Posts Tagged ‘Lpga Tour’

CLIFTON, N.J. — South Korea’s Oh Ji Young captured her second LPGA Tour title Sunday, defeating Norwegian Suzann Pettersen by four shots at the Sybase Classic. Oh carded a two-under par 70 for a 14-under total of 274. She claimed the $300,000 US first prize and added the title to the State Farm Classic crown she won last year. The 20-year-old finished with a flourish, draining a ...
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Seoul, South Korea (Sports Network) - Grace Park underwent successful arthroscopic hip surgery this week and will miss up to four months of action on the LPGA Tour. "It was a very difficult decision to have the surgery and miss time, but this was the only way to get back to being healthy and strong," Park said in a statement. "Doctors have given me a very ...
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MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — Lorena Ochoa had another big day at the Corona Championship. The defending champion and top-ranked golfer on the LPGA Tour shot an 8-under 65 on the Tres Marias course to take a one-stroke lead over South Korea's Na Yeon Choi after the first round on Thursday. "It was a good day, there is really not much more to add if you look at ...
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Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - With the LPGA Tour off last week for the Masters, there were few changes to the top 20 in this week's world rankings. Lorena Ochoa, Yani Tseng, Jiyai Shin, Paula Creamer and Suzann Pettersen completed the top five again this week. Cristie Kerr, Angela Stanford, Karrie Webb, Helen Alfredsson and Seon-Hwa Lee ...
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MORELIA, Mexico -- Lorena Ochoa wasn’t distracted when the fans chanted her name on only the second hole. She stayed focused on her game, even as the crowd grew to thousands by the end of the day. But by her last stroke on the 18th hole Sunday, the emotions were too much. The Mexican star had ...
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Lorena Ochoa (born November 15, 1981) is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently the number one ranked female golfer in the world. As the first Mexican golfer of either gender to be ranked number one in the world, she is considered the best Mexican golfer of all time. Childhood and ...
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