Hey, How About We Finally Abolish White-Blindness?

I originally wrote this piece on "white-blindness" back in the mid-1990s when I was a grad student—and it shows—but it's strangely relevant once again, for reasons I don't need to get into as history is rhyming once again.

Rooting for Mariajo Uribe at the Olympics

It's hard to believe the Paris Olympics will mark the end of Mariajo Uribe's professional golf career.  In honor of her opening 70, here are a couple of classic posts that explain why she means so much to the Constructivist family, why I'm rooting for her to medal this week, and why, even if she doesn't, she still wins the Mostly Harmless Golfer Gold Medal from onechan (now 20) and imoto (now 18).

• 2010 Wegmans LPGA Championship Moving Day:  Meltdown Averted!
• 2012 Wegmans LPGA Championship Practice Round:  Hello Kitty!

Cinderella Redux? Shi Hyun Ahn in Position for 1st Professional Win on KLPGA since 2004

Shi Hyun Ahn fired a 69 today to move to -11 and take a 1-shot lead on Min Young Lee and a 2-shot lead on Hyo Joo Kim and Soo Jin Yang into the final round of the Lotte Mart Women's Open.  The golfer formerly nicknamed "Cinderella" has a great chance to win for the 1st time on the KLPGA since 2004.  For more on her back story, see HappyFan's 2014 KLPGA Primer and the Florida Masochist's overview of her 2010 LPGA cheating scandal.  The 2004 LPGA Rookie of the Year has had a pretty tough time of it ever since leaving the States, so let's see if getting her 3rd career KLPGA victory can help her turn things around!

[Update 1 (4/13/14, 8:30 am):  Alas, the Cinderella story Ahn's fans were hoping for did not come true today, as Min Young Lee outplayed her to win by 2.  Still, Ahn finished T2 and is off to a great start since her comeback started late last season.]