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  • August 2008

    • LPGA to Test Players' English

      Golfweek  |  Aug 26, 08 4:12 PM CDT

      LPGA to Test Players' English

      (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 players on the tour this year, 45 are from South Korea. More »

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

  • July 2008

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

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 30, 08 5:00 PM CDT

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

      (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 will be nowhere near. Instead, she’ll be playing with the boys, adding her considerable ratings draw to the PGA's Reno-Tahoe Open. More »

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

    • Wie Forgets to Sign Scorecard, Has to Go Home

      Associated Press  |  Jul 19, 08 9:25 PM CDT

      Wie Forgets to Sign Scorecard, Has to Go Home

      (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 took no questions. Said the LPGA official who delivered the bad news to the teenager: "She was like a little kid after you tell them there's no Santa Claus." More »

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      golf  • LPGA  • LPGA Tour  • Michelle Wie

  • June 2008

    • Inbee Park the Youngest Winner of US Women's Open

      Associated Press  |  Jun 29, 08 6:28 PM CDT

      Inbee Park the Youngest Winner of US Women's Open

      (Newser) - Two weeks away from her 20th birthday, Inbee Park became the youngest winner of the US Women's Open today by closing with a 2-under 71 as everyone else around her faded away at Interlachen. Park didn't make a bogey over the final 10 holes, pulling away with three clutch putts early on the back nine and building a four-shot lead going to the final hole. She finished with a tap-in birdie, and a few of her fellow South Koreans doused her with beer. More »

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      golf  • LPGA Tour

  • April 2008

    • Ochoa: a Lady Tiger?

      Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 21, 08 11:31 AM CDT

      Ochoa: a Lady Tiger?

      (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 for the LGPA Hall of Fame and has the chance for a Grand Slam. More »

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

    • Ochoa Leads Corona Championship

      Associated Press  |  Apr 12, 08 7:09 PM CDT

      Ochoa Leads Corona Championship

      (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 the Hall of Fame. Se Ri Pak was 26 years and a few months older when she qualified. More »

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

  • July 2007

    • Wie Aims for First Under-Par Round Since '06

      MSNBC  |  Jul 26, 07 7:02 AM CDT

      Wie Aims for First Under-Par Round Since '06

      (Newser) - Michelle Wie will tee off at the 2007 Evian Masters today, the tournament in which, a year ago, she shot her last under-par outing on the LPGA Tour. Plagued recently by injury, Wie has played 23 rounds without breaking even since her second-place finish at last year's Masters. The 17-year-old last performed at the U.S. Women's Open in June, but resigned in the second round. More »

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      LPGA Tour  • US Women's Open  • Michelle Wie

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