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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Golf: asters brutal conditions to take British Open (Reuters)

16 Sep
2012

Jiyai Shin of South Korea poses for pictures after winning the British Women's Open Golf tournament at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, northern England, September 16, 2012. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis

(Reuters) - South Korean Shin Ji-yai romped to victory at the women's British Open on Sunday, carding a final-round 73 to win her second major by a massive nine shots in horrendous weather at Royal Liverpool, England. She was the only player to finish under par for the tournament, ending on nine-under 279 to complete an Asian sweep of the year's four women's majors. Compatriot Park Inbee birdied the 18th hole to take second place on level par for her four rounds. American Paula Creamer fired a fourth-round 72, the joint-best round of a difficult final day, to take third. ...


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Golf-Shin masters brutal conditions to take British Open (Reuters)

16 Sep
2012
Sept 16 (Reuters) - South Korean Shin Ji-yai romped to victory at the women's British Open on Sunday, carding a final-round 73 to win her second major by a massive nine shots in horrendous weather at Royal Liverpool, England. She was the only player to finish under par for the tournament, ending on nine-under 279 to complete an Asian sweep of the year's four women's majors. Compatriot Park Inbee birdied the 18th hole to take second place on level par for her four rounds. American Paula Creamer fired a fourth-round 72, the joint-best round of a difficult final day, to take third. ...
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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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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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High winds cause havoc at Women’s British Open (Reuters)

14 Sep
2012
(Reuters) - Second round scores were scrapped in the Women's British Open at Hoylake on Friday after high winds gusting up to 60mph made it difficult for the players to keep their balls on the green or the tee. Play was suspended after 78 minutes at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club and the competitors will now return to the links course at 0650 local time (0550 GMT) on Saturday to start their second rounds again. Britain's Karen Stupples, winner of the major championship in 2004, described the weather as "brutal" while Michelle Wie said she had "never seen conditions like that in my life. ...
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Golf-High winds cause havoc at Women’s British Open (Reuters)

14 Sep
2012
Sept 14 (Reuters) - Second round scores were scrapped in theWomen's British Open at Hoylake on Friday after high windsgusting up to 60mph made it difficult for the players to keeptheir balls on the green or the tee. Play was suspended after 78 minutes at the Royal LiverpoolGolf Club and the competitors will now return to the linkscourse at 0650 local time (0550 GMT) on Saturday to start theirsecond rounds again. Britain's Karen Stupples, winner of the major championshipin 2004, described the weather as "brutal" while Michelle Wiesaid she had "never seen conditions like that in my life. ...
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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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