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Matilda Castren first Finnish winner in LPGA Tour history
Read full article: Matilda Castren first Finnish winner in LPGA Tour historyMatilda Castren became the first Finnish winner in LPGA Tour history Sunday in the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship, pulling away on the front-nine at foggy Lake Merced and holding off Min Lee by two strokes.
New mom Wie West looks forward to first-tee nerves again
Read full article: New mom Wie West looks forward to first-tee nerves againIt's been nearly two years since Wie West last played a competitive round on the LPGA Tour, and nine months since she gave birth to daughter Makenna. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)SAN DIEGO – New mom Michelle Wie West is looking forward to being nervous again on the golf course. It’s been nearly two years since she played a competitive round on the LPGA Tour and nine months since she gave birth to daughter Makenna. “I’m definitely nervous but also grateful to feel nervous again,” Wie West said in a videoconference Wednesday from the course in northern San Diego County. “That moment that Tiger had with Charlie, that is the first thing that popped to my mind and that’s been a huge motivation and that’s been a new dream of mine,” Wie West said.
Michelle Wie West gives birth to a daughter
Read full article: Michelle Wie West gives birth to a daughterMichelle Wie West now has a little one of her own. The former U.S. Women's Open champion announced on Instagram that she and her husband, Golden State Warriors executive Jonnie West, are parents of a daughter born Friday. Kenna baby, I have waited my entire life to meet you, Wie, the former U.S. Women's Open champion, wrote on Instagram. They named her Makenna Kamalei Yoona West. Kamalei is a Hawaiian for beloved child.Wie and West, the son of NBA great Jerry West, were married in August.
Star Sightings: Kevin Smith Celebrates 'Jay and Silent Bob Reboot' Premiere, Garth Brooks
Read full article: Star Sightings: Kevin Smith Celebrates 'Jay and Silent Bob Reboot' Premiere, Garth BrooksHarley Quinn Smith was flanked by her real-life father, Kevin Smith, and movie dad, Jason Mewes (though Mewes is pretty much a member of the Smith family! ), at a special screening and after-party for Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in Los Angeles on Oct. 14. GMECIn honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society has enlisted some big-name ambassadors to spearhead the movement. TAO GroupNick Cannon was gifted with sweets from Trejo's Coffee and Donuts for his Oct. 8 birthday. McDonald'sOn the awards front, filmmakers Ryan W. Smith and Tony Dean Smith picked up the Best Science-Fiction Feature Award at the 19th Annual Shriekfest in Los Angeles for their new film, Volition.