Two rounds of the LPGA Championship finished at Bulle Rock. And this blistering second was one for the ages. Hot, Hot, Hot. And then hot.

The paper has run a few photos, but not as many as I’d like. Friday’s edition had three, two of which were Michelle Wie. It is always nice to get a five-column photo on the front of sports, but I wish it had been one of the others. But the lead story was about her, and so it goes.

After my third jaunt around the course and returning to the Media Tent I decided to document the moment.

(Nikon D2Xs, 200-400 mm lens @ 400mm, 1/1500 sec. @ f/4.0, IS0 200) 

Paula Creamer reacting to a missed birdie opportunity is one of my favorites from the tournament so far. She might have been able to get to within one stroke of the lead if she had made this putt, and her reaction shows she knows it. It was one of the very, very few true moments of real emotion that showed itself on the course.

(Nikon D2X, 200-400 mm lens @ 200 mm, 1/2000 sec. @ f/4.5, ISO 200)

In an attempt to show a different view of a putt, and that the crowd was thin Friday, I focused on the crowd behind Karrie Webb as she putted on the 18th green Thursday. The pictures can start looking alike and that can be dull, so whether or not anyone is going to see them I try to make photographs I think are interesting.

(Nikon D2Xs, 17-45 mm lens @ 17 mm, 1/1500 sec. @ f/4.5, ISO 200)

At the end of her round, Se Ri Pak was eligible for the LPGA Hall of Fame and inducted. As I walked back to the Media Tent pass the putting and chipping green the workers were preparing to hang her plaque. I thought it was an interesting way to show her induction. What I did not notice until later was the misspelling of her name. When I walked by the mounted plaque Friday morning the spelling had been corrected.

These are a few of my favorites so far, excepting the sweaty self portrait, that have a little twist. If you have any thoughts, please let me know. And did I mention it was hot?