It was an exciting week for women’s golf as the LPGA Tour made its way to Prattville, Alabama for the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic and the Symetra Tour held its season finale at our home course, LPGA International, in Daytona Beach. Here’s a quick recap of some of our social highlights of the week:
It’s Not Easy Being (Jaye Marie) Green
One of this blogger’s favorite tunes is “It’s Not Easy Being Green” by Kermit the Frog. Well… that’s obviously not the case for LPGA rookie, Jay Marie Green, as she took over our Instagram feed on Wednesday to show us how easy and fun her life is on Tour in our #LPGADayInTheLife series.
If you followed Jaye Marie on our feed, you quickly saw that she’s quite funny and loves life to the fullest. Her Dad is her caddie and together, they are taking the Tour life all in. I once rode on a shuttle bus with Jay Marie’s Dad and asked him how his year was thus far and he said “I’m just taking this fun and unique opportunity all in week by week and am very blessed to be doing this with my daughter.”
Sad to say I don't work out.... This is about as close as I get! #LPGAdayinthelife @jayemgreen
I like to keep my warm ups before first rounds short to not wear myself out. #LPGAdayinthelife @jayemgreen
There’s only one thing that Jaye Marie didn’t capture in her photos… how her Dad makes his hair do that! :)
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Let’s face it, the Fans Loved Pressel on Facebook
Morgan Pressel took time out of her very busy schedule on Wednesday to answer fan’s questions on our Facebook page.
We usually ask for a 30-minute session with the players, as we don’t want to infringe on their practice times or other commitments. Morgan began answering fan’s questions and before you knew it, 30 minutes had passed. Pressel ended up staying with her Q&A session for an hour and 15 minutes and later that evening, went back and answered more questions. Truly a #LPGASeeWhy moment for sure.
Click here to read Pressel’s entire Q&A session.
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Ladies… Start Your Engines
With the Symetra Tour’s final event of the season at LPGA International in Daytona, it seemed only fitting to have the Pro-Am Party at Daytona International Speedway. Thanks to our friends at the track, and our local BMW dealership (Fields BMW of Daytona), guests were allowed to hop in and take a ride of their life around the famed track.
Here’s a GoPro video we shot to give our fans a sense of what it’s like. As we were driving around the track at 130 mph, it dawned on me that NASCAR drivers are going 50-70 mph faster and are driving in a pack just inches apart from each other. Yikes! I’ll stick to my slow moving golf cart, thank you.
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Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic Champions Challenge
The folks who run Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic truly understand how to incorporate the title sponsor’s product into a publicity stunt.
On Wednesday, four past champions (Stacy Lewis, Lexi Thompson, Katherine Kirk and Maria (Hjorth) McBride participated in the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic Champions Challenge where they each tried to hit through a row of tires that spelled out Y-O-K-O-H-A-M-A. This was done before 2,000 screaming 4th graders who were on hand for the annual trick-shot artist's exhibition.
We filmed the event a-la GoPro and produced this quick piece for fans to see:
Lexi Thompson won the challenge and took a little time to take a #LPGAWinnerSelfie.
The tournament also created a driving contest (car simulators) and the players had their very own leaderboard going. Looks like Stacey Keating is the one with the great driving skills and lead foot! :)
So many great social stunts, so little time! :)
See ya next week!
See ya next week!
