The 2013 PGA TOUR season has been an unforgettable journey filled with breakthrough victories, signature performances and historic accomplishments. There was memorable drama each week, as the premiere players from around the world played their best when it mattered most.
Airing on Sunday, Oct 13 from 1-2 p.m. ET on NBC Sports, PGA TOUR 2013: Signature Season will examine the stories, people and moments that defined the year in golf and helped make this season so memorable.
Player Profiles and Features include:
Tiger Woods. Woods maintained his dominance, winning five times and re-establishing himself as the top player in the world. The 2013 PGA TOUR Player of the Year, as voted by his peers, also moved within three victories of matching Sam Snead’s TOUR career record of 82 victories.
16-Year Old Lydia Ko Turning Pro
Amateur teen phenom Lydia Ko plans to compete as a professional in the LPGA’s CME Group Titleholders next month.
Ko’s mother, Tina Hyon, told GolfChannel.com Wednesday that Lydia, 16, will make the trip to Naples, Fla., for the tour’s season-ending event, and she’s also considering a possible spot in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico, the week before the CME Group Titleholders.
“If she plays any pro events now, she will play as a pro,” Hyon wrote GolfChannel.com in an email.
Notably, Hyon said the family has officially filed a petition with the LPGA seeking a waiver of the tour’s rule requiring members be at least 18 years old. Ko became the youngest winner of an LPGA event when she claimed the CN Canadian Women’s Open as a 15-year-old last year. She won it again this year in August.
Ko’s mother, Tina Hyon, told GolfChannel.com Wednesday that Lydia, 16, will make the trip to Naples, Fla., for the tour’s season-ending event, and she’s also considering a possible spot in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico, the week before the CME Group Titleholders.
“If she plays any pro events now, she will play as a pro,” Hyon wrote GolfChannel.com in an email.
Notably, Hyon said the family has officially filed a petition with the LPGA seeking a waiver of the tour’s rule requiring members be at least 18 years old. Ko became the youngest winner of an LPGA event when she claimed the CN Canadian Women’s Open as a 15-year-old last year. She won it again this year in August.
Erik Compton Receives Inaugural PGA Tour Courage Award
Erik Compton received the inaugural PGA Tour Courage Award from commissioner Tim Finchem Wednesday.
Compton, in the field for this week’s Frys.com Open, is a two-time heart transplant recipient. The award is presented “to a player who, through courage and perseverance, has overcome extraordinary adversity, such as personal tragedy or debilitating injury or illness, to make a significant and meaningful contribution to the game of golf.”
"Eric's story is a remarkable one in the fact that he has overcome extraordinary odds to not only survive, but to thrive, particularly in sports," Finchem said.
Compton called it "the best award I've ever received."
Compton, in the field for this week’s Frys.com Open, is a two-time heart transplant recipient. The award is presented “to a player who, through courage and perseverance, has overcome extraordinary adversity, such as personal tragedy or debilitating injury or illness, to make a significant and meaningful contribution to the game of golf.”
"Eric's story is a remarkable one in the fact that he has overcome extraordinary odds to not only survive, but to thrive, particularly in sports," Finchem said.
Compton called it "the best award I've ever received."
Xiyu Lin Leads 2nd Stage of LPGA Q-School
Seventeen-year-old Xiyu Lin shot an opening-round, 6-under 66 Tuesday to take a one-shot lead at the second stage of LPGA Q-School.
Lin, a rookie on the Ladies European Tour, tied for 23rd at last week’s Reignwood LPGA Classic in Beijing. On Tuesday she played the Panther Course at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Fla., one of the two courses being used this week. The low 80 and ties after Friday’s fourth round will advance to the third and final stage, which will be held Dec. 4-8 at LPGA International in Daytona Beach.
One shot back of Lin is Taylor Collins (67), who is a member of the Symetra Tour. She won the Golf Channel’s Big Break Mexico.
Other notables competing in second stage include Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods, who opened with a 1-over 73, and Madison Pressel, the younger sister of LPGA member Morgan Pressel, who shot 74.
via LPGA Tour
Lin, a rookie on the Ladies European Tour, tied for 23rd at last week’s Reignwood LPGA Classic in Beijing. On Tuesday she played the Panther Course at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Fla., one of the two courses being used this week. The low 80 and ties after Friday’s fourth round will advance to the third and final stage, which will be held Dec. 4-8 at LPGA International in Daytona Beach.
One shot back of Lin is Taylor Collins (67), who is a member of the Symetra Tour. She won the Golf Channel’s Big Break Mexico.
Other notables competing in second stage include Cheyenne Woods, the niece of Tiger Woods, who opened with a 1-over 73, and Madison Pressel, the younger sister of LPGA member Morgan Pressel, who shot 74.
via LPGA Tour
Stage II LPGA Q-School Set this week in Venice, Fla.
This week, 195 LPGA Tour hopefuls continue their quest to compete on the largest stage in women’s golf at Stage II of the LPGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. The top 80 players at the end of the week will earn a bid to the final stage of Q-School and a chance to earn LPGA or Symetra Tour membership for the 2014 season.
The 72-hole event will be played on the Panther and Bobcat courses at the Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Fla, which has hosted a stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament for the past 25 years. Competition will be at an all-time high as the tournament features a strong and diverse field of amateur and professional golfers who represent 34 countries and 43 states in the U.S.
Headlining this week’s field is former Purdue University standout and Stage I medalist Laura Gonzalez-Escallon, who is one of 61 amateur golfers competing in the qualifier this week. The La Hupe, Belgium native proved to be a strong competitor as she led or co-led all four rounds of Stage I of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in Rancho Mirage, Calif., in August. She finished her week of solid play with a 12-under 267 and edged Wake Forest alum and current Ladies European Tour rookie Cheyenne Woods by three shots.
The 72-hole event will be played on the Panther and Bobcat courses at the Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Fla, which has hosted a stage of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament for the past 25 years. Competition will be at an all-time high as the tournament features a strong and diverse field of amateur and professional golfers who represent 34 countries and 43 states in the U.S.
Headlining this week’s field is former Purdue University standout and Stage I medalist Laura Gonzalez-Escallon, who is one of 61 amateur golfers competing in the qualifier this week. The La Hupe, Belgium native proved to be a strong competitor as she led or co-led all four rounds of Stage I of the LPGA Qualifying Tournament in Rancho Mirage, Calif., in August. She finished her week of solid play with a 12-under 267 and edged Wake Forest alum and current Ladies European Tour rookie Cheyenne Woods by three shots.
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