2006 LPGA Sybase- Yahoo Sports

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US teen prodigy Paula Creamer, pictured April 2006, who won a groundbreaking first LPGA title last year, tries to defend her crown and win her first title of 2006 starting Thursday at the Sybase Classic.

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Juli Inkster hits off the fourth tee during the first round of LPGA Sybase Classicgolf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Paula Creamer chips out of a fourth hole sand trap during the first round of LPGA Sybase Classicgolf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Juli Inkster lines up a putt on the fourth green during the first round of LPGA Sybase Classicgolf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Paula Creamer hits an approach shot on the fifth hole during the first round of LPGA Sybase Classicgolf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Annika Sorenstam, of Sweden, practices on the putting green before her tee time in the first round of LPGA Sybase Classicgolf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Hee-Won Han of South Korea, hits an approach shot on the fifth hole during the first round of LPGA Sybase Classicgolf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Annika Sorenstam of Sweden, lines up a putt on the 15th green during the first round of LPGA Sybase Classicgolf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Annika Sorenstam of Sweden, marks her ball while putting on the 15th green during the first round of LPGA Sybase Classicgolf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Annika Sorenstam of Sweden putts on the 15th green during the first round of LPGA Sybase Classic golf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Annika Sorenstam of Sweden, hits down the 15th fairway during the first round of LPGA Sybase Classic golf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Natalie Gulbis, of Sacramento, Calif., putts on the 15th green during the first round of LPGA Sybase Classic golf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Natalie Gulbis, of Sacramento, Calif, waits to putt on the 15th green during the first round of LPGA Sybase Classic golf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Beth Bauer, of Tampa, lines up a putt on the 18th green during the first round of LPGA Sybase Classic golf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006 in New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Annika Sorenstam, of Sweden, tees off on the 5th hole in LPGA action during the Sybase Classic golf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006, in New Rochelle, New York.

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Lorena Ochoa, of Mexico, putts on the 4th hole in LPGA action during the Sybase Classic golf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club Thursday, May 18, 2006, in New Rochelle, New York.

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Sun Young Yoo, of South Korea, tees off on the 13th hole in LPGA action during the Sybase Classic golf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006, in New Rochelle, New York.

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Teresa Lu, of Taiwan, lines up a putt on the 2nd hole in LPGA action during the Sybase Classic golf tournament at Wykagyl Country Club, Thursday, May 18, 2006, in New Rochelle, New York.

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Natalie Gulbis hits on the fairway on the eleventh during the first round of the Sybase Classic at the Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, New York. South Korean Hee-Wan Han shared the lead with Americans Beth Bauer and Gulbis when darkness halted the first round of the rain-interrupted LPGA Sybase Classic.

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