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Wie claims first pro tour win

Sports | Golf
2009-11-17

IMMEDIATELY after tapping in Sunday to win her first LPGA Tour title and fulfill a decade of promise, Michelle Wie pulled the ball from the 18th hole, looked up to the sky and let out a big sigh of relief. After...

Ochoa retains title

Sports | Golf
2009-10-6

LORENA Ochoa successfully defended her Navistar LPGA Classic title, overcoming early troubles to shoot a 2-under 70 on Sunday for a four-stroke victory over Michelle Wie and Brittany Lang in Alabama. Ochoa finished...

Li aims to spoil Yang's hat-trick bid in Wenzhou

Sports | Golf
2009-8-5

FOLLOWING a win and a runner-up finish in her last two China LPGA starts, Li Wei is looking to continue her strong form of late with another victory when the US$50,000 Orient Wenzhou Yangyi Championship begins today...

Bivens quits in LPGA Tour revamp

Sports | Golf
2009-7-15

THE LPGA Tour announced sweeping changes on Monday with Commissioner Carolyn Bivens resigning and being replaced on a temporary basis by Marsha J Evans, a member of the LPGA's board of directors. Ten-time major...

LPGA's Bivens on the way out

Sports | Golf
2009-7-11

US LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens reportedly is on the way out as leader of the tour after calls for her resignation by key players. Golf Digest and GolfWeek Magazine reported on their Websites on Thursday that...

Players silent over LPGA row

Sports | Golf
2009-7-9

PLAYERS at the US Women's Open were tight-lipped on Tuesday when asked about a report that a group of players had called for the resignation of LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens. Golfweek Magazine reported...

Report: Players calling on LPGA boss to resign

Sports | Golf
2009-7-8

TOP LPGA players have lost confidence in the Tour's leadership and have called for the resignation of Commissioner Carolyn Bivens, according to a media report on Monday. Mexican world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa and Americans...

Sal leads in rain-hit LPGA event

Sports | Golf
2009-6-27

GERMANY'S Sandra Gal kept loose over a game of chess during a rain delay and shot an 8-under 64 to lead Shin Ji-yai by one stroke before darkness suspended first-round play at the Wegmans LPGA on Thursday. An...

Yang edges Li in third-hole playoff

Sports | Golf
2009-5-24

YANG Hongmei claimed her first China LPGA Tour victory yesterday when the Chinese veteran beat compatriot Li Wei on the third hole of a playoff at the US$50,000 Yantai Yangmadao Championship in Yantai, Shandong Province. ...

China set to tee off new LPGA Tour

Sports | Golf
2009-5-13

AS the first event of the China LPGA Tour gets ready to tee off today in Beijing, many of the region's top pros are looking to make history in becoming the first winner on the new circuit. "I think it's great...