also works full-time on the road. He’s up early to work and works after each round. I asked if she had a job she could do if she stopped playing “I’m a college dropout who has never had a job.” They have looked into filing bankruptcy. “The only way out at this point is play better” she told me thru tears at the pro-am party this week. The last part of this season she has borrowed from family to just get to the next event. Hoping to play well enough to pay them back. But it’s nearly impossible to play under that pressure. This week’s winner gets $100,000. One good week and the debt would be almost wiped away. Madison is -4 and T6.
No. 14 on the Epson Tour's Race for the Card talks about the pressure of trying to secure her LPGA status at the Epson Tour Championship this week at Indian Wells Resort in Palm Springs, California. Full Any Given Monday can be found on Apple or Spotify.
Forget for a minute whether you agree or disagree with the ruling. The fact Kisner was “going crazy” during the commercial break is what makes golf coverage so boring. Go crazy on air. Say Ogilvy should stop the Presidents Cup on air. Bring in rules officials and question it. But he knows there is a line he can’t cross. because the Tour will call him and shut it down.
Bad News/Good News: LPGA Q-School Stage is Unplayable and the KFT Class of 2026
| Score |
|---|
| 1 | Adam Long Qualified | F | -8 |
| T2 | Austin Lemieux Qualified | F | -6 |
| T2 | Matthew Anderson Qualified | F | -6 |
| T2 | Willie Mack III Qualified | F | -6 |
| T5 | Brendan Valdes | F | -5 |
Epson Tour Championship with Kate Smith-Stroh and Q&A: LPGA Tour Moves, Tom Kim at High-Stakes Asian Games
| Score |
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| T1 | Carson Lundell Qualified | F | -8 |
| T1 | Seonghyeon An Qualified | F | -8 |
| T3 | Matt Snyder Qualified | F | -7 |
| T3 | Rhett Rasmussen Qualified | F | -7 |
| T5 | Daniel Azallion | F | -6 |
An American Comeback at the Presidents Cup
I’m sorry, what? https://t.co/LjeyXd6sFL
Now would be an awesome time for one of the LPGA sponsors to help out the players who had Q-school delayed. The good PR would be off the charts, esp for players that need it the most. @CMEGroup has done amazing things for the women’s game, maybe they can jump in here. Or they know of a company who would.
Also well done by the players in the field for posting on social media their feelings about the situation. Too often the players not at the top don’t want to make waves so choose not to speak out. A BUNCH did and it led to LPGA listening. I hope it leads to more players speaking out when they think it’s needed
Well done by the @LPGA They just sent an email to the players that said they are each receiving $1,000 off of their entry fee to Q-school. Although it won’t cover most of the players extra expenses the fact is the Tour isn’t in a financial position to just refund entry fees.
And I cover those players that don’t have the means every day. Are we supposed to be mad that he has the money to do so? I’ve gotten 10-15 messages since my post about him. All say what a good dude he is. Does he have advantages over other players? Yes of course. Does that mean it’s not a cool story? No it does not.
