So much for the young guns on the LPGA
After Paula Creamer's amazing rookie season last year, not to mention Michelle Wie and Morgan Pressel turning pro and Natalie Gulbis ready for a breakout year, I was sure that the LPGA storyline this season would be about the next generation becoming the now generation. But another women's major was completed this morning with another member of the "old guard" claiming the title (details here). And this time around, none of the youngsters were even in the hunt.
We have had big debates about Wie and Creamer and Pressel and Gulbis on this blog, but I think the big story is not really how each one is doing but rather how little they have impacted ladies golf this year. And I cannot help but wonder if this year is just a small down turn before this group moves on to dominate the LPGA for years to come, or if instead we are all caught up in a bit too much hype.
Thoughts?
3 Comments:
I don't think we can look at the fact that none of the young guns won a major this year that they were over-hyped. Winning Majors is as much about the mental aspect of the game as it is about the physical, that's why you see most majors won by mature player.
Also, don't forget that Julieta Grenada and Ai Myazato had top 10 finishs this weekend, and they are two of the "young guns" on the LPGA tour for sure.
The LPGA tour is obviously in fantastic shape (pun intended). The new young players are fantastic golfers, and are truly women with feminine qualities and good fashion sense which has NEVER existed on the LPGA tour before.
I think it's fantastic for the LPGA tour that the "old guard" are winning this year. The young guns will have their day, soon.
But we need Karri Webb, Se Ri Pak, and others to win.
While the young guns are fine, personally I find Brandy Burton HOT!!!
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