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LPGA.com News & Entertainment[LPGA.com News & Entertainment] With five top-10 finishes to her season, Laura Diaz is looking for her first win since 2002. The 10-year Tour member fired off 10 birdies against just one lone bogey in the first round of the inaugural Grand China Air LPGA en-route to a course-record 9-under-par 63 (33-33), which also ties her career low on the LPGA Tour.

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ROCKSLAX . com[ROCKSLAX . com] Diaz leads after first round in China: The Grand China Air is the first LPGA Tour tournament in China. The field includes 51 LPGA players, eight China Golf Association players and four sponsor invitees.

Officialsportsbetting.com[Officialsportsbetting.com] LPGA heads to China for inaugural Grand China Air LPGA: HAINAN ISLAND, China (Ticker) - The LPGA Tour breaks new ground this week as the season heads into the home stretch.

The Malaysian Insiderhttp://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/sports/11132-lpga-heads-east [The Malaysian Insider] LPGA heads east: “From a historical perspective, Japan was the first of the Asian markets to truly take hold of golf, and women's golf has become very successful in Japan,” says Higgs. “The next country to really take hold of it was Korea, and so if you view that logical evolution of women's golf in the LPGA, once you've gained a foothold in Japan and Korea, then the next places from a strategic and business standpoint are those key focus markets.

Golf Breaking News[Golf Breaking News] LPGA heads to China for inaugural Grand China: HAINAN ISLAND, China (Ticker) - The LPGA Tour breaks new ground this week as the season heads into the home stretch.

Kentucky.com: Sportshttp://www.kentucky.com/549/story/566632.html [Kentucky.com: Sports] Diaz fires a 63 for Grand China lead: "I don't have a good answer for that except that I haven't been able to shoot the scores that win golf tournaments," said Diaz. "Trying to balance being a mother and a player and a wife has been a challenge that I've faced for the last almost three years now.

Legion of Angels News Archivehttp://legionofangels.net/wpnews/2008/10/23/sorenstam-im-not-using-the-r-word/ [Legion of Angels News Archive] Sorenstam: ”˜I’m Not Using The ”˜R’ Word’: In June at the LPGA Championship, Tseng became the first rookie to win a major since South Korean Se Ri Pak in 1998. At 19, she was also the second-youngest woman to win a major.

Times of the Internethttp://www.timesoftheinternet.com/13229.html [Times of the Internet] Diaz leads after first round in China: The Grand China Air is the first LPGA Tour tournament in China. The field includes 51 LPGA players, eight China Golf Association players and four sponsor invitees.

berecruited.com: Top Sports Newshttp://news.berecruited.com/2008/10/22/lpga-heads-to-china-for-inaugural-grand-china-air-lpga-pa-sportsticker/ [berecruited.com: Top Sports News] Lpga Heads To China For Inaugural Grand China Air Lpga: HAINAN ISLAND, China (Ticker) - The LPGA Tour breaks new ground this week as the season heads into the home stretch.

tees2greenshttp://www.tees2greens.com/blogs/golf_international/archive/2008/10/23/annika-sorenstam-heading-quietly-in-to-retirement.aspx [tees2greens] Annika Sorenstam Heading Quietly in to Retirement: Sorenstam is scheduled to play twice in China, a skins game in Japan, the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico, then the ADT Championship in Florida, her final appearance on the LPGA Tour. Then it’s off to the Lexus Cup in Singapore, and the career-ending Dubai Ladies Masters.

Nicks Golf Palacehttp://nicksgolfpalace.com/2008/10/annika-sorenstam-playing-golf-in-china.html [Nicks Golf Palace] Annika Sorenstam Playing Golf in China: "Just looking at the last 15 years that I've been a professional and been on the LPGA, I've certainly seen a change," she said. "Obviously the golf has gotten better and better.

Humongous Web Sports Blog[Humongous Web Sports Blog] LPGA heads to China for inaugural Grand China Air LPGA (PA ...: HAINAN ISLAND, China (Ticker) - The LPGA Tour breaks new ground this week as the season heads into the home stretch.

Golf Courses Directory[Golf Courses Directory] Golf Glance (San Francisco Chronicle): When: Today-Sunday Course: Grayhawk Golf Club, Raptor Course (7125 yards, par 70) Purse: $5 million (winner’s share: $900000) TV: Golf Channel (All four days 1-4 pm) LPGA TOUR What: Grand China Air”¦ Read more of this article click here ...

[The unOfficial Michelle Wie News Blog] Michelle Wie sets her sights on Asia: “But she’s got all the ingredients and it’s really just time that she needs to mature.” The Casio Open was the first tournament since Wie was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard in the LPGA Samsung World Championship last month when she turned professional with endorsement deals with Nike and Sony worth an estimated 10 million dollars. Wie had aimed to make history here by becoming the first woman to make the cut in an event on a major men’s tour in 60 years since Olympic athletic gold medallist Babe Zaharias won the Los Angeles Open on the US PGA tour.

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