Brazilian teenager Angela Park birdied the final two holes to sneak into the halfway lead on 10-under-par at the Evian Masters in France on Friday, but it was 43-year-old Helen Alfredsson who made the biggest move with a course record nine-under 63.
American teenager Morgan Pressel birdied the last hole in a final round three-under 69 to become the youngest winner of a women's major at the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Sunday.
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.
Annika Sorenstam moved into contention for an LPGA Tour record sixth straight Mizuno Classic title on Saturday, shooting a six-under 66 to finish two strokes behind second-round leader Momoko Ueda of Japan.
Top seeds Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie kept on course for a dream final with second round victories at the Women's World Matchplay Championship in Gladstone, New Jersey, on Friday.
Michelle Wie took a significant step towards her ambition of becoming the first woman to play in the U.S. Open as she shot a level par 72 to win a local qualifier in Hawaii.
Brazilian teenager Angela Park birdied the final two holes to sneak into the halfway lead on 10-under-par at the Evian Masters in France on Friday, but it was 43-year-old Helen Alfredsson who made the biggest move with a course record nine-under 63.
American teenager Morgan Pressel birdied the last hole in a final round three-under 69 to become the youngest winner of a women's major at the Kraft Nabisco Championship on Sunday.
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.
Annika Sorenstam moved into contention for an LPGA Tour record sixth straight Mizuno Classic title on Saturday, shooting a six-under 66 to finish two strokes behind second-round leader Momoko Ueda of Japan.
Top seeds Annika Sorenstam and Michelle Wie kept on course for a dream final with second round victories at the Women's World Matchplay Championship in Gladstone, New Jersey, on Friday.
Michelle Wie took a significant step towards her ambition of becoming the first woman to play in the U.S. Open as she shot a level par 72 to win a local qualifier in Hawaii.
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