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LPGA stories: 14 news summaries

LPGA Backs Off English-Only Policy

Tour bows to sponsors, civil rights groups on controversial rule

Sep 5, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A firestorm of criticism has forced the LPGA to overturn its plans to penalize tour players who failed to pass an oral English evaluation after 2 years, GolfWeek reports. “After hearing the concerns, we believe there are other ways to achieve our shared objective of supporting and enhancing... More »

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golf • LPGA • English • Asians

 LPGA to Test Players' English 

Tour worries about sponsor interaction as foreign players increase

Aug 26, 08 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - The LPGA will begin mandatory oral English tests for its players next year, and those who fail face suspension and required tutoring, Golfweek reports. The tour is stressing the importance of English as players from Asia have come to play a prominent role in the sport. Of the 121 international... More »

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sports • South Korea • golf • LPGA • LPGA Tour • language • English

Wie Snubs Women's Major, Opts to Play in Men's Event

Is it payback for being disqualified from a recent tournament?

Jul 30, 08 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Wie seems to be getting some payback on the LPGA after being disqualified from a recent tournament for failing to sign her scorecard, notes Thomas Bonk in the Los Angeles Times. It may be just a coincidence, but when the women's British Open tees off this week, the 18-year-old... More »

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sports • golf • LPGA • PGA • Michelle Wie • LPGA Tour • TV ratings

Wie Forgets to Sign Scorecard, Has to Go Home

18-year-old was in
second place, will
lose big paycheck

Jul 19, 08 9:25 PM CDT
(AP) - Michelle Wie, playing her best golf of the year, forgot to sign her scorecard and was disqualified from the State Farm Classic in Illinois. Wie, 18, had finished the third round only one shot behind the leader. "I don't know why or how it happened," said Wie, who... More »

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golf • LPGA • Michelle Wie • LPGA Tour

Sorenstam to Retire After
2008 Season

Top female has eye
on biz, including golf academy, courses

May 14, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Annika Sorenstam has announced her retirement from professional golf, effective at the end of the 2008 season, Golf.com reports. The eight-time LPGA player of the year has "other priorities," including starting a family and working to build "the Annika brand of businesses, including my academy, my... More »

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golf • LPGA • retirement • Lorena Ochoa • LPGA Tour Hall of Fame • Annika Sorenstam

(Newser) - Paula Creamer blew another lead late in the final round and found herself in another playoff. Instead of getting nervous, she got mad at herself. After losing a two-shot lead on the final hole, Creamer held off a spirited bid from Juli Inkster by making an 8-foot birdie putt on... More »

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golf • LPGA • Lorena Ochoa • Juli Inkster • Paula Creamer • SemGroup Championship

OPINION

 Ochoa: a Lady Tiger? 

Mexican golfer could complete a 'Lorena Slam'

Apr 21, 08 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Golf fans should have no trouble choosing between the Lady or the Tiger at the moment: The best player in the world today, Ed Sherman writes in the Chicago Tribune, is Lorena Ochoa. With four victories in a row and five in six tournaments, the 26-year-old Mexican has already qualified... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • LPGA • LPGA Tour • Lorena Ochoa • Grand Slam

 Lorena Ochoa Wins Ginn Open 

Becomes first in 45 years to win tournaments in four straight weeks

Apr 20, 08 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - World No. 1 Lorena Ochoa became the first U.S. LPGA Tour player in 45 years to win four tournaments in consecutive weeks on Sunday. Ochoa shot 3-under 69 in the final round of the Ginn Open and beat Taiwanese rookie Yani Tseng by three strokes for her fifth victory... More »

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LPGA • Lorena Ochoa

Lorena Ochoa Wins Corona Championship

Win qualifies her
for LPGA Tour
Hall of Fame

Apr 13, 08 8:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lorena Ochoa wasn't distracted when the fans chanted her name on only the second hole of the Corona Championship. But by her last stroke on the 18th hole Sunday, the emotions were too much. The Mexican star had just won her third straight tournament and qualified for the LPGA Tour... More »

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golf • LPGA • Lorena Ochoa • Corona Championship • LPGA Tour Hall of Fame

Ochoa Leads Corona
Championship 

26-year-old on verge of qualifying for Hall of Fame

Apr 12, 08 7:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lorena Ochoa closed in on the last point she needs to qualify for the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, shooting her third straight 7-under 66 today to take a five-stroke lead in the Corona Championship. If Ochoa wins, the 26-year-old Mexican star will become the youngest player to qualify for... More »

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golf • Se Ri Pak • LPGA • LPGA Tour • Lorena Ochoa • Corona Championship

 Ochoa Finally Takes the Plunge 

Wins the Kraft Nabisco Championship

Apr 7, 08 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lorena Ochoa set the silver trophy on a table, clasped hands with her parents and sprinted to the edge of the lake surrounding the 18th green at Mission Hills, then raised both arms as she plunged into the water. Whether she is playing or celebrating, the Mexican star is unstoppable.... More »

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golf • LPGA • Lorena Ochoa • Kraft Nabisco Championship

Player Charges PGA Drug Use

Gary Player says at least 10 golfers are
using enhancers

Jul 19, 07 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former British Open champion Gary Player said yesterday he knows "for a fact" some players on the PGA Tour have used performance-enhancing drugs. "Whether it's HGH, whether it's creatine, or whether it's steroids," the 1968 Carnoustie winner lamented, "we're dreaming if we think it's not coming... More »

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Tiger Woods • LPGA • anabolic steroids • British Open • PGA Tour • Carnoustie Golf Links • Gary Player • creatine • USGA • human growth hormone

Tiger Skips Paternity Leave, Eyes Carnoustie

New dad has five weeks to prepare for Scottish Open title defense

Jun 19, 07 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Golf's most famously competitive personality is unlikely to miss the next major title, despite a frustrating defeat at the US Open at Oakmont and the birth of his first child shortly thereafter. Tiger Woods had announced he might possibly miss an event pending the birth of his daughter, Sam, but... More »

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golf • Tiger Woods • LPGA • children • Jack Nicklaus • baby • Scottish Open • Peter Thomsen • US Open Golf

South Korean Women Get
In the Swing  

Pak blazes trail to top of pro golf world

Apr 25, 07 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Men dominate business in South Korea, and the country has just 250 golf courses. Yet in the nine years since Se Ri Pak won four tournaments as an LPGA rookie, South Koreans have come to dominate the world's top women's tour, the Journal reports.  Ambitious parents even pull their... More »

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South Korea • golf • women • Se Ri Pak • LPGA

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