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Koreans Pak, Lee share LPGA lead

Fri June 05, 2009, 03:44 AM

Five-time major champion Se Ri Pak fired six birdies in a six-under par 66 opening round to match fellow South Korean Jee Young Lee for the lead at the LPGA State Farm Classic. Pak, who has not won since the 2007 Jamie Farr…

Lexus Cup golf falls victim to economic crisis

Mon June 01, 2009, 05:54 AM

The global economic crisis has claimed another victim with the LPGA-sanctioned Lexus Cup cancelled this year after the luxury car manufacturer said it was not renewing its sponsorship. The Ryder Cup-style tournament, which pits…

France's Icher leads Corning Classic golf

Sat May 23, 2009, 03:59 AM

France's Karine Icher fired a six-under par 66 to take a two shot lead after the second round of the LPGA Corning Classic. South Korea's Han Hee-won shot a five-under 67 and is two shots back in second. "I did good today from the…

Icher, Park share LPGA lead at Corning

Fri May 22, 2009, 04:43 AM

France's Karine Icher and South Korean Hee Young Park each fired an eight-under par 64 to share the lead after the opening round of the 1.5 million-dollar LPGA Corning Classic. Icher, playing in the last group, sank an eight-foot…

South Korea's Oh wins LPGA Sybase Classic

Sun May 17, 2009, 08:41 PM

South Korea's Ji Young Oh captured her second US LPGA tour title Sunday, defeating Norwegian Suzann Pettersen by four shots at the two million-dollar Sybase Classic. Oh carded a two-under par 70 for a 14-under total of 274. She…

Kerr holds off Kim to win LPGA Michelob crown

Mon May 11, 2009, 02:59 AM

American Cristie Kerr seized the lead with a birdie at 15 and held on to beat South Korea's In-Kyung Kim by two strokes in the LPGA Michelob Ultra Open. Kerr, who lifted the trophy here in 2005, fired a final-round one-under par…

Ochoa in charge at LPGA Michelob Ultra Open

Fri May 08, 2009, 03:40 AM

Lorena Ochoa, fresh from an LPGA victory in her native Mexico two weeks ago, fired a seven-under par 64 to seize the first-round lead in the 2.2 million-dollar Michelob Ultra Open. "This is only the start," said Ochoa, who…

China plans to emulate success of Korean women

Tue May 05, 2009, 01:03 AM

South Korean women have taken the golfing world by storm and now China wants a slice of the action. Koreans were multiple winners on the US LPGA Tour last season and their production line of hot, new talent shows no signs of…

Ochoa takes three-stroke LPGA lead in Mexico

Sat April 25, 2009, 01:37 AM

Defending champion Lorena Ochoa fired her second straight eight-under-par 65 to take a three-shot lead midway through the USLPGA Tour's Corona Championship. The world number one from Mexico notched her second bogey-free effort in…

Ochoa takes early lead at Mexico LPGA event

Fri April 24, 2009, 05:57 AM

World number one Lorena Ochoa shot an eight under 65 to take a one shot lead after the first round of the LPGA's Corona Championship. "It's very exciting to be in a position that I like," said Mexico's Ochoa. "Hopefully, we can…

Ochoa seeks third title in four years at Mexico LPGA event

Wed April 22, 2009, 10:31 PM

World number one and defending champion Lorena Ochoa seeks her third title in four years at this week's 1.3 million-dollar LPGA Corona Championship. Ochoa seeks her second title of the season after a triumph at Thailand to open…

Unheralded McPherson leads Kraft Nabisco

Sun April 05, 2009, 01:14 AM

Kristy McPherson fired a two-under-par 70 to take a one-shot lead after three rounds of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first women's major of 2009. McPherson had a 54-hole total of eight-under-par 208, one stroke in front of…

Kim, McPherson share lead at Kraft Nabisco

Sat April 04, 2009, 03:12 AM

Christina Kim and Kristy McPherson battled gusting winds to finish tied for the lead on six-under 138 Friday after two rounds of the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Cristie Kerr had the best score in the blustery weather, turning in…

Kim stretches lead at Phoenix LPGA

Sat March 28, 2009, 05:04 AM

In-Kyung Kim has matched her first-round 68 doubling her lead at the 1.5 million-dollar Phoenix LPGA International. The South Korean had an eight-under total of 136 to hold a two-shot lead at the halfway point on Friday. She…

Kim seizes first-round lead in Phoenix

Fri March 27, 2009, 03:42 AM

South Korea's In-Kyung Kim carded a four-under 68 to take the lead after the opening round of the Phoenix LPGA International tournament. Kim's round was highlighted by an eagle at Papago Golf Course's No.18 - her ninth hole of…

Hurst wins MasterCard Classic golf

Mon March 23, 2009, 12:45 AM

American Pat Hurst posted a 4-under-par 68 to edge Lorena Ochoa and Tseng Yani by one stroke at the LPGA Mastercard Classic. Hurst sank a long putt on the 18th green at the tough BosqueReal Country Club to finish at 10-under 206.…

Taiwan's Tseng surges to lead Mexico golf

Sun March 22, 2009, 01:59 AM

Taiwan's Tseng Yani, who was last year's runner-up, fired a three-under 69 to surge into a tie for the lead after the second round of the LPGA MasterCard Classic. "Actually I feel pretty good today. But I had a bogey to start,"…

Mexico's Ochoa turns tables on BosqueReal course

Sat March 21, 2009, 04:37 AM

Loren Ochoa fired a seven-under-par 65 to equal the course record and take a two-shot lead after the opening round of the USLPGA Mastercard Classic. "I got a lot of bad lies here," she said on Friday. "Also some mud in my ball.…

'Dragon Ladies' breathe fire into women's golf

Tue March 17, 2009, 02:32 AM

A group of five women dubbed the "Dragon Ladies" are taking the US LPGA Tour by storm, breathing new fire into a sport that needed a boost with the retirement of Annika Sorenstam. Rarely does a country produce so many athletes…

HSBC weighing up future golf sponsorships

Tue March 10, 2009, 05:20 AM

Global banking giant HSBC is weighing up whether to continue its sponsorship of golf tournaments after reporting a 70 percent tumble in annual net profit. HSBC's contract with the two-million-dollar Women's Champions event held…

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