A Special Tribute - Annika's Perfect Timing
14/05/08

Singapore (May 14): Asian Golf Monthly has kept track of Annika Sorenstam's career over the past ten years - which pretty much covers the entire publishing life of this magazine. In that time, we have covered all of Annika's triumphs and achievements in golf. She has graced our cover on numerous occasions and has always challenged our ability to come up with the best superlatives to describe her outstanding exploits in women's golf. Given her stupendous contributions to this noble game, we felt that the best way for us to pay tribute to the great lady would be to have our Managing editor, Spencer Robinson trace her incredible career in golf.

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Annika Sorenstam - It's Adios Good-Bye - A Golfing Titan Gets Set To Ride Out Into The Sunset
14/05/08

San Francisco(May 13): Just two days after collecting her 72nd LPGA title at the Michelob Ultra Open at Kingsmill, Annika Sorenstam announced she will retire at the end of the season. "After much consideration, I have made the decision to step away from competitive golf at the end of this season," said Sorenstam, who has added three more victories to her career total so far in 2008. "Because I love the game so much, this is obviously a hard decision to make, but it feels like the right one. I made this decision because I have a number of other priorities in my life, including starting a family, that I want to be as dedicated to as I have been to playing golf and it was always important to me to go out on my own terms."

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Sneak Peek - China Unveils Its Future Golfing Stars
14/05/08

Hong Kong (May 13): It's no secret that China has been busy preparing a whole armada of young, talented golfers. Keen China golf watchers feel that these youngsters, both boys and girls, will start rolling out shortly after the Beijing Olympics. However, we can get a feel for what's in store this week when 24-year old Yang Taoli takes on the guys at the Omega China Tour's Shanghai Championship. The native of quake-striken Chengdu Province is only the second female Chinese player to play against a strong, all-male field.

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Tiger Takes Baby Steps On His Come-back After Surgery
14/05/08

Tiger Woods on the recovery track.

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Ole Sergio! - US$1.71 Million Winner's Check Goes Right Into Spaniard's Pocket!
12/05/08

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.(May 11): It was a major victory waiting to happen and Sergio Garcia fired his best shot of the tournament to sink veteran journeyman Paul Goydos in a sudden death play-off at the TPC Sawgrass tournament today. Goydos approached the deadly 18th green at Sawgrass with a one-stroke advantage but got slammed in the face with a bogey. Sergio, who had minutes earlier finished at 5-under par had barely time to relax in the club-house when he was called out again to battle in a duel to the death for the huge cash prize of US$1.71 million.

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The PGA Tour Bestows Its Glorious Lifetime Achievement Award On The "Golden Bear"
9/05/08

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (May 8): Jack Nicklaus sat a few feet behind PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, listening to him rattle off a list of his accomplishments. ``That was pretty glowing,'' Nicklaus said. It was just a synopsis, too. Nicklaus received the tour's lifetime achievement award Wednesday, honored for his extended contributions on and off the golf course and for serving as an ``ambassador of the game.''

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