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Choi picks up 2nd win at Hana Bank KOLON
Na Yeon Choi made birdie at the last hole for a 5-under 67 on Sunday, giving her a one-shot victory over Maria Hjorth and Yani Tseng at the Hana Bank KOLON Championships.
Choi and Hjorth played in the same group and were tied heading to 18, where they both hit nice tee shots to the left side of the fairway. Hjorth hit a 4-iron into a water hazzard, while Choi laid up in front of the green.
The Swede manage to save par, while Choi chipped within inches for the tap-in birdie.
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Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears
The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions.
The hajj, required of all able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime, has become a concern for world health officials because the density of pilgrims - with shoulder-to-shoulder contact as they pray - has raised fears of a massive spread of swine flu.
The pilgrimage attracts about 3 million people from 160 countries annually and begins this year on Nov. 25, as the winter flu season approaches in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Shin set for Mizuno Classic title defense
Jiyai Shin wrapped up the LPGA Tour's rookie of the year award last week. The 21-year-old South Korean star has her eye on player of the year honors this week in her Mizuno Classic title defense
"I won here last year, so to come here I feel very comfortable about this course," Shin said Thursday, a day before the start of play at Kintetsu Kashikojima. "I really like playing in the Japan Tour, so I want to have fun this week."
Last year, Shin beat Mayu Hattori by six strokes for the second of three 2008 LPGA Tour victories - all before she became a tour member.
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JIM AND PEGGY RILEY
Wow! 50 Years, June 15, 2008
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Mom and Dad
Thanks for living 50 years of love, fun and caring. You are our role models.
Love, Todd and Irene, Ridge and Reagan, Chris and Tammie, Lexie, Hana and Noah
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Choi birdies 18th for second LPGA win
Na Yeon Choi birdied the 18th hole on Sunday to capture her second win of the season at the Hana Bank-KOLON Championship.
Playing in her native South Korea, Choi fired a five-under 67 in the final round and finished at 10-under 206, one shot ahead of Yani Tseng and Maria Hjorth.
Choi, who claimed her first career LPGA Tour win in September at the Samsung World Championship, became only the third player with at least two victories this season.
Vitals: Sunnyside, seniors
They’re qualified because: They were four-year varsity starters who went 16-1 this season. Her won the section doubles last year with a player who graduated, then linked with Xiong this season.
She said it: “I knew I had to find Hana a partner who would not only be as skilled as she, but also someone she could trust and communicate with. Mao really stepped up and never looked back. She provided the feisty aggressiveness to the team while Hana was the calm, quiet leader. Both young ladies were such a positive influence on the team.” — Wildcats coach Michele Pacheco.
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