Blog: Local Knowledge

LPGA members still trying to earn cards in Japan

RICHMOND, Texas -- The 2010 LPGA schedule was released here Tuesday and the fact it contains only 23 or 24 events, depending on how you do the math, explains why several LPGA members are...

By Alex Myers

Published Nov. 19, 2009

Keywords Candie Kung | Inbee Park | JLPGA | LPGA

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Inbee the veteran

She's just 19, the youngest ever to win a U.S. Women's Open, but to those of us who pick Ryan Herrington's brain on the subject of junior golf, she's a veteran. Way back in 2003,...

Published Jun. 30, 2008

Keywords 2008 US Women's Open Championship | Inbee Park | Michelle Wie

U.S. Women's Open

Inbee Park wins the U.S. Women's Open

Published Jun. 29, 2008

Keywords U.S. Women's Open | Inbee Park | Paula Creamer

Making The Solheim Cup Bigger -- And Better

Ron Sirak has a way to broaden the scope of the biennial competition

Published Jul. 31, 2009

Keywords golf world | golf | lpga | solheim cup | Lorena Ochoa | Michelle Wie | Inbee Park | Yani Tseng | Paula Creamer | Lorena Ochoa | Inbee Park | Jiyai Shin | Cristie Kerr | Europe

Sirak: LPGA/Longs Drugs Challenge

Kim is latest Korean to follow Pak's lead

By Ron Sirak

Published Oct. 07, 2008

Keywords ron sirak | golf | golfworld | lpga tour | inbee park | u.s. women's open | in-kyung kim

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Slow Play Again

Majors bring out the annoyance in you, gentle readers. And your leading pet peeve is slow play, your comments propulsed by the recent Golf World story on the topic. Below a couple of your letters,...

Published Jul. 01, 2008

Keywords 2008 U.S. Open | 2008 US Women's Open Championship | Inbee Park | Slow Play | Tiger Woods

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LPGA facing an exodus?

The word filtering out of Japan is that a significant number of Asian LPGA members are trying to secure Japan LPGA playing privileges for 2010. This makes complete sense for a variety of reasons. First,...

By Sam Weinman

Published Oct. 22, 2009

Keywords JLPGA | Na Yeon Choi | candie kung | eun-hee ji | inbee park | lpga | pete bevacqua | seon hwa lee

Wie's Next Chance To Begin Anew

By Ron Sirak

Published Feb. 10, 2009

Keywords ron sirak | golf | golf world | LPGA Tour | Michelle Wie | Morgan Pressel | Inbee Park | Sony Open | Samsung World Championship

Ginn Tribute: Second Round

Karrie Webb and Sophie Gustafson tied after 36

By Pete Iacobelli, AP

Published May. 30, 2008

Keywords LPGA Tour | golf | ginn tribute | annika sorenstam | karrie webb | sophie gustafson | teresa lu | inbee park | suzann pettersen

Sirak: Ten Years After

Inbee Park, inspired to try golf after watching fellow Korean Se Ri Pak in 1998, follows in her idol's footsteps with a dominating victory at the U.S. Women's Open

By Ron Sirak

Published Jun. 30, 2008

Keywords ron sirak | International golfers | lpga | golf | annika sorenstam | lorena ochoa | paula creamer | LPGA | u.s. women's Open | inbee park | se ri pak | helen alfredsson | korea

Ginn Tribute: Seon Hwa Lee Wins In Playoff

When Gustafson collapsed and Webb missed a three-footer in a playoff, Seon Hwa Lee walked through the open door a winner

By Pete Iacobelli, AP

Published Jun. 01, 2008

Keywords LPGA Tour | golf | ginn tribute | seon hwa lee | na yeon choi | jane park | se ri pak | annika sorenstam | karrie webb | sophie gustafson | teresa lu | inbee park | suzann pettersen

Ginn Tribute: Third Round

Gustafson takes control with a six-shot lead after 54 holes

By Pete Iacobelli, AP

Published May. 31, 2008

Keywords LPGA Tour | golf | ginn tribute | na yeon choi | jane park | se ri pak | annika sorenstam | karrie webb | sophie gustafson | teresa lu | inbee park | suzann pettersen