LPGA announces downsized schedule for 2010
By Joe Juliano, Inquirer Staff Writer
Faced with the problem during the last year of having sponsors drop tournaments because of a slumping economy, the LPGA bravely came forth yesterday and announced a 2010 schedule of 24 events, its smallest slate in nearly 40 years.
LPGA's ShopRite Classic returning to New Jersey shore
After a 3-year absence, women's professional golf will be returning to the South Jersey shore next summer.
The ShopRite Classic, which was last played in 2006, is back on the LPGA schedule. The dates for the 54-hole event are June 18-20, which is the weekend the men will be competing in the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.
ShopRite Classic is back
Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. - The LPGA Tour yesterday announced that the ShopRite LPGA Classic - a longtime fixture in Atlantic County - would return to the women's schedule in June after a three-year absence.
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'So awesome': Wie wins first LPGA Tour title
Daily News Wire Services
Michelle Wie won her first LPGA Tour title, fulfilling the promise of a decade with a 3-under 69 yesterday for a two-stroke victory over Paula Creamer in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Wie registers first LPGA win
Associated Press
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Immediately after tapping in yesterday to win her first LPGA Tour title, Michelle Wie pulled the ball from the 18th hole, looked up to the sky, and pumped her right fist.
Tiger leads Australian Masters
Daily News Wire Services
Tiger Woods shot a 4-under-par 68 to take a three-stroke lead after two rounds of the Australian Masters in Melbourne.
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