Jeff Babineau

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Ink-stained, old-school journalist, former GWAA president, golf writer who has covered 90-plus majors, proud American, still searching for the 3-yard draw ...

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Mystical and magical

Nov 16, 2024 | globalgolfpost.com | Jeff Babineau |Dan Loman

Annika Sörenstam (left) greets Caitlin Clark before teeing off during a pro-am before The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican. Douglas P. DeFelice, Getty ImagesBELLEAIR, FLORIDA | The sun had yet to awaken in this homespun coastal port along Florida’s mid-Gulf Coast, and fans at the LPGA’s Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican were waiting for Caitlin Clark to show up for work.
LPGA shoots, scores with Caitlin Clark mystique

Nov 15, 2024 | globalgolfpost.com | Jeff Babineau |Jeff Barr

BELLEAIR, FLORIDA | The sun had yet to awaken in this homespun coastal port along Florida’s mid-Gulf Coast, and fans at the LPGA’s Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican were waiting for Caitlin Clark to show up for work. Usually, Wednesdays of tournament week represent a quiet and slow day, but already there was a palpable buzz building at Pelican. It was different. Special.
No small feat: Padraig Harrington wins Simmons Bank Championship, has shot at Charles Schwab Cup

Oct 27, 2024 | pgatour.com | Jeff Babineau

LeaderboardWatch + ListenNewsSchwab CupSchedulePlayersStatsTicketsShopPGA TOURPGA TOUR ChampionsKorn Ferry TourPGA TOUR AmericasLPGA TOURDP World TourPGA TOUR University2H AGOThere were abundant possibilities and exciting scenarios sprinkled across the final day of the inaugural Simmons Bank Championship on Sunday at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock, Arkansas, as men’s professional golf made its return to Arkansas this week after an absence of more than a decade.
Winding road turns triumphant for Tim O'Neal, who earns first PGA TOUR Champions title at Dominion Energy

Oct 20, 2024 | pgatour.com | Jeff Babineau

LeaderboardWatch + ListenNewsSchwab CupSchedulePlayersStatsTicketsShopPGA TOURPGA TOUR ChampionsKorn Ferry TourPGA TOUR AmericasLPGA TOURDP World TourPGA TOUR University2H AGOAll Tim O’Neal ever has wanted was to prove he could compete against the game’s very best players, and to have some job security in his quest, a journey that has consumed countless hours of sweat and decades of his adult life.
Mark O'Meara looking forward to one more walk at Pebble Beach, his true happy place - PGA TOUR

Sep 18, 2024 | pgatour.com | Jeff Babineau

LeaderboardWatch + ListenNewsFedExCupSchedulePlayersStatsGolfbetSignature EventsComcast Business TOUR TOP 10Aon Better DecisionsDP World Tour Eligibility RankingsHow It WorksPGA TOUR TrainingTicketsShopPGA TOURPGA TOUR ChampionsKorn Ferry TourPGA TOUR AmericasLPGA TOURDP World TourPGA TOUR University42M AGOIt was April of 1980, and amateur Mark O’Meara had just finished off rounds of 80-81 and missed the cut at his first Masters.
Yang's major dream just one round away at KPMG Women's PGA Championship

Jun 22, 2024 | lpga.com | Jeff Babineau |Amy Yang |Lauren Hartlage |Sarah Schmelzel

SAMMAMISH, Wash. – Amy Yang won as an amateur on the Ladies European Tour when she was 16 years old, which was a long, long time ago. She still plays on the LPGA into her mid-30s for one main reason: She wants to stand on the 18th green after winning a major championship. She can almost see it.
Caroline Inglis: Home Sweet Home

Jun 22, 2024 | lpga.com | Jeff Babineau |Amy Yang |Sarah Schmelzel

There aren’t many players in this week’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship field with ties to Washington, but Caroline Inglis is one. She hails from Vancouver, Wash., roughly three hours away from Sammamish by car. Following the last round of the Meijer LPGA last Sunday, she was able to fly home from Michigan, spend the night at home, and make the drive to Sahalee on Monday alongside her husband. The hectic travel was worth it.
Sarah Schmelzel and Amy Yang Share Second Round Lead at KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

Jun 22, 2024 | lpga.com | Jeff Babineau |Sarah Schmelzel |Amy Yang |Jin Young Ko

SAMMAMISH, Wash. – Any player expecting a warm greeting out of Sahalee Country Club this week was jolted by a bucket of icy water atop their heads on the way through the door. One by one, Sahalee – with its narrow fairways and its greens growing firmer by the day – spit out the best players in the world, doing so with the affection one gets from a porcupine’s hug. For all its mind-numbing beauty, (ITAL)Sa-hallway,(END ITAL) as some players are calling it, can rear back and punch like Mike Tyson.
Appreciating Juli Inkster

Jun 21, 2024 | globalgolfpost.com | Jeff Babineau |Jeff Barr

Juli Inkster stays connected to the game and is still collecting awards. Logan Riely, Getty ImagesBELMONT, MICHIGAN |Here’s a different scene: There is an LPGA event going on just a few yards away on a magnificent June day in Michigan, but the accomplished pro sitting directly across in player dining doesn’t have her clubs. It would make great fodder for some 3 a.m., cold-sweat nightmare if it weren’t something that Juli Inkster is finding so absolutely glorious.
Ladies Professional Golf Association

Jun 20, 2024 | lpga.com | Jeff Babineau

In its second go-around as host of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Sahalee Country Club is being played as a par 72, and not a par 71, as was the case eight years ago, when Brooke Henderson won. The reason for that? The dogleg 18th has been changed from a 420-yard par 4 to a 517-yard par 5. The hole bends to the left, which beforehand required a player to move a tee shot hard from right to left in order to have a decent shot at hitting the green in two.