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Woods back from family counseling
Tiger Woods is back on the practice tee and working to get back on the course.
Woods has returned home after a week of family counseling in Arizona and is trying to get back into a routine that includes fitness and his first significant practice in 15 weeks, a person with knowledge of his schedule said Tuesday.
Woods returned to his home near Orlando on Saturday and has been hitting balls on the range at Isleworth, not far from where he ran his SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree in the middle of the night on Nov. 27, setting off shocking revelations of infidelity.
The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because only Woods is authorized to release such information, said golf’s No. 1 player still has not decided when he will return to competition.
Woods was photographed hitting balls at Isleworth on Feb. 18, the day before he ended nearly three months of silence by speaking to a small group of associates at the TPC Sawgrass in a 13 1/2 -minute statement that was televised around the world. Those photos of Woods were arranged to counter the paparazzi trying to follow his every move since Thanksgiving.
Woods has not practiced in earnest since winning the Australian Masters in Melbourne on Nov. 15 for his 82nd victory worldwide.
“I do plan to return to golf one day, I just don’t know when that day will be,” Woods said in his statement at Sawgrass. “I don’t rule out that it will be this year.”
Woods said he had attended inpatient therapy “for the issues I’m facing” for 45 days, from the end of December to early February. He said he was leaving the next day for more therapy, without saying what kind. The person who spoke to The Associated Press said he went to Arizona for a week of family and marriage counseling with his wife, Elin.
Woods said at Sawgrass of his infidelity, “As Elin pointed out to me, my real apology to her will not come in the form of words; it will come from my behavior over time. We have a lot to discuss; however, what we say to each other will remain between the two of us.”
News of him getting back into a routine is sure to begin speculation when he might return to the PGA Tour. Woods announced on Dec. 4 that he was taking an “indefinite break” to try to salvage his marriage.
Paula Creamer Biography
Paula Creamer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Creamer during a practice round at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Paula Creamer (born August 5, 1986), nicknamed the "Pink Panther," is an American professional golfer who plays on the U.S.-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. In her four seasons as a professional, she has won 10 tournaments, including eight LPGA Tour events. Creamer has been as high as No. 2 in the Women's World Golf Rankings.
An an amateur, Creamer won numerous junior golf titles, including 11 American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) tournaments. Creamer joined the LPGA Tour in the 2005 season, and her victory in that year's Sybase Classic made her the LPGA's second-youngest event winner.
Early life and amateur career
Paula Creamer was born in Mountain View, California,and was raised in Pleasanton, the only child of an airline pilot father and stay-at-home mother. The family's home overlooked the first tee of the Castlewood Country Club's golf course. Creamer participated in acrobatic dancing and gymnasticsand started playing golf when she was 10 years old.At the age of 12, she won 13 consecutive regional junior events in Northern California,and the following year she became the top-ranked female junior golfer in the state. during her childhood,
During Creamer's amateur career, she won 19 national tournaments, including 11 American Junior Golf Association events,and was named Player of the Year by the AJGA in 2003. On two occasions (2002 and 2003), Creamer played on the United States team in the Junior Solheim Cup. She was a semi-finalist in the 2003 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship and U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, and reached the same stage of both events the following year.In June 2004, Creamer placed second in the LPGA Tour's ShopRite LPGA Classic, finishing one stroke behind Cristie Kerr. Later that year, she tied for 13th in the U.S. Women's Open and represented the United States in the Curtis Cup.
In December 2004, Creamer won the LPGA Tour Final Qualifying Tournament by five strokes, thus gaining membership on the Tour for the 2005 season.She turned professional immediately after the event at the age of 18.
Professional career
2005–2007
Upon joining the LPGA Tour in 2005, Creamer quickly became a top player. On May 22, she holed a 17-foot birdie putt on the final hole of the Sybase Classic in New Rochelle, New York to win by one stroke.[9] Creamer became the youngest winner of a multiple-round tournament in LPGA history.[10]Marlene Hagge won twice at a younger age than Creamer. Both wins came in 18-hole events.)[9]Evian Masters tournament in France[11] She became the youngest and quickest player to reach $1 million in LPGA career earnings.[12] In August Creamer won the NEC Open on the Japan LPGA tour,[13] and added a victory at the Masters GC Ladies tournament two months later.[14] Creamer earned a spot on the U.S. Solheim Cup Team, becoming the youngest player to do so.[15] She helped the U.S. team win the cup, going 3–1–1 for the competition.[8] Creamer won the LPGA Rookie of the Year award for her season,[10] in which she earned over $1.5 million, second on the money list behind Annika Sörenstam, and recorded eight top-three finishes. ( On July 23, she claimed her second title of the year, winning the by an eight-shot margin.
After her strong first-year performance, Creamer was second behind Sörenstam in the inaugural Women's World Golf Rankings, which were released on February 20, 2006.[17] Her 2006 season, however, was not as successful. She did not win a tournament, and was hampered by wrist and foot injuries during the year.[18] Creamer still managed to earn over $1 million and make the cut in all 27 LPGA tournaments in which she played, compiling 14 top-10 finishes. Her best result of the season was a tie for second at The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions.[19]
In 2007, Creamer rebounded with two LPGA Tour titles. On February 17, she won her third career LPGA title at the SBS Open at Turtle Bay, making a 40-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole of the final round to defeat Julieta Granada by one shot.[20] In November, Creamer won The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions, defeating Birdie Kim by eight strokes.[21] She also played in her second Solheim Cup, leading both sides in points earned. Creamer went unbeaten in five matches as the U.S. team retained the cup.[22] For the season, she posted 13 top-10 finishes and earned over $1.3 million, third on the money list.
2008–2009
In the 2008 season, Creamer won a career-high four LPGA events and made more than $1.8 million, the highest amount she has earned in a season. In February 2008, she earned her fifth LPGA title at the Fields Open in Hawaii, coming back from a late two-shot deficit with birdies on the final three holes.[24] On April 27, Creamer came up short in a bid for her second win of the year, losing in a sudden-death playoff to Sörenstam at the Stanford International Pro-Am.[25] The following week, Creamer bounced back at the SemGroup Championship by defeating Juli Inkster in a playoff.[26] At the U.S. Women's Open, she entered the final round one shot off the lead and in good position to claim her first major championship victory. However, a five-over-par 78 on the last day dropped her into a tie for sixth.[27] On July 10 at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, she shot an 11-under 60, just one stroke off of the LPGA Tour record of 59 by Annika Sörenstam.[28] She shot 60–65–70–73 to beat Nicole Castrale by two strokes.[29] Creamer's fourth title of 2008 came in October's Samsung World Championship, where she won by one stroke and became the first American with four or more wins in an LPGA Tour season since Inkster had five tournament victories in 1999.[30] In November of that same year, Creamer teamed with team International to defeat team Asia for the Lexus Cup.[31]
At the LPGA Playoffs at the ADT, the last event of the 2008 season, Creamer was hospitalized with a stomach ailment, which was originally thought to be peritonitis. The ailment continued to affect her in the opening few months of the 2009 season, with doctors unable to make an exact diagnosis.[32] At the 2009 U.S. Women’s Open, held at Saucon Valley Country Club, Creamer finished tied for sixth.[33] In her third Solheim Cup, she was 3–1 as the U.S. again won the competition.[34] Creamer finished 10th on the 2009 LPGA money list with earnings of over $1.1 million. Her highest finishes during the season were a pair of second-place results, at the LPGA Corning Classic and Lorena Ochoa Invitational. As of the end of the 2009 season Creamer is 13th on the all-time LPGA Career Money List with earnings of $6,968,600.
Personal life
In 2000, Creamer moved to Bradenton, Florida to attend the IMG Golf Academy, where she graduated from the IMG-affiliated Pendleton School the week after her first LPGA victory.[36] She relocated again in 2007, this time to Isleworth, a gated community in Windermere, Florida.[18] As of 2009, she remains a resident of Isleworth, where No. 1 PGA golfer Tiger Woods is among her neighbors.[37]
Creamer has endorsement deals with many companies, including TaylorMade-adidas, Citizen Watch Co., NEC, and the Royal Bank of Scotland Group.[38] Golf Digest estimated her 2008 endorsement income to be $4.5 million, an amount that is third-highest among female golfers.[39] Her likeness has been featured in EA Sports' Tiger Woods PGA Tour series of golf video games.[40]
Since 2005, Creamer has done charitable work for The First Tee, an organization that benefits junior golfers. She hosts the Paula 4 Kids Celebrity Event, an annual outing that raises money for The First Tee of Sarasota/Manatee.[41] In addition, Creamer has appeared at youth golf clinics and donated scholarships to the IMG Golf Academy.[42]
Due to her fondness for wearing pink, Creamer's friend Casey Wittenberg nicknamed her the "Pink Panther."[43] The sobriquet followed her when she turned pro. In addition to her pink outfits, Creamer sports the color on several of her golf accessories, including her club grips and golf bag.[44] Creamer also uses a Pink Panther club head cover, in a nod to her nickname. She uses a pink golf ball during the last round of every tournament provided by Precept Golf, one of her sponsors.[45][46]
Professional wins (10)
LPGA Tour (8)
- 2005 (2) Sybase Classic, Evian Masters
- 2007 (2) SBS Open at Turtle Bay, The Mitchell Company Tournament of Champions
- 2008 (4) Fields Open in Hawaii, SemGroup Championship, Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic, Samsung World Championship
Other (2)
- 2005 (2) NEC Karuizawa 72, Masters GC Ladies (both LPGA of Japan Tour)
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | T45 | T19 | T24 | T15 | T21 | T17 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T3 | T49 | T6 | T10 | T16 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T13 TLA | T19 | T16 | T16 | T6 | T6 |
| Women's British Open | DNP | DNP | T15 | T22 | T7 | T9 | T3 |
LA=Low Amateur
DNP=did not play
CUT=missed the half-way cut
WD=withdrew
"T"=tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
DNP=did not play
CUT=missed the half-way cut
WD=withdrew
"T"=tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Events played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T67 | n/a | n/a | 74.80 | n/a |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | T2 | n/a | n/a | 71.42 | n/a |
| 2005 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1,531,780 | 2 | 70.98 | 3 |
| 2006 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | T2 | 1,076,163 | 11 | 70.62 | 6 |
| 2007 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1,384,798 | 3 | 70.50 | 2 |
| 2008 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1,823,992 | 2 | 70.56 | 3 |
| 2009 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1,151,864 | 9 | 70.62 | 10 |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Curtis Cup (representing the United States): 2004 (winners)
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing the United States): 2004
- Junior Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2002 (winners), 2003
Professional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2005 (winners), 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners)
- Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2005 (winners), 2006, 2008 (winners)
- Women's World Cup of Golf (representing the United States): 2006
Solheim Cup Record
| Year | Total Matches | Total W-L-H | Singles W-L-H | Foursomes W-L-H | Fourballs W-L-H | Points Won | Points % | Net Points | Net Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 14 | 8-2-4 | 3-0-0 | 3-1-2 | 2-1-2 | 10 | 71% | 6 | 43% |
| 2005 | 5 | 3-1-1 | 1-0-0 def. L. Davies 7&5 | 1-0-1 halved w/ B. Daniel, won w/ J. Inkster 3&2 | 1-1-0 lost w/ J. InksterC. Kerr 4&3, won w/ 1 up | 3.5 | 70% | 2 | 40% |
| 2007 | 5 | 2-0-3 | 1-0-0 def. M. Hjorth 2&1 | 1-0-1 won w/ J. InksterJ. Inkster 2&1, halved w/ | 0-0-2M. Pressel, halved w/ B. Lincicome halved w/ | 3.5 | 70% | 2 | 40% |
| 2009 | 4 | 3-1-0 | 1-0-0 def. S. Pettersen 3&2 | 1-1-0 won w/ J. InksterJ. Inkster 2&1, lost w/ 4&3 | 1-0-0 won w/ C. Kerr 1 up | 3 | 75% | 2 | 50% |
Awards
- American Junior Golf Association Player of the Year: 2003
- Golfweek Junior of the Year: 2003
- Golf Digest Junior of the Year: 2003
- Golfweek Amateur of the Year: 2004
- Golf Digest Amateur of the Year: 2004
- American Junior Golf Association Nancy Lopez Award: 2005
- LPGA Rookie of the Year: 2005
Yani Tseng Biography
Yani Tseng
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Yani Tseng | |
|---|---|
 Yani Tseng at the 2009 Women's British Open | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Yani Tseng |
| Born | 23 January 1989 Taiwan |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Nationality |  Taiwan |
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | none |
| Turned professional | 2007 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA (joined 2008) |
| Former tour(s) | Ladies Asian Golf Tour (joined 2007) |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 2 |
| Ladies Asian Golf Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1) | |
| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T17: 2009 |
| LPGA Championship | Won: 2008 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T42: 2008 |
| Women's British Open | 2: 2008 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| LPGA Rookie of the Year | 2008 |
Yani Tseng (traditional Chinese: 曾雅妮) (born 23 January 1989) is a professional golfer from Taiwan currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
Amateur career
Tseng was the top-ranked amateur in Taiwan from 2004 to 2006. The highlight of her amateur career was winning the 2004 U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links, defeating Michelle Wie in the final, 1 up.
- 2003 Won - Callaway Junior Golf Championship
- 2004 2nd place - Callaway Junior Golf Championship
- 2004 Won - U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
- 2005 Won - North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship
- 2005 Semi-finalist - U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links
- 2005 2nd place - North and South Women's Amateur Golf Championship
Professional career
Tseng turned professional in January 2007. She competed on the Ladies Asian Golf Tour and won the DLF Women’s Indian Open. She also competed on the CN Canadian Women’s Tour, where she won the CN Canadian Women’s Tour at Vancouver Golf Club.
After finishing sixth in the final LPGA Qualifying Tournament in December 2007, Tseng earned full playing privileges on the LPGA Tour for 2008. In June 2008, she claimed her first LPGA tour victory — the LPGA Championship — to become the first player from Taiwan to win an LPGA major tournament. At age 19, she was also the youngest player to win the LPGA Championship and the second-youngest player to win an LPGA major.
Tseng was named LPGA Rookie of the Year in 2008.
On March 29, 2009, Tseng became the fastest player in LPGA history to reach the $2 million mark in career earnings. She achieved this point in 32 events, spanning 1 year, 1 month, and 13 days. The previous record holder was Paula Creamer who reached the mark in 1 year, 4 months, and 15 days in 2006.
Personal life
Tseng lives in Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida in a house previously owned by LPGA great Annika Sorenstam. Tseng purchased the house from Sorenstam in April 2009.
Professional wins (4)
LPGA Tour (2)
- 2008 (1) LPGA Championship
- 2009 (1) LPGA Corning Classic
LPGA Majors are shown in bold.
Other (2)
- 2007 (2) DLF Women’s Indian Open (Ladies Asian Golf Tour) and CN Canadian Women’s Tour at Vancouver Golf Club (CN Canadian Women’s Tour)
Major Championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | LPGA Championship | 276 (-12) |
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | DNP | T21 | T17 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | 1 | T23 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | DNP | T42 | CUT |
| Women's British Open | DNP | DNP | 2 | T20 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Official Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T33 | n/a | n/a | 71.50 | n/a |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | n/a | n/a | 77.00 | n/a |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | MC | n/a | n/a | 76.00 | n/a |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T6 | 64,909 | n/a | 69.00 | n/a |
| 2008 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1,752,086 | 3 | 70.77 | 4 |
| 2009 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1,236,625 | 7 | 70.45 | 6 |
Cristie Kerr Biography
Cristie Kerr
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Cristie Kerr | |
|---|---|
 Cristie Kerr at the 2009 LPGA Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 12, 1977 Miami, Florida, U.S.A. |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A. |
| Spouse | Erik Stevens (since 2006) |
| Career | |
| College | none |
| Turned professional | 1996 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA (joined 1997) |
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (joined 1996) Players West Tour (joined 1996) |
| Professional wins | 16 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 12 |
| Futures Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in LPGA Major Championships (Wins: 1) | |
| Kraft Nabisco C'ship | T2: 2009 |
| LPGA Championship | T5: 1999, 2006 |
| U.S. Women's Open | Won 2007 |
| Women's British Open | T2: 2006 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| LPGA Komen Award | 2006 |
Cristie Kerr (born October 12, 1977 in Miami, Florida) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.
Amateur career
Kerr started playing golf at the age of eight. She had a very successful amateur career, won the 1994 Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship and was the 1995 American Junior Golf Association Junior Player of the Year.In 1996 she played in the Curtis Cup and was the low amateur at the U.S. Women's Open. She graduated from Miami Sunset High School in West Kendall, Florida.
Professional career
Kerr turned professional in 1996, playing on both the Futures Tour and Players West Tour. Her first professional victory came at the Ironwood FUTURES Classic in 1996. Late in 1996 she tied for sixth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to gain exempt status for 1997. Her LPGA career started fairly slowly. It took her three years to make the top fifty on the money list. In 2002 she won for the first time on the LPGA at the Longs Drugs Challenge. By 2004 she was one of the leading players on the tour, with three tournament victories, and a fifth place finish on the money list. She won two tournaments in 2005 and moved up to third on the money list. She tied for second at the 2000 U.S. Women's Open matched by her performance in the 2006 Women's British Open. Her first win of 2006 came at the Franklin American Mortgage Championship where she posted a tournament-record score of 19 under par. To date, Kerr has 12 wins on the LPGA Tour. In 2006, she was the only American to win more than one event on the LPGA Tour, winning three times. (Americans won only seven of that year's 33 events.) In 2007, she won the United States Women's Open Championship, her first major championship. She was also a member of the United States Solheim Cup team in 2002,2003,and 2005.
The hallmarks of Kerr's game are putting; she finished in the top 5 on the LPGA Tour in putts/greens hit in 2005 and 2006 and iron play. She was 5th in greens-in-regulation in 2005. She is also among the longest hitters on the tour, though the other players have caught up to her in recent years. In 2003, Kerr switched to newer Callaway Golf equipment after playing with the same clubs for the previous seven years, and the move coincided with a sharp increase in wins and earnings on tour. In 2005, Kerr finished in the top 10 in half of the tournaments she entered, and ranked second in the LPGA in scoring average, trailing only Annika Sörenstam.
Breast cancer activist
Kerr is actively involved in fundraising for breast cancer research.
The LPGA and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation awarded Kerr the 2006 LPGA Komen Award[9] due to her dedication to find a cure for breast cancer through the foundation that she founded called Birdies for Breast Cancer. Kerr donates $50 per birdie. As of August 2009 she has raised over $750,000 through donations and an annual charity event.[10] Kerr created the foundation in honor of her mother, Linda, who has been her inspiration. The foundation was created in 2003, the year that her mother Linda was diagnosed with breast cancer.[9]
Kerr is 5'3"/1.60 m and now weighs 125 pounds (8 stone 13 pounds; 57 kg), but in 1999 she weighed 175 pounds (79 kg), a weight that caused her to have back spasms. Her parents, who are divorced, are both diabetics, and her mother had a heart attack when Kerr was in ninth grade. After her weight had peaked, Kerr began exercising regularly and went on a diet. By 2002, she had lost 50 pounds.[11]
Off-course activities
Kerr's friends on tour include Natalie Gulbis and Morgan Pressel, and Donald Trump is an off-course friend.[12] Kerr made an appearance on an episode of the third season of Trump's television series The Apprentice in 2005. In 2006, Kerr married Erik Stevens, who heads up a company that is developing a sports complex in Brooklyn, New York. Kerr and Stevens maintain residences in Scottsdale, Arizona and New York City. Her primary sponsor is Mutual of Omaha which donates money to her breast cancer research foundation as part of their sponsorship agreement. In addition to her Callaway irons, Kerr uses Scratch Golf Wedges Titleist Pro V1 brand golf balls, and is also sponsored by FootJoy and clothing manufacturer Lacoste.
Professional wins (16)
LPGA Tour (12)
- 2002 (1) Longs Drugs Challenge
- 2004 (3) LPGA Takefuji Classic, ShopRite LPGA Classic, State Farm Classic
- 2005 (2) Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill, Wendy's Championship for Children
- 2006 (3) Franklin American Mortgage Championship, Canadian Women's Open, John Q. Hammons Hotel Classic
- 2007 (1) U.S. Women's Open
- 2008 (1) Safeway Classic
- 2009 (1) Michelob ULTRA Open at Kingsmill
LPGA Majors are shown in bold.
Futures Tour (1)
- 1996 (1) Ironwood FUTURES Classic
Other wins (3)
- 2004 (1) Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Grace Park and Juli Inkster, unofficial event)
- 2007 (1) Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Natalie Gulbis and Morgan Pressel, unofficial event)
- 2009 (1) Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (with Natalie Gulbis and Suzann Pettersen, unofficial event)
Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Women’s U.S. Open | -5 (71-72-66-70=279) | 2 strokes | / Angela Park,  Lorena Ochoa |
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 |
| LPGA Championship | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | T5LA | WD |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T36LA | DNP | 60 | CUT | T2 |
| du Maurier Classic | DNP | DNP | CUT | T54 | T17 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T66 | T3 | T11 | T5 | T3 | T35 | T20 | T21 | T2 |
| LPGA Championship | CUT | T41 | T34 | T17 | T33 | T5 | T18 | T10 | T31 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T4 | T32 | T13 | T27 | T10 | T28 | 1 | T13 | T3 |
| Women's British Open | CUT | T29 | T14 | T11 | T5 | T2 | T33 | 6 | T8 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
LA = Low Amateur
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
LA = Low Amateur
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish.
LPGA Tour career summary
| Year | Tournaments played | Cuts made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10s | Best finish | Earnings ($) | Money list rank | Scoring average | Scoring rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | T15 | 49,058 | 112 | 73.44 | |
| 1998 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | T4 | 88,613 | 74 | 72.89 | |
| 1999 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | T5 | 177,978 | 47 | 72.09 | |
| 2000 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | T2 | 530,751 | 15 | 71.94 | |
| 2001 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 373,947 | 28 | 72.26 | |
| 2002 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 685,393 | 12 | 71.47 | |
| 2003 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | T2 | 696,097 | 13 | 70.69 | |
| 2004 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1,189,990 | 5 | 70.33 | 4 |
| 2005 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1,360,941 | 3 | 70.86 | 2 |
| 2006 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1,578,362 | 5 | 70.07 | 3 |
| 2007 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1,098,921 | 6 | 71.88 | 17 |
| 2008 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1,108,839 | 10 | 70.88 | 5 |
| 2009 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1,519,722 | 2 | 70.28 | 3 |
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