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During the second round of the Corona Morelia Championship on Saturday, Sarah Lee carded an 8-under-par 28 on her final nine holes (the course's front nine) with six birdies and one eagle. She was the seventh player in LPGA Tour history to reach the mark, which is a Tour record for low nine-hole score in relation to par.

The others to post an 8-under nine are Candie Kung (28) at the 2006 Wendy's Championship for Children; Kris Tschetter (29) at the 2005 Weetabix Women's British Open; Jimin Kang (27) at the 2005 ShopRite LPGA Classic; Annika Sorenstam (28) at the 2001 Standard Register PING; Nicky Le Roux (29) at the 1990 Rochester International; and Mary Beth Zimmerman (28) at the 1984 Rail Charity Golf Classic.

PRESIDENTIAL AUDIENCE: In an unannounced visit, Mexican President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa visited the Tres Marias Golf Club in Morelia, Mexico, on Sunday to watch the closing holes of the 2007 Corona Morelia Championship. He also participated in the awards ceremony, presenting champion Silvia Cavalleri with her first LPGA Tour trophy and giving Mexico native Lorena Ochoa a plaque to commemorate her recent move to the top of the Rolex Rankings as the best female golfer in the world.

ROOKIE RACE: After her tie for 15th at the Corona Championship, Angela Park now holds a 141-point lead over her nearest challenger in the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year race. Jin Joo Hong tied for 18th just behind Park at the Corona Championship to jump ahead of In-Kyung Kim into second place.

INDUCTED IN KENTUCKY: LPGA 1980 Rookie of the Year Myra (Van Hoose) Blackwelder, will be inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame on Wednesday, May 2, at the Galt House Hotel & Suites in Louisville, Ky.

Blackwelder is one of nine inductees and the only female. She competed on the Tour from 1980-94 and 1997-98, and recorded multiple top-10 finishes, including a career-best runner-up finish at the 1980 LPGA Corning Classic.

SKINNER HONORED IN NEW YORK: LPGA Tour veteran Val Skinner has been selected to receive the Winnie Palmer Award in June at the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association's (MGWA) 56th annual National Awards Dinner.

Skinner, a six-time LPGA Tour winner, has been actively involved for nearly 15 years in raising funds for breast cancer research and championing breast cancer awareness. In 1996, Skinner launched her LIFE (LPGA Pros In the Fight to Eradicate breast cancer) as an initiative of the Val Skinner Foundation, which benefits the New Jersey Cancer Institute and Susan G. Komen for a Cure.

The annual LIFE Event is a charity pro-am to raise funds for breast cancer research and has been recognized raising $500,000 each year, the largest single-day donation ever for breast cancer from a golf event. This year's LIFE Event pro-am is May 21 at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J.

The MGWA's Winnie Palmer Award was created in 2000 to "acknowledge an individual who has consistently given their time, energy and enthusiasm to those less fortunate." The award is named in honor of Arnold Palmer's deceased wife Winnie, who devoted much of her life to charity work for literacy programs and health care.

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