By JASON MAZDA Staff Writer

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Hidden Creek Golf Club is ready for its first national championship.

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CANBERRA, Australia — Yani Tseng felt the pressure of being the No. 1 player last season, plus trying to defend 11 tournament titles around the world.

From Press staff reports

The ShopRite LPGA Classic will contribute 100 percent of all advance ticket sales to its charity partners.

DOUG FERGUSON,AP Golf Writer

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One month before its season begins, the LPGA Tour announced a 28-tournament schedule Tuesday that includes five majors, three additional tournaments and prize money closing in on $50 million.

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The ShopRite LPGA Classic announced Thursday that the 2013 tournament will be held from Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 2.

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Professional golfer Stacy Lewis is donating $20,000 to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey’s Southern Branch to assist the residents of the greater Atlantic City area adversely affected by Hurricane Sandy.

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Michael Miller, 20, shot a 3-under-par 68 in the final round to lead New York to a six-stroke win at the 2012 United States Golf Association's Men's State Team Championship at Galloway National Golf Club on Friday.

By DAVID WEINBERG, Staff Writer

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NORTHFIELD - The Greater Atlantic City Golf Association is tired of seeing golfers bypass its courses in favor of Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Ocean City, Md.

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By MARK SIMENSON, Staff Writer

Approximately 75 golfers will take a shot at winning the Atlantic Auto Group Million Dollar Shootout on Friday at McCullough’s Emerald Golf Links in Egg Harbor Township.

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Associated Press

COQUITLAM, British Columbia — Lydia Ko won the Canadian Women’s Open on Sunday to become the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history and only the fifth amateur champion.

By MICHAEL McGARRY Staff Writer

One of the world’s best-known female golfers is coming to Hidden Creek Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township.

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The 2012 Atlantic City World Amateur Open was canceled Monday.

By DAVID WEINBERG, Staff Writer

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Al Melini climbed into his golf cart with the "Player Assistance" sign on the windshield and headed out to chat with some foursomes at Avalon Golf Club in Cape May Court House.

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By DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England — Unlike the guys in charge of the weather forecast, Adam Scott got everything just about right Thursday in the British Open.

By MARK SIMENSON, Staff Writer

A former South Jersey golf pro played in the U.S. Senior Open at Indianwood Golf and Country Club in Lake Orion, Mich., on Thursday and Friday.

By TOM CANAVAN Associated Press

BRIELLE — Ben Smith of Little Mill is again in position to win a major golf tournament in New Jersey.

From Press staff and wire reports

BRIELLE — Mark Issler of Toms River Golf Center and amateur Benjamin Smith of Little Mill shot 4-under 68s Tuesday to share the first-round lead in the 92nd New Jersey State Golf Association Open Championship.

By CHRIS JENKINS Associated Press

KOHLER, Wis. — Even as she climbed into the lead in the second round of the U.S. Women’s Open on Friday, Suzann Pettersen took some time to admire Michelle Wie’s big move into contention.