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South Korea’s In Kyung Kim won her first LPGA tournament on Sunday when she bested Angela Stanford by three strokes to win the Longs Drug Challenge at Blackhawk Country Club in Danville, California. She broke into tears after sinking a 30-foot putt to win the event. “I was overwhelmed,” Kim told the Associated Press. “It was a happy cry.”
Kim, in her second season on the LPGA tour, has six top ten finishes this year, including a tie for third in the US Women’s Open last month.
Angela Stanford finished second and Yani Tseng finished third in the Long Drug …read more

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The Golf Channel’s popular reality show, “The Big Break” will debut its tenth season on Tuesday at 10pm. This time the contestants are couples…all sorts of couples. The eight men and eight women on the show include a married couple, rival college golf coaches, and a boyfriend/girlfriend combination. Among them is PGA pro, Brandt Snedeker’s brother, Haymes. The group will compete for an exemption for the LPGA or PGA tour as well as other prizes.

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Five-time major winner, Seve Ballesteros announced on Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. The 51-year-old Spaniard was hospitalized in Madrid last week after a fainting spell. Further tests are necessary to tell whether the tumor is malignant or benign and to set a course of treatment.
Ballesteros won the Masters twice (1980 and 1983) and the British Open three times (1979, 1984, 1988). He also played on eight Ryder Cup teams before retiring from professional golf in 2007.
(photo © Newscom)

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Golf events this weekend include the PGA’s Turning Stone Resort Championship and the LPGA’s Samsung World Championship. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).
Saturday, October 119am – 12pm – European Tour – Madrid Masters in Madrid, Spain – Golf Channel4pm – 6pm – Champions Tour – Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship in Timonium, Maryland – NBC4pm – 7pm – PGA Tour – Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, Texas – Golf Channel730pm – 10pm – LPGA – Longs Drugs Challenge in Danville, California – Golf Channel
Sunday, October 129am – 12pm – European Tour – Madrid Masters in Madrid, …read more

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The European Tour will require its members to compete in at least 12 events, beginning with the 2009 season, tour officials announced on Tuesday. This is one more than was required this season. The four major championships and the three World Golf Championships all count towards this number.
This move comes at a time when several top US players, including Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh are considering European Tour membership. Traditionally, few US players have competed on the European Tour, but Mickelson has played the Scottish Open the last two years and is expected to compete in the French Open …read more

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Even the best swing won’t be successful if its off-tempo and/or rushed. In the video below, golf pro, Gary Balliet discusses how to get the perfect tempo, timing, and rhythm. Take a look:

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John Daly, the two-time major champion whose been in the news lately more for his antics than for his golf, told the Associated Press this week that he’s considering joining the European Tour for the 2009 season. Daly, who has blamed his less than stellar performance of late to a rib injury, made just five cuts in 16 events this year, earning $56,017. His world ranking plummeted #737.
The 42-year-old Daly says that he is hoping to make a few PGA Tour events also, if tour organizations and sponsors are willing to give him exemptions. He also indicated that he is …read more

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Footjoys is running a sweepstakes this month with a drawing each week for new outerwear from their new DryJoys Tour collection. The weekly prize includes a new rain suit as well as a pair of RainGrip gloves and FJ DryJoys bucket hat. The contest runs from now until October 28 (2008) and is open to residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. You must be 18 or older to enter. To get in the drawing, visit this page. Good Luck.

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Golf events this weekend include the PGA’s Turning Stone Resort Championship and the LPGA’s Samsung World Championship. Televised events include the following:(all times are EDT).
Saturday, October 4830am – 1230pm – European Tour – Alfred Dunhill Championship in Scotland – Golf Channel1230pm – 230pm – LPGA – Samsung World Championship in Half Moon Bay, California – NBC3pm – 6pm – PGA Tour – Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, New York – Golf Channel
Sunday, October 5730am – 1230pm – European Tour – Alfred Dunhill Championship in Scotland – Golf Channel3pm – 6pm – PGA Tour – Turning Stone Resort Championship …read more

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He may be sidelined with that knee injury, but that didn’t stop BusinessWeek magazine for honoring Tiger Woods with its top slot in the second annual “Power 100″ list of the Most Powerful People in Sports. In fact, he is the only currently-active athlete in the top 14 and the only golfer on the list. Others in the top spots include NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell; ESPN’s George Bodenheimer; Nike’s Phil Knight; and Dick Ebersol, the Chairman of NBC Sports.
Other athletes on the list include Lance Armstrong (#15), LeBron James (#17), Peyton Manning (#29), and Kobe Bryant (#28). PGA Tour …read more

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