Liz Johnson is first female qualifier for PBA Tour event
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Liz Johnson became the first woman to qualify for a PBA Tour event by finishing fourth in the qualifying round. The bowler from Cheektowaga, NY, was the top amateur Wednesday during qualifying for the PBA Uniroyal Tire Classic.
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Sport: Katie O'Brien becames first British player to reach second round after beating Germany's Sandra Kloesel 6-3, 7-5.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 22--Boise State senior Stacey Housley led the Bronco women's tennis team in its first tournament of the season Thursday, the Brigham Young Invitational in Provo, Utah.   Housley, the No.
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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.  -- Seon Hwa Lee spoiled Ai Miyazato's latest bid for her first LPGA Tour title, beating the Japanese star 2 and 1 on Sunday in the final of the HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship.
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What is it with the top players skipping the first two tournaments of the year? Tiger Woods did so on the PGA Tour and Lorena Ochoa is bypassing this week's LPGA Tour opener, the SBS Open, and next week's Fields Open, both in Hawaii.
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With most of the game's top players already in Europe preparing for next week's British Open, Masters champion Zach Johnson is the headline act at the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois.
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Cristie Kerr uses a birdie on the 14th hole Sunday as a springboard to her first U.S. Women's Open title with a two-shot victory over world No. 1 Lorena Ochoa.
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Organisers of the Open are set to give women the chance to qualify for golf's oldest major.
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Players on the women&#39;s tour will be scrambling for final points this week as they attempt to secure spots in lucrative season-ending WTA Championships.
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Thomas Johansson of Sweden overcame his frustrations with a linesman to beat sixth-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (5) in the first round Monday at the Thailand Open.
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FORT WORTH, Texas  - South African Rory Sabbatini rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt at the first playoff hole to win the Colonial Invitational on Sunday.
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Suzann Pettersen shot an even-par 72 for a one-stroke lead after the second round of the L.P.G.A.âs Hana Bank Kolon Championship in Gyeongju, South Korea.Pettersen, sidelined for eight months in 2005 because of a career-threatening back injury, has had a breakthrough season, winning her first major title in the L.P.G.A. Championship in June. Eun-Hee Ji shot a four-under 68 for the best round of the day to move into second place with a 142. Seon Hwa Lee (71) and Jeong Jang (72) are another stroke back at 143. Lorena Ochoa, who wrapped up her second straight player of the year award last week, shot a 75 and is six strokes off the pace at 147.
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ATHENS  -- Venus Williams believes Chinese women can be a force in the future once they start playing more WTA Tour events.
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About the only thing Fred Funk and Zach Johnson have in common is the lead at the Buick Championship. Ryder Cup member Funk is a 16-year PGA Tour veteran with five wins, while Johnson is a rookie with one title.
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SOUTH Korea&#39;s Grace Park finished with a birdie today to join Americans Laura Diaz, Juli Inkster and Christina Kim in the first round Tournament of Champions lead.
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BATON ROUGE -- LSU&#39;s second-ranked Lady Tigers basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Women&#39;s Sports Foundation Classic with a 81-50 victory over Maine in the opening round on Thursday night in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
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Michelle Wie will make another appearance on the PGA Tour after accepting a sponsor's exemption Tuesday night to play next month in the Sony Open.