Unlike on the PGA Tour, where it seems every winner is in his late 20s or 30s, the LPGA Tour seems to be getting younger and younger every year. Currently, the average age of the top-20 players in the women's world rankings is 26.5. OK, so that isn't that young, but remove the three Hall-Of-Famers -- Annika Sorenstam, Karrie Webb and Juli Inkster -- and the average of the remaining 17 plummets to 24.1 years old. The top-20 has five 30-somethings and one 40-something to go along with 11 20-somethings and three teenagers. Not only have the youngsters climbed their way in the world top-20, they been racking up wins, including in major events. The 20-somethings have combined to win four of the last seven major championship titles. The other three went to two 19-year-olds and an 18-year-old. The change really started after the...
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