Player Wives & Girlfriends

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Jeff Maggert's wife Michelle Austin Maggert was tending bar at a private party for the catering company that she worked for, when she met Jeff Maggert. Jeff was married to Kelli Maggert at the time, but the couple was going to marriage counseling because they had trouble talking to each other. You see, Jeff and Kelli Maggert met at 16, married not too much later and were a classic case of opposites attracting. Jeff was shy and introverted to Kelli's outgoing, bubbly personality. Those differences eventually became too much for the couple to bridge, and Jeff surprised Kelli and their two children, Matt and Macy Maggert, by asking for a divorce.

Very soon thereafter, Jeff Maggert began showing up at tournaments with his new girlfriend, the bartender from the private party - Michelle Austin. The couple has been together since then and has two twin children together (whose birth he was able to be present for, thanks to skipping a Ryder Cup). Michelle Maggert owns and operates a Stella & Dot business (we have no idea what this is) and also does the requisite athlete wife charity work.

To her credit, Jeff Maggert's ex-wife Kelli Maggert doesn't appear to hold a grudge about the divorce, saying:

This is probably as good as a divorce could be. He's spending more time with the kids. I now see Jeff more the way other people do, as aloof and uncommunicative. In the long run, I think Michelle and I will talk more than Jeff and I ever did. She's a communicator.

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When thinking about Henrik Stenson and his wife Emma Lofgren I came to the conclusion that most if not all Swedish people are boring. There is a boatload of talent that comes from Sweden, especially athletes. From Peter Forsberg to Mats Sundin, there have been plenty of great Swedes, but it seems like everyone lacks a bit of a personality (ABBA would be the one exception of course).

Henrik Stenson is a perfect example. Great golfer, extremely consistent, but there is nothing to him that makes him stick out. I was hoping his wife Emma Lofgren might be the exception but alas she is your typical Swedish blonde with the added bonus of being a talented athlete (again, nothing wrong, but nothing spectacular either). Growing up Emma Stenson was an extremely good alpine skier, but ultimately ended up focusing on golf as her sport of choice. She went to college at the University of South Carolina where Henrik was introduced to her. Sharing the common bond of golf the couple quickly hit it off, married in 2006 and had two children, Lisa and Karl . Again nothing special here outside of both being insanely talented individuals with relatively good looks.

Maybe I'm asking for too much here but what would it take to find the Dennis Rodman of Sweden? For now I'll have to settle for Mr. Consistency Henrik Stenson and his good looking but not drop dead gorgeous wife Emma.

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Look no one is going to confuse Kevin Chappell for a top ten golfer but I think we all would be doing ourselves a huge favor if Kevin was to make a leap and win a big tournaments soon. Why do I want to see Kevin hoist a trophy at the end of a tournament? Mainly to get a better look at Elizabeth Petrie, who just so happens to be Kevin Chappell's girlfriend or fiancee.

Since Kevin is virutally a no name, having only won a single tournament (on the Nationwide Tour), there aren't a lot of great pictures of Ms. Petrie. Even still, with the few I found (thank you twitter!) I'm very much intrigued to see what the deal is with her. I think I'm on board with Elizabeth Petrie but I'm not 100% committed to this yet, I just need to know more before i make that jump. If Kevin happens to win a tournament I can guarantee Elizabeth will be waiting for him on the 18th and boom, she will blow up like the godfather.

I mentioned above that Elizabeth and Kevin are dating for sure but might also be engaged. Couldn't find anything to confirm they are engaged but I did find a wedding registry for September 28 of this year under their name. September 28 would be a prime date for a golfer to get married since that is right after the last major event (The Tour Championship) and a week before the President's Cup (which I'd be shocked to see Kevin qualify for). So I'm feeling confident in saying the two are engaged. Looking at Ms. Petrie's twitter account I think we have a full on sports fan on our hands. She has reposts from many sport celebrities and media types and basically nothing else outside of a Blake Shelton post asking if he qualifies for legalized marijuana in California. So here is to hoping that very soon we get to see Kevin walking off the 18th green with a title and finding out a little bit more about his girlfriend/fiance Elizabeth Petrie.