Miyazato leads LPGA Lotte in Hawaii
Defending champion Ai Miyazato had five birdies in a late six-hole stretch Thursday at wind-swept Ko Olina to top the leaderboard in the second round of the LPGA Lotte Championship.
The Japanese star, a nine-time winner on the LPGA Tour, shot a 4-under 68 to reach 9-under 135.
''It was definitely windier than yesterday, so it was pretty tough out there,'' Miyazato...
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April 18, 2013
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Miyazato back on top at Founders Cup
PHOENIX (AP) -- Ai Miyazato regained control in the LPGA Founders Cup on Saturday, ending up with a bigger cushion than she expected after Stacy Lewis was penalized two strokes after the round.
Making three birdies in a four-hole stretch on the back nine and saving par with a 12-foot putt on the finishing hole, Miyazato shot her second straight 5-under 67 after opening with a tournament...
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March 16, 2013
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Miyazato shoots 63, leads Founders Cup
Ai Miyazato took the LPGA Founders Cup lead on a hot afternoon in the desert, playing a late four-hole stretch in 5 under for a tournament-record 9-under 63.
Returning from a whiplash injury sustained in a five-vehicle crash after a tournament in Thailand last month, the Japanese star birdied the par-3 14th, holed a 20-foot eagle putt on the par-5 15th and added birdies on the par...
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March 14, 2013
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Ai Miyazato wins LPGA Tour event in Hawaii
Japan's Ai Miyazato won the LPGA LOTTE Championship on Saturday for her eighth career LPGA Tour title, holing birdies on three of the last six holes for a 2-under 70 and a four-stroke victory.
Miyazato finished at 12-under 276 at wind-swept Ko Olina. She opened with rounds of 71, 65 and 70 to take a three-stroke lead into the final round.
Meena Lee, tied for the lead after...
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April 21, 2012
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Munoz, Miyazato share 2nd-round lead
Spain's Azahara Munoz shot an 8-under 64 in blustery conditions Thursday for a share of the second-round lead with Japan's Ai Miyazato in the LPGA LOTTE Championship.
Munoz, winless on the LPGA Tour, holed out from 102 yards for eagle on the par-4 sixth hole and had eight birdies - four on the last five holes - and a bogey on the Ko Olina course.
''The good thing...
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April 20, 2012
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Tseng, Miyazato tied at LPGA Founders Cup
PHOENIX (AP) -- Yani Tseng was a lot more concerned about the wind at tight Wildfire Golf Club than rain and cold Sunday in the final round of the LPGA Founders Cup.
"If it's windy on this golf course, it's not easy. I mean the greens are pretty firm and the course is very narrow," said Tseng, tied for the lead with Ai Miyazato after the third round Saturday.
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March 18, 2012
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Miyazato wins money title -- with just 2 events
If ever an award in golf needed an asterisk, it would be for Ai Miyazato winning the Ladies European Tour money list.
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