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Park keeps one-stroke lead at LPGA Kia Classic

Posted: March 26, 2021 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

LPGA Hall of Famer Park In-bee of South Korea fired a three-under par 69 to keep a one-stroke lead after Friday's second round of the LPGA Kia Classic. Golf News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos

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Whan makes surprise decision to leave as LPGA commissioner

Posted: January 6, 2021 at 9:22 am   /   Sports

Mike Whan is leaving the LPGA Tour after 11 years as commissioner, a surprise announcement Wednesday that comes just three weeks after he guided the tour through a season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Whan did not set a date for when he would leave. ''The LPGA is poised for even greater heights, and […]

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19-year-old Noh tied for LPGA Tour lead with Park, Ryu

Posted: December 5, 2020 at 9:22 pm   /   Sports

Yealimi Noh closed with a double bogey Saturday in the Volunteers of America Classic, dropping the 19-year-old American into a tie with major champions Inbee Park and So Yeon Ryu with a round left. Ko is making her second LPGA Tour start of the year. Golf News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos

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Nasa Hataoka leads LPGA Tour event in Michigan

Posted: May 27, 2018 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Nasa Hataoka shot a 4-under 68 on Friday, and the Japanese teenager leads by one stroke over Minjee Lee after the second round of the LPGA Volvik Championship. Hataoka, who lost in a playoff last week in the Kingsmill Championship in Virginia, made seven birdies Friday at Travis Pointe Country […]

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Houston devastation personal for LPGA star

Posted: August 30, 2017 at 10:35 am   /   Sports

Stacy Lewis is among the golfers who has been directly affected by Hurricane Harvey. Golf on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

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Jersey girl chasing her LPGA major dream on home turf

Posted: July 15, 2017 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

A win at the U.S. Women’s Open this week for Marina Alex, which also would happen be her first career LPGA victory, would be a remarkable, career and life-altering achievement. Doing it at Trump National in Bedminster, N.J., which sits just 40 miles west of where she grew up in Wayne? That would not only […]

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Inside the ‘cutthroat,’ gossipy world of LPGA player-caddie relationships

Posted: June 30, 2017 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Cristie Kerr has a one-word explanation for why some LPGA players are so quick to switch caddies. "Hormones," she said. "Honestly. Women are moody. I'm moody. Sometimes when I wasn't playing well early in my career, I'd take it out on my caddies." Kerr figures she has gone through six or seven caddies during her […]

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LPGA Tour event offering exemption based on Twitter vote

Posted: May 3, 2017 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

The LPGA ShopRite Classic has drawn criticism for the decision to hold a vote and which players they've included. Golf news, photos, and video – Yahoo! Sports

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Su-Yeon Jang takes LPGA Tour’s Lotte Championship lead (The Associated Press)

Posted: April 14, 2017 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Su-Yeon Jang took the Lotte Championship lead in the completion of the third round Friday morning and opened a three-stroke cushion in the afternoon with a third-round 7-under 65. Yahoo Sports – Golf News

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EXCLUSIVE-Chinese women golfers may shun LPGA event amid China-S.Korea tensions (Reuters)

Posted: March 30, 2017 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

(Updates with Lotte official’s comment) SEOUL, March 30 (Reuters) – Chinese golfers on the U.S. women’s tour may decide not to play in a tournament next month in Hawaii sponsored by South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group, a sign that fallout from a diplomatic row between Beijing and Seoul over a missile defence system is increasingly […]

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