Age not an issue on LPGA
June 9, 2008
Yesterday, Yani Tseng, at the mere age of 19, defeated the likes of Lorena Ochoa and Annika Sorenstam for her first major championship title at Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace.
Tseng isn’t the youngest player to have won a major on the LPGA. Last year, Morgan Pressel, at 18, won the Kraft Nabisco.
Young players performing well at the majors has become a common trend on the LPGA.
Think about it: Michelle Wie, at age 16, finished in the top-10 three times in the first three major championships of 2006.
Barring Tiger Woods’ first major win at the 1997 Masters (he was 21), there hasn’t been too much major success though for male golfers in their late teens to early twenties.
The only two male players who have had major success that come to mind are Justin Rose, who tied for fourth at the 1998 British Open at age 18, and Ricky Barnes, who at 22, was on the first page of the leaderboard for a significant part of the 2003 Masters, before finishing 21st. Young guns like Anthony Kim and Kevin Na have had early success on tour, but not at the majors.
Alright, golf nuts: I have some theories, but I want to hear from you. How do you explain this major championship trend?
RICHARD SIMON, Multimedia Reporter
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