‘Inside the Ropes’ On The LPGA Tour By Mike May During the LPGA’s CME Group Tour Championship, contested at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, two volunteers were from Evansville, the father-daughter duo of Brent and Kate Edwards. During the last two rounds of the tournament, Brent and Kate worked together – inside the ropes. Brent was a walking scorer and Kate used her muscles as a standard bearer. Using a handheld scoring device supplied by R2 Innovative Technologies, the official scoring provider of the LPGA Tour, Brent’s job was to track and report each shot by the players in their group. Kate’s job was to carry the walking scoreboard which displayed the current scores for the players in the group. Brent answered a few questions for Indiana Golf Journal to explain what it’s like to be ‘inside the ropes’ at a professional golf tournament. Question: During your two rounds at Tiburon, which players did you walk around with? Answer: “On Saturday, we scored for Grace Kim and Jasmine Suwannapura. During Sunday’s final round, we scored for Ally Ewing, Ariya Jutanugarn and Hye-Jin Choi.” Question: As a golfer, what were the big takeaways from your experience at the LPGA’s CME Group Tour Championship? Indiana Golf Journal
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