Transsexual golfer qualifies for Ladies European Tour
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Mianne Bagger, a 37-year-old Dane, became the first transsexual golfer to qualify for the Ladies European Tour. Bagger shot a 5-over-par 77 Wednesday to tie for ninth place after four rounds in qualifying school at the Riva dei Tessali golf club.
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Par of the century. Best par in history. Unbelievable. And that's just what the other team was saying about the magic act Laura Davies conjured up on the 16th hole at the Solheim Cup yesterday in Halmstad, Sweden.
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Michelle Wie has accepted an invitation to play in the Evian Masters in France, and a new policy adopted late last year by the LPGA Tour makes it possible for the 15-year-old to play in the Women's British Open.
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CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland  - Teenage prodigy   Michelle Wie defended her right to compete on the men's tour   and said she wanted to play in the Ryder Cup some day as she   prepared for this week's European Masters.
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A female councillor who was born a man is due to become the UK's first transgender mayor today, the Local Government Association said.
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LUXEMBOURG (Ticker) - No. 3 Silvia Farina Elia of Italy became the first seeded player to advance at the SEAT Open Luxembourg. Farina Elia, ranked 21st in the world, made quick work of Frenchwoman Stephanie
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WOBURN, England : Sweden&#39;s Henrik Stenson won his first European Tour title for three years when he clinched a four-shot victory in The Heritage tournament.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Annika Sorenstam, who won half of the 20 tournaments she played this season, has been voted golfer of the year in her native Sweden for a record eighth time.
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Elaine Joyce did not set out to break gender barriers when she signed up to play in a golf tournament in Dennis with her father last spring. The single-digit-handicap golfer says she simply wanted to improve her game by competing with players better than herself.
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The European tour is investigating Seve Ballesteros, who is accused of assaulting another Spanish golfer off the course during an amateur tournament last month.
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David Howell is 29, a nine-year veteran of the European PGA Tour. Paul Casey is 27, a highly publicized collegiate star here in America who has earned more
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There has been no shortage of media interest in Colin Montgomerie&#39;s new Spanish girlfriend (&quot;Monty Bags Birdie!&quot; etc), and the news that she plays off a handicap of 30 has prompted speculation
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Miriam Nagl from Germany was the epitome of consistency over four days of the Robe di Kappa Ladies European Tour qualifying school and after an opening round of 72 and three consecutive rounds of one under 71, ...
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European talisman Colin Montgomerie is first out in the singles at 1115 BST on decisive day three of the Ryder Cup.
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He's on the golf course. She's on the presidential campaign trail.
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The players who have qualified and are expected to compete in the 71st Masters Tournament, to be played April 5-8 at Augusta National Golf Club. The field will not be set until March 26 (players listed in only one category):
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Mianne Bagger is more than prepared for her spell in the spotlight after becoming the first transsexual to earn a place on the women&#39;s European Tour.