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[Sports/AP] Anna Nordqvist, of Sweden, watches her birdie putt miss the cup on the 18th hole during the second round of the LPGA Tour Championship golf tournament Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Richmond, Texas.

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[Golf.com: Tours & News] Anna Nordqvist wins LPGA Tour Championship | Tours & News | Golf.com: Once Ochoa finished second, Shin had to place no worse than seventh to win the player of the year award. Shin settled for a par on the last hole and finished tied for eighth, giving Ochoa the player award by a 160-159 score.

Daily Commercial: McPherson shot a 5-under par 67 and is the tournament leader at 8-under par. Weather delays over the past two days have shortened the tournament to 54 holes which officials hope to finish on Monday.

[About.com Golf] Bad Luck Rains on LPGA Tour Championship: And the LPGA has announced that the tournament is going from 72 holes to 54 holes, with a Monday finish. Tall about momentum screeching to a halt.

[iwomensports] Anna Nordqvist Wins LPGA Tour Championship- iwomensports: Shin and Nordqvist played in the day’s final group, right behind Ochoa. The Houstonian Golf and Country Club was still soggy after more than an inch of weekend rain and players were allowed to lift, clean and place their balls.”

[LinksLifeGolf] LPGA Struggles to Finish The Tour Championship - LinksLifeGolf: There was plenty of buzz thanks to Michelle Wie winning her first tournament, the top players in the world were to be showcased on a weekend without competition from the PGA Tour and the Player of the Year Race was headed for a photo finish.

[Ruthless Golf] Ruthless Golf: The Limerick Summary: 2009 LPGA Tour Championship: (For those of you who don't know, the LPGA awards are given on the basis of a point system. Personally, I much prefer a system like this, which is based on achievement, as opposed to the PGA, which prefers to play favorites.

[Online News | News1800] Nordqvist wins LPGA Tour Championship - Houston Chronicle: RICHMOND - Anna Nordqvist shot a sparkling 65 in the final round of the LPGA Tour Championship to claim the title at the tour's season-ending event. The 22-year-old Swede finished at 13-under (203) in the rain-shortened event at the …

[Bradenton.com: Homepage] McPherson leads LPGA Tour Championship - Sports - BradentonHerald.com: RICHMOND, Texas — Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin will settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year on the final, frantic day of the season.

[thegolfnewsnetwork.com] Final Results: LPGA Tour Championship: Rookie Anna Nordqvist won for the second time this season at the LPGA Tour Championship Presented by Rolex. Nordqvist fired a seven-under 65 during the final round and carded a total 203=70-68-65 (-13) to defeat Lorena Ochoa by two strokes.

[Golf News] Golf News » Blog Archive » Nordqvist wins LPGA Tour Championship (AP): Anna Nordqvist won the LPGA Tour Championship on Monday and Lorena Ochoa finished second to earn her fourth consecutive player of the year award, by one point over Jiyai Shin. The 22-year-old Nordqvist shot a final-round 65 to finish 13 under par.

[LIMED - World News, Video, Blog] Sweden's Nordqvist claims second LPGA tournament title | LIMED ...: Eight final round birdies by Swedish golfer Anna Nordqvist helped her take home an unexpected win at the LPGA Tour Championship on Monday. Read the original: Sweden's Nordqvist claims second LPGA tournament title.

[The Golf Blog] The Golf Blog: Michelle Wie withdraws from LPGA Tour Championship ...: A week after winning her 1st LPGA tourney, Michelle Wie took one step back. A nagging ankle injury from the Solheim Cup forced Wie to withdraw from the LPGA Tour Championship.

[Golf News] Golf News » Blog Archive » Lorena Ochoa is LPGA player of year for ...: Anna Nordqvist has won the LPGA Tour Championship and Lorena Ochoa finished second to win her fourth consecutive player of the year award by one point over Jiyai Shin.

[Life on Tour] LPGA Tour Championship Round Two « Life on Tour: Our original time was 12:30 so we never teed it up. Special guest: Had one during our practice round on Tuesday.

[WISN.com - Sports] Rain Forces LPGA Tour Championship To 54 Holes - BIG 12 Sports ...: "We had a plan to try and play 72 holes by Monday, but that would have required players to possibly stay over for Tuesday and we didn't want to do that," said Doug Brecht, the tour's vice president for rules and competition.

[Golf FanHouse] Wie Withdraws, Ochoa Leads at LPGA's Season Finale -- Golf FanHouse: She was four shots ahead of Shin (70) on the leaderboard, but the 21-year-old South Korean leads Ochoa by eight points (156-148) in the race to become the tour's player of the year. To earn the distinction this year, Ochoa must win this week or finish no worse than third and hope Shin places out of the top 10.

[Rolex Watch Blog by Melrose Jewelers, USA's #1 Online Rolex Retailer] Field Finalized For The LPGA Tour Championship Presented By Rolex ...: The list also includes Mexican Lorena Ochoa who is placed fifth on the money list and would be taking part in the LPGA Tour Championship after visiting Guadalajara to take part in the tournament that goes by her name, the Lorena Ochoa Invitational. These two players would be competing in the field of best golfers which will include players like Ai Miyazato from Japan and Cristie Kerr from USA who are ranked number two and number three on the Money List, respectively.

[19th Hole - The Golf Blog From Your Golf Travel] Wie withdraws as Ochoa takes the lead in LPGA Tour Championship: Lorena Ochoa, whose tournament Wie won last weekend, holds a one-shot lead over Reilley Rankin in the tournament where she is bidding to overhaul South Korea’s Jiyai Shin, who leads the Mexican world number one 156-148 in the race to become the tour’s player of the year. To earn that accolade, Ochoa must win the tournament or finish no worse than third and also hope Shin places out of the top 10.

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