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In the News (Sun 29 Nov 09)

  
  JS Online: Kim Wins Wendy's Championship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kim staggered to the finish of the Wendy's, however, double-bogeying the 17th hole before salvaging par from the grandstand behind the 18th green.
Kim started Sunday with a three-shot lead and still had that advantage as she stepped to the tee on the 148-yard, par-3 17th.
Kim's second shot off the 17th tee was nearing the green when she shouted ``Go!'' The ball landed on line with the pin and ended up 12 feet away.
www.jsonline.com /golfplus/ap/aug02/ap-glf-lpga-wendy'080502.asp?format=print   (704 words)

  
 AugustaSports.Com: The Augusta Chronicle's coverage of Golf:Kim wins Safeway Championship 09/26/00
Kim said she tossed and turned Saturday night, remembering the times this year when she's been in similar positions, only to lose on the last day.
Kim gave up the lead twice to Jang on the back nine, but forced the playoff with a birdie on No. 18 to finish with a 72 for a three-round total of 215 on the 6,307-yard, par-72 Columbia Edgewater Country Club course.
Kim had a two-stroke lead over Jang starting on No. 17, but her tee shot landed in a pond to the right of the fairway.
augustasports.com /stories/092600/gol_124-5665.shtml   (692 words)

  
 - toledoblade.com -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kim, who won nine times on the Korean LPGA Tour, said the success fellow Korean Se Ri Pak has had in the states made it easier for other Koreans to follow in her steps.
Kim is deadly accurate with her woods, and she carries a lot of them - sometimes as many as six in her bag.
Kim said she has hopes of finishing in the top five at the Farr this week, where her pin-point tee shots will give her an advantage over the big-hitters, who will likely spend more time in the Highland Meadows rough.
www.toledoblade.com /apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?SearchID=73104945586156&Avis=TO&Dato=20020711&Kategori=SPORTS05&Lopenr=107110089&Ref=AR   (824 words)

  
 Vindicator • Mi Oh My! Kim takes it   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kim, the 25-year-old, fourth-year pro from Seoul, South Korea, came from behind to defeat LPGA veteran Kelly Robbins as the two had a real shootout over the entire 18 holes on Squaw Creek Country Club.
Kim, who made a sensational birdie on the 17th hole to take the lead for keeps, shot a 3-under-par 69 and finished the tournament at 202 for 54 holes, 14-under-par.
Kim, who was playing with a new set of clubs that she first used last Tuesday, hit a 179-yard 7-wood within four feet of the pin on the 17th hole and made the putt.
www.vindy.com /print/275459216730918.shtml   (708 words)

  
 Democrat & Chronicle: LPGA: Short game works for Kim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kim could be one shot off the pace if she hadn’t missed one-foot putts at No. 12 and No. 5.
Kim, who said she became too concerned with standing in somebody’s putting line on the No. 12 green, ended up with three bogeys and four birdies.
Kim earned an unwanted place in the Wegmans Rochester LPGA tournament history last year after she let a five-stroke lead slip away during the final round.
www.democratandchronicle.com /sports/general/0621story4_general.shtml   (490 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Golf Online - Aching Kim hangs on to Corning lead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The 23-year-old Kim, who had a first-round 65, kept her hold on first place with a solid, 2-under 70 as some familiar faces moved into contention two strokes back.
Kim, bothered by a muscle strain in her left shoulder for the last month, said the pain intensified during the round and disturbed her concentration.
My swing got to where it was not functional for scoring, and to break out of that takes a while.
espn.go.com /golfonline/tours/s/2000/0526/552251.html   (758 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Golf Plus - South Korea's Mi Hyun Kim wins Betsy King Classic - Thursday October 14, 1999 08:04 PM
Kim, who began the day tied with two others 1-stroke off the lead, finished with a four-day total of 8-under 280 to pick up her second LPGA Tour victory of the year.
All three missed a golden opportunity to catch Kim when she put her approach into a creek and took a drop for her only bogey of the back nine on the 17th.
The victory was worth $108,750 to Kim, who said she knew that she was being seriously challenged on the back nine.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /golf/news/1999/10/10/betsyking_sunday_ap   (505 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Kim hangs on to one-shot lead at elite LPGA event   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
By John David Mercer, AP Mi Hyun Kim signals a made birdie putt with a pump of her fist at the ninth hole.
Kim, seeking her fourth LPGA Tour victory in three years, had an 8-under 136 total on Magnolia Grove's Crossings Course.
Kim three-putted the par-3 17th to drop into a tie with Pak, but rebounded with a birdie on No. 18 after hitting an 8-iron approach 2 feet from the pin.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/lpga/2001-09-28-aflac.htm   (426 words)

  
 Mi Hyun Kim grabs lead over Webb: 5/20/00
Picking up where she left off a year ago, Mi Hyun Kim matched the course record with a 9-under-par 63 for a two-shot lead over Karrie Webb in yesterday's opening round of the Firstar LPGA Classic.
Kim, the tour's rookie of the year in 1999, shot a 65 in the final round of last year's tournament to slide into a fourth-place tie behind winner Rosie Jones.
Kim's 63 was her lowest round in her two years on tour and tied Dottie Pepper's tournament mark from the 1998 opening round.
www.s-t.com /daily/05-00/05-20-00/c06sp128.htm   (989 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Golf | Kim surges clear
Mi Hyun Kim of South Korea fired a five-under-par 67 to open a five-shot lead at the Wegmans Rochester.
The 25-year-old Kim was the 1999 LPGA Rookie of the Year but has not won since the 2000 Safeway Championship.
Kim had four birdies on the front nine and bounced back from a bogey at the 13th with birdies on 16 and 17 to finish with a three-round score of 13-under 203.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/golf/2060411.stm   (291 words)

  
 Kim captures Giant Eagle Classic - PittsburghLIVE.com
Kim used a birdie on the 17th hole yesterday at Squaw Creek Country Club to squeeze out a one-shot victory over Kelly Robbins, the leader after the first two rounds.
Kim fired a bogey-free 3-under-par 69 during the final round and finished with a 14-under 202.
Kim's new caddie, Chris Birdseye, is one of her old caddies.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/hs2000/frames/s_82492.html   (558 words)

  
 Vindicator • New clubs, accuracy help Korean   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On Tuesday of tournament week, Kim was talking with some of the other Korean players on tour and they were telling her that she should try the new Ping clubs they were using.
Kim, who was playing Calloway clubs at the time, hit some of the clubs on the practice range, liked them and ordered a set and played with them for the first time in the tournament pro-am on Wednesday.
Kim was asked if she enjoyed the head-to-head battle coming down the stretch with Robbins.
www.vindy.com /print/275459210000282.shtml   (433 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Kim breaks away from the pack   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
By Don Heupel, AP Mi Hyun Kim of Korea watches her drive from the first tee to start her third round Saturday.
Kim's third straight round in the 60s put her at 13-under 203, five shots ahead of Australia's Karrie Webb, who rallied with birdies on her final three holes to finish with her second straight 72 and a 208 total.
Kim, who began the day tied with Webb, got going quickly with a birdie on the first hole to take the lead and moved two shots ahead when Webb bogeyed the par-5 fourth hole.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/lpga/2002-06-22-rochester.htm   (517 words)

  
 Sports: Kim leads at Mizuno after run of birdies
OTSU, Japan -- Bidding for her third victory of the season, Mi Hyun Kim made six straight birdies en route to 7-under 65 Friday for the first-round lead in the Mizuno Classic.
Kim is trying to win for the sixth time in four years on the tour.
Kim hit a 6-iron within a foot on the par-3 fifth.
www.sptimes.com /2002/11/09/news_pf/Sports/Kim_leads_at_Mizuno_a.shtml   (745 words)

  
 Mi Hyun Kim Main
Mi Hyun was actually the first of the two to win on the pro circuit.
Mi Hyun worked hard in the off season, overcoming an unusual (for Koreans) aversion to practice (she had even bought a sports car that was too small to hold her clubs so she wouldn't even be tempted to go to the driving range!).
Mi Hyun got a new club sponsorship and clothing deal in 2003, but once again, victories eluded her.
www.seoulsisters.com /players/peanut/peanutmain.htm   (1360 words)

  
 Democrat & Chronicle: Kim knows a lead isn't safe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mi Hyun Kim and the gallery watch her tee shot on the third hole at Locust Hill Country Club Saturday.
Kim needed to sink her putt to force a playoff but pushed it past the hole, losing by one stroke.
Kim joined the LPGA Tour in 1999 and was named Rolex Rookie of the Year.
www.democratandchronicle.com /sports/general/0627MK4NNCB_sports.shtml   (487 words)

  
 Kim leads Sybase Classic - Gambling Forum - MY SPORTSBOOK
Kim found a bunker off the tee at the par-four eighth and left her second shot short en route to a bogey.
Kim responded on the inward half and hit an eight-iron to two feet for a tap- in birdie at the par-three 13th.
Kim two-putted for her third consecutive birdie and parred her way in to secure the first-round lead.
www.mysportsbook.net /news/sports_betting/98061.html   (524 words)

  
 JS Online: Kim Wins Wendy's Championship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kim double-bogeyed the 17th hole and then salvaged par from the grandstand behind the 18th green to finish her final-round 73 for an 8-under total of 208.
Kim held a five-shot lead heading into the final round at Rochester - and wasted it.
Kim, who started Sunday with a three-shot lead, still had that advantage as she stepped to the tee on the 148-yard, par-3 17th.
www.jsonline.com /golfplus/ap/aug02/ap-glf-lpga-wendy'080402.asp?format=print   (741 words)

  
 Kim seeks to keep Ohio streak alive as she defends in Giant Eagle LPGA
Kim owned the Buckeye State last year, as she captured two titles and finished 11th in the other.
Kim had three birdies and 15 pars in her round, including a four-foot birdie on the 17th to clinch the win.
Kim will have her hands full this week, as world No. 1 Annika Sorenstam, fresh off her win last week at the McDonald's LPGA Championship, is making her first appearance at this event since 1998, when she tied for ninth.
www.pga.com /news/tours/lpga/gianteagle061203.cfm   (560 words)

  
 Asian Golf Monthly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
While youngsters such as Kim Ju-yun, Kim Young and Lee Jung-yeon have opted to try their luck on the US Futures Tour in pursuit of their US LPGA Tour card, others have chosen to stick with the Korean domestic tour and give the Qualifying School a crack later in the year.
The emphasis on education is a constant in conversation with Lee and it is clear that she doesn't wish to be labeled as just another 'dumb athlete' as Koreans are prone to perceiving their sportsmen.
Though not quite able to unleash the trademark booming drives of her LPGA counterparts, Lee is long off the tee and regular sessions at the gym are giving her additional power.
www.asiangolfmonthly.com /highlights/stars/index.asp?id=2342&sec=1&subsec=2&evt=&yr=2001   (1417 words)

  
 Lee easily defeats Kim and Koch in the LPGA CJ Nine Bridges Classic in Korea
She refused to consider victory until she stood over a short par putt on the final hole in the limited-field event that featured 50 LPGA players and several others from the Japanese and Korean circuits.
Kim made 17 pars and one bogey, on the second hole, to close with a 73.
Koch made five birdies to offset a double-bogey on the second hole and a bogey on the par-5 18th to shoot a 71.
www.pga.com /news/tours/lpga/cj103005.cfm   (369 words)

  
 MI HYUN KIM, 2003 WENDY'S CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CHILDREN, Golf, Interviews, Quotes, ASAPSports FastScripts, Transcript   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
MI HYUN KIM: Last year, the fairways were different, so sometimes I try to a 5-wood, but this year, I can't even drive, hit it so hard, you know.
MI HYUN KIM: Yeah, the greens are slower here than before.
MI HYUN KIM: Last year I made a mental note, and I used a lot of short irons last year, but this year, I used a 7-wood, 9-wood, 5-iron, something like that.
www.asapsports.com /golf/2003wendys/080703MK.html   (472 words)

  
 Kim's short game her strength - PittsburghLIVE.com
That's why the petite Kim, the 2002 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic champion, is looking forward to defending her title on June 13-15.
Kim used her accuracy and strong short game for a one-stroke victory over Kelly Robbins in last year's tournament.
Kim usually starts the season slowly because the courses used early in the season favor the big hitters.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/golf/s_131722.html   (445 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Golf | Kim puts pressure on Webb
Kim is confident after her second-place finish at Evian
South Korea's Mi Hyun Kim of South Korea shot a five-under-par 67 to tie Karrie Webb for the lead at the Rochester International.
Kim, 25, made five birdies without a bogey and felt she could have shot even lower.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/golf/2059021.stm   (395 words)

  
 MI HYUN KIM, 2002 WENDY'S CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CHILDREN, Golf, Interviews, Quotes, ASAPSports FastScripts, Transcript   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
MI HYUN KIM: I was ahead very good.
Mi Hyun, when I talked to you in Toledo, you had planned to withdraw from this tournament.
MI HYUN KIM: This is a Korean telecom like AT&T, Sprint, like that.
www.asapsports.com /golf/2002wendys/080302MK.html   (434 words)

  
 AsianWeek.com: Sports: Pak, Kim Dominate British Open   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kim finished second with a score of 9-under par, and Pak won with a final score of 11 under par.
Mi Hyun Kim was runner up, giving South Korea its first 1-2 finish in a major and they went home with a combined $364,650.
Kim finished with a 71 and a 9 under 279.
www.asianweek.com /2001_08_10/sports_pak.html   (756 words)

  
 Mi Hyun Kim: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hangul (Hangul: hangul is the native alphabet used to write the korean language (as opposed to the...
Mi Hyun Kim is a female golf (golf: A game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes) champion from South Korea (South Korea: A republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948).
Her swing is characterized by an unusually long backswing, similar to that of John Daly (John Daly: john daly (born april 28, 1966 in carmichael, california) is a professional golfer...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/mi_hyun_kim   (144 words)

  
 Kim leads, Whaley wows in first round
Mi Hyun Kim is looking for her first victory of 2003.
Kim made four birdie putts of 15 feet or longer in a 5-under-par 66 that gave her a one-stroke lead over Liz Earley and Silvia Cavalleri with eight players another shot back.
Kim, who hasn't missed a cut since June 2001, said she feels better after battling stomach problems since the Corning Classic in May.
partners.golfserv.com /gdc/news/article.asp?id=15630   (630 words)

  
 TIME Asia Print Page: Song Aree -- October 11, 2004 / Vol. 164, No. 15   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
There's lanky Grace Park, 25, whose skill at blasting the ball down the fairway has helped her win five tournaments in five years (it was Park who snatched that Kraft Nabisco trophy from Song with a 1.8-meter putt).
Kim Mi Hyun, 27, dubbed "super peanut" for her size—just 1.57 m.
Kim Mi Hyun once played with appendicitis, thinking it was just a bad stomach ache, and collapsed after the match.
www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/printout/0,13675,501041011-709187,00.html   (621 words)

  
 Final results
Despite finishing two strokes behind the tournament winner, Mi Hyun Kim walked away with an additional $100,000 as winner of the 2002 State Farm Series.
Mi Hyun Kim played in 9 of the 10 events, winning twice, being runner-up twice and finishing tied for third once.
Players finishing in the top 20 in the 10 State Farm LPGA Series events earned points for the bonus pool, and points were tripled at the series' concluding event, the State Farm Classic.
www.ladiesgolf.co.uk /statefarm.htm   (301 words)

  
 Asiaweek.com | Lessons Unlearned | 7/27 - 8/3/2001
Kim Mi Hyun, a 16-year-old Seoul student, had been looking forward to buying No Doubt, the most recent album by the popular Japanese singing duo, Chage & Aska.
Mi Hyun doesn't understand what one has to do with the other.
President Kim Dae Jung refused to meet a visiting government delegation from Japan, and the ambassador to Tokyo was recalled.
www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/magazine/nations/0,8782,168208,00.html   (786 words)

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