Golf Babes

As promised, a couple shots from the Paula Creamer calendar on sale in Japan:

Back in January of '06, Paula Creamer told Golf Digest she would have her own calendar, saying, "I'm shooting one in the offseason, but it isn't going to be in bathing suits. It's going to be me in my golf clothes." I've been on the lookout for that calendar, and finally found it featured on the Golf Digest Japan Web site. (From what I've seen so far, the calendar appears to only be fore sale in Japan, although I've also spotted a couple copies on eBay.) And if I could read Japanese, I might actually be able to tell you something about it - such as how to order it and how much it costs. Actually, I can tell you that it can be ordered here , but you'll have to be able to read Japanese to know what you're doing. And it appears to cost 3,150 yen (around $25). The image above appears on the Golf Digest Japan site, along with the rest of the images from the calendar, although all are partially covered by that ugly "SAMPLE" label. I

Who is Lisa Ann Horst? She's a teaching pro, an LPGA Class A Professional. She says on her Web site , "My comprehensive approach to elevating performance places equal emphasis on swing training, short-game training, mental training, and fitness training." Her recently published instructional book is titled "Golf Training: The Secrets to Effective Practice and a Lower Score (Finally!)." And her site also includes some golf tips you can view on Real Player.

Charlotte Mayorkas was the runner-up on the Futures Tour money list in 2006, earning her playing card on the LPGA Tour for 2007. She won twice on the Futures Tour this past season, and was a three-time All-American at UCLA. Charlotte is going to be writing an "LPGA Tour Diary" on About.com this year. One entry is already posted. You can check it out at http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/a/mayorkas_diary.htm .

Kim Lewellen was one of the contestants on "Big Break V," and it appears that she is also a contestant on the reunion show, "Big Break VII." It also appears that she enjoys showing off in a bikini or bathing suit. You would to, if you were in your mid-30s, had a couple kids, and still had a body like that. I was flipping around the TV dial a few weeks back and came across "Golf with Style" on The Golf Channel. Stina Sternberg was hosting some sort of competition among "Big Break" alums, and Kim was one of those competing in this episode. Sure enough, five minutes into the show and Lewellen was in a bikini. See: Kim Lewellen Big Break bio . Also see this gallery of Big Break photos of Kim. Kim is the coach of the East Carolina University women's golf team .

This is Dana Lacey, who may be the best-known (outside of Australia) golfer featured in the "Top Shots" calendar. That's because she was a cast member on "The Big Break V: Hawaii." You can see her "Big Break" profile here ; her ALPG profile here ; and her Futures Tour profile here . And you can also check out Dana's own Web site . The "Top Shots: Women of Professional Golf 2006 Calendar" can be purchased at http://www.womensgolfcalendar.com/ . Some of the proceeds benefit breast cancer support and others benefit a scholarship fund for the ALPG. New Ways to Buy Calendar There are a couple new ways to buy the "Top Shots" calendar, both of which make it easier for Americans who would like to purchase. Remember, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this calendar support breast cancer awareness and care, so your purchase will be benefiting a very good and worthy cause. You can now buy the calendar online at It's Already Sig

Congratulations to Erica Blasberg on making it through the final stage of LPGA Q-School last week. Blasberg finished in a tie for 12th (the Top 15 earned fully exempt status on the LPGA Tour). Blasberg left the University of Arizona early to turn pro, and her rookie year on the LPGA Tour was 2005. She made 11 of 16 cuts that year and finished 109th on the money list. This past year, she also made 16 starts and finished 112th on the money list (although she earned a little more money than in 2005). Maybe 2007 will be breakout year for Erica. She's drawn many comparison to Natalie Gulbis, but so far those comparisons have more to do with modeling and marketing. Hopefully her golf will start eliciting comparison to Gulbis, too. Erica Blasberg on LPGA.com Erica Blasberg official Web site In an interview with LPGA.com, Blasberg revealed that her nickname is "Skip" because on the first day of workouts in her freshman year the golfers were required to do a skipping drill ... and

Another week, another sexy golf calendar. Or so it seems. This time, it's Sophie Sandolo who has her 2007 calendar ready. Sophie's calendars are much more, ahem, revealing that Natalie Gulbis'. In fact, the above photo is one of two from this calendar that I've so far been able to get hold of, but it is the only one of the two I can reprint here. Because the other one includes nudity. Now, as a general rule, I'm strongly in favor of nudity. Some of my best friends are nude. But there's a no-nudity policy at Golf Babes, so you'll have to visit Sophie's Web site to see to see more of her. Ordering instructions for the Sophie Sandolo 2007 calendar are also available on her Web site.

This is Kristie Newton as she appears in the "Top Shots" calendar - she's Miss June. Kristie also appears on the calendar cover. Newton models when she's not playing golf; on the course, she has played almost exclusively in Australia to this point. Newton is the daughter of former professional golfer Jack Newton, who played on the Australian, European and American PGA tours back in the 1970s and '80s. Jack Newton was beaten by Tom Watson in a playoff at the 1975 British Open. His career was ended by a horrific accident: he walked into a spinning airplane propellor and lost his right arm, right eye and suffered terrible abdominal injuries. But he still teaches in Australia, where he has the Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation . The "Top Shots: Women of Professional Golf 2006 Calendar" can be purchased at http://www.womensgolfcalendar.com/ . Some of the proceeds benefit breast cancer support and others benefit a scholarship fund for the ALPG.

As this is written, Saturday morning, Ashley Hoagland is tied for third at LPGA Q-School finals. She's at 6-under following rounds of 70, 69 and 71. There are two more rounds to go, and only those women who can hang on to Top 15 positions earn fully exempt status on the 2007 LPGA Tour. Ashley is a Florida native and a 2005 Wake Forest graduate. She was an All-American in '05, and turned pro in the middle of that year. At last year's Q-School, she finished 47th to earn non-exempt status on the LPGA Tour, and in 2006 she got into six LPGA tournaments. She also played on the Futures Tour this year, winning the Hunters Oak Futures Golf Classic. You can learn more about Ashley on her Web site, ashleyhoagland.com .

Nikki Garrett looks pretty darn good in her golf attire , and she looks pretty darn good in her calendar "attire." How does she look in her civilian clothes? I'd say pretty darn good. Notice what it says on her t-shirt? It's the URL of the calendar for which she recently posed: www.womensgolfcalendar.com (see several posts below for pics from the calendar, including Garrett's). Hat tip to the forum posters at iseekgolf.com for the image above, and to photographer Anthony Powter.

The final stage of LPGA Tour Qualifying School gets started next week - Nov. 29-Dec. 3 at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla. - and quite a few of the golfers listed in our sidebar will be there. Among those attempting to grab that LPGA Tour card will be our lovely friend Tina Miller , pictured above. And these women will also be fighting to get onto the 2007 LPGA Tour: Katie Bakken , Erica Blasberg , Minea Blomqvist, Jeanne Cho, Jenna Daniels , Cecilia Ekelundh, Jenny Gleason, Ashley Gomes; Ashley Hoagland, Janell Howland, Brandi Jackson , Angela Jerman, Nicole Keller, Paige MacKenzie , Shayna Miyajima; Ashley Prange , Anna Rawson , Angie Rizzo, Kristina Tucker , D'Rae Ward, May Wood . These are all golfers we've featured on Golf Babes or whose Web site appears in the sidebar. I wish they all could make it, but there are 139 golfers in the field and only 15 of them will emerge with fully exempt status on the LPGA Tour for 2007. Best of luck to Tina, Katie, Brandi and th

Say hello to golfer and businesswoman Nisha Sadekar. Nisha is a native of Toronto who played collegiately at the University of Missouri and professionally on the Futures Tour. These days, she spends much of her time in her role as President and CEO of Play Golf Designs, Inc. (If every CEO was such a hottie, I'd have a subscription to Forbes .) Play Golf Designs (PGD) is a Las Vegas company that provides golf outings and management services to individuals, companies, corporations and charitable organizations at golf courses around Vegas. It's a player-run organization that selects touring golf professionals to promote themselves and their golf talents through outings and events. Ashley Prange of "Big Break" fame is the director of player development for PGD. How does it work? Let's say your company is having its annual meeting in Las Vegas, and wants to set up a pro-am for its employees and clients. Nisha and Play Golf Designs will arrange and manage the event, in

Play has wrapped up at the Futures Tour qualifying tournament, and some good names are among those who emerged with exempt or provisional status. Forty to 50 golfers get exempt status through this tournament, although the final reckoning of everyone's status doesn't take place until after the completion of the LPGA's final stage Q-School qualifier later this month. The winner was Korean In-Kyung Kim, who won the USGA Girls Junior Am last year. Runner-up was Paige Mackenzie (that's her pictured above), a Curtis Cupper and University of Washington product. Auburn's Maru Martinez, runner-up to Morgan Pressel at the '05 U.S. Women's Amateur, came eighth. Perry Swenson, the University of Texas grad pictured below, was tied for 13th, along with USC's Irene Cho, among others. Amanda McCurdy tied for 25th. Hawaiian Shayna Miyajima (pictured below) was tied for 30th. Cactus Tour player Nicole Keller, below, was tied at 34, and "Big Break V" contestant J

Haven't heard of Kiran Matharu? Don't worry. You'll be hearing plenty about her soon enough. Kiran is the next great player to emerge from Great Britain. Still just 17, she'll be playing in the Ladies European Tour Q-School coming up. Stupidly, LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens rejected Matharu's request to play the LPGA's qualifying tournament. Matharu, a protege of Nick Faldo, played on the GB&I Curtis Cup team this year, recently won the Ladies English Amateur Championship, and has placed highly in her few appearances at professional events.

This is the young Australian golfer Nikki Garrett, who won the Ladies European Tour's Rookie of the Year award a few days ago. The mugshot below is from her LET profile .

Here's the back cover of the Natalie Gulbis 2007 calendar:

Amy Lepard had been a hot subject at Golf Babes since the Ryder Cup, when some of the British tabloids remarked in articles about her, well, babe-ness. What does Amy Lepard have to do with the Ryder Cup? For those of you who don't know, she's married to PGA Tour winner Chad Campbell. What does Amy do? She's a songstress with a burgeoning career in music. You can visit her Web site, www.amylepard.com , to hear some of her music. Scroll to the bottom of the home page, then click a song title to get a listen. That Web site is undergoing some renovations right now, but I'm told there will soon be some new pics posted. In the meantime, for updates about Amy, you can also check out her myspace site, www.myspace.com/amylepardmusic . Her album, "On My Own," was released in 2005 and you can find it on Amazon.com. I asked Amy if she plays golf herself. "Yes," she replied, "but only until I find the cold beer."

The beautiful Katie Bakken will be playing in the final stage of LPGA Qualifying Nov. 29-Dec. 3, chasing her LPGA Tour card. We certainly hope to see her on our television screen often next year. A Minnesota native, Katie B walked on at the University of Minnesota and then played well enough, including winning the Peggy Kirk Bell Classic, to earn her scholarship. After graduation, Bakken won the 2001 Minnesota State Women's Open, and also played her first LPGA Tour events that year. Katie played in Asia and Australia, then full-time on the Futures Tour in 2002 and 2003. Then she qualified for the Ladies European Tour and played there in 2004, 2005 and this year. She set a course record at the LET Tenerife Ladies Open in 2005. Her career has certainly been a steady progression upward through the ranks, and last month she played her way in the Finals of LPGA Q-School. If history holds, we'll see Katie B on the LPGA Tour soon. Did I mention she's beautiful? Katie Bakken Web si

This is Anja Monke. Anja, from Herford, Germany, plays on the Ladies European Tour, whe she finished 20th on the money list in 2004 and 2005. This year, Anja has five Top 10 finishes, including two runner-up finishes (KLM Ladies Open and OTP Bank Ladies European Open). Her LET profile page is here .

Here's a first look at the Natalis Gulbis 2007 calendar. (The watermark is the URL of the authorized Gulbis memorabilia merchandiser.) It will ship near the first of November. You can order it here . We'll post updates in the coming weeks and also let you know when it's available at Amazon and retail.

One thing I've noticed in looking at the search strings through which people are finding Golf Babes is that quite a few people out there are searching for "Cristie Kerr FHM" or "Cristie Kerr Maxim," or other varieties. Now, I would love to see Cristie Kerr do a photo spread for one of the laddie magazines, following in her good friend Natalie Gulbis' footsteps. But she hasn't done one to this point, and to my knowledge she has no plans to do one. But perhaps my knowledge is limited (it is in every other area, after all). There must be rumors floating around about a Kerr pictorial to generate these searches. Either that, or a bunch of guys are sitting around randomly searching for combinations of hot golf babes and laddie magazine titles. So: Has anyone heard rumors about a Cristie Kerr pictorial in one of these magazines?

You probably know Ashley Prange as the winner of "Big Break V" on The Golf Channel. But you'll very likely soon know her as an LPGA Tour member, too. Ashley had a great year on The Futures Tour this year, winning twice and finishing sixth on the money list. Had she finished in the Top 5 in money, Ashley would have automatically gotten her '07 LPGA Tour card. Now, though, she has to make it through Q-School. Our money's on Ashley.

This beautiful young woman and accomplished golf professional is Tina Miller. Tina won seven collegiate tournaments while at the University of Miami, where 2005 was a big year for her: she was in Sports Illustrated , won a Golf World Player of the Week citation, and was the school's Female Athlete of the Year. She also made the All-ACC team. She's played in seven USGA Championships, including the 2004 and '05 U.S. Women's Open, and counts Christie Kerr as a practice partner and friend. Miller turned pro in August of last year and spent this year on the Futures Tour, where she finished as the top American rookie. Tina is spending her time these days working hard on her game in preparation for the final stage of LPGA Q-School. She says her goals are "to get my LPGA card and never go back to Q-School ... (and) to one day be a top-ten girl out on the LPGA Tour." Tina, we'll be cheering for you at Q-School - can't wait to see you on the big stage!

This is Kelli Kuehne or, as I've always called her, Kelli Cutie. Does anyone else remember when Kelli and Tiger Woods, still amateurs, were rumored to be romantic with one another? I'm pretty sure there was nothing to those rumors (both denied it at the time). But a lot of people have forgotten that Kelli was the distaff Tiger in her amateur days. She won back-to-back U.S. Women's Amateurs, plus a British Women's Amateur. She signed a big contract with Nike at the same time Tiger did (both before they'd accomplished anything as pros) and turned pro late in the year, trying to win enough money to qualify. Tiger did, Kelli didn't. But she did make it through Q-School successfully. And she's had a solid career. She hasn't done much winning, but she's made a couple Solheim Cup teams. And then she fell on hard times. In 2003 she was No. 51 on the money list. In 2004, she was No. 60. In 2005, she fell to all the way to No. 135 and lost her exempt status.

I figure the 2007 Natalie Gulbis calendar will probably be coming out soon. So might as well use up another one of the stash of previous Natalie bikini pics.

This is Anna Awesome ... um, I mean, Anna Rawson. Anna is an Australian who played collegiately at USC and currently plays professionally on the Ladies European Tour. You can see her Web site linked in the sidebar. She also models and has even walked down a few catwalks in fashion shows. She's won once on the Ladies European Tour , but has had an up-and-down 2006. Here's a previous pic we posted of Anna.

Golf Babes has been getting thousands of extra visits over the past couple days from people searching for pics of Amy Lepard, wife of U.S. Ryder Cupper Chad Campbell. So I've tracked down a couple more photos of Amy. Lepard is a singer who has recorded at least one album available on Amazon. Check out her Web site, www.amylepard.com , or her myspace site - http://www.myspace.com/amylepardmusic - to learn more about her or to sample her music.

This is Amy Lepard on the cover of avidgolfer magazine from sometime in 2005.

This is Nicole Perrot, the young, successful LPGA player. And this woman from Chile looks pretty darn hot. I'd describe her as "smoldering" in this pose, but, then, my taste has been questioned before in comments. What strikes me about this photo is that it is the one used on Perrot's profile page at LPGA.com. If this is a sign of things to come on LPGA.com, then I'm all in favor of the recent re-design over there.

Englishwoman Danielle Masters plays on the Ladies European Tour. Her LET profile is here . She lists one of her hobbies as "clubbing." Too bad there aren't any photos of her in clubwear out there.

This Amy Lepard, wife of U.S. Ryder Cupper Chad Campbell. Amy is a singer. Her Web site includes, in addition to more photos, information about performance dates and recordings. Update: We've posted several more photos of Amy. See here , here and here .

When last I looked at the leaderboard, this lovely lass was leading the ladies' loop (second round at the Safeway Classic). She's Jenna Daniels , who we've featured before here .

This stylishly attractive young lass is Brandi Jackson. While in college at Furman University, Brandi was named All-America in 2003. She played the LPGA Tour in 2004, and currently plays the Futures Tour. In 14 events so far this year, she has made the cut 13 times with three Tops 10s and a high finish of second place. See: Brandi Jackson's Futures Tour profile Brandi Jackson Web site

This lovely is Riko Higashio who plays on the Japan LPGA Tour. Too bad she doesn't spend more time in America.

This is Dutch golfer Nienke Nijenhuis, who plays on the Ladies European Tour. Check out her LET profile or her Web site (in Dutch only).

An artistic post from Spanish golfer Paula Marti, who shows up on the LPGA a few times a year but mostly plays on the Ladies European Tour. Her Web site is linked in the sidebar.

Congratulations to the beautiful and talented Brittany Lincicome for her first career victory on the LPGA Tour. Brittany defeated Juli Inkster in the championship match to win the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship.

Here's another photo of Kristina Tucker from "Big Break V." Tucker showed up on the leaderboard at the U.S. Women's Open the first day, and played well all four rounds. I think she finished in the Top 25. But my stats report tells me that during the Open, all anyone was searching this site for was pictures of Kristina Tucker. So here you go.

Karyn Stordahl-Utecht was Miss Minnesota in 2005. In 2006, she's a contestant on the next edition of "The Big Break." She certainly has the beauty pageant hair and beauty pageant teeth.

Thanks to an alert reader for sending in a note about Dana Lacey's new Web site . Lacey, you'll recall, was the Australian contestant on "Big Break V." Her Web site is under construction, but there are a few things there to look at so far. More photos of Dana here .

Christie Kerr certainly looks great in glamour shots. But I think she looks even better in her "golf clothes." She has a very classy, sophisticated style on the golf course that I find very sexy. To paraphrase Melanie Griffith in "Working Girl," Kerr wears apparel made for golf on a body made for sin.

Lotta Wahlin plays on the Telia Tour and the Ladies European Tour. And in this image, she might well be the definition of "natural beauty." The Swede's LET profile is here ; or visit her Web site (available only in Swedish).

Former Duke University player, current Futures Tour player, and "Big Break V" contestant Kristina Tucker won her sectional qualifier to gain entry into the 2006 U.S. Women's Open.

Erica Blasberg's best finish on the LPGA Tour so far in 2006 was last week at the ShopRite Classic, where she finished 25th. Just about everyone who's seen her game agrees she has great potential. Here is Erica's Web site .

Her LET profile page is here . And there's a gallery of Sophie on the golf course here .