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Sheila Johnson wants to see more women in golf

Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 3:29pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Sheila Johnson is quietly giving women a stronger voice in the golf industry.

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Juli Inkster aims for late-summer return to LPGA tour

Ron Kroichick San Francisco Chronicle

Last updated Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 5:09pm

No back pain. No hand injuries. No balky knees. In nearly 30 years as a professional golfer, Juli Inkster sidestepped all the aggravating injuries that so often sideline players in her game.

It couldn't last forever. And it didn't.

Inkster, 51, suddenly finds herself in a strange frontier. The LPGA season started without her last month and will roll into summer without her. Inkster had surgery to repair nerve and tendon damage in her right elbow Jan. 27, leaving her out of the mix until July or August.

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Players show gratitude for sponsor exemptions

Doug Ferguson The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, December 27, 2011 - 6:53pm

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Rod Pampling had a few nervous moments while watching parts of the final PGA Tour event on TV, though it ended well for him. After starting the year with only limited status as a past champion, he regained his full card at No. 124 on the money list with $2,033 to spare.

Pampling spent the next month trying to contact every tournament director who gave him a sponsor exemption, thanking them for helping him get his card again. In some cases, Pampling wound up earning his way into tournaments and didn't need the exemption. The way he saw it, the offer of an exemption at least gave him something to fall back on, so it still meant a lot.

"I've been doing this 25 years. I'm not saying I've never had a guy call me and thank me for doing that, but it's the first in a long time," AT&T National tournament director Greg McLaughlin said. "It's very rare. All the other guys are thankful and appreciative. But rarely do I get one after the season when a guy gets his card and calls you to thank you.

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Kroichick: LPGA's top player Tseng more than overlooked

Ron Kroichick San Francisco Chronicle

Last updated Friday, July 8, 2011 - 3:54pm

Just imagine if Rory McIlroy already had four major titles, stood on the brink of the career Grand Slam, climbed into contention nearly every time he teed off and was committed to playing in the United States every chance he had.

Then he would be Yani Tseng.

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