October 16, 2008Paula Creamer lives in Pleasanton, Calif., not too far from Half Moon Bay, site of the recent Samsung World Championship. Leading after three rounds, Creamer shot a second consecutive bogey-free 3 under 69 to win the tournament. She earned $250,000 for her fourth win of the 2008 season and eighth career title. Here’s a [...]
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October 14, 2008In-Kyung Kim, the second-year LPGA Tour member, won the Longs Drugs Challenge last Sunday, shooting 10-under 278 to defeat Angela Stanford by three strokes. Kim earned $180,000 and increased her yearly earnings to about $850,000. The cool thing, however, was Kim’s closing remarks about her parents, especially her mother.
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October 1, 2008Juli Inkster has a back yard as big as a golf course — sort of. Inkster received a sponsor’s exemption to play in the Samsung World Championship this week at Half Moon Bay, Calif.
Inkster, 48, is from Santa Cruz, 20-plus miles South on Highway 1. She lives in Los Altos, near Half Moon Bay Golf [...]
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September 21, 2008With all due respect to her remarkable young poise, there’s no better example of why teenage golfers shouldn’t turn professional than Michelle Wie.
And with equal respect to the LPGA and PGA Tours, whose tournaments I’ve been reporting on for more than 25 years, maybe the fault in young pro golfers turning pro and then floundering [...]
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