Golf: Struggling American finds form to capture second LPGA crown
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SEMMES, United States : Heather Daly-Donofrio took full advantage of a rule change that allowed her to compete in the LPGA Tournament of Champions, firing a two-under par 70 here to win the event by four strokes.
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Rosie Jones has the perfect plan to ease into retirement -- a second straight victory in this tournament. Nagging injuries, including chronic neck pain, led Jones to reduce her LPGA schedule in 2005, playing in no more than 15 tournaments.
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The best antidote for Cristie Kerr's head cold was a hot new putter. The nine-time LPGA Tour winner shot a 6-under 66 on Thursday in the first round of the Wegmans LPGA, giving her a one-stroke lead over Canada's Alena Sharp at the tricky, tree-lined Locust Hill course.
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Standing behind the first tee as the last group teed off at the LPGA Championship was Lisa Fernandes, the first alternate in the tournament who had more than a passing interest in Michelle Wie. Her hopes of playing ended when Wie teed off.
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She made a birdie at the second hole. Two holes later, Libby Smith saw stars.
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Annika Sorenstam&#039;s pesky missed cut streak is finally over. The eight-time LPGA Tour player of the year shot a 4-under 67 Saturday in the second round of the Sybase Classic, a round good enough to have her one stroke behind leader Gloria Park and well above the cut line.
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Jelena Jankovic, the worldâs third-ranked womenâs tennis player, struggled in the third round before pulling out a victory.
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A row between the world's two best known women golfers is raising the temperature for this week's LPGA Championship, with Annika Sorenstam saying Michelle Wie lacked class in dealing with a wrist injury.
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For the second straight U.S. Open, the relatively anonymous winner will be less memorable than the failure of a golfing superstar.
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While six Koreans finished in the top-10 at the Wachovia LPGA Classic on Sunday, the title eluded them once again as Mexicoâs Lorena Ochoa sped past a struggling Grace Park to claim the crown in Kutztown, Pa.
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Lorena Ochoa and Michelle Wie did not fare well at this yearâs United States Womenâs Open.
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Maria Sharapova was nearly upset, but hung on to beat Laura Granville 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 at the US Open. She wasn&#39;t the only top player pushed to the limit on Day 2 at Flushing Meadows: 2000 Open
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MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina  - Lorena Ochoa, stung by a playoff loss at the Ginn Tribute on Sunday, has extra motivation for the second women's major of the year.
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BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -- Even Annika Sorenstam was amazed by her dominating play after a long layoff. Sorenstam won her fifth LPGA Tour event of the year Sunday, closing with a 1-under 70 for a four-shot victory at the John Q. Hammons Classic.
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Golf Annika Sorenstam outlasted Cristie Kerr in an intense duel yesterday at the LPGA Tour's season-ending ADT Championship in West Palm Beach, Fla., beating her with a bogey on the first playoff hole to win for the eighth time this year. Sorenstam (3-under-par 69) birdied the 16th hole to catch Kerr (68), and missed a 12-foot birdie putt on the ...
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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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NEW YORK - The accolades, like her putts, just keep rolling in for ex-Arizona Wildcat Annika Sorenstam. Sorenstam, a six-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, was named sportswoman of the year by the Women&#39;s