Maria Verchenova young Russian golfer, wants to be Sharapova, except with golf

Maria Verchenova young Russian golfer, wants to be Sharapova, except with golf. She's most beautiful, hot, sexy and talented lady golfer. Maria Verchenova, a young Russian golfer who's hoping to capture the world's attention, along with a couple wins here and there. She's the first Russian to earn full-time membership on the Ladies' European Tour, and notched her first top-10 finish in her rookie year, 2007. She's had strong finishes since then, including a Dubai Ladies' Masters performance in which she briefly dueled with Annika Sorenstam for the lead. So far this year, she's tied for 37th in her lone LPGA event, the Honda in Thailand.

Sports By Brooks reminds us, we need to step back from the big hitters and keep an eye on what's going on in golf's outer reaches.


The article's reads like somebody's trying to get a date:

Gymnastics, athletics, tennis - all of these sports have been conquered and graced by the ladies of Russia in the last 40 years.

What all of the successful athletes in these sports have shared is a natural flair for sport, a determination to make the most of their talent, a passion for competition and a beguiling nature that has captured the imagination of the world.

And where the likes of Svetlana Khorkina, Yelena Isinbayeva and Maria Sharapova have already travelled, golf's Maria Verchenova hopes to follow.

But aside from the obvious attractions of the article, the interesting element is how Russia apparently has little, if any, support for women's golf at the younger levels. So players must expend their own funds rather than relying on the state to support them.

She's billed as "Beautiful Sexy Golfer Maria Verchenova." As that site gushes, in lovably offbeat grammar, "Maria in my opinion is the most Beautiful Hot Sexy and Talented lady to have ever picked up a golf club, Maria has it all.

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