Neumann, 38, gets first LPGA win in six years GOLF
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NORTH AUGUSTA, SC -- Liselotte Neumann won her first LPGA Tour title in six years, holding off a late charge by Grace Park for a three-stroke victory at the LPGA Asahi Ryokuken International Championship on Sunday.
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Annika Sorenstam went on a run that took her all the way to an LPGA record and a victory at the State Farm Classic.
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Patty Berg, the golf pioneer who won an LPGA Tour-record 15 major titles and was one of the 13 founding members of the tour in 1950, died Sunday. She was 88.
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Michelle Wie had reason to feel old, and it had nothing to do with sore wrists and high scores. On her way to Pine Needles for the U.S. Women's Open, she drove past Legacy Golf Links, where the 17-year-old from Hawaii played her first tournament on the mainland at the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links.
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Kerr claimed her third LPGA Tour tournament of the year yesterday, overcoming final-round difficulties and a strong challenge from Kim to win the State Farm Classic.
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Maria Hjorth closed in on her first LPGA Tour victory in seven years, Cristie Kerr had one bad hole and Annika Sorenstam remained on the fringe of contention Saturday at the State Farm Classic.
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Lorena Ochoa vanquished the playoff demons. Now the world's No. 1 player is aiming for her first major title. Ochoa erased a three-shot deficit over the last two regulation holes Sunday and then beat South Korean rookie In-Kyung Kim in a playoff to capture the Wegmans LPGA for the second time in three years.
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Maria Sharapova won the first set of the U.S. Open women's final Saturday night, 6-4 over Justine Henin-Hardenne.
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AUSTRALIAâS Andre Stolz last night edged past Tom Lehman, Tag Ridings and Harrison Frazar to win his first career title on the PGA Tour.
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Swedenâs Annika Sorenstam has won the LPGA Tour Championship after Cristie Kerr made an untimely bogey on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff while Australian Karrie Webb finished tied for third.
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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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Bart Bryant won his first PGA Tour event yesterday, closing with a 3-under-par 67 for a three-stroke victory over Providence's Patrick Sheehan at the Texas Open in San Antonio.
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This might have been one of the few times Michelle Wie was happy with a 73 on the LPGA Tour.
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It's been 22 years since Craig Stadler had a season like this. Stadler won his second straight tournament and fourth of the season Sunday, firing a 6-under 66 for a three-stroke victory over Jay Haas at the inaugural First Tee Open.
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ANNIKA SORENSTAM matched the LPGA Tour record for consecutive victories in a tournament yesterday, winning the Mizuno Classic for the fourth straight season.
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Stephen Gallacher won for the first time on the European tour, beating Northern Ireland&#39;s Graeme McDowell on the first playoff hole Sunday at the Dunhill Links Championship.
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Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova won her first title this season when the qualifier Agnes Szavay retired with a back injury yesterday while leading, 6-4, 0-3.