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Korea enters full election mode
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S. Korea to boost support for single-parent families
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One more leg for Slam, or is it?
The good news for LPGA Tour commissioner Mike Whan is that his sport is dominating the golf conversation, which is rare.For the last two days, it seems like every time Whan turns on TV is he hearing about Park In-bee, and that’s how it should be. When she completed a masterful week of putting and precision at Sebonack Golf Club, the 24-year-old South Korean had won the U.S. Women’s Open for her third straight major this year.Next up is a chance for Park to do what no golfer has done in the histo
July 3, 2013
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PGA Tour to adopt ban of anchored strokes
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) ― The PGA Tour said Monday it would follow a new rule that bans the anchored putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, asking instead Monday for a temporary reprieve for those who play the game for fun.The announcement Monday after a PGA Tour board meeting is the final piece of confirmation from a major golf organization for Rule 14-1b, which will take effect Jan. 1, 2016 when the next “Rules of Golf” is published. The rule makes it illegal for playe
July 2, 2013
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Park In-bee to chase fourth straight major at British Open
SOUTHAMPTON, New York (AP) ― Park In-bee hoped to win a Grand Slam.A career Grand Slam, that is. The single-season variety was just too outlandish.Yet she’ll head to St. Andrews next month for the Women’s British Open with a chance to become the first player to go 4 for 4 in majors ― whatever that may be called, now that there are five majors in a year.“Whether I do it or not, I’m just a very lucky person,” Park said Sunday after winning the U.S. Women’s Open for the second time.Park’s four-shot
July 2, 2013
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S. Korean teenager to make long-awaited PGA Tour debut
South Korean teenager Kim Si-woo will make his long-awaited PGA Tour debut this week, having recently met the minimum age requirement to earn a full membership on the prestigious circuit.Last December, Kim became the youngest golfer to survive the notoriously difficult PGA Tour qualifying tournament, commonly known as the Q-School, at 17 years, five months and six days. Under the tour rule, however, he couldn't become a full-fledged member until his 18th birthday.Kim turned 18 last Friday and wi
July 2, 2013
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Park In-bee wins U.S. Women's Open for third straight LPGA major
Park In-bee of South Korea captured the U.S. Women's Open on the LPGA Tour in New York for her third straight major championship on Sunday, a historic victory that adds more luster to an already sparkling season.On Sebonack Golf Club in Southampton, New York, Park, world's No. 1-ranked female golfer, cruised to the title at 8-under 280, four shots better than fellow South Korean Kim In-kyung. In the final round on the 6,821-yard, par-72 layout, Park shot 2-over 74 en route to her second career U
July 1, 2013
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Four-way tie for lead at Congressional
BETHESDA, Maryland (AP) ― A triple bogey for Bill Haas. Double bogeys for Andres Romero and Roberto Castro. They still wound up in a four-way tie for the lead in the AT&T National with James Driscoll, whose third round was pleasantly dull by comparison.Castro put the perfect finishing touch on this most wild day at Congressional when he hit his approach into the water left of the 18th green, and then chipped in for par from 80 feet to salvage an even-par 71.Haas made nine birdies and had to sett
June 30, 2013
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Park In-bee stretches lead
SOUTHAMPTON, New York (AP) ― Park In-bee was mad, even if it didn’t show in her always placid demeanor.She had made bogey, her third straight, on a hole she thought she should have birdied, and the world’s top-ranked player was looking a bit shaky.Time for a clutch putt.Park is now one round away from history, leading the U.S. Women’s Open by four strokes. She shot 1-under 71 on Saturday in harsh conditions at Sebonack and was 10 under for the tournament.Fellow South Korean Kim In-kyung had a 73
June 30, 2013
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Kim Ha-neul leads Women’s Open
SOUTHAMPTON, New York (AP) ― South Korea’s Kim Ha-neul upstaged friend Park In-bee to take the first-round lead at her first U.S. Women’s Open.Kim shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 on Thursday at Sebonack to lead Park by a stroke. The top-ranked Park is trying to make history by winning the first three majors of the year.“I’m enjoying myself,” Kim said through a translator. “I’m just happy to be here and to be playing in this big event. I’m not really thinking about winning or results but enjoying th
June 28, 2013
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Park In-bee looks to win three straight majors to start out season
The toughest test in women’s golf would figure to be a piece of cake for the No. 1 player in the world.She already had six wins, and the LPGA Tour season was barely at the halfway point. She stamped her dominance by winning the first two majors of the year. The gap between her and the next best player was even larger than what Tiger Woods enjoyed in men’s golf. Her swing was reliable. And she had the experience as a past U.S. Women’s Open champion. If she had a weakness, it wasn’t apparent.A thi
June 26, 2013
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[Newsmaker] Park on way to golf milestone
Park In-bee is poised to write a new chapter in South Korean golf history on the LPGA Tour. On Sunday, she defeated fellow South Korean Ryu So-yeon in the first playoff hole at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas. It was her fifth LPGA Tour victory of the season. With the victory, the world’s No. 1-ranked golfer tied the record for most wins by a South Korean LPGA professional in a season. Of the 14 tournaments held so far this year, she has taken fi
June 24, 2013
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Duke, 44, bags 1st PGA Tour win in playoff
CROMWELL, Connecticut (AP) ― Journeyman Ken Duke made a 2 1/2-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole Sunday to beat Chris Stroud at the Travelers Championship and earn his first PGA Tour victory.Stroud had chipped in from 51 feet on the 18th hole to force the playoff.But the 44-year-old Duke made the better approach shot on the second extra hole, bouncing his ball in front of the flag and rolling it close.“I’ve knocked on the door a lot and here we are,” said Duke, who turned pro in 1994.He
June 24, 2013
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Officials mum over probe linked to Pats’ Hernandez
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) ― Authorities continue to investigate, but not talk about, the killing of a semi-pro football player whose body was found a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.A spokeswoman for the Bristol County district attorney’s office said Sunday that officials are not releasing details. Spokeswoman Yasmina Serdarevic said officials also are not talking about the cause of death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, whose body was found on Monday. His death w
June 24, 2013
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Park In-bee triumphs on LPGA Tour, ties S. Korean wins record
Park In-bee earned her fifth LPGA Tour victory of the season on Sunday in Arkansas, tying the record for most wins by a South Korean LPGA pro in a season.Park, the world's No. 1-ranked female golfer, defeated fellow South Korean Ryu So-yeon with a birdie on the first playoff hole at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship at Pinnacle Country Club in Arkansas. The tournament was a three-round affair.Park's fifth win of 2013 pulled her into a tie with Pak Se-ri for most LPGA wins in a season by a Sou
June 24, 2013
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Four in lead at Arkansas event
ROGERS, Arkansas (AP) ― Stacy Lewis gave her vocal gallery something to cheer about at the LPGA NW Arkansas Championship.Lewis made four straight birdies and eight overall to shoot a 6-under 65 on Saturday and join a group of four players atop the leaderboard at 10 under after the second round at Pinnacle Country Club.Lewis, the world’s No. 2 player, earned an unofficial win at the rain-shortened event as an amateur in 2007. She is the local favorite this week, having played collegiately at Arka
June 23, 2013
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Els shoots 63, takes 1-shot lead in Germany
MUNICH (AP) ― Ernie Els took the lead in the first round of the BMW International Open on Thursday after an eagle and seven birdies steered him to a 9-under 63. The South African, who won the British Open in 2002 and 2012 and the U.S. Open in 1994 and 1997, almost had a second eagle at the last that would have equaled a course record. Still, he was content with a two-putt birdie that gave him a one-stroke lead. “It doesn’t really mean much until Sunday. But getting into the race, so to speak, ea
June 21, 2013
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Park preps for major title bid at LPGA event
ROGERS, Arkansas (AFP) ― World No. 1 Park In-bee, rested after an exhausting major victory at the LPGA Championship two weeks ago, tunes up for her next major test at this week’s Northwest Arkansas Championship.The $2 million LPGA event, a 54-hole showdown with 144 players seeking the $300,000 top prize at 6,389-yard Pinnacle Country Club, is the final event before next week’s U.S. Women’s Open at Southampton, New York.And with Park having won the year’s first two majors at the Kraft Nabisco Cha
June 20, 2013
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Rose breaks 43-year England drought, wins U.S. Open
Justin Rose won the U.S. Open with a closing 70 at Merion Golf Club on Sunday for his first major championship. He finished with a 1-over 281 total, two shots ahead of Phil Mickelson and Jason Day to become the first Englishman to win the U.S. Open in 43 years.The 32-year-old Rose overcame his share of misadventures on a course that challenged all comers despite being the shortest at a major in nine years. He took the sole lead for good because of others' mistakes at No. 15: Mickelson and Hunter
June 17, 2013
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Mickelson leads U.S. Open
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (AP) ― Phil Mickelson began his week with a flight back-and-forth across the country. Even longer might be the 18 holes that now stand between him and that U.S. Open title he has been chasing his entire career.And he’s never had a better opportunity than this one.Despite a bogey on the final hole of a taxing Saturday afternoon, Mickelson was the sole survivor to par at Merion with an even-par 70 that gave him a one-shot lead over Hunter Mahan, Charl Schwartzel and Steve Str
June 16, 2013
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Lefty off to solid start at U.S. Open
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (AP) ― Even for Phil Mickelson, his path to the top of the leaderboard Thursday in the U.S. Open was unconventional.He traveled about 2,400 miles in the air and 7,000 yards on the ground. He took a short nap on his private jet from San Diego and another one during a rain delay when he found a secluded corner of the library room in the Merion clubhouse. He carried five wedges but no driver.Some 17 hours later, Mickelson had a 3-under 67 to match his best opening round in the
June 14, 2013
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Woods and Garcia don’t connect beyond handshake at U.S. Open
ARDMORE, Pennsylvania (AP) ― Unable to arrange a private meeting, Sergio Garcia left Tiger Woods a note in his locker Tuesday at the U.S. Open with hopes of moving on from his racially charged comment and getting back to playing golf.“I did leave him a note ― a handwritten note,” Garcia said. “And hopefully, he can take a look at it. It’s a big week and I understand that it’s difficult to meet up and stuff. So hopefully, I’ll be able to do it. If not, at least he has read the note and he’s happy
June 12, 2013