Hello friends, and welcome to this edition of the Rogers report! From attending the Pro-Ampenfeest to getting a tailor-made hat to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the LPGA to following the favorite of the Boston Boston birthplace, I had an incredible week about the FM championship.
This tournament is really unique in its kind, and it was the perfect way to mark the (unofficial) end of the summer here in New England. To the surprise of absolutely nobody, there were a handful of excellent press conference moments during the week, which ended with Miranda Wang who won her first LPGA title.
Rose Zhang lost the FM championship – but found something she had missed
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Josh Schrock
World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul continues to show her hilarious personality, and weighed a handful of other players on important topics. Let’s go there, shall we?
Megha Ganne on Ladies Golf
US Women’s Amateur Champion and FM Championship Sponsor’s exemption Megha Ganne was asked what it means for her to know that so many young girls golf nowadays, and her answer hit the head.
“I think golf is so underestimated for so long, especially ladies golf, and girls who play in high school, high school, it will later open many doors for you, regardless of the level where you chase it. So to see that it becomes more a way for those young girls to take this game where it goes, she’s really cool.”
This is what Ganne had to say when he was asked what advice she would give to young girls who have just started in the game:
“Make golf whatever you want. If you want to play at a high level, go and follow that. If you don’t, if you want it to be a way for you to place yourself socially to meet different people you would otherwise not have known, do it that you want to play. Play, whether it plays or broadcasts in the media.”
Only a few of us will someday be professional golfers, but playing and golfing can bring women very far. I met a junior golfer who worked this week as a junior wave reporter at the FM championship, and she said her goal is to play professional wave or to cover professional wave for a living. As Ganne said, you can really use golf to ‘do what you want’.
Megan Khang on FM
Massachusetts Native and FM ambassador Megan Khang was asked earlier this week about the player experience at the FM championship. This is what she had to say:
“You know, when FM was at work to make this event happen, they asked me a few questions about what a tournament stands out for the players. I gave them a fairly short list. I thought it was great if they could check a few of these boxes or the accommodation, a discount on accommodation, flight, flight.
‘They went above and outside. They took everything I gave them and said, done; We will do it all. I was thrown away considerably because they wanted – again, they want this tournament to be a fixed value in the schedule where the girls don’t want to miss it, and I think they are doing fantastic work.
‘They have added a welcome dinner to the hotel for the girls for those who play late Tee time Thursday or Friday. Last year was a dinner, and this year it is two nights dinner. I went to dinner last year and they selected a considerable menu. I think Mini Lobster Rolls, Some Steaks, a great dessert. So it goes from them, not just a discount on hotels, but they give absolutely free hotel rooms. I was told that they also give a $ 250 credit for the laundry. The top 30 girls can ride this week in a number of pretty nice BMWs.
‘Everything they do, from just the quote/non -reading small things to make the wallet as big as in the second year. They raised the wallet the first year without even seeing us playing. It is a true honor to be an FM ambassador and makes me so happy to be part of their team. “
LPGA commissioner Craig Kessler and other players in the field repeated Khang’s statements during the week. The FM championship goes above and outside for its players, who does not go unnoticed. Everything they do makes a big difference for the women in the field and lets them return year after year.
Jeeno Thitikul who thinks she’s not so good in Golf
There is no golfer whose press conferences I like more than world no. 1 Jeeno Thitikul’s. The 22-year-old does not take himself too seriously (at least outside the ropes) and always offers a nice perspective on her game when she comes in to chat with the media. This week at the FM championship was no exception.
This is what Thitikul had to say about World No. 1, and if she feels different with that title.
“I think I am the same person. It’s just number, the Golf, the ranking, the statistics, they just build it up, but I think I just said to the media man who is walking with me today, as if I don’t think I’m good. I don’t think I’m so good. I thought about winning a tournament, just one tournament on the lpga is not for me.”
If the world No. 1 thinks she is not so good at Golf, there is very little hope for the rest of us. And if you have not seen a few other hilarious press conference moments of Thitikul of the past year in one way or another, view this clip.
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