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			<title><![CDATA[LPGA schedule will carry only 24 events in 2010]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The 2010 LPGA season will begin in Thailand on Feb. 18 and end at the LPGA Tour Championship Nov. 21.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 18, 2009 02:11:07 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sirak: Whan approaches LPGA job with eyes wide open]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The specter of the previous LPGA commissioner loomed over Wednesday's news conference where Michael Whan became the eighth person to lead the tour. At first blush, he appears to own a solid philosophy to right the ship, writes GolfWorld Executive Editor Ron Sirak.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 28, 2009 02:07:05 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Dinah has stood LPGA's test of time]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Tournaments and sponsors generally aren't included among golf's many long-standing traditions. One exception: the Dinah Shore, which has been a trusted pillar of strength on the sometimes-shaky LPGA Tour.]]></description>
			<pubDate>April 01, 2009 09:08:47 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sirak: It's drive time for Creamer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As the LPGA Tour season begins, there might be more questions than answers, writes GolfWorld's Ron Sirak. Among them, can Paula Creamer become No. 1 in the world?]]></description>
			<pubDate>February 11, 2009 06:45:30 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sirak: Drug test not the proper send-off for Annika]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Annika Sorenstam's last round on the LPGA Tour should have been a celebration and a tribute. Instead, writes Ron Sirak, it was marred by a random drug test.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 21, 2008 11:39:13 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sorenstam's Colonial participation a watershed moment]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Annika Sorenstam will leave behind a lifetime of signature performances and indelible memories. Ron Sirak, a witness to many of these grand occasions, unveils the Hall of Famer's top 10 moments.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 12, 2008 16:39:46 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[LPGA Tour should have seen the fallout coming from English policy]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The LPGA Tour got blindsided before it rescinded a controversial ruling on learning English on Friday. And its officials have only themselves to blame, writes GolfWorld's Ron Sirak.]]></description>
			<pubDate>September 05, 2008 07:54:40 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bivens speaks out about LPGA Tour's controversial English ruling]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[LPGA Tour commissioner Carolyn Bivens, in an interview with GolfWorld, spoke about the "troubling" reaction to the controversial English language policy. What she doesn't realize is her bold move to tackle a very real issue may, in fact, create even more problems, writes GolfWorld's Ron Sirak.]]></description>
			<pubDate>September 01, 2008 13:56:52 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[English issue reveals clash between cultural respect, business practicalities]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The LPGA Tour is walking a tightrope between a practical business decision and the appearance of cultural chauvinism with its ruling on players being required to learn English or face suspension, writes GolfWorld's Ron Sirak.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 27, 2008 07:05:23 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sources: One of richest tournaments, Ginn Tribute, out in '09]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sources say the LPGA's Ginn Tribute will not return in 2009.]]></description>
			<pubDate>July 27, 2008 16:35:35 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[With Olympics on the doorstep, golf ready to shine in China]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[China, host to the Summer Olympics, has (officially) been slow to embrace the game -- but that may be about to change, writes GolfWorld's Ron Sirak.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 29, 2008 03:24:01 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[To get better, Wie needs to take her game to golf's minor leagues]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A quintuple-bogey 9 should be proof to Michelle Wie that she clearly needs more seasoning in golf tournaments, even if it means she takes her show out of the big cities and into golf's hinterlands, writes Golf World's Ron Sirak.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 26, 2008 12:48:06 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Golf World: LPGA Championship moving to August]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The LPGA will become the owner of its signature event, which will become simply, succinctly and accurately known as "The LPGA Championship" in 2010 after next year's swan song at Bulle Rock GC.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 06, 2008 11:59:28 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ochoa set to return as history lies within her grasp]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As Lorena Ochoa prepares for the McDonald's LPGA Championship this week, the world's No. 1 player has history within her grasp. A victory would give her three straight majors and would keep her on pace for achieving golf's Grand Slam, writes Ron Sirak.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 03, 2008 05:29:33 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ochoa's uncle dies in Mexico; she'll miss Ginn event]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lorena Ochoa, who withdrew from the Ginn Tribute at RiverTowne Country Club Tuesday when she learned her uncle was serious ill, said Thursday on her Web site that Pedro Ochoa, brother of her father Javier, had died at the age of 73 in Guadalajara, Mexico.]]></description>
			<pubDate>May 29, 2008 10:34:14 PDT EST</pubDate>
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