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Han Hee-won
Han Hee-won (Korean 한희원) (born 10 June 1978 in Seoul) is a retired South Korean professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. She was a member of the LPGA Tour from 2001 until her retirement in 2014 and won six LPGA Tour events during her career. She attended Ryukoku University and turned professional in 1998. In 1998 she competed on the LPGA of Korea Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour, claiming Rookie of the Year honours in Japan. In 1999 she won twice in Japan. She qualified for the U.S.-based LPGA Tour at the 2000 Qualifying School and has played mainly in the United States since 2001. She was Rookie of the Year in her first season. Han played in only seven events during 2007 due to the birth of her son, Dae-Il "Dale". Han retired from the LPGA Tour at the 2014 Portland Classic. Professional wins (8) LPGA Tour wins (6) LPGA Tour playoff record (3–3) LPGA of Japan wins (2) *1999 (2) NEC Kairuzawa Tournament, Osaka Women's Open Results in LPGA majors ''Results not in chron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han (Korean Name)
Han (Hangul 한, Hanja 韓) is the typical romanized spelling of the Korean family name. Other alternate spellings for 한 include Hahn and Haan. In hanja, it translates to "King”, “Kingdom”, “country" and/or “Korean people”. Han is the oldest name in Korea. Clans As with all the Korean family names, the holders of the Han surname are divided into different patrilineal clans, or lineages, known in Korean as ''bon-gwan'', based on their ancestral seat. Most such clans trace their lineage back to a specific founder. This system was at its height under the Joseon Dynasty, but it remains in use today. There are approximately 241 such clans claimed by South Koreans. Cheongju clan Cheongju Han clan is considered one of the noble clans of Korea, with the Gyeongju Kim, Gimhae Kim clan, Gimhae Kim, Park (Korean surname), Miryang Park, Gyeongju Seok, Pyeongyang Ko, and Jeonju Yi clan, Jeonju Yi clans. In the Silla, Silla Dynasty, all of the Cheongju Hans were part of the Bone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Mallon
Meg Mallon (born April 14, 1963) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1987 and won 18 LPGA Tour events, including four major championships, during her career. Mallon was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2017. Early life and amateur career Mallon was born on April 14, 1963 in Natick, Massachusetts. She started playing golf at the age of 7. She won the Michigan Amateur Championship title in 1983. She attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Mallon attended Ohio State University, where she earned All-Conference honors from 1984–85 and was the runner-up at the 1985 Big Ten Championship. Professional career Mallon joined the LPGA Tour in 1987. Her breakthrough year was 1991, when she won four times. Two of her victories were majors, the Mazda LPGA Championship and the U.S. Women's Open. She was also named Female Player of the Year by the Golf Writers Association of America and Most Improved Player by ''Golf Dig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana D'Alessio
Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), formerly Lady Diana Spencer, was an activist, philanthropist, and member of the British royal family Places and jurisdictions Africa * Diana (see), a town and commune in Souk Ahras Province in north-eastern Algeria * Diana's Peak, the highest point on the island of Saint Helena * Diana Region, a region in Madagascar * Diana Veteranorum, an ancient city, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see in Algeria Americas * Diana, New York, a town in Lewis County, New York, United States * Diana, Saskatchewan, a ghost town in Canada Asia * Diana, Iraq, a town in Iraqi Kurdistan Europe * Diana (Rozvadov), an almost abandoned settlement in the Czech Republic * Diana, Silesian Voivodeship, a village in south Poland * Diana Fortr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honda LPGA Thailand
The Honda LPGA Thailand is a women's professional golf tournament in Thailand on the LPGA Tour The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is an American organization for female golfers. The organization is headquartered at the LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekl .... First played in 2006 LPGA Tour, 2006 at the Amata Spring Country Club, the tournament moved to the Siam Country Club, Pattaya in 2007 LPGA Tour, 2007, on its Old Course. It was the first LPGA Tour event held in Thailand and it increased the number of countries on the 2006 LPGA schedule to eight, including the United States. The tournament was not held in 2008 LPGA Tour, 2008, but returned to the LPGA schedule in 2009 LPGA Tour, 2009. It was held at the newer Plantation Course for this year only, then returned to the Old Course in 2010 LPGA Tour, 2010. The tournament is a limited-field event with no cut; in 2011 LPGA Tour, 2011, 60 playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meena Lee
Meena Lee (; born 25 December 1981) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the United States-based LPGA Tour. Lee was born in Jeonju, South Korea. She took up golf at the age of fourteen, which is unusually late for a future professional golfer, but just a few years later, in 2000, she became the Korean Amateur Champion. She turned professional in 2002, one year before graduating from Yong-In University. She won three events on the LPGA of Korea Tour in her rookie season of 2002 and topped the money list. In 2003, she won one tournament and placed fifth on the money list. In 2004, Lee played on the second-tier Futures Tour in the United States, finishing 23rd on the money list, but she was able to win an LPGA Tour card for 2005 by finishing tied for 25th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. She made a steady start to her rookie season and in July 2005 was a surprise finalist in the inaugural HSBC Women's World Match Play Championship, which she lost to Colombia's M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LPGA Corning Classic
The LPGA Corning Classic was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It took place every year from 1979 through 2009 at the Corning Country Club in Corning, New York. It was one of the longest running tournaments on the LPGA Tour and the longest with a single sponsor. The title sponsor since the beginning was Corning Incorporated Corning Incorporated is an American multinational technology company that specializes in specialty glass, ceramics, and related materials and technologies including advanced optics, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. The co ..., an American manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. Production and operation of the tournament was a large community effort by the citizens of Corning. As with most tournaments on the LPGA Tour, proceeds went to charity.http://www.stargazette.com/article/20090526/NEWS01/905260372/1117/Classic+officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 PGA Tour
The 2006 PGA Tour was the 91st season of the PGA Tour. The tour saw several notable storylines during the season: after being challenged by Phil Mickelson in the first half of the year, when Mickelson won his second straight major at the Masters and was on course to win the U.S. Open until the 72nd hole, Tiger Woods emphatically re-established his status as the dominant golfer of his era in the second half of the season by finishing with six consecutive wins, including the last two majors, and took the Player of the Year award for the eighth time in his career. Jim Furyk had his career year to date, finishing second on the money list despite picking up only two wins, due to exceptional consistency. It was last season of the PGA Tour before the introduction of the FedEx Cup in 2007. Ten players won three million dollars, 31 won two million or more and 93 won one million or more. The cut off to make the top 125 on the money list and retain a tour card was a record $660,898. The to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soo Yun Kang
Kang Soo-yun (; born 15 March 1976) is a female golfer in the LPGA. She is often referred to as the "Fashion Model of the Fairways" for her model-like physique and clothing. Kang was born in Seoul, South Korea. She has been playing golf since the age of 12. After years on the LPGA of Korea Tour, she moved to the LPGA Tour in 2003. She won her first LPGA tournament in 2005 at the Safeway Classic in Portland, Oregon. She has twelve other wins worldwide. Professional wins ''this list is incomplete'' LPGA Tour (1) LPGA Tour of Korea (8) ''this list is probably incomplete'' *2000 Korea Women's Open, Hite Ladies Open *2001 Korea Women's Open, Hite Ladies Open, LG Lady Card Open *2002 Sky Valley Kim Young-Joo Invitational, Hite Ladies Open *2004 PAVV Invitational LPGA Tour of Japan (3) Team appearances Amateur *Espirito Santo Trophy (representing South Korea): 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office Depot Championship
The Office Depot Championship was an annual golf tournament for professional female golfers on the LPGA Tour. It took place every year from 1997 through 2005 at various sites in South Carolina (1997–2000) and in the Los Angeles, California area (2001–05). The tournament had several named sponsors during its history. From 2001 through 2005, it was sponsored by Office Depot, a supplier of office products and services. Tournament names through the years: *1997: Susan G. Komen International *1998–99: City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic *2000: Kathy Ireland Greens.com LPGA Classic *2001: The Office Depot Hosted by Amy Alcott *2002–04: The Office Depot Championship Hosted by Amy Alcott *2005: Office Depot Championship The last tournament was held from September 30 through October 2, 2005 Winners *The 1999 tournament was shortened to 36 holes because of rain. Tournament record See also *The Office Depot The Office Depot was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1997 to 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 PGA Tour
The 2005 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to November 6. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2006 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Location of tournaments Money leaders The money list was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in U.S. dollars. Awards See also *2005 in golf Notes References External links2005 schedule at pgatour.com {{PGA Tour Seasons PGA Tour seasons PGA Tour
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Lorie Kane
Lorie is a feminine name. It may refer to: People ;Given name *Lorie (singer) (full name Laure Pester) (born 1982), French singer *Lorie Conway, American independent producer and filmmaker *Lorie Griffin, American film and television actress *Lorie Kane (born 1964), Canadian professional golfer *Lorie Line (born 1958), American New Age pianist, composer, and performer *Lorie O'Clare, American author of erotic romance, romantic suspense and paranormal romance novels *Lorie Skjerven Gildea (born 1961), American attorney and Chief Justice *Lorie Tarshis (1911–1993), Canadian economist ;Middle name *Jill Lorie Hurst, American television soap opera writer and producer Film and television * ''Lorie'' (film), a 1984 Indian film directed by Vijay Talwar, starring Shabana Azmi and Farooq Shaikh *Lorie Brooks, a fictional character in ''The Young and the Restless'' Other uses *Lories and lorikeets Loriini is a tribe of small to medium-sized arboreal parrots characterized by their s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safeway Classic
The Portland Classic is a women's professional golf tournament in Oregon on the LPGA Tour. Founded in 1972, the annual event in the Portland area is the oldest continuous event on the LPGA Tour. Tournament Golf Foundation has owned the tournament since its beginning and also managed the Safeway International tournament on the LPGA Tour. It became a 72-hole event in 2013, after decades at 54 holes. Proceeds from the tournament are donated to local children's charities; over $19 million has been donated since 1972. The tournament has had a variety of sponsors during its history. Tournament names *1972: Portland Ladies Classic *1973: Portland Ladies Open * 1974–1975: Portland Ladies Classic *1976: Portland Classic *1977: LPGA National Team Championship * 1978: Ping Classic Team Championship *1979– 1982: Portland Ping Team Championship *1983–1985: Portland Ping Championship *1986–1989: Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship *1990: Ping-Cellular One Golf Championship *1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
