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Moromizato Edges Creamer for Salonpas Cup Title

Shinobu Moromizato held off final-round charges by Paula Creamer, Jeon Mi Jeong and Akiko Fukushima to win her second Japanese LPGA major title at the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup on Sunday.

The 22-year-old from Okinawa stepped to the par-4 18th tee one shot clear of the three players, and matched par to finish a round of 3-under 69 that moved her to 13-under 275 for the tournament.

Creamer came up one stroke short and shared second place with South Korean Jeong after matching the day’s low round with a 65 on the Ibaraki Golf Club West Course.

“Other contenders were playing very well, so that helped me concentrate on my each shot,” Moromizato said. “Now I feel like I can better deal with tough situations.”

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May 11th, 2009

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Creamer Tied for Sixth After Third Round at Salonpas Cup

Paula Creamer shot an even par 72 in the third round of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup on Saturday. Her three round total of 5-under-par 211 moves Paula into a sixth-place tie 5 strokes behind the leader, Shinobu Moromizato, headed into Sunday’s final round.

Moromizato finished with Saturday’s best score of 5-under 67 for a 10-under 206 total to take a two-shot lead over overnight leader Akiko Fukushima. Moromizato started the third round three shots off the pace, before carding one eagle and four birdies against a lone bogey on the par-72, 6,553-yard Ibaraki Golf Club course in Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture.

Jeon Mi Jeong also carded a 72 to move into third place at 7-under while Chie Arimura fired a 69 and moved up to a tie for fourth with Tamie Durdin of Australia (70) at 6-under par.

Creamer’s 72 lands her in a four-way tie for sixth place that includes Sakura Yokomine (71), Ye Li Ying of China (70) and Yukari Baba (70).

Here is a look at the leaderboard:

Shinobu Moromizato	-10
Akiko Fukushima		-8
Jeon Mi Jeong		-7
Chie Arimura		-6
Tamie Durdin		-6
Paula Creamer		-5
Sakura Yokomine		-5
Ye Li Ying		-5
Yukari Baba		-5

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May 9th, 2009

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Creamer Tied for Third After Second Round at Solonpas Cup

Paula Creamer fired a 4-under-par 68 in the second round of the rain-soaked World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup on Friday. Her two round total of 5-under-par 139 moves Paula into a third-place tie just 3 strokes behind the leader going into the weekend.

Defending champion Akiko Fukushima also shot 68 to get to 8-under and will retain the overnight lead in the thunderstorm shortened second round. Fukushima made five birdies and one bogey to finish one stroke ahead of Jeon Mi Jeong.

More than half of the field failed to complete their rounds at Ibaraki Golf Club’s West Course because of the rain and are scheduled to resume play on Saturday before the third round.

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May 8th, 2009

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Fukushima Shares Lead at Salonpas Cup

Defending champion Akiko Fukushima capitalized on an eagle on the par-4 18th to fire a 4-under 68, sharing the first-round lead with Lee Ji Hee and Shin Hyun Ju at the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup on Thursday.

Fukushima, who won her third major by beating Shin Ji Yai of South Korea on the fifth playoff hole at last year’s Salonpas Cup, sank one eagle, three birdies and a bogey in the sog at the par-72, 6,553-yard Ibaraki Golf Club in Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture.

American Paula Creamer, who finished second on the U.S. LPGA money rankings last year with four victories, had three birdies against two bogeys for a 71 and shared a nine-way tie for 15th place.

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May 7th, 2009

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A Quick Round With… Paula Creamer

GolfChannel.com has decided to run a series of articles where they do a Q&A with some of golf’s best and brightest stars. The first installment is an email interview with Paula Creamer conducted by GolfChannel.com senior writer Randall Mell.

In the interview, Paula gives her thoughts on golf, music, movies and the after life. Here is a small preview:

MELL: The single word that best describes you?
CREAMER: Driven

MELL: What motivates you most in life?
CREAMER: To know that I’m being given the opportunity to be the best that I can be – both on and off the golf course – and that I can make a difference, especially in young people’s lives.

MELL: Name three items that aren’t about golf on your bucket list (things you want to do before you die).
CREAMER: Sky diving! (But no one wants to do it with me!). Being on Dancing with the Stars sometime . . . But I know that’s down the road, since I really don’t have the time to do fun things like that due to my playing schedule. Still, it would be a blast . . . Also, I want to eat all the ice cream I can without gaining a single pound!

Head over to GolfChannel.com for the entire interview.

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April 29th, 2009

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Creamer Still Battling Mystery Stomach Ailment

As mentioned before, we get emails every day asking for updates on Paula Creamer’s health situation. Unfortunately, we still don’t have any additional information to share on the subject.

In our last update, we mentioned that Paula was scheduled to see some specialists to find the cause of the severe stomach problems she has dealt with since last year. The bottom line… the doctors still don’t know anything.

Paula is currently in Morelia, Mexico participating in the Corona Championship and in an interview on Wednesday, she spoke about her health issues:

It’s really up and down. It’s difficult. You know, I don’t feel like I’m myself. I’m on a lot of medication, but I just have to deal with it right now. Hopefully, we can get to the bottom of what’s going on. It’s very unfortunate, but, you know, I can’t change that right now. The doctors don’t know what it is yet.

As soon as we hear anything else, we will let you know.

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April 24th, 2009

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Paula to Throw Out First Pitch at Phillies’ Game

Paula Creamer will throw out the first pitch before the Philadelphia Phillies’ game on July 6 game at Citizens Bank Park to help promote U.S. Women’s Open week. The 64th U.S. Women’s Open Championship begins July 9 at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Creamer, the fourth-ranked player in the world, announced the promotion on the Adopt-a-Player blog at the tournament’s official website. She also invited the third- and fourth-grade classes which have adopted her to sit with her at the game.

“I better start practicing, because I do not want to throw a grounder,” Creamer wrote.

Creamer is one of 25 players participating in the Adopt-a-Player program.

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April 18th, 2009

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Creamer to Play in Corning Classic

According to tournament officials, Paula Creamer has recently signed up to compete in next month’s LPGA Corning Classic at the Corning Country Club in Corning, New York. Also committing to the $1.5 million event May 18 through 24 at Corning Country Club are former champions Cindy Rarick (1987) and Kelli Kuehne.

The field for the 31st LPGA Corning Classic now stands at 80.

Creamer tied for second in the 2007 Classic and finished 15th last year. She’s won eight times on the LPGA Tour in her four-year career and is ranked ninth on the LPGA’s 2009 money list with $255,819.

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April 18th, 2009

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Paula Creamer Health Update

Over the last week or so we have received a large number of emails asking about Paula Creamer’s health. Unfortunately, we do not have any information that you haven’t already heard. Still, I thought it would be a good idea to post something here just to let everyone know what we have heard.

For those who don’t know… Over the last couple of months Paula has been dealing with a stomach ailment that is causing a loss of appetite, nausea, and shaking. As a result, she has experienced some weight loss and is struggling with fatigue. It has been referred to as a “mystery illness” by some publications. That’s basically all we know at this point.

We have heard that she will be seeing some specialists later this week to determine the cause. I think this was also mentioned during the telecast of the Kraft Nabisco Championship on ESPN.

We certainly hope that it is nothing serious and look forward to seeing Paula compete in the Corona Championship next week in Mexico. As soon as we have any additional information we will let you know.

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April 7th, 2009

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Kraft Nabisco Championship Final Round Update

Congratulations to Brittany Lincicome!

In order to win her first major championship Lincicome had to battle her nerves and two other golfers, Cristie Kerr and Kristy McPherson. In the end, she was up to the task.

Lincicome carded a three-under-par 69 in the final round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship at Mission Hills Country Club for a 72-hole total of nine-under 279. Kerr, the 2007 United States Women’s Open champion, sank her birdie attempt on 18 to finish with a one-under 71. McPherson, who started the day one stroke ahead of Kerr and two in front of Lincicome, made a par on the last hole for a 72.

Not only did she win but she won with what could be the greatest shot in the history of the Kraft Nabisco Championship. Lincicome’s shot to five feet from the pin - over water, to an island green, trailing by one stroke - from 210 yards with a hybrid was simply spectacular.

Paula Creamer also finished up with a final round of three-under-par 69. Unfortunately her third round 77 ended any chance she had of winning her first major championship. The tough conditions and the fact that she is still struggling with the stomach ailment made this a very difficult week for Paula.

Here is how the leaderboard looked after Sunday’s final round:

Brittany Lincicome -9
Cristie Kerr -8
Kristy McPherson -8
Lindsey Wright -6
Suzann Pettersen -5
Meaghan Francella -5
Christina Kim -3
Pat Hurst -2
Karrie Webb -2
Katherine Hull -2
Jimin Kang -2

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The next tournament for the ladies will be the Corona Championship played April 23-26 in Mexico.

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April 6th, 2009

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