South Korea's Jiyai Shin drives off the 4th tee at the Women's British Open golf championships at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

HOYLAKE, England (AP) -- Jiyai Shin avoided mistakes in miserable weather conditions Sunday to cruise to a record nine-stroke victory in the Women's British Open.


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Shin opens 5-stroke lead in Women’s British Open (The Associated Press)

15 Sep
2012

Paula Creamer of the US plays a shot during day three of the Women's British Open golf championships at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England, Saturday Sept. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/PA, Jon Buckle) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

HOYLAKE, England (AP) -- Jiyai Shin opened a five-stroke lead in the Women's British Open, shooting an 8-under 64 on Saturday in the wild-delayed second round.


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South Korea's Jiyai Shin plays her tee shot on the third hole during the second round of the British Women's Open Golf tournament at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, northern England, September 15, 2012. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis

(Reuters) - Jiyai Shin broke the women's course record at Hoylake on Saturday, a blistering eight-under 64 pushing the South Korean five strokes clear of the field after the weather-delayed British Open second round. Compatriot Inbee Park (68) was in second place on four-under 140 at the final major championship of the year. Japan's Mika Miyazato (70) and seven-times major winner Karrie Webb of Australia (70) shared third spot on 141. Shin hit all 18 greens in regulation, never found a bunker and only missed one fairway as she fired six birdies and an eagle. ...


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Miyazato takes early lead at Women’s British Open (The Associated Press)

15 Sep
2012

A rules official holds onto his hat as he talks to unidentified golfers about the suspension of play during day two of the Women's British Open at the Royal Liverpool Golf Course, in Hoylake, England, Friday Sept. 14, 2012. Play was suspended after about an hour of play because of strong winds that disrupted the second round so badly that organizers declared early scores

HOYLAKE, England (AP) -- American Cristie Kerr slipped to a double-bogey 5 on the par-3 ninth, her final hole, in the weather-delayed second round of the Women's British Open at Royal Liverpool on Saturday.


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High wind wipes out play in Women’s British Open (The Associated Press)

14 Sep
2012

Norway's Suzann Pettersen plays out of a bunker on the 17th hole during the first round of the Women's British Open golf championships at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

HOYLAKE, England (AP) -- Play was called off for the day at the Women's British Open on Friday because of strong wind that disrupted the second round so badly that organizers declared early scores ''null and void.''


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2nd round play suspended because of strong winds (The Associated Press)

14 Sep
2012

Norway's Suzann Pettersen lines up a putt on the 17th green during the first round of the Women's British Open golf championships at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England, Thursday Sept. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

HOYLAKE, England (AP) -- Play was suspended at the Women's British Open because of strong winds that disrupted the second round so badly that organizers declared early scores ''null and void.''


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So Yeon Ryu, Haeji Kang lead Women’s British Open (The Associated Press)

13 Sep
2012

Stacey Keating of Australia plays out of a bunker on the 18th green during the first round of the Women's British Open golf championships at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England, Thursday Sept. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

HOYLAKE, England (AP) -- So Yeon Ryu won the U.S. Women's Open last summer in Colorado and backed it up with a victory last month in the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic.


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Champions Webb, Jiyai hold British clubhouse lead (The Associated Press)

13 Sep
2012

Paula Creamer of the USA watches a shot on the 13th fairway during the Women's British Open golf championships at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England, Thursday Sept. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

HOYLAKE, England (AP) -- Seven-time major winner Karrie Webb of Australia was among five players sharing the clubhouse lead at 1-under 71 in the first round of the Women's British Open on Thursday.


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Creamer relishes weather at Women’s British Open (The Associated Press)

12 Sep
2012

Taiwan's Yani Tseng, during the Suzann Pro Challenge, in Oslo, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Audun Braastad, NTB Scanpix) NORWAY OUT

HOYLAKE, England (AP) -- Paula Creamer took one look at the wind and rain battering the Royal Liverpool links and liked what she saw.


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Creamer relishes weather at year’s final major (The Associated Press)

12 Sep
2012
HOYLAKE, England (AP) -- Paula Creamer took one look at the wind and rain battering the Royal Liverpool links and liked what she saw.
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