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Show me the money
NAPLES, Florida (AP) ― Lydia Ko didn’t need to wait for the prize money to be distributed to realize why this week is so different on the LPGA Tour.She was reminded in the airport by a question she has heard dozens of times. The 16-year-old from New Zealand was clearing customs when the agent asked her purpose for coming to the United States. She told him she was playing in a golf tournament.“He says, ‘Are you a professional?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, I am.’ So that was the biggest thing,” Ko said Wed
Nov. 21, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Park wins LPGA Player of the Year
Park In-bee has become the first South Korean to earn the LPGA Tour’s Player of the Year.Park won the award with a fourth-place finish at 11-under par 277 at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sunday. She fended off her closest rival, Norwegian Suzann Pettersen, who placed fifth, 1 stroke behind Park.Park led Petteren 290-252 in points before the tournament. Park added seven points and Pettersen six points after the event. Park has secured the most prestigious honor bestowed o
Nov. 18, 2013
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Phatlum leads Ochoa event
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) ― Thailand’s Pornanong Phatlum took the first-round lead Thursday in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, birdieing seven of the first 13 holes at Guadalajara Country Club.The 23-year-old Phatlum, winless in five seasons on the LPGA Tour, dropped a stroke on the par-4 14th hole and finished with a 6-under 66.Amy Yang was a stroke back, and fellow South Korean players Park In-bee and Ryu So-yeon were two shots back at 68 along with Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist.The top-ranked Park sw
Nov. 15, 2013
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Pettersen closing in fast on LPGA awards
Just more than three months ago, Park In-bee went to St. Andrews with a shot at becoming the first golfer to win four straight majors in one year. She was No. 1 in women’s golf by any measure ― world ranking, money list ― and it wasn’t even close.But as the LPGA Tour goes into the final two weeks of its season, there’s a chance Park won’t win any of the major awards. And she might even lose her No. 1 ranking.Suzann Pettersen, who had only one win after the Women’s British Open the first week in
Nov. 13, 2013
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Taiwan’s Teresa Lu wins Mizuno Classic
SHIMA, Japan (AP) ― Taiwan’s Teresa Lu won the Mizuno Classic on Sunday, birdieing the last two holes and six of the final eight for an 8-under 64 and a two-stroke victory.The 25-year-old Lu, a regular on the Japan LPGA Tour after giving up her LPGA Tour membership in 2010, finished at 14-under 202 at Kintetsu Kashikojima. She earned $180,000 for her first tour title.South Korea’s Chella Choi, tied with Lu with two holes to play, had a 66 to finish second.Japanese players took the next five spot
Nov. 10, 2013
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Woods at 1 under in rainy Turkey
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) ― Tiger Woods only had time for little more than half a round on the opening day of the weather-affected Turkish Airlines Open on Thursday, and he’ll be playing catch-up to the leaders when play resumes. Woods was among the majority of players who weren’t able to complete their first round after the start was pushed back three hours because the greens had been flooded by a thunder storm. When his round finally started, he did little to put himself in contention, sitting at 1
Nov. 8, 2013
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Gay, Baird lead at Sea Island
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Georgia (AP) ― Heavy fog allowed Brian Gay a quick nap, and he no longer felt so sluggish after traveling halfway around the world from Shanghai to Sea Island for the McGladrey Classic on Thursday. Gay had enough energy to make eight birdies on his way to a 7-under 63, giving him a share of the lead with Briny Baird among early starters. The opening round could not be completed because of a fog delay lasting nearly two hours. Once the sun burned off the fog, the Seaside course
Nov. 8, 2013
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Lewis back to defend title at Mizuno Classic
SHIMA, Japan (AP) ― Stacy Lewis is rested and ready to defend her title at the Mizuno Classic, the LPGA’s last stop on a five-event Asian swing.Lewis, who overcame a seven-stroke deficit to win last year’s tournament, is coming off a three-week break from the tour and has big plans to add to her career titles.“I’m not playing all the Asia tournaments just because I want to be fresh when I am playing and I want to play good and have a chance to win,” said the No. 3-ranked Lewis, who leads the LPG
Nov. 7, 2013
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Johnson pulls away for 1st World Golf Championship
SHANGHAI (AP) ― Against an all-world cast of contenders, Dustin Johnson pulled away with power and a clutch putt to win his first World Golf Championship on Sunday.Johnson played a pivotal five-hole stretch on the back nine in 5-under par, seizing control by pitching in for eagle from just short of the green on the par-4 16th. He followed with an 8-foot birdie putt on the 17th and closed with a 6-under 66 for a three-shot win over Ian Poulter in the HSBC Champions.“It was a lot of fun out there,
Nov. 3, 2013
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PGA Tour to be part of new tour in China
SHANGHAI (AP) ― The PGA Tour will be partners in a new tour in China that starts next year with 12 tournaments.The China Tour-PGA Tour China Series will begin in March with 12 events that have purses of about $200,000. Still to be determined is qualifying procedures, and how many of the top finishers will have access to the Web.com Tour in the United States.“We know from looking at the history of golf that the growth of the game is driven first and foremost by the development of elite players,”
Nov. 3, 2013
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Hur In-hoi captures Herald-KYJ
Hur In-hoi of Korea, 26, captured his second KPGA Tour win at the Herald-KYJ Tour Championship on Friday.In the final round at Lotte Skyhill Golf Club in Seogwipo on Jejudo Island, Hur shot a 1-under 71 for a total of 12-under 276. The second place was shared by three players: Choi Joon-woo, Kim Hyung-tae and Kim Gi-whan. They were four strokes behind Hur, who carded four birdies against three bogeys in the final round. “Honestly, I didn’t expect to win. I tried to take pleasure in playing, as
Nov. 1, 2013
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Hur In-hoi takes 3-shot lead after 3rd round at Herald-KYJ
Hur In-hoi took the lead from Kim Gi-hwan in the third round of the Herald-KYJ Tour Championship Thursday. Hur kept up his good form, which had driven him to the second spot on Wednesday at the tour’s closing tournament at Lotte Skyhill Golf Club in Seogwipo on Jejudo island. He carded four birdies and one eagle against a bogey and a double bogey to climb a spot to the top place with 11-under 205.The 26-year-old came into the spotlight Wednesday by setting the course record of 5 under, which he
Oct. 31, 2013
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Kim takes lead after 2nd round at Herald-KYJ
Kim Gwi-hwan of Korea kept his leading pace in the Herald-KYJ Tour Championship Wednesday, adding 5 under 67, his same score as in the first round. He carded 10 under 134 to take the lead alone.In the second round of the tournament held at Lotte Skyhill Golf Club in Seogwipo on Jejudo Island, Kim made five birdies, four of them in the back nine, and no bogeys. His two-day play was near perfect. He made just one bogey Tuesday and shared the first-round lead with three others.“My shots felt so goo
Oct. 30, 2013
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Kim Hyung-tae shares lead with 3 others in Herald-KYJ
Kim Hyung-tae, eighth in money rankings, carded 67 to share the lead with three other Korean compatriots in the first round of the Herald-KYJ Tour Championship on Monday.In the stunning autumn sunshine on a windless day at the Lotte Skyhill Jeju Country Club in Seogwipo on Jejudo island, Kim finished the first nine holes with four under and shot one under in the back nine. Little known players, low in money rankings, Kim Gi-hwan (17th), Moon Kyong-jun (23rd) and Kim Wi-joong (61st) joined the le
Oct. 29, 2013
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LPGA waives off age limit to grant Ko membership
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (AP) ― The LPGA Tour waived its age requirement Monday for Lydia Ko, clearing the way for the 16-year-old from New Zealand to join the tour in 2014.Ko won’t be like most LPGA Tour rookies.She already is a two-time champion, having won the Women’s Canadian Open at 15 last year to become the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history, and then successfully defending her title this summer in Canada. Born in South Korea and raised in New Zealand, she already is No. 5 in women’s worl
Oct. 29, 2013
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[Photo News] Tee off in Herald-KYJ Tour Campionship
Oct. 28, 2013
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Herald-KYJ Tour kicks off on Jeju
A golf tournament expected to decide the money leader of this season on the Korean tour will kick off a four-day run on the scenic island of Jeju, Tuesday.Current money leader Kang Sung-hoon of Korea seeks his third straight win in the Herald-KYJ Tour Championship on the Hill and Ocean Courses at Lotte Skyhill Jeju Country Club in Seogwipo. The championship also takes place as an event to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Herald Corp.Kang is among 102 players from four countries who will compe
Oct. 28, 2013
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Pettersen holds on in Taiwan
YANGMEI, Taiwan (AP) ― Suzann Pettersen held off a furious rally Sunday from Azahara Munoz to win her second consecutive Taiwan Sunrise LPGA championship. Pettersen’s three under 69 Sunday gave her a minus nine 279 for the tournament, five ahead of Munoz’s 284. The Spaniard carded a 70 in Sunday’s round. Pettersen birdied the 13th, 14th and 18th holes to win going away after her bogey on the par 5 9th allowed Munoz to pull within one stroke on the final day of the competition. Earlier, Munoz had
Oct. 27, 2013
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Hasegawa, Lee share lead in Asia-Pacific Amateur
Shohei Hasegawa of Japan and Lee Chang-woo of South Korea battled strong wind and cool temperatures to share the lead going into the final two rounds of the Asia-Pacific Amateur.At stake is a spot in the Masters for the winner, along with an exemption into a final qualifying event for the British Open.Hasegawa, a 21-year-old student at Osaka Gakuin University, had three birdies for a 1-under 70. Lee was even more impressive by running off 15 consecutive pars and then a birdie on the 16th hole at
Oct. 25, 2013
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Pettersen jumps out ...to early lead
YANGMEI, Taiwan (AP) ― Defending champion Suzann Pettersen took an early lead in the $2 million Sunrise Championship in Taiwan, as she presses her bid to overtake South Korea’s Park In-bee at the top of the LPGA rankings.Pettersen carded a 4-under 68 in the first round Thursday on the Sunrise course in the Taipei suburb of Yangmei. She had a three-stroke lead over Americans Alison Walshe and Irene Cho. Even with a victory in Taiwan, Pettersen cannot overhaul Park this week. But a good result wil
Oct. 24, 2013