Karen Crouse

Oct 14, 2023 | sports.yahoo.com | Karen Crouse

LAS VEGAS — Lexi Thompson attracted crowds to TPC Summerlin that were bigger and more boisterous than had been seen on a Thursday or Friday at the Shriners Children's Open in more than a decade. During the first round, the billowing crowd included men who had found their way to the game back when there were few girls’ golf teams in schools and women’s access to country club courses and clubhouses was restricted or altogether prohibited.

Oct 13, 2023 | sports.yahoo.com | Karen Crouse

LAS VEGAS — The Englishman Matt Wallace emerged from scoring on Friday and asked his caddie where Lexi Thompson stood on the leaderboard. The defending champion Tom Kim bounded out of the scoring trailer shortly thereafter and reported that Thompson was in trouble on the fifth hole.

Oct 12, 2023 | sports.yahoo.com | Karen Crouse

LAS VEGAS — Visitors to this city are assaulted by noise, be it the bells and whistles of the slot machines or the drilling and hammering of construction. The usual cacophony was exacerbated this week by a small but loud chorus of critics deriding Lexi Thompson’s participation in the Shriners Children’s Open, the third of the PGA Tour’s seven Fall Series events. Thompson, 28, an 11-time LPGA tour winner from Delray Beach, has dealt with naysayers since she was a 12-year-old golfing phenom.

Oct 11, 2023 | sports.yahoo.com | Karen Crouse

LAS VEGAS — The breeze was down, the sun was high in the sky and Lexi Thompson was battling the boys on the golf course. Tuesday felt just like old times, except the PGA Tour’s Michael Kim and Ben Griffin were standing in for Thompson’s older brothers, Nicholas and Curtis, and the course was TPC Summerlin, not Eagle Trace Golf Club in Coral Springs, where Thompson fell in love with the game as a child while competing against her brothers and their friends.

Sep 14, 2023 | podcasts.apple.com | Karen Crouse

Anyone who follows golf knows JoAnne "Big Mama" Carner. One of the game's greatest champions recently made history by breaking her age of 84 by shooting an 80 in the opening round of the U.S. Senior Women's Open – good enough for a mention on ESPN. Click here to watch the clip on ESPNDuring her remarkable career, Carner captured 43 LPGA Tour titles, two U.S. Women's Opens, five scoring titles, and was named Player of the Year three times.