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Posted on: November 26, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.
Never too early for giving thanks
Today's not the only day to give thanks. Thanksgiving came early for three Hawaii golfers — Jarett Hamamoto, Michelle Wie and Ron Castillo Sr.
Posted on: November 26, 2009 at 12:00 a.m.
Season tees off with Skins
Golf's senior season begins here again in 2010, with the 23rd Wendy's Champions Skins Game returning to Ka'anapali and the official Champions Tour season kicking off on the Big Island with the Mitsubishi Electric Championship.
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This week's top golf events (4:43 a.m.)
Amateurs beat pros to win Governor's Cup for third year in a row (5:12 p.m.)
Nordqvist wins LPGA Tour Championship; Ochoa edges Shin for player of year (1:02 p.m.)
Golf: Italy's Molinari wins Dunlop Phoenix in playoff (5:34 a.m.)
Golf: Lee Westwood of England wins Dubai, money titles (5:32 a.m.)
Golf: Rain forces LPGA Tour Championship to 54 holes (12:25 p.m.)
Golf: Westwood's 66 maintains 2-shot lead in Dubai (10:01 a.m.)
Wie withdraws because of ankle injury (2:44 p.m.)
Wie's victory drew one of the best ratings for The Golf Channel (11:04 a.m.)
LPGA Tour adds new tourney near San Diego in 2010 (11:10 a.m.)
LPGA's 2010 schedule to have 23 events, down from 27 in 2009, 34 in 2008 (4:46 a.m.)
This week's top golf events: LPGA Tour Championship Thursday through Sunday (4:18 a.m.)
No. 1 Ochoa looking to marriage, family, golf (12:36 p.m.)
With overdue win, expectations return for Wie (1:04 p.m.)
ShopRite Classic returning after 3-year absence (11:28 a.m.)
At long last, Wie is a champion (4:02 p.m.)
Michelle Wie's firsts (4:01 p.m.)
Michelle Wie's victory tweets (3:24 p.m.)
Stephen Ames wins in playoff at Disney (12:50 p.m.)
Tiger puts on a show to win Down Under (8:37 p.m.)

Sony Open 2009
Feeling right at home (12:35 a.m.)

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Adjustments working; looking forward to Sony (Nov 26, 2009)
Aloha from Monterrey Peninsula, where I played in last week's Callaway Golf Pebble Beach Invitationa. This event isn't affiliated with the PGA Tour, but is a great chance for select pros to play some extra competitive golf and enjoy one of the most beautiful places in America.

Bradley Shigezawa scored a point for the amateur team with a 3-and-2 victory over pro Regan Lee.

Amateurs capture third Cup in a row (Nov 25, 2009)
Led by young guns TJ Kua, Bradley Shigezawa and David Saka, the amateurs beat the professionals, 13-11, yesterday to make it three in a row for the first time in the 37-year history of the John A. Burns Challenge Cup.

Anna Nordqvist

Nordqvist prevails; Ochoa is year's best (Nov 24, 2009)
Anna Nordqvist won the LPGA Tour Championship yesterday and Lorena Ochoa finished second to earn her fourth consecutive player of the year award, by one point over Jiyai Shin.

Kristy McPherson

Ochoa, Shin dueling to final day of season (Nov 23, 2009)
Lorena Ochoa and Jiyai Shin will settle their duel for LPGA Tour player of the year on the final, frantic day of the season. Kristy McPherson finished off a 5-under 67 in fading sunlight yesterday to move to 8 under and take the lead in the LPGA Tour Championship before the second round was suspended because of darkness.

Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino, fifth from left, is joined by young cancer survivors, as well as Bob Boyle of Makena Beach and Golf Resort, far left, and Erik Johnson of Makena Golf Course, far right.

Victorino pours his heart into charity golf event (Nov 22, 2009)
Under the blazing sun of south Maui, Chad Gaudin and Shane Victorino exchanged pleasantries before heading out for a round of golf.
Rain cuts LPGA event to 54 holes (Nov 22, 2009)
More rain on already saturated grounds at The Houstonian Country Club washed out play at the LPGA Tour Championship yesterday, forcing tour officials to cut the season-ending event to 54 holes.

Michelle Wie felt the pain in her left ankle after hitting her second shot on the 14th hole at the LPGA Tour Championship.

Wie withdraws with ankle injury (Nov 20, 2009)
RICHMOND, Texas — Michelle Wie is gone, putting all the attention on Lorena Ochoa's player of the year fight with Jiyai Shin at the LPGA Tour Championship. Wie withdrew from the season-ending event yesterday because of a sprained left ankle, hours after Ochoa shot a 6-under 66 to take a one-shot lead over Reilley Rankin.

Michelle Wie signs autographs following her round at the LPGA Tour Championship pro-am in which someone paid $25,000 during an auction to play with the Honolulu golfer.

Paying top dollar to play with Wie (Nov 19, 2009)
If there were any questions about the star power of Honolulu's Michelle Wie, that was answered during Tuesday's pro-am auction for this week's LPGA Tour Championship in Richmond, Texas.

Michelle Wie played winning golf the final six holes to win the Lorena Ochoa Invitational title, her first LPGA victory.

Wie's win big boost for struggling LPGA (Nov 19, 2009)
Who says winning isn't everything? For Michelle Wie, it meant everything. Not for the $220,000 she pocketed with her breakthrough LPGA victory in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico. Just a good payday for the 20-year-old keiki o ka 'aina, whose biggest paycheck (though unofficial money) is still $255,333 after tying for second in the 2006 Evian Masters.
Amateurs to defend Burns Cup title (Nov 19, 2009)
The Gov. John A. Burns Challenge Cup — Hawaii's version of the Ryder Cup — will Monday and Tuesday at Mid-Pacific Country Club.
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