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As disappointed as Cristie Kerr was over the way she finished the Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika in 2007, she was one of the first players to give Nicole Castrale a big hug after Castrale beat Lorena Ochoa in a ...

“You want to be there on Sundays, on the back nine when it all comes together.”

A year ago when Suzann Pettersen came to Kingsmill for the Michelob Ultra Open, she was known best for being the player who gave away a major tournament only a few weeks earlier, finishing 4 over for the last ... via PGA News

The LPGA Tour's Samsung World Championship is moving this year from the California desert to the Ocean Course at Half Moon Bay Golf Links. via CBS SportsLine

This is Diana Nyad for KCRW, and this is The Score . The final event of the women's golf season teed off today in Palm Beach and, even though the winner will take home a cool million on Sunday, indicating the ... via KCRW's The Score

“We feel good about where we're at, because the top 20 players will be on the West Coast the week before our tournament”

The changes means there will be a two-week break in the middle of the playoffs, between the BMW Championship in St. via SF Gate

“It's a different challenge. You have to stay hydrated, drink enough and eat enough. This victory is a sweet one.”

Suzann Pettersen of Norway reacts to winning the Thailand Honda LPGA golf tournament Sunday, Oct. via The News Tribune

“What are you going to do? Probably not hit it into that bunker. But, I'm not going to stand there and lay up.”

Suzann Pettersen made up for all those lost strokes with three big shots on the Pattaya Old Course's 479-yard, par-5 finishing hole. via ESPN

Suzann Pettersen's wild second round of four-under 68 on Friday featured only seven pars, but the four-time winner this season remained atop the leaderboard after the second round of the Honda LPGA Thailand. via Sports Network

Norway's Suzann Pettersen birdied the final two holes in chilly and breezy conditions Friday for 3-under 69 and a share of the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's Hana Bank KOLON Championship.

Pettersen, seeking her fourth LPGA Tour victory of the year and fifth overall title, had five birdies in a bogey-free back nine after making the turn in 2 over on the Mauna Ocean Golf & Resort course. South Korea's Meena Lee also opened with a 69 on the overcast day with temperatures in the 50s and the wind gusting to 20 mph. Read more

Norway's Suzann Pettersen birdied the final two holes in chilly and breezy conditions Friday for 3-under 69 and a share of the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's Hana Bank KOLON Championship. via Hugh Hewitt

“There were so many players close”

It's tough to know what to make of an event that presumptuously bills itself as a world championship when it invites only 20 players, one of whom has come to resemble a novelty act hired to boost the gate. via Golf World

“This week has been great and I am very proud and happy with this trophy.”

Mexico's Lorena Ochoa underlined her status as the game's leading player by cruising to a four-shot victory at the World Championship on Sunday, her seventh LPGA title of the year. via Reuters UK

“Like I said, you wouldn't probably say this about a competitor, but she is just a very nice person and we have a lot of fun”

The Lorena Ochoa revolution is catching fuego north of the border. This was evident last weekend at the Longs Drugs Challenge golf tournament at Blackhawk Country Club when the 5-foot-6, 130-pound native of ... via New America Media

“This cause is very dear to me because of my own personal experience losing my mother to cancer in 2003”

Gemesis Corp. will support October Breast Cancer Awareness Month this year by teaming up with pro golfer Morgan Pressel and matching a Polo Ralph Lauren donation for each birdie Pressel makes in LGPA Tour ... via National Jeweler

Lorena Ochoa and Annika Sorenstam won't be dueling in the desert at the Samsung World Championship this time. via PR-inside.com

“Of the 72 holes, I reacted once”

Lorie Kane's BlackBerry had just been repaired and she had plenty of messages to retrieve yesterday. via The Globe and Mail

“I think I'm prepared to be here. I knew because of the results that it was coming. It was happening. ... I want to try to stay one step ahead and work hard, and I feel like I'm going to stay there for a few years.”

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“I'm very, very happy with two solid rounds”

The Hall of Famer had three birdies and a bogey on the front nine and one of each on the back nine at the Blackhawk Country Club on Friday. via Daily Times

“That's what is important. I do feel comfortable. I like the desert.”

PALM DESERT - Lorena Ochoa has had success almost everywhere she has played golf. via Desert Sun