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6! | Haney’s take | Thanks, Jack | Beers on Lydia

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By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com)

June 3, 2019

Good Monday morning, golf fans.
1. 6!
AP report starts with an appetizer of some low-hanging fruit…
“Jeongeun Lee6 is No. 1 at the U.S. Women’s Open.”
  • “The 23-year-old South Korean shot a 1-under 70 on Sunday, enduring some shaky moments after opening up a three-stroke lead with three to play to hold off third-round co-leader Celine Boutier.”
  • “Lee6 was ahead by three after a birdie on the par-5 15th, but took bogeys on the 16th and 18th to give Boutier a chance over the final two holes. But Boutier missed a long birdie attempt on the 17th and put her approach to the par-4 18th in a bunker. Her sand shot rolled off the green.”
  • “Lee6, playing two groups ahead of Boutier, was practicing putts when the Frenchwoman could not make the sand shot. Lee6 bent down in joy when her victory was secure, countrywoman and 2011 U.S. Women’s Open winner So Yeon Ryu coming over to embrace the new champion.”
2. Meanwhile, at Jack’s place…
Steve Dimeglio for Golfweek with this on Patrick Cantlay’s win…
Some sage advice from Jack Nicklaus didn’t hurt.
  • Last year Cantlay took a two-shot lead to the final nine holes in the final round at Muirfield Village but didn’t make another birdie and instead made three bogeys and missed a playoff by one shot.
  • This time around, Cantlay, after making the turn in 5-under 31, didn’t extinguish his momentum and birdied the 11th, 14th and 15th – and made a clutch par out of a deep greenside bunker in the 72nd hole – en route to a two-shot win in Nicklaus’ annual get-together.
  • “It feels great,” Cantlay said. “It’s been a while since I’ve won. To win on a golf course like this, in front of Jack, it’s hard to describe.”

Full piece.

3. Top 10 for Tiger
Dave Shedloski with this on Tiger Woods’ T-9 finish at Muirfield Village…
  • “The goal today was to get to double digits [under par] and get something positive going into the [U.S.] Open,” Woods said. “And I got to double digits. I just didn’t stay there.”
  • “Indeed, Woods would add birdies at 11 and 12 to reach 11 under par to send the immense crowds cheering and clapping-when they were not snapping their cell phones-but his marvelous rally fizzled thereafter. Still, despite two bogeys coming home, the reigning Masters champion carded an encouraging five-under 67 to climb into the top 10 for the ninth time in 17 appearance in the Memorial Tournament.”
  • …”It could have been a little better, for sure,” Woods, No. 5 in the world, said after he missed four of his last six greens in regulation after going 12-for-12 to start the round. “Going into today, I was never going to win the tournament, but I was hoping I could get something positive going into the Open, and I was able to accomplish that, which is great, and get some nice positive momentum going into a nice practice week.
4. Knocker-outer in chief
Golf Digest’s John Huggan with this on the Belgian Knockout participant who did not get knocked out…
  • “Guido Migliozzi looked more and more like the winner of the second Belgian Knockout as soon as the 22-year old Italian took out last week’s winner in Denmark, Bernd Wiesberger, in the quarter-final of this hybrid stroke-play/match-play event. A solid 11th in the 36-hole qualifying, world No. 203 Migliozzi — already a winner at the Magical Kenya Open in March — was under par in each of his six nine-hole matches at the 6,924-yard Rinkven International club near Antwerp en route to his second victory in only 20 European Tour starts.”
  • “In the last of those, Migliozzi was a comfortable four-stroke winner over Challenge Tour player Darius Van Driel, who celebrated this 30th birthday with a best-ever finish on the main Old World circuit. Former Walker Cup player Ewen Ferguson from Scotland took third-place with a bogey-free four-shot victory over Frenchman Gregory Havret (runner-up behind Graeme McDowell in the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach) in the playoff for third and fourth places.”
5. Haney
Golf Channel’s Nick Menta…
“…Haney, whose commentary indicated that he did not know the major was taking place this week or where it was being played, quickly offered, “I’m gonna pick a Korean,” and followed up with, “I couldn’t name you six players on the LPGA tour. Maybe I could. I’d go with Lee. If I didn’t have to name a first name, I’d get a bunch of them right.”
  • “Lee6  features a number of the end of her name to differentiate her from the multiple other Jeongeun Lees on the Korean LPGA, where Lee6 racked up victories before winning the LPGA Q-Series.”
  • “Once Lee6 was officially the champion, Haney doubled down on “his prediction,” misspelling the champion’s name.”
  • “Congratulations to Jeougean Lee6 on your great win at the US Women’s Open. Who’s The Great Predictor now Steve Johnson @steveyrayj  I knew a Lee would win.”
6. Explaining Lee6
In case you didn’t know, here’s the explanation for the nomenclature, per LPGA.com’s Kent Paisley…
  • “That’s no typo at the end of the rookie’s name: Jeoungeun Lee6 joins the LPGA Tour as a rookie this season. It’s not only not a typo, she prefers people call her “six.”
  • “There are six players on the KLPGA with the same name, and I am the sixth player with the name.” Lee6 told LPGA.com about the reason she added 6 to her last name.
7. DJ/Harmon 3 split
Our Gianni Magliocco…“Ahead of this month’s U.S. Open, Dustin Johnson has announced that he is no longer working with swing coach Claude Harmon.”
  • “Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis broke the news on Sunday at the Memorial, reporting that Harmon had told him of his surprise to see Johnson working with instructor Allen Terrell at Bethpage, and when Harmon attempted to contact the world number two concerning his work with Terrell, Johnson didn’t respond.”
  • “Johnson, who had been working with Harmon for five years, informed the swing coach of the split via text message over the weekend.”
  • “In a statement released by Johnson’s manager, the 34-year-old paid tribute to his former coach, saying…”I have great respect for Claude, both as an instructor and friend, and appreciate all he has done to further my career. He has undoubtedly helped me reach many of my goals.”

Full piece.

8. Shoes & ramen!
Golf Digest’s Christopher Powers

“In other words, South Korea’s Jeongeun Lee6 picked a very good week to get her first LPGA Tour victory. Her one-under 70 on Sunday at Country Club of Charleston made her the 74th winner of the U.S. Women’s Open, and the first to earn seven figures for her effort. Lee was asked how she plans to spend the $1 million in her victory press conference, and, judging by her answer, it’s going to last her a VERY long time.”

  • “So my goal was, if I win the tournament, I can eat ramen,” said Lee, eliciting plenty of laughter in the media center. “That was my goal. If I finish the top five, I can buy shoes. But I can buy shoes and eat ramen. So it’s a double.”

Full piece.

9. Beers on Lydia!
TVNZ report…”Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko quickly became the talk of the town at the LPGA’s US Women’s Open in Charleston, South Carolina – shouting the course free beer after her hole-in-one.”
  • “Coming into the fourth round out of contention, Ko managed an ace on the par three 11th hole overnight, shouting beer for the media covering the event.”
  • “Beers on Lydia!” the LPGA posted on Twitter.

 

Ben Alberstadt is the Editor-in-Chief at GolfWRX, where he’s led editorial direction and gear coverage since 2018. He first joined the site as a freelance writer in 2012 after years spent working in pro shops and bag rooms at both public and private golf courses, experiences that laid the foundation for his deep knowledge of equipment and all facets of this maddening game. Based in Philadelphia, Ben’s byline has also appeared on PGATour.com, Bleacher Report...and across numerous PGA DFS and fantasy golf platforms. Off the course, Ben is a committed cat rescuer and, of course, a passionate Philadelphia sports fan. Follow him on Instagram @benalberstadt.

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3 Comments

  1. I'm Not Lee

    Jun 3, 2019 at 3:41 pm

    Sooo…it turns out Hank was right, right?

    • Rascal

      Jun 4, 2019 at 11:21 am

      Yes, and the simpletons (such as yourself) continue to pat themselves on the back.

      • James

        Jun 4, 2019 at 1:48 pm

        Another butthurt-projecting SJW screams at the sky.

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