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		<title>Miyazato falls short in final round</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Korea&#8217;s Lee Na-ri posted her first win on the Japan LPGA Tour on Sunday at the Miyagi TV Cup, denying former world No. 1 Ai Miyazato a triumphant homecoming in the process. Lee, who shared the second-round lead with Taiwan&#8217;s Teresa Lu, capitalized on a late meltdown by Miyazato and a 2-under 70 that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiger named player of year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Miyazato tied for lead after first round of Miyagi TV Cup</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ai Miyazato carded a 3-under-par 69 on Friday to share the first round lead at the Miyagi TV Cup, where 10 years ago she first won a tour event as an amateur. Miyazato, a U.S. LPGA tour regular playing in her first domestic event this year, fired three back-nine birdies for a four-birdie, one-bogey round [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Katayama falls one stroke back at Asia-Pacific Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veteran Shingo Katayama shot a 2-over-par, second-round 73 on Friday as the overnight leader fell a stroke back at the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open. Thailand&#8217;s Pariya Junhasavasdikul, who entered the day alone in second trailing Katayama by two strokes, carded three birdies against two bogeys at Osaka Prefecture&#8217;s Ibaraki Country Club. Pariya teed off on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Player settles $1 million dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gary Player&#8217;s lawyer says the nine-time major winner has settled a dispute with a former friend over a $1 million transaction that took place in 1999. Lawyer Rael Gootkin says Player and businessman Dave King have come to an out-of-court agreement. King, who once caddied for Player at the U.S. Masters, threatened to sue the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Katayama makes hot start at Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shingo Katayama got off to a strong start in pursuit of his 27th victory on the JGTO tour by shooting an 8-under-par 63 on Thursday at the Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open. It is the second straight week that the 40-year-old has held a first-round lead, firing in eight birdies in a bogey-free round to pull two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stenson captures Tour Championship, FedEx Cup</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 13:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Henrik Stenson knows better than most players how it feels to go from the depths of a slump to the elite in golf. He&#8217;s done it twice now. And the second time was sweeter &#8212; and richer &#8212; than ever. Not even among the top 200 players in the world two years ago, Stenson capped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stenson edges closer to double victory at Tour Championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 14:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stepping in from rain that ruined his rhythm and the back end of his round, Henrik Stenson was more interested in looking forward at the Tour Championship. He still had a four-shot lead. He was one round from capturing two trophies worth &#36;11.44 million, including the FedEx Cup. The Swede just made the final day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oda wins ANA Open by four strokes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overnight leader Komei Oda shot a 4-under-par 68 in the final round Sunday for a four-stroke victory at the ANA Open in Hokkaido. The 35-year-old wrapped up the tournament in style, sinking four birdies in a bogey-free journey over Sapporo Golf Club&#8217;s Wattsu Course for his first title of the season and sixth of his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicklaus thinks Tiger will break record</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack Nicklaus remains confident Tiger Woods will surpass his mark of 18 major titles despite facing a level of competition the Golden Bear says as good as any that&#8217;s ever been in golf. Nicklaus was in Charleston for the opening of a pizza restaurant, in which he and son Gary are investors. Nicklaus said he&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stenson takes four-shot lead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Henrik Stenson broke another club on Friday — this time by accident. And it didn&#8217;t matter. Playing with only 13 clubs in the bag after his 4-wood broke on the practice range, Stenson made three birdies on the opening four holes at East Lake to quickly seize control and shot 4-under 66 to build a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lee beats Higa in Hokkaido playoff</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2013 13:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Korea&#8217;s Lee Bo-mee defeated Mamiko Higa in a playoff to win her first title of the season at the rain-shortened Japan LPGA Championship on Sunday. Lee and Higa shared the overnight lead at 11-under 205 and were forced into a playoff to determine the winner after the final round of the four-day major at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sakai cards 6-under 66 in Japan LPGA Championship&#8217;s opening round</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unheralded Miki Sakai shot a 6-under-par 66 to take the lead after the first round of the Japan LPGA Championship on Thursday. The 22-year-old Sakai, who finished a career-best third at the Vantelin Ladies Open in April, reeled off seven birdies, including three in a row from the sixth hole at Eniwa Country Club. She [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Triumphant homecoming for Matsuyama</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2013 13:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[America-bound Hideki Matsuyama earned his third JGTO tournament title as a pro on Sunday, when he triumphed on the second playoff hole to win the Fujisankei Classic. The 21-year-old university student, who started the day with a four-stroke lead, bogeyed the 18th hole to fall into a three-way tie after 72 holes at 9-under-par 275. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matsuyama cards 5-under 66, leads by four strokes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2013 10:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama set himself up for his third win of the season on Saturday after a bogey-free 5-under-par 66 saw him take a four-shot lead into the final round of the Fujisankei Classic. Matsuyama, who has enjoyed an excellent rookie season that has also included top 10 finishes at both the British and U.S. Open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matsuyama chosen for Presidents Cup</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2013 12:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama, who finished in the top 10 in this year&#8217;s U.S. Open and British Open, has been picked for the international team for the Presidents Cup, organizers said Monday. Matsuyama, 21, is the youngest player to automatically qualify for either team this year and will be making his first appearance. He turned pro in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Park goes one better at KBC Augusta</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2013 14:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Park Sung-joon of South Korea improved on his runnerup finish of a week ago, shooting a final-round 69 on Sunday to win the KBC Augusta by two strokes. The 27-year-old Park, the co-leader after each of the first two rounds, carded four birdies against a lone bogey for his first victory on the JGTO tour. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ahn rallies for Nitori Ladies victory</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 2013 14:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Korea&#8217;s Ahn Sun-ju turned on the style in the final round to collect her second win in as many weeks at the Nitori Ladies on Sunday. A day after her 26th birthday, Ahn fired off seven birdies in a blemish-free round of 65 to turn a two-stroke deficit into a two-shot win at Katsura [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teenager Ko wins Canadian Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teen star Lydia Ko ran away with the Canadian Women&#8217;s Open — again. The 16-year-old New Zealand amateur successfully defend her title Sunday, closing with a 6-under 64 at Royal Mayfair for a five-stroke victory and her fourth win in professional events. &#8220;I&#8217;m pretty surprised, but I played some really good golf out there, so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Narita prevails in Karuizawa playoff</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2013 13:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Misuzu Narita defeated overnight leader Esther Lee of South Korea in a playoff to win her second career title at the NEC Karuizawa 72 on Sunday. Narita started the day six strokes behind Lee (71) but forced a playoff after her second consecutive round of 7-under 65 left both tied in regulation at 14-under 202. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matsuyama still six shots off lead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2013 13:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan&#8217;s Hideki Matsuyama could only manage a 1-over-par 71 on Saturday but remained within six shots of the lead going into the final round of the Wyndham Championship. Matsuyama had two birdies and three bogeys at the rain-swept par-70 Sedgefield Country Club and reached 4-under 206, six strokes behind American co-leaders Patrick Reed (71) and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korea&#8217;s Na goes wire-to-wire for Japan debut victory</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2013 14:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Korea&#8217;s Na Da Ye shot a final-round 5-under-par 67 on Sunday to seal a wire-to-wire victory at the Meiji Cup, her first win on the Japan LPGA tour. Na, who failed to make the cut in her previous two events, carded six birdies against a lone bogey at Sapporo Kokusai Country Club in Hokkaido [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ishikawa leads Japan contingent at PGA Championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2013 14:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ryo Ishikawa shoots an even-par 70 to move into a tie for 21st, nine strokes back of tournament leader Jim Furyk.]]></description>
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		<title>Saiki storms into title contention</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2013 14:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miki Saiki made a pair of eagles Friday in a second-round 66 to move within one shot of South Korean leader Choi Na-yeon at the Women&#8217;s British Open. Saiki, a seven-time winner on the Japan LPGA Tour who has won twice this year, holed her second shots for eagle in a front-nine 30 en route [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matsuyama shoots three-under 69 in Canadian Open first round</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 12:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama opened his account at the Canadian Open on Thursday with a first-round 69 that left him four strokes back of the leader, Brendan Steele of the United States. Steele is at 7-under-par 65 at Glen Abbey Golf Club, giving him a one-stroke lead over Australian Scott Gardiner and Americans Scott Brown and Matt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matsuyama penalized one stroke for slow play</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2013 12:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hideki Matsuyama vowed to climb back into contention at the British Open despite being hit with a one-stroke penalty that he found maddening in the third round.]]></description>
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		<title>Yoshida triumphs in playoff for Samantha Thavasa Ladies title</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yumiko Yoshida produced her second win of the season after forcing a playoff with overnight leader Junko Omote at the Samantha Thavasa Ladies on Sunday. The 26-year-old Yoshida started the final round in second place five shots off the pace, but caught up to Omote with a bogey-free 67 at Eagle Point Golf Club. Yoshida [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ishikawa finishes 33rd at John Deere</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ryo Ishikawa shot a 1-under-par 10 on Sunday to finish the John Deere Classic in a tie for 33rd, eight strokes off the pace of 19-year-old winner Jordan Spieth of the United States, who won a three-way playoff for his first title. Ishikawa, who started the final round in a tie for 24th, carded four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ishikawa up to 24th at John Deere</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ryo Ishikawa shot a 66 to move up to a tie for 24th after the third round of the John Deere Classic on Saturday. Ishikawa, who made his first cut in four tournaments with a 2-under 69 that put him in 36th on Friday, had five birdies in a flawless round at the par-71 TPC [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-JLPGA star dies of heart attack</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[South Korean golfer Ku Ok-hee, a winner of 23 titles on the Japan LPGA Tour, died Wednesday after a heart attack at her home in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, the JLPGA said Friday. She was 56. The funeral is set to be held in South Korea with a date yet to be decided. Ku joined the [...]]]></description>
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