Player Wives & Girlfriends

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I don't want make this post about Tiger Woods since we are here to discuss David Lingmerth's girlfriend Megan Mercurio. Unfortunately, it's becoming tougher to not talk about Tiger consider we are hitting the age of golfers who grew up idolizing Tiger Woods right?

Every time I tune in, the leaderboard is littered with names I've never heard before and all basically kids under 30. This is the Tiger effect. What I think everyone means by The Tiger Effect, is the new wave of guys like David Lingmerth becoming a possible big name in the PGA who only picked up clubs because they watched Tiger dominate. Granted in the case of David Lingmerth, he's done nothing on the PGA....yet, but he's one of many young golfers trying to break out on the PGA Tour and all because they want to copy Tiger.

If David Lingmerth does become a star, I hope he keeps his girlfriend Megan Mercuiro around because I'm intrigued by this one. If you are a young kid on the tour it's tough to find pictures of your significant other. Luckily Twitter has helped us out again and we have a small sample of what Megan looks like and I think we can all agree we want to see a little more. That's only going to happen if David holds up his end of the bargain and makes some type of move on the PGA Tour. Stay Tuned....

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Kevin Streelman's wife Courtney Streelman (formerly Courtney Caples) is a bit of an accomplished athlete herself. Courtney grew up Tuscaloosa, AL and graduated from Central High School as the captain of the swim team. After finishing high school, Courtney attended the University of Miami for two years and then finished up at Arizona State. Her events included the breast stroke, individual medley and free.

While Kevin is a very religious person, how he met his wife is anything but. Kevin and Courtney first met at a breakfast counter in Las Vegas. The couple dated for roughly four years and were married in Marco Beach, FL on May 25, 2008. During their dating years, Courtney estimated that she saw him only once a month. Being the wife of a PGA pro has its perks, these days Courtney now attends upwards of 90 percent of his events. She even caddied for him at an event once, when a scheduling conflict prevented his regular caddie from attending.

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Ryan Palmer's wife Jennifer Palmer was at their home in Colleyville, TX (nearby where the couple both grew up in Amarillo, TX) when she was informed that close friend Clay Aderholt had been struck and killed in an accident. Jennifer decided that it would be best if her husband's business manager and close friend Shawn Gosdin be the one to inform Ryan of the tragedy.

Jennifer Palmer works at Ryan's charity, The Ryan Palmer Foundation, which provides golf clinics, golf programs and scholarships to local youths in need. For every shot that Ryan makes on the tour, the couple makes a donation to their charity - up to $5,000 for a hole-in-one.

Ryan and Jennifer Palmer have two children, son Mason and daughter Madelyn. Jeff credits fatherhood with helping him to settle down, saying:

It's so nice to go home after a round and they don't care what I shot. Mason is just ready to play.