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Jiyai Shin Gathers in a Fifth LPGA Title

Jun. 29, 2009
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- A year after her mother died in a car crash, Jiyai Shin picked up the first of 20 victories on the Korean professional circuit while still in high school in 2005.
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Shin wins Wegmans LPGA title

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 28 (UPI) -- Jiyai Shin shot a 1-under 71 Sunday to win the Wegmans LPGA by seven shots and capture her fifth title after just 11 months on the women's tour.

Shin leads by four shots at Wegmans LPGA

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 27 (UPI) -- Jiyai Shin had a 5-under 67 in Saturday's third round to increase her lead to four shots at the rain-delayed Wegmans LPGA.

Rookie sensation leads Wegmans LPGA

ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 26 (UPI) -- Jiyai Shin, easily the top rookie on the women's golf circuit this year, fired a 4-under 68 Friday to lead the rain-delayed Wegmans LPGA.

Webb, Shin improve world golf rankings

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., March 30 (UPI) -- The 1-2 finish by Karrie Webb and Jiyai Shin at the LPGA tournament in Phoenix allowed each to move up one spot in the world women's golf rankings.

Shin leads Phoenix LPGA by one shot

PHOENIX, March 28 (UPI) -- South Korean Jiyai Shin shot a 6-under 66 Saturday to take the lead after three rounds of the J Golf Phoenix LPGA International in Phoenix.

Jiyai Shin wins LPGA event in Singapore

SINGAPORE, China, March 8 (UPI) -- Jiyai Shin of South Korea rallied with a 6-under-par 66 Sunday and won the HSBC Champions Tournament in Singapore by two strokes over Katherine Hull.

Shin a 6-shot winner at Japan LPGA event

SHIMA MIE, Japan, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- South Korea's Ji-Yai Shin won her second LPGA Tour title Sunday, a runaway six-shot victory at the Mizuno Classic in Japan.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch