Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label women. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Monday, November 21, 2016
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Monday, October 3, 2016
Congrats To Her!
This Female Driver Just Made American Racing History
With a 32-point lead coming into Petit Le Mans, all Christina Nielsen needed to do was meet her minimum drive time at the Petit season ender today to become the first woman to win a major present-day North American endurance championship. All we have to say is: it’s about time, and it couldn’t happen to a better person.
Nielsen barely missed the milestone last year, missing the GTD-class
title in the then-named IMSA Tudor United Sports Car Championship by
only two points during the Petit Le Mans season ender. It was her first
full-time season in IMSA’s top-level endurance series, and she still
finished second in the championship.
(Jalopnik.com)
With a 32-point lead coming into Petit Le Mans, all Christina Nielsen needed to do was meet her minimum drive time at the Petit season ender today to become the first woman to win a major present-day North American endurance championship. All we have to say is: it’s about time, and it couldn’t happen to a better person.
(Jalopnik.com)
Monday, September 19, 2016
When You Win, Win It With Style
Evian: In Gee Chun wins with record score
In Gee Chun completed a wire-to-wire win at the Evian Championship, setting a new major scoring record at 21 under.
In Gee Chun of Korea completed a wire-to-wire win at the Evian Championship on Sunday, finishing at a major championship record 21-under par, four strokes ahead of countrywomen Sung Hyun Park and So Yeon Ryu.
Chun was at 19-under 194 through 54 holes at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France, and already tied for the lowest score in relation to par in a women's major championship. Karen Stupples won the 2004 Women's British Open at 19 under, as did Inbee Park at the 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
With a final-round two-under 69, Chun bettered the record for lowest score in a women's major by two strokes. It was her second career major win, the other being the 2015 U.S. Women's Open.
Chun also set the record for lowest score in relation to par in a men's or women's major. Jason Day won the 2015 PGA Championship at 20 under, while Henrik Stenson did the same at this year's Open Championship.
Park and Ryu finished tied for second, rounding out the all-Korean top three. This is Park's best finish in a major and Ryu's 10th career top-five in a major.
(GolfDigest.com)
In Gee Chun completed a wire-to-wire win at the Evian Championship, setting a new major scoring record at 21 under.
In Gee Chun of Korea completed a wire-to-wire win at the Evian Championship on Sunday, finishing at a major championship record 21-under par, four strokes ahead of countrywomen Sung Hyun Park and So Yeon Ryu.
Chun was at 19-under 194 through 54 holes at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France, and already tied for the lowest score in relation to par in a women's major championship. Karen Stupples won the 2004 Women's British Open at 19 under, as did Inbee Park at the 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
With a final-round two-under 69, Chun bettered the record for lowest score in a women's major by two strokes. It was her second career major win, the other being the 2015 U.S. Women's Open.
Chun also set the record for lowest score in relation to par in a men's or women's major. Jason Day won the 2015 PGA Championship at 20 under, while Henrik Stenson did the same at this year's Open Championship.
Park and Ryu finished tied for second, rounding out the all-Korean top three. This is Park's best finish in a major and Ryu's 10th career top-five in a major.
(GolfDigest.com)
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
You Go Girl!
Over 40% Of Luxury Car Sales Are Now Made By Women
Women are buying more luxury vehicles than ever before, thanks to
growing earnings, better marketing and a richer mix of products designed
to appeal to them.
Friday, August 5, 2016
A Woman Addicted To Speed Is My Kinda Woman
Why This Barrier-Breaking Woman Was Banned From The World’s Deadliest Race
(Jalopnik.com)
Swain entered the Ultra Lightweight class with a 50cc Itom,
an Italian motorcycle too obscure to be resurrected. This time it was
her husband setting up her bike. She wore a bright patterned sweater
over her leathers. Out of 25 entrants in her class, she placed 22nd.
And she loved it. She announced that she would be back next year to compete again.
But the International Federation of Motorcycling revoked
her international racing license. Their excuse: the death of a female
rider around the deadly Isle of Man TT circuit would make for bad press.
“Having a male racer injured or killed on the TT course was one thing,”
said Matthew Richardson,
curator of social history for the Manx National Heritage. “But the
organizers were just not prepared to take the risk of that happening to a
woman.”
Swain was able to rally support from fellow racers, from
her fans, and even the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, to no
avail. More people wanted her gone than to come back next year. She went
home and hung up her leathers for good.
A woman rider would not race at the Isle of Man TT again until 1978, when Hilary Musson
started her career with Yamaha, often competing against her husband,
John. (Her daughter Gail is the only woman to ever average 100mph on a
125cc motorcycle around the course.) In 2009, Jenny Tinmouth broke the
lap record in her first-ever entry at the TT. The next year, she came
back and broke it again. That same year, Carolynn Sells
became the first woman to win a class around the circuit, winning the
ultra-lightweight class—the same class in which Swain rode.
After Swain stopped riding she went to work for the
British grocery chain Sainsbury’s, managing multiple locations in and
around London. She retired quietly to Essex, volunteered for various
women’s charities, and died of complications from Alzheimer’s in 2007. In 2009, the Manx Museum unveiled an exhibit called “Fast Women,” which placed Swain back in the spotlight.
“People ask me what I enjoy about racing,” she said, “and I usually tell them—speed.”
(Jalopnik.com)
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
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Monday, June 13, 2016
I'm Happy I Got To Watch This
Brooke Henderson Captures 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
Brooke Henderson began her week at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship with a hole-in-one that won her a new car. She ended it with an even bigger keepsake – her first major championship, won in a battle of the LPGA Tour's two youngest stars.
(KPMGWomensChampionship.com)
Brooke Henderson began her week at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship with a hole-in-one that won her a new car. She ended it with an even bigger keepsake – her first major championship, won in a battle of the LPGA Tour's two youngest stars.
(KPMGWomensChampionship.com)
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
There Were No Suprises In This Article
Undercover Tour Pro: LPGA Edition
A quick cut on cliques and mean girls
The Koreans are, clearly, the biggest presence. They always stay in the same houses and eat together and are always sharing things. A lot travel with their parents, and it can get crazy. Moms and dads hovering, giving their daughters candy when they make a birdie, accusations of hand signals from the gallery, like what club another girl hit on a par 3. They root for each other to win more than any other nationality. Some of it is corporate-conditioned, too. A club company, for example, has a one-month retreat every winter where its players practice all day and eat meals and spend virtually every waking second with one another.
The mean girls? They're all pretty, almost exclusively blonde, and usually diehard Republicans. These mean girls are nice to your face but then make a comment about you as soon as you leave. If you're not wearing the right designer brands, watch out. Very few women have clothing deals with fully scripted outfits, so only in our locker room will you ever hear, "Can you believe she paired that top with that skirt?"
(GolfDigest.com)
A quick cut on cliques and mean girls
The Koreans are, clearly, the biggest presence. They always stay in the same houses and eat together and are always sharing things. A lot travel with their parents, and it can get crazy. Moms and dads hovering, giving their daughters candy when they make a birdie, accusations of hand signals from the gallery, like what club another girl hit on a par 3. They root for each other to win more than any other nationality. Some of it is corporate-conditioned, too. A club company, for example, has a one-month retreat every winter where its players practice all day and eat meals and spend virtually every waking second with one another.
The mean girls? They're all pretty, almost exclusively blonde, and usually diehard Republicans. These mean girls are nice to your face but then make a comment about you as soon as you leave. If you're not wearing the right designer brands, watch out. Very few women have clothing deals with fully scripted outfits, so only in our locker room will you ever hear, "Can you believe she paired that top with that skirt?"
(GolfDigest.com)
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Sometimes The Driver Needs To Be Benched
The hottest LPGA player in the world won without using a driver
If you’re the type that prefers to scroll down and look at the clubs that were in the winner’s bag first, no, we’re not missing Ariya Jutanugarn’s driver. That’s because Jutanugarn didn’t carry one at the Volvik Championship, preferring to use her TaylorMade AeroBurner 3-wood and a trio of utility irons to keep the ball in play off the tee at Travis Pointe C.C. in Ann Arbor, Mich. The 3-wood was the only metal wood in her bag last week as she also took out her hybrid in favor of a 50-degree Titleist Vokey SM6 gap wedge.
(GolfDigest.com)
If you’re the type that prefers to scroll down and look at the clubs that were in the winner’s bag first, no, we’re not missing Ariya Jutanugarn’s driver. That’s because Jutanugarn didn’t carry one at the Volvik Championship, preferring to use her TaylorMade AeroBurner 3-wood and a trio of utility irons to keep the ball in play off the tee at Travis Pointe C.C. in Ann Arbor, Mich. The 3-wood was the only metal wood in her bag last week as she also took out her hybrid in favor of a 50-degree Titleist Vokey SM6 gap wedge.
(GolfDigest.com)
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