Innisbrook to host LPGA championship Jul 17, 2009
Golfers Nancy Lopez, Patty Sheehan, JoAnne Carner, Amy Alcott and others are slated to participate, said Jane Blalock, Legends Tour chief executive officer, at the press conference. Japanese philanthropist Haruhisa Handa pledged more than $1 million to support the tournament, Blalock said. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
U.S. Women's Open Notebook: Kerr fails in bid to join elite Jul 13, 2009
Two-time victors include Karrie Webb (2000, 2001), Juli Inkster (1999, 2002), Patty Sheehan (1992, 1994), Meg Mallon (1991, 2004), Betsy King (1989, 1990), JoAnne Carner (1971, 1976), Donna Caponi (1969, 1970) and Louise Suggs (1949, 1950). Three-time champions include Annika Sorenstam (1995, 1996, 2006), Hollis Stacy (1977, 1978, 1984), Sue Berning (1968, 1972, 1973) and Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1948, 1950, 1954). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
When Oakmont hosts 64TH U.S. Women's Open in 2010 preparations may be the same ... but different Jul 12, 2009
Still, those numbers are much greater than what it was like in 1992, when Patty Sheehan beat Juli Inkster in an 18-hole playoff for the championship. "The path is much easier on all those things because of the [2007] Open," Dixon said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Oakmont loss still haunts Inkster Jul 11, 2009
Inkster, though, remembers the tournament more indelibly than the others: She lost in a Monday playoff to Patty Sheehan, one of her best friends. At the time, she called it the biggest disappointment of her career. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Shin holds off surge to claim Wegmans Jun 29, 2009
It was the biggest margin of victory at the tricky, tree-lined Locust Hill course since Patty Sheehan beat Nancy Lopez by nine strokes in 1992. Wegmans LPGA Leaderboard. (ESPN -- Golf)
Jiyai Shin gathers in a fifth LPGA title Jun 29, 2009
It was the biggest margin of victory here since Patty Sheehan beat Nancy Lopez by nine strokes in 1992. Kristy McPherson and Yani Tseng each shot a 66, the day's best score, to surge into a second-place tie at 10 under. (Anchorage Daily News)
Jiyai Shin wins Wegmans LPGA by 7 strokes Jun 29, 2009
Shin birdied from 9 feet on No. 17 to seal the biggest margin of victory here since Patty Sheehan beat Nancy Lopez by nine strokes in 1992. Lewis, who tied for third at the U.S. Women's Open last summer, reached 13 under at No. 13 but slumped with four bogeys on the last six holes. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
For Shin, each win is unforgettable Jun 29, 2009
It was the biggest margin of victory at Locust Hill since Patty Sheehan beat Nancy Lopez by nine strokes in 1992. I have my mother s picture in my course book, Shin said proudly after carding a 17-under 271 total to pick up a $300,000 prize that vaulted her to the top of the money list with $1 million. (Boston Globe)
