Beth Ann Nichols
@GolfweekNichols • 47,469 subscribers
Golfweek senior writer. Golf Channel contributor. Happily married to Ben. Mom to Jordan. Best friend to our Goldens, Molly and Divot. [email protected]
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This player took PTO to play the LPGA in Mexico and cashed a paycheck It's not often that a player has to take PTO to compete on the LPGA. Alana Uriell came into the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba in Mexico fully expecting to be by the pool on the weekend enjoying a margarita. Instead, she found herself with a weekend tee time. "I have a golf team with Visa that I play golf with regularly," said Uriell, "and I think they're at home right now cheering me on and saying, man, I played golf with her last week. We were having a White Claw together on the golf course." Full story below!
Beth Ann Nichols584,263 views • 1 month ago
Michelle Wie West on the 'nervy' 82 she shot in her first LPGA start in three years: "It was funny, I wasn't nervous going in, and I get to the first tee and I'm like holy s-h-i-t. I now spell my curse words because I'm a mom. "I was like, wow, the hole all of a sudden looks so small. Got to a 2-footer and I'm like, I'm not going to hit the hole. No way."
Beth Ann Nichols303,473 views • 27 days ago
Michigan State grad Brooke Biermann hit the first tee shot at the seventh edition of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Biermann plays a yellow golf ball to honor her late grandfather. To learn more about the remarkable Biermann family, see the link below!
Beth Ann Nichols284,433 views • 2 months ago
It wasn’t just that Asterisk Talley spoke with the press yesterday after a devastating collapse on Amen Corner. Though that in itself was a feat. Talley, 17, answered many of the questions that came her way on the podium through tears. She was thorough, thoughtful and gracious. Not once did she try to cut the interview short, answering more than a dozen questions until there were no more. Sometimes, the most compelling story is that of the brokenhearted. It’s when we learn the most about a person. On Saturday at Augusta, a junior player who has already experienced tough losses endured her toughest yet, and she handled it with class. Here’s Talley on the quadruple-bogey 7 she made on the par-3 12th at Augusta National:
Beth Ann Nichols111,350 views • 1 month ago
The LPGA’s No. 1 player was asked about burnout and her answer was fantastic. “You know, sometimes you get lazy. You get burnout of hitting balls. When you guys have been in the office for a long time, I'm pretty sure you get burned out sometimes. But life goes on. Still have work to do. If not, we got no moneeeey.” (Keep in mind that Jeeno Thitikul, 22, has made over $17 million inside the ropes!)
Beth Ann Nichols139,804 views • 4 months ago
Lydia Ko was NOT upset about just missing out on 59 but rather excited about shooting 60. Ko didn't actually start thinking about 59 until after she made birdie on her 15th hole (No. 6) to get to 10 under. The next hole, the par-5 seventh, she faced a 6-footer for birdie ... and missed. She'd go on to birdie the last two holes to shoot 12-under 60. "That would've been nice to hole that one, but who knows, maybe if I holed that one, I might not have holed the other two." The mind of a champion.
Beth Ann Nichols72,716 views • 2 months ago
"My entire life she's always been looking after me and making sure that I don't do anything dumb." The story of Brooke Henderson's rise to become the most decorated Canadian golfer of all-time can't be told without her big sister, Brittany. It was Brittany, after all, who received a sponsor exemption into the 2015 Cambia Portland Classic, which prompted Brooke to sign up for the Monday qualifier. Brooke not only made the field, but went on to win the tournament by a stunning eight shots, earning her LPGA card less than a month before her 18th birthday. (If Brooke hadn't qualified, she planned to caddie for Brittany.) For the next 13 LPGA wins, Brittany was on her bag, including two majors and three Olympic Games. Now, it's time for a well-deserved break. A former college golfer at Coastal Carolina who had a brief stint as a pro, Brittany began her maternity leave after last week's Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. The pair's last round together in frigid Orlando, Florida, was a doozie, with Henderson's 6-under 66 on a windswept Saturday moving her up to solo third.
Beth Ann Nichols84,699 views • 3 months ago
“One of my original sponsors was Dean Martin.” The U.S. Women's Open heads to Riviera for the first time in June. Five-time major winner Amy Alcott grew up next to the club and built her game sneaking on the practice fairway between the first and second holes. This five-minute history lesson from Amy, including the Hollywood celebrities who made an impact on her, is worth your time!
Beth Ann Nichols22,484 views • 1 month ago
Love this from Gaby Lopez on continuing Lorena Ochoa's tradition of thanking the staff at an event, going to the kitchen or the maintenance building. Dozens of staff came out to watch Lopez on the 10th this week at Sharon Heights. "I feel that sometimes we don't value the amount of work put behind an event. We just show up and play golf, right?"
Beth Ann Nichols36,699 views • 2 months ago
Asterisk Talley on the tears that flowed after a brutal finish at Augusta. “I'm just a little emotional. Not only because I didn't get it done today, but also just everyone is so supportive. It's hard when they have to watch that and see you not do well or not accomplish what you wanted. I still played fine today, even though that one hole just kind of got me.”
Beth Ann Nichols29,849 views • 2 months ago
Padraig Harrington and his son Paddy, 22, have teamed up for a seventh time at the PNC.
Beth Ann Nichols68,568 views • 5 months ago
