Alicia Dibos played in the 28th Annual Women’s Met Open Championship this week, bidding for a record fourth title. The Open was played at Upper Montclair Country Club. Alicia shot a 69, coming in second to Princeton graduate and LPGA Tour rookie Kelly Shon.

It was late 1990’s when luck and destiny got together and wrote a very important chapter in my professional career. I was playing on the LPGA then, and during The JAL Classic NY, I had the chance to come to Winged Foot for lunch; and what a chance that was, being introduced to Winged Foot’s Head Professional, Mr. Tom Nieporte. I will never forget his bright blue eyes, his wonderful smile and that soft tone of voice. A couples of years went by. While I was enjoying Christmas