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Julie Williams

Julie Williams

Joined: Jan 1, 2021

Williams is a former Golfweek writer with a decade of experience covering junior, college and amateur golf. She loves to tell the stories of the up-and-comers in the game and introduce new players to readers. A former college golfer, she now coaches a high school girls golf team, which means – according to her players – that she spends every afternoon driving around on a golf cart, eating snacks.

Pros give fans a peek inside the bubble
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Pros give fans a peek inside the bubble

If we learned one thing at last fall’s Ryder Cup, it’s that in the head-to-head format, PGA Tour players are no match for their European Tour counterparts – at least in the current professional golf climate

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Pushing ahead of the curve
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Pushing ahead of the curve

At present, PlayAway Golf has two trailers — one located in Tennessee, the other in Florida — with 50 push carts each to service tournaments in a 300-mile radius. [Photo: PlayAway Golf]

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Augusta makes good start with ANWA
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Augusta makes good start with ANWA

Maria Fassi didn’t win the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Still, before she walked off the 18th green at the end of the final round April 6, she turned and raised her arms to a crowd so thick that the back rows couldn't even see that gesture. The ones who did roared in response.

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Sponsors, LPGA help ease labor pains
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Sponsors, LPGA help ease labor pains

Never can a career as a professional athlete seem so precarious – for a woman, at least – as when it’s time to start a family. Playing a sport for a living implies, of course, that the athlete has to play the sport to make the living. Refreshingly, more and more companies that sponsor LPGA players…

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An honest appraisal of golf’s best asset
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An honest appraisal of golf’s best asset

The biggest hurdle of my first year coaching high school girls golf was in learning to talk about the game to beginners. I write about golf for a living, but with 15-year-olds, I was a little bit lost.

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Golfari carries on Bell's legacy
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Golfari carries on Bell's legacy

Peggy Kirk Bell didn’t need a golf club to conduct a golf lesson. She could do it anywhere on property at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, the golf resort she owned in Southern Pines, N.C. She wasn’t above walking through the bar, hovering over a student’s plate and repositioning his or her hands…

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Golf Course Review: Forest Park Golf Course (Dogwood) | 8.5 Score
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Golf Course Review: Forest Park Golf Course (Dogwood) | 8.5 Score

Location: St. Louis, Mo.

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Palmer Cup evolves with eye on tradition
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Palmer Cup evolves with eye on tradition

For an amateur golfer, there isn’t a much higher honor than being selected to represent your country in a team event. It means donning the national colors – which might include some face paint – and being celebrated as one of the top players in the nation. A spot on a team for an event such as the…

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Women’s golf advocates tout access
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Women’s golf advocates tout access

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Wybranski turns golf into an art form
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Wybranski turns golf into an art form

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Karsten Creek: A championship influencer
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Karsten Creek: A championship influencer

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Golf Course Review: Hyde Park Golf Club | 8.0 Score
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Golf Course Review: Hyde Park Golf Club | 8.0 Score

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