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Q and A With Wilhelmina 7 Women

Published

17 years ago

Oct 21, 2008

We know that the W⁷ are athletic, intelligent, and exceptional ambassadors for the LPGA and women’s golf. Each has been playing the game of golf for many years, some starting in early childhood and others through college. The group represent women from around the globe and I’ve selected some interview questions to highlight their unique personalities and experiences:

Stacy Prammanasudh:

Q. Was it frustrating or satisfying to finish one career victory short of beating University of Tulsa alum Nancy Lopez‘s record for college tourneys won?

A. It was not frustrating at all to have one less win than Nancy. She is a legend in golf and to be mentioned in the same context as her is a privilege

Q. Who is the best drinker in the W⁷?

A. The best drinker? Well we all can chug H₂0 with the best of them!!

Mikaela Parmlid :

Q. What were the first thoughts that went through your mind when you were notified that you had been chosen for the W⁷?

A. I was very excited; I have tried to find an agency like Wilhelmina for several years that is going to help market women’s golf in magazines and media beyond the traditional golf population. I am thrilled to be part of it and cannot wait to see what will happen in the future.

Q. How long did it take you to say yes?

A. I had already thought about it when they asked me, so for me it took no time at all.

Q. Where do you want this whole W⁷ journey to take you?

A. To fun and exciting experiences outside the golf course with a group of really great girls. It has just started so I do not really know where it is all heading. We have received lots of media exposure and have done some fun photo shoots. I want the group to be extremely competitive but at the same time help each other out on and off the golf course.

Q. How young were you when you started playing? What was the most fascinating part of the game at first?

A. I was probably around 6 and in the beginning it was just a fun game me and my brother and some friends were playing in the backyard. We made golf courses with golf holes around the neighborhood yards. The game was played with plastic balls so we did not smash windows because we had to cross and zigzag between the houses. It was all a really fun game to me for a long time and I did not take it seriously until I was around 14 and started to play competitively and with the Swedish National team. I was busy with many other sports when I was really young like tennis, table tennis, soccer, and team handball to mention a few.

Sandra Gal:

Q. What were the first thought that went through your mind when you were notified that you had been chosen for the W⁷?

A. Well, I have been talking to Wilhelmina even before the whole W⁷ concept was being discussed. I liked the agency and their different approach and opportunities they present. When Wilhelmina told me about the W⁷ I thought it was a pretty cool idea that could have a positive impact on women’s golf.

Q. Where do you want this whole W⁷ journey to take you?

A. Besides golf the W⁷ will open up different opportunities for me, which are challenging and will also be fun. I was always interested in design and painting and believed that fashion may be the field I could engage in. With respect to endorsements I believe I can promote a company’s product and bring it to their specific target market.

Q. How young were you when you started playing? What was the most fascinating part of the game at first?

A. I was six years old when I first held a club in my hands and swung it. But I didn’t take it serious until I was about 14. I always liked to bomb my Driver.

Q. How competitive are you on a scale of 1 to 10?

A. I am actually very competitive, probably 8-10. I want to become the best I can be in my sport, but that doesn’t mean I am focused on beating other players. I am focused on beating the course and challenging myself.

Johanna Head:

Q. Why did you sign up with Wilhelmina?

A. I have found as an English player on an American tour it is hard to get representation, so when I heard about Wilhelmina I was really impressed that they wanted to represent international players, not just Americans. I really like their concept of getting seven girls together as a team. It widens the market on and off the golf course, as we can endorse products together or separately.

Q. What was your reaction when you were invited to join?

A. I was very excited. I wanted to be part of this concept.

Q. What does it mean to you to be part of the group?

A. The seven of us have all taken on board that we are a team. We play for ourselves, but also look out for each other to do well, as it will help us all.

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Tour Rundown: Bend, but don’t break

Published

3 weeks ago

Aug 4, 2025

Ronald Montesano

I’m going to gush in this intro paragraph, to get the emo stuff done early. I’ve not pulled harder for a professional to win, than Cameron Young. I coach golf in New York state, and each spring, my best golfers head to a state championship in Poughkeepsie. I first saw Cameron there as a 9th grade student. I saw him three more times after that. I reconnecected with Coach Haas from Wake Forest, an old interview subject from my days on the Old Gold and Black, the Wake newspaper. He was there to watch Cameron. After four years at Wake Forest, Young won on the Korn Ferry Tour, made it to the big tour, almost won two majors, almost won five other events, and finally got the chalice about 25 minutes from the Wake campus. Congratulations, Cameron. You truly are a glass of the finest. #MotherSoDear

OK, let’s move on to the Tour Rundown. The major championship season closed this week in Wales, with the Women’s Open championship. The PGA Tour bounced through Greensboror, N.C., while the PGA Tour Americas hit TO (aka, Toronto) for a long-winded event. The Korn Ferry lads made a stop in Utah, one of just two events for that tour in August. The many-events, golf season is winding down, as we ease from summer toward fall in the northern hemisphere. Let’s bask in the glory of an August sunrise, and run down a quartet of events from the first weekend of the eighth month.

LET/LPGA @ Women’s Open: Miyu bends, but she doesn’t break

Royal Porthcawl was not a known commodity in the major tournament community. The Welsh links had served as host to men’s senior opens, men’s amateurs, and Curtis and Walker Cups in prior years, but never an Open championship for the women or the men. The last-kept secret in UK golf was revealed once again to the world this week, as the best female golfers took to the sandy stage.

Mao Saigo, Grace Kim, Maja Stark, and Minjee Lee hoped to add a second major title to previous wins this season, but only Lee was able to finish inside the top ten. The 2025 playing of the Women’s Open gave us a new-faces gallery from day one. The Kordas and Thitikulls were nowhere to be found, and it was the Mayashitas, Katsus, and Lim Kims that secured the Cymru spotlight. The first round lead was held at 67 by two golfers. One of them battled to the end, while the other posted 81 on day two, and missed the cut. Sitting one shot behind was Miyu Yamashita.

On day two, Yamashita posted the round of the tournament. Her 65 moved her to the front of the aisle, in just her fourth turn around a women’s Open championship. With the pre-event favorites drifting off pace, followers narrowed into two camps: those on the side of an underdog, and others hoping for a weekend charge from back in the pack. In the end, we had a bit of both.

On Saturday, Yamashita bent with 74 on Saturday, offering rays of hope to her pursuing pack. England’s Charley Hull made a run on Sunday closing within one shot before tailing off to a T2 finish with Minami Katsu. Katsu posted the other 65 of the week, on Saturday, but could not overtake her countrywoman, Yamashita. wunderkind Lottie Woad needed one round in the 60s to find her pace, but could only must close-to’s, ending on 284 and a tie with Minjee for eighth.

On Sunday, Yamashita put away the thoughts of Saturday’s struggles, with three-under 33 on the outward half. She closed in plus-one 37, but still won by two, for a first Major and LPGA title.

PGA Tour @ Wyndham: Young gathers first title near home

Cameron Young grew up along the Hudson river, above metro New York, but he also calls Winston-Salem home. He spent four years as a student and athlete at Wake Forest University, then embarked on tour. This week in Greensboro, after a bit of a break, Young opened with 63-62, and revved the engine of Is this the week once more. Runner-up finishes at the Open, the PGA, and a handful of PGA Tour events had followers wonder when the day would come.

On Saturday, Young continued his torrid pace with 65, giving him a five-shot advantage over his closest pursuer. Sunday saw the Scarborough native open with bogey, then reel off five consecutive birdies to remind folks that his time had, at last, arrived. Pars to the 16th, before two harmless bogeys coming home, made Young the 1000th winner of an official PGA Tour event (dating back to before there was a PGA Tour) throughout history. What’s next? I have a suspicion, but I’m not letting on. Mac Meissner closed with 66 to finish solo 2nd, while Mark Hubbard and Alex Noren tied for third.

Korn Ferry Tour @ Utah Championship: Are you Suri it’s Julian?

Who knows exactly when the flower will bloom? Julian Suri played a solid careet at Duke University, then paid his dues on the world’s minor tours for three years. He won twice on two tours in Europe, in 2017. Since then, the grind has continued for the journeyman from New York city. At age 34, Suri broke through in Beehive state, outlasting another grinder (Spencer Levin) and four others, by two shots.

Taylor Montgomery began the week with 62, then posted 64, then 68, and finally, 70. That final round was his undoing. He finished in that second-place tie, two back of the leader. Trace Crowe, Barend Botha, and Kensei Hirata made up the last of the almost quintet. As for Suri, his Sunday play was sublime. His nines were 32 and 31, with his only radar blip a bogey at ten. He closed in style with one final birdie, to double his winning margin. Hogan bloomed late…might Suri?

PGA Tour Americas @ Osprey Valley Open presented by Votorantim Cimentos – CBM Aggregates

Some tournament names run longer than others. This week in Toronto, at the Heathlands course at TPC Toronto, we might have seen the longest tournament title in recorded history. The OVOPBVCCBMA was a splendid affair. It saw three rounds of 62 on Thursday, but of those early risers, only Drew Goodman would stick around until the end. 64 was the low tally on day two, and two of those legionnaires managed to finish inside the top three at week’s end. Saturday brought a 63 from Patrick Newcomb, and he would follow with 64 on Sunday, to finish solo fourth.

Who, then, ended up winning the acronym of the year? It turns out that Carson Bacha had the right stuff in TeeOhhh. Bacha and Jay Card III posted 63 and 64, respectively, on day four, to tie for medalist honors at 23-under 261. Nathan Franks was one shot adrift, despite also closing with 63. If you didn’t go low on Sunday, it was about the check, not the championship.

Bacha and JC3 returned to the 18th hole twice in overtime. Card nearly chipped in from the thick stuff for birdie, while Bacha peeked and shoved a ten-feet attempt at the win. On the second go-round, Card was long with his approach, into the native grasses once more. He was unable to escape, and a routine par from the fairway was enough to earn the former Auburn golfers a first KFT title.

Card III and Bacha both miss their birdie tries on the first playoff hole.

We’ll play 18 again @OspreyOpen. pic.twitter.com/vNpHTdkHDg

— PGA TOUR Americas (@PGATOURAmericas) August 3, 2025

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Photos from the 2025 Wyndham Championship

Published

4 weeks ago

Jul 29, 2025

GolfWRX Staff

GolfWRX is live this week from the final event of the PGA Tour’s regular season, the Wyndham Championship.

Photos are flowing into the forums from Sedgefield Country Club, where we already have a GolfWRX spirit animal Adam Schenk WITB and plenty of putters for your viewing pleasure.

Check out links to all our photos below, which we’ll continue to update as more arrive.

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BK’s Breakdowns: Kurt Kitayama’s Winning WITB, 3M Open

Published

4 weeks ago

Jul 28, 2025

Brian Knudson

Kurt Kitayama just won his 2nd PGA Tour event at the 3M Open. Kurt is a Bridgestone staffer but with just the ball and bag. Here are the rest of the clubs he used to secure a win at the 2025 3M Open.

Driver: Titleist GT3 (11 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 7 TX

3-wood: Titleist GT1 3Tour (14.5 degrees, A3 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX

7-wood: Titleist GT1 (21 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 9 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P7CB (4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-12F, 56-14F), Vokey Design WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport 2 Tour Prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0PT

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS (with Mindset)