Image-conscious China chides its 'unruly' tourists

LPGA

Short Sport, March 3, 2013

3 Mar 2013

Golf officials denied rumours of a malaria outbreak on the LPGA Tour yesterday after Natalie Gulbis and Pak Se-ri pulled out of the HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore due to illness and staff...

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Short Sport, January 17, 2013

17 Jan 2013

A new tournament in China is among the highlights of the 28-event LPGA 2013 schedule announced this week.

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Despite huge growth, Asian golf has problems

19 Dec 2012

Rapid growth has made Asia the big new destination for world golf but there’s an unmistakable sense of gloom as long-standing events face an uncertain future and local talent stalls.

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Choi wins LPGA season finale

19 Nov 2012

Na Yeon Choi capped her outstanding this year LPGA campaign with a two-stroke victory over fellow South Korean So Yeon Ryu Sunday in the US$1.5 million season-ending Titleholders.

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Golfer Christina Kim's tweets, blogs helped conquer her depression

28 Oct 2012

There is a school of thought that the name golf was derived from the acronym "Gentleman Only, Ladies Forbidden", but one extrovert in hip-hop hats and pink pigtail plaits has thrown the stereotype...

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Swing out sisters

16 Mar 2012

It's been said that golf is an acronym for 'gentlemen only, ladies forbidden', but perhaps a more appropriate modern acronym would be 'girls onrushing, lads forewarned'.

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Opinion

Albert Cheng

Is Frederick Ma readying himself for a political comeback?

Updated 11:13PM

Alex Lo

Rankings belie the real purpose of universities: to educate

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12:54AM

All eyes on China as new women's tour tees off

As the first event of the China LPGA Tour gets ready to tee off today in Beijing, many of the region's top professionals are looking to make history in becoming the first winner on the new...

2:57AM

Big plans for China LPGA Tour

The China LPGA Tour will start next year with the aim to stage 20 tournaments annually within five years, the China Golf Association (CGA) has announced. Eight events, starting in April or May,...

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Asia's women still have a mountain to climb

When Zhong Xiaolong fired a double bogey at the final hole of the 2006 Volvo China Open qualifier and missed the chance of becoming the first woman to qualify for a national open championship,...

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Creamer in form at Kau Sai Chau

American LPGA star Paula Creamer shrugged off the effects of an early morning flight from Singapore yesterday to play nine holes of the South Course at Kau Sai Chau.

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Sorenstam sets up Singapore showdown with Ochoa

Annika Sorenstam put her money where her mouth is, winning the LPGA's season-opening SBS Open to add credibility to her stated goal of challenging Lorena Ochoa's world number-one status.

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Ice-cool Korean teenager ready to shake up the world order

As she started the opening event of the LPGA's 2008 season, Korean Shin Ji-yai issued an ominous warning to the world's top golfers.

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