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Tseng has company in battle for first women's majorupdated: Sun Apr 01 2012 14:20:00

World No.1 Yani Tseng and Sweden's Karin Sjodin will go into the final round of the first women's major of the season tied for the lead at Mission Hills in California.

Tseng on course for sixth major at Kraft Nabiscoupdated: Sat Mar 31 2012 10:27:00

Taiwan's Yani Tseng shot a second consecutive round of 68 at the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Friday to earn a one shot lead heading into the weekend of women's first major of 2012.

Tiger's Coach Speaks Outupdated: Fri Mar 30 2012 11:17:00

Tiger Woods' coach Hank Haney discusses working with the golfer after sex rehab.

On the Wright track: Golfer overcomes her battle with depressionupdated: Fri Mar 30 2012 11:17:00

"People would say, 'Oh, what's wrong with your golf, what's going on with your golf?' and I thought, it's not golf, it's my head. It's me."

Young success for Lexi Thompsonupdated: Fri Mar 23 2012 14:16:00

Living Golf's Shane O'Donoghue meets the youngest ever winner on the LPGA Tour, Lexi Thompson.

U.S. teen Thompson triumphs in Dubai golf finaleupdated: Sat Dec 17 2011 11:44:00

Teenage golf sensation Alexis Thompson became the youngest professional to win on the Ladies' European Tour when she triumphed at the season-ending championship in Dubai on Saturday.

Europe have narrow lead after Solheim first dayupdated: Fri Sep 30 2011 11:35:00

Europe survived a late rally from the United States to hold a slender one-point lead after the first day of the Solheim Cup in Ireland Friday.

U.S. draw level in Solheim Cup despite Davies' recordupdated: Sat Sep 24 2011 16:19:00

The United States have battled back to set up a final-day showdown in the Solheim Cup women's golf teams event in Ireland.

What you need to know about golf's unknown eventupdated: Fri Sep 23 2011 14:50:00

This weekend some of the world's highest-paid sportswomen will battle for supremacy in Ireland, with the most prestigious team prize in their sport up for grabs.

Europe and America prepare for Solheim Cup showdownupdated: Thu Sep 22 2011 16:11:00

The United States are aiming to win the Solheim Cup for a fourth successive occasion when they face Europe in the 12th edition of the women's team golf tournament, which begins at the Killeen Castle Golf Resort in Ireland on Friday.

The rising stars of Indian golfupdated: Fri Feb 18 2011 15:16:00

Shane O'Donoghue reports from New Delhi, India, where golf is the fastest growing sport in India.

SI.com: Lorena Ochoa is my Sportsman of Yearupdated: Wed Nov 10 2010 13:39:00

Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Nov. 29. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer.

Mystery surrounds LPGA golfer's deathupdated: Wed May 12 2010 15:22:00

25-year-old professional golfer Erica Blasberg was found dead at her home outside Las Vegas.

Lorena Ochoa's rise to number oneupdated: Tue Apr 20 2010 13:31:00

CNN's Justin Armsden goes behind the personality of Lorena Ochoa to see how she became so successful in golf.

Meet Michelle Wieupdated: Tue Jan 19 2010 10:25:00

One of women's golf's most exciting young stars talks to Living Golf's Justin Armsden about her 2010 ambitions.

Women's British Open previewupdated: Tue Aug 04 2009 05:37:00

CNN's Justin Armsden previews the 2009 Women's British Open at England's Royal Litham and St. Anne's Golf Club.

People.com: Golf Pro Annika Sorenstam Is Pregnantupdated: Thu Mar 19 2009 21:29:00

The Swedish golf star and husband Mike McGee are expecting their first child

Time.com: LPGA to Require English for Int'l Playersupdated: Tue Aug 26 2008 17:00:00

The LPGA Tour boasts players from all over the world, and it wants all of them to be able to speak English

Time.com: Golfer Sorenstam to Retire This Yearupdated: Tue May 13 2008 19:00:00

Annika Sorenstam will retire after the season, ending an LPGA Tour career in which she has won 72 tournaments to date and delivered a defining moment when she teed it up against the men on the PGA Tour

SI.com: My Sportsman: Lorena Ochoaupdated: Wed Nov 14 2007 12:12:00

Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 3. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. For more essays, click here.

SI.com: The Pepper Millupdated: Mon Aug 06 2007 21:35:00

Home Girls St. Andrews finally opened its arms to the greatest female players in the world last week, and the Women's British Open at the Home of Golf was a raging success, although two blips kept it from being all it could have been. First, number 17, the Road Hole, a 453-yard par-4 in Open Championships, was played from the normal tee but as a par-5, making par for the course 73. The reason: Officials feared that bad weather would make the hole unreachable. Really? Why couldn't they simply find a forward teeing ground to use in foul conditions instead of messing with history, the most storied second shot in golf and the value of par? Second, the pace of play was atrocious, with multiple six-hour rounds clogging the course. Earlier this year the LPGA did an admirable job of establishing and enforcing new pace-of-play regulations. Rounds were noticeably faster, and the players were policing themselves beautifully. Since mid-May, though, the pace seems to have crept backward. Granted,

SI.com: The Monday Awards: Wie the next Kournikova? Georgia school needs studentsupdated: Mon Jul 02 2007 00:29:00

Welcome to this week's edition of the Monday Awards, where ESPN has packed Dick Vitale back up in a box until late October and it's unclear why Knick fans are excited about Zach "I won't get into any trouble in NYC" Randolph.

SI.com: Caption This: Reader Responsesupdated: Thu May 31 2007 23:45:00

If you're going to use that invisible golf club then you better hit this invisible golf ball. -- Mark, Roanoke, Va.

SI.com: Creamer woman to beat at Corningupdated: Wed May 23 2007 18:00:00

CORNING, N.Y. (AP) -- Paula Creamer is playing the Corning Classic for the first time in her three years on the LPGA Tour. Considering her history and the built-in cheering gallery that will be on hand, it's a wonder it took so long.

SI.com: Annika to return from neck injuryupdated: Tue May 22 2007 18:00:00

(AP) -- Sean O'Hair made a bold bid to win The Players Championship when he went after the flag on the island-green 17th at Sawgrass, went into the water and wound up making a quadruple-bogey 7. His tumble to 12th cost him $747,000 and perhaps a shot at the U.S. Open.

SI.com: Michelle Wie to return to PGA Tourupdated: Tue May 22 2007 14:00:00

EAST MOLINE, Ill. (AP) -- Michelle Wie accepted a sponsor's exemption Tuesday to play in the John Deere Classic for the third straight year, continuing her effort to make the cut in a men's event.

SI.com: Ochoa wins again; gap with Annika growsupdated: Sun May 20 2007 18:00:00

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) -- Lorena Ochoa only set her sights higher after validating her status as the No. 1 player in women's golf by winning for the first time since supplanting Annika Sorenstam.

SI.com: Lee, Ochoa pull away at Sybase Classicupdated: Sat May 19 2007 17:00:00

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) -- Sarah Lee went shot for shot with defending champion Lorena Ochoa and got the best of the No. 1 player in women's golf.

SI.com: Lee leads defending champion Ochoa by 2updated: Thu May 17 2007 19:00:00

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) -- Had it not been for been Sarah Lee, defending champion Lorena Ochoa would be atop the leaderboard again at the Sybase Classic.

SI.com: Wie to return to site of infamous DQupdated: Wed May 16 2007 16:00:00

PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) -- Michelle Wie will celebrate her 18th birthday this fall by playing in the Samsung World Championship for the fourth straight year, joining the 20-player field at Bighorn Golf Club where she made her professional debut.

SI.com: 'Cancer mom' kid fails in Open bidupdated: Mon May 14 2007 22:00:00

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) -- Dakoda Dowd failed to advance to the second round of qualifying for the U.S. Women's Open, shooting a 78 on Monday while her cancer-stricken mother rested in a hotel room near the Imperial Country Club.

SI.com: Georgia golf coach quits after sexual remarksupdated: Mon May 14 2007 14:00:00

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Todd McCorkle's sudden decision to resign as the women's golf coach at Georgia last week followed complaints from players about his inappropriate sexual comments and jokes, according to documents obtained Monday by The Associated Press.

SI.com: Kim over Inkster in LPGA playoffupdated: Sun May 06 2007 17:00:00

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) -- Mi Hyun Kim won a playoff on the first extra hole with Hall of Famer Juli Inkster to capture the SemGroup Championship on Sunday, the South Korean's first LPGA Tour victory of the year.

SI.com: Castrale in front, Ochoa three backupdated: Fri May 04 2007 21:00:00

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) -- Nicole Castrale shot a 4-under 67 in muddy conditions Friday to take the first-round lead in the SemGroup Championship.

SI.com: Cavalleri is first Italian winner in LPGA historyupdated: Sun Apr 29 2007 19:00:00

MORELIA, Mexico (AP) -- Silvia Cavalleri became the first Italian winner in LPGA Tour history Sunday, closing with a 7-under 66 for a two-stroke victory over Mexican star Lorena Ochoa and Paraguay's Julieta Granada in the Corona Morelia Championship.

SI.com: Ochoa has two eagles in her debut at No. 1updated: Thu Apr 26 2007 21:00:00

MORELIA, Mexico (AP) -- Lorena Ochoa shot a 5-under 68 on Thursday in the Mexican star's first round as the No. 1 player in the world, leaving the defending champion a stroke behind leader Stacy Prammanasudh in the Corona Morelia Championship.

SI.com: Ochoa set for first start as No. 1updated: Wed Apr 25 2007 20:00:00

MORELIA, Mexico (AP) -- The timing was perfect for Lorena Ochoa.

SI.com: Michelle Wie to return at Ginn Tributeupdated: Mon Apr 23 2007 20:00:00

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) -- Michelle Wie has a sore wrist and Annika Sorenstam is battling a bad back. But, if their doctors approve, both will tee up next month at the LPGA's new $2.6 million Ginn Tribute hosted by Sorenstam.

SI.com: Ochoa passes Annika for No. 1 spotupdated: Mon Apr 23 2007 20:00:00

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- After missing two chances to become No. 1 in women's golf, Lorena Ochoa finally replaced Annika Sorenstam at the top Monday without even hitting a shot.

SI.com: Sorenstam's career at a crossroadsupdated: Tue Apr 17 2007 18:08:00

REUNION, Fla. (AP) -- Annika Sorenstam was on her feet for nearly two hours, hosting a golf clinic for children, speaking to sponsors and dignitaries from behind a podium, cutting the ribbon to officially open the Annika Academy and giving her guests a tour.

SI.com: Sorenstam to reduce schedule after injuryupdated: Tue Apr 17 2007 10:46:00

STOCKHOLM, Sweden(AP) Annika Sorenstam will play fewer golf tournaments this season and focus on the majors because of a back injury.

SI.com: Ochoa, still No. 2, is eager for top spotupdated: Mon Apr 16 2007 20:00:00

CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) -- Lorena Ochoa discovered one of the pitfalls of being right behind top-ranked Annika Sorenstam in the world of women's golf.

SI.com: Sorenstam's golf academy opens in Floridaupdated: Mon Apr 16 2007 18:00:00

REUNION, Fla. (AP) -- Without swinging a club, Annika Sorenstam found Monday to be among the most fulfilling days of her career.

SI.com: Lincicome benefits from Ochoa's collapseupdated: Sun Apr 15 2007 19:00:00

REUNION, Fla. (AP) -- Brittany Lincicome had a small bag that held a new necklace, one of the gifts for winning the Ginn Open.

SI.com: Ochoa setting sights on No. 1 rankingupdated: Sat Apr 14 2007 17:00:00

REUNION, Fla. (AP) -- For three days, Lorena Ochoa and Laura Davies have matched each other shot for shot at the Ginn Open, finishing every round knotted atop the leaderboard.

SI.com: Davies keeps faith, lead at Ginn Openupdated: Fri Apr 13 2007 20:26:00

REUNION, Fla. (AP) -- Laura Davies has been telling friends and family members all year that she felt like something good was about to happen to her on the LPGA Tour.

SI.com: LPGA begins stint without injured Sorenstamupdated: Fri Apr 13 2007 04:00:00

REUNION, Fla. (AP) -- Annika Sorenstam has 69 LPGA Tour victories, 10 major titles and one of the largest fan followings in women's golf.

SI.com: Ochoa, Davies tied at Ginn Openupdated: Thu Apr 12 2007 19:10:00

REUNION, Fla. (AP) -- Lorena Ochoa would prefer a head-to-head victory against Annika Sorenstam to become No. 1 in the women's world rankings.

SI.com: Lopez starting a comeback on LPGA Tourupdated: Thu Apr 12 2007 09:27:00

REUNION, Fla. (AP) -- Nancy Lopez has long been a legend. She wants to play like one again.

SI.com: Sorenstam out for a month with back injuryupdated: Thu Apr 12 2007 09:13:00

REUNION, Fla. (AP) -- Annika Sorenstam withdrew Thursday from the Ginn Open because of a ruptured disk in her back that will keep her from playing on the LPGA Tour for at least a month.

SI.com: Sorenstam, Ochoa headline Ginn Open fieldupdated: Wed Apr 11 2007 20:36:00

REUNION, Fla. (AP) -- The Ginn Open has plenty of story lines.

SI.com: Now a major winner, Pressel is back to workupdated: Tue Apr 10 2007 18:20:00

REUNION, Fla. (AP) -- Morgan Pressel has one word to describe the last few days since becoming the youngest major champion in LPGA history.

SI.com: LPGA: Pressel is youngest to win majorupdated: Sun Apr 01 2007 18:08:00

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) -- Morgan Pressel became the youngest major champion in LPGA Tour history Sunday with a game well beyond her 18 years, closing with a 3-under 69 at the Kraft Nabisco Championship as everyone around her self-destructed.

SI.com: Ochoa in charge at LPGA's first majorupdated: Fri Mar 30 2007 19:00:00

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) -- Lorena Ochoa was in the rough on the left, under the trees on the right and not always sure where the next shot was headed. When a demanding day ended at the Kraft Nabisco Championship, she was right where she wanted to be.

SI.com: Ochoa is seeking her first majorupdated: Wed Mar 28 2007 16:08:00

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) -- Lorena Ochoa finds inspiration just about everywhere she turns in the California desert.

SI.com: Ochoa's 10th LPGA win is in reachupdated: Sat Mar 24 2007 22:32:00

SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz.(AP) Lorena Ochoa has come a long way since that awful afternoon two years ago.

SI.com: Matthew and Jo tied in LPGA Safewayupdated: Fri Mar 23 2007 00:30:00

SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz. (AP) -- Catriona Matthew showed no signs of rust after taking a seven-month break from the LPGA Tour to give birth to her first child.

SI.com: Wie to skip LPGA's first majorupdated: Thu Mar 22 2007 20:00:00

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Michelle Wie will not play the Kraft Nabisco Championship next week while she recovers from a wrist injury, the first LPGA Tour major championship she has missed in two years.

SI.com: Sorenstam and Ochoa set for showdownupdated: Thu Mar 22 2007 11:15:00

SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz.(AP) -- A year ago, Lorena Ochoa broke Annika Sorenstam's five-year stranglehold on the LPGA Tour's player of the year award.

SI.com: LPGA releases list of banned substancesupdated: Thu Mar 22 2007 11:15:00

SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz.(AP) -- The LPGA Tour released the list of substances it will ban when it begins drug testing next year.

SI.com: Blue Collaredupdated: Tue Mar 20 2007 12:33:00

Westchester Country Club would seem to be an ideal breeding ground for tour pros. It has two 18-hole courses, a nine-hole par-3 layout, a sprawling practice tee, two huge practice greens and a short-game practice area. There are droves of kids in the junior program, and virtually all of them have well-heeled parents who furnish them with the latest equipment, lessons with the club's seven instructors and funds to compete around the country. A PGA Tour event has been held on the grounds every year since 1967.

SI.com: Sincerely Yoursupdated: Tue Mar 20 2007 11:41:00

In the U.S., Lorena Ochoa is most readily identified as the reigning Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year. In her native Mexico she is much more: the nation's sweetheart. Two weeks ago Ochoa played in front of her compatriots at the MasterCard Championship, outside Mexico City, and you had to be there to comprehend the intensity of the ardor.

SI.com: Seoul Sisters updated: Wed Mar 07 2007 12:25:00

Ten years ago, believe it or not, there were no fully exempt Koreans on the LPGA tour. And then there was one: Se Ri Pak, a lonely 19-year-old with a pushy father and a limited command of English. When Pak, as a rookie, won four tournaments in 1998 (including the LPGA Championship and the U.S. Women's Open), hundreds of South Korean girls began training for golf careers of their own. Now that first wave of Korean players has landed in America -- this year 45 of them hold tour cards -- and a typical LPGA leader board is now covered with mellifluous monosyllables: Kims and Yims, Ahns and Hans, Jangs and Kangs.

SI.com: Groove Movesupdated: Tue Mar 06 2007 14:35:00

"I never imagined this would be coming up again," says Ping chairman John Solheim, whose father, company founder Karsten Solheim, sued the USGA and the PGA Tour in 1989 after they tried to ban the square grooves used in the company's Eye2 irons. (The Eye2's were deemed conforming, and both suits were settled out of court.) On Feb. 27 the USGA proposed new regulations on grooves, arguing that current designs impart too much spin on the ball, especially from the rough, thus de-emphasizing the importance of driving accuracy. Like his father, Solheim is not buying the argument, but the USGA is soliciting feedback on the proposal, so, Solheim says, "we will put in our comments and wait to see what they decide." If the USGA stands by the specifications of its new proposal, does he foresee more legal action? Responds Solheim, "I'm not going to say anything about that at this time, because I'm praying it won't get that far."

Se Ri Pak Talkasia Interviewupdated: Mon Feb 26 2007 23:20:00

AR: Anjali Rao SP: Se Ri Pak

SI.com: Sorenstam: No retirement plansupdated: Fri Jan 19 2007 12:26:00

Annika Sorenstam said a Swedish newspaper took out of context her plans to quit golf and have children.

SI.com: Wie bashingupdated: Mon Jan 15 2007 11:18:00

Somehow, it figures that Paul Goydos, the everyman hard-luck Linus of the PGA Tour, finally wins a tournament for the first time in 11 years and he's not even the main headline. The biggest story at the Sony Open was that of a local Hawaiian teen sensation who made the cut and won the hearts of fellow Hawaiians.

Annika Sorenstam Talkasia Transcriptupdated: Fri Feb 10 2006 01:52:00

Annika Sorenstam Talkasia Transcript

Fortune: Michelle Wie Will Rock Youupdated: Mon Oct 17 2005 00:01:00

"I will miss these days," BJ Wie says, watching his daughter Michelle play golf. It's a hot September afternoon, and he is standing at the edge of a driving range 25 miles outside Honolulu. The tra...

Hawaii: 72 holes in 72 hoursupdated: Thu Sep 29 2005 08:58:00

The concept of 72 holes in 72 hours is simple: Cram four rounds of golf at four different U.S. courses into a three-day weekend.

CNNMoney: Wie bigger than Tiger?updated: Fri Jun 25 2004 12:02:00

Michelle Wie has the potential to leave Tiger Woods in the dust -- in economic impact on the sport, if not on the golf course itself.

Money Magazine: THIS CADDIE IS MAKING $62,OOO NOW But, like anyone who's on a variable yearly income, Jerry Woodard must take steps to keep a baupdated: Tue Jun 01 1993 00:01:00

The phone rang just as Jerry Woodard, 36, arrived home in Elmira, N.Y. late Sunday night after driving back from a hot, six-day workweek in Youngstown, Ohio last July. He answered with his customar...

Fortune: Ladies on the linksupdated: Mon Oct 12 1987 00:01:00

The stodgy men in the clubhouse may not like it, but more women than ever are taking up golf. According to a recent survey commissioned by the Florida-based National Golf Foundation, 37% of all new...

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