All posts tagged "LPGA"

  • Lydia Ko
    Lydia Ko ‘has no weaknesses’ as she prepares for first major: Leadbetter

    (AP) — The pressure from playing in the first major of the year is clearly not getting to Lydia Ko. The 17-year-old sensation already is the youngest golfer, male or female, to be ranked No. 1. She...

    • Posted March 31, 2015
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  • Miram Lee
    Winning streak for S. Korean-born golfers snapped on LPGA Tour

    SEOUL, March 30 (Yonhap) — The winning streak by South Korean-born golfers on the 2015 LPGA Tour was snapped at six in California on Sunday, as American veteran Cristie Kerr captured the Kia Classic. The red-hot Kerr...

    • Posted March 30, 2015
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  • Kevin Na
    Mirim Lee, Alison Lee and Kevin Na all set for big weekend

    By Brian Han Kevin Na is doing what he does best — hanging around the leaderboard. The 31-year old shot an impressive 4-under 68 in blistering conditions Friday during the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio....

    • Posted March 27, 2015
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  • LPGA
    Sörenstam, Rankin conference reveals theory on Koreans dominance on LPGA

    By Brian Han With the LPGA’s first major of the 2015 season coming up, Hall of Famers Annika Sörenstam and Judy Rankin sat down Thursday with major winner Karen Stupples to discuss the newly dubbed ANA Inspiration (formerly...

    • Posted March 26, 2015
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  • Lydia Ko of New Zealand tees off on the 17th hole during the second round of the HSBC Women's Champions golf tournament on Friday, March 6, 2015 in Singapore. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
    World No. 1 Lydia Ko set for Kia Classic

    CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Top-ranked Lydia Ko doesn’t want to get too far ahead of herself at the Kia Classic — a week before the first major championship of the LPGA Tour season. “I’m going to concentrate...

    • Posted March 25, 2015
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  • Choi Na-yeon, left, and Jang Ha Na walk up the eighth fairway together in the final round of the LPGA Coates Golf Championship Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club in Ocala, Fla. Choi won the event. (AP Photo/The Ocala Star-Banner, Cyndi Chambers)
    9 is fine! S. Korean-born golfers extend win streak

    With Kim Hyo-joo closing out the JTBC Founders Cup with a victory Sunday, the 19-year-old extended the 2015 streak for South Korean-born winners on the LPGA and Ladies European Tour (LET) to nine. This particular demographic has...

    • Posted March 23, 2015
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  • Hyo Joo Kim (AP)
    Rookie Kim Hyo-joo wins LPGA Tour’s Founders Cup

    PHOENIX (AP) — Kim Hyo-joo overcame her fear of bees — and beat Stacy Lewis, too. Forced to hit under a tree with a beehive above her head, the 19-year-old South Korean player birdied five of the...

    • Posted March 23, 2015
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