Posts Tagged ‘Birdies’

Suzann Pettersen has distanced herself from the pack by five strokes entering the final round of the sason-opening Honda PTT LPGA Thailand. The Rolex Rankings No. 3 is bogey-free through 54 holes with 16 birdies and an eagle on her scorecard. Her three-round tally of 18-under-par 198 (66-64-68) is five shots better than Song-Hee Kim at 13-under-par 203 (67-68-68).
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It marked the 10th career European Tour title for Karlsson, who entered the final round two shots back. Karlsson closed with a bogey-free, seven-under 65 that included birdies on the last two holes. read more
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Cristie Kerr talks about how she felt when she first found out that her Mom had breast cancer and what she hopes to achieve with her Birdies for Breast Cancer.
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"Leading the Rounds Under Par category shows that my short game is getting better. I will usually have three to four birdies a round but I'm learning how to eliminate the big numbers and turn bogeys into pars. I'm getting up and down more for par and not using my birdies to make up for those bogeys."
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"I'm very proud to lead the birdie stats category because my goal going in to each year is to be a birdie machine! I wanted to set a goal that allowed me to focus on the moment."
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"I try to put myself in position to make as many birdies as possible. Sometimes in that process I have chances to make some eagles. I feel like I've been fortunate to have some opportunities to putt for eagles this year. The more chances I give myself the more I'm going to make. Of course luck plays a factor also!"
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South Korean Na Yeon Choi had a career day at Torrey Pines South Course to take the lead entering the final round at the Samsung World Championship. The second-year Tour member carded a 9-under-par 63 to give herself a two-stroke advantage over Jiyai Shin with 18 holes remaining in San Diego. Choi turned at 6-under-par 30 and added birdies at 11, 12, 16 and 17 with a ...
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A $2.75 million purse and 156-player field are what the 2009 CN Canadian Women's Open has to boast. Among the players in the field, 75 of the top-75 on the LPGA Official Money List teed off for Thursday's opening round at Priddis Greens Golf & Country Club. The course, playing as a par-71 over 6,427 yards, saw a course record set by second-year Tour member Anna Rawson ...
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"It wasn't until I hit those three birdies on Nos. 10, 11 and 12 that I thought, 'wow I could win this thing'," said Levitt, of Laguna Niguel, Calif. Still, Levitt had to battle his way through a three-way sudden-death playoff. read more
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More than 20 LPGA Tour members joined Cristie Kerr and other celebrities on Aug. 14 in the fifth annual Birdies for Breast Cancer (B4BC) Charity Golf Classic, which was hosted at Liberty National Golf Club.
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