HOUSTON, Nov. 22 (UPI) --
Kristy McPherson fired a 5-under-par 67 and took the lead Sunday in the suspended second round of the rain-plagued LPGA Tour Championship in Houston.
McPherson was at 8-under 136, a shot ahead of Jiyai Shin and two in front of Lorena Ochoa, Heather Bowie Young and Anna Nordqvist.
Many players, including Bowie Young and Ochoa, who were on the closing holes, were unable to complete the second round before play was suspended for the day.
Rains caused lengthy... Read Full Story
Michelle Wie withdrew from the season-ending LPGA Tour Championship because of a sprained left ankle Thursday, a few hours after Lorena Ochoa shot a 6-under 66 in breezy conditions to take a one-shot lead over Reilley Rankin. The 20-year-old Wie, fresh off her first LPGA victory last week at Ochoa's tournament in Mexico, shot a 72 in the afternoon. She limped through her round on the gimpy ankle that she sprained during the Solheim Cup in August. "I wanted to do everything I could do to... Read Full Story
Michelle Wie withdrew from the LPGA Tour Championship on Thursday after limping through her first round on a sprained left ankle. Wie, 20, notched her first professional victory on Sunday when she triumphed in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational at Guadalajara, Mexico. But the onetime prodigy was unable to build on that success this week. She originally sprained her ankle in the Solheim Cup in August. Wie went for treatment after her round and withdrew about an hour later. "I wanted to do... Read Full Story
Lorena Ochoa fired a first-round 66 Thursday to hold a one-shot lead in the LPGA's season-ending Tour Championship. Ochoa was one shot in front of Reilley Rankin, and nothing at the top was set to change when the four groups who failed to finish because of darkness returned to complete their rounds on Friday morning. Michelle Wie, fresh from her first professional triumph at the Ochoa-hosted LPGA event in Mexico last week, was hampered by a sprained left ankle as she shot a 72. Wie, who... Read Full Story
Sweden's Sophie Gustafson climbed within two shots of overnight leader Lorena Ochoa at the LPGA Tour Championship Friday as rain wreaked havock on the second round. Rain drenched the Houstonian Golf and Country Club before dawn and the start of the second round was pushed back six hours. A couple of hours after play began, light rain began to fall,and darkness stopped play before Ochoa, who led the first round with a 66, even made it to the first tee. Gustafson, who carded a first-round 70... Read Full Story
HOUSTON (Reuters) - South Korean Shin Ji-yai, already voted Rookie of the Year, goes into this week's season-ending LPGA Tour Championship with the circuit's Player of the Year honors also within her grasp. Should the 21-year-old go on to seal the deal at The Houstonian Golf and Country Club, she would become the first player to complete the rare double since Nancy Lopez in 1978. "Now that we have just one tournament left and I'm still on top, I really want it," Shin told reporters on the... Read Full Story
Jiyai Shin and Lorena Ochoa will take their duel for LPGA Player of the Year honors down to the wire this week at the LPGA Tour Championship. South Korea's Shin is trying to become the first player since LPGA legend Nancy Lopez in 1978 to win both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year. If she can pull it off, she'll end world number one Ochoa's three-year reign. Shin, 21, won three times last year before joining the LPGA Tour, including the Women's British Open. She followed with three... Read Full Story
Michelle Wie withdrew from the LPGA Tour Championship on Thursday after hobbling through her first round on a sprained left ankle. The 20-year-old Wie, fresh off her first tour victory last week, shot an even-par 72 on Thursday. She first injured her ankle at the Solheim Cup in August. Wie went for treatment after her round and withdrew about an hour later. "I wanted to do everything I could to fight through the injury," Wie said in a statement after dropping out of the tournament. "It... Read Full Story
Jiyai Shin and Lorena Ochoa will take their duel for LPGA Player of the Year honors down to the wire this week at the LPGA Tour Championship. South Korea's Shin is trying to become the first player since LPGA legend Nancy Lopez in 1978 to win both Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year. If she can pull it off, she'll end world number one Ochoa's three-year reign. Shin, 21, won three times last year before joining the LPGA Tour, including the Women's British Open. She followed with three... Read Full Story
Lorena Ochoa shot a 66 on Thursday and has a 1-shot lead over Reilley Rankin after the first round of the LPGA's season-ending Tour Championship. Michelle Wie, fresh off her first LPGA victory last week, shot a 72. She limped through her round on a sprained left ankle that she first injured at the Solheim Cup in August. She was going for treatment after her round and was considering withdrawing from the tournament. The first round was suspended due to darkness at 5:25 p.m. Four threesomes... Read Full Story
