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.
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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.