Golf-Tseng dreams of another major strike at Bulle Rock

By Larry Fine

HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland, June 9 (Reuters) - Tseng Yani of Taiwan has been dreaming about returning to Maryland horse country for the LPGA Championship, which she won last year as a 19-year-old tour rookie and starts at Bulle Rock on Thursday.

"I'm very excited to come back here again," Tseng told a news conference on Tuesday. "I have a lot of good memories here, and it's just really exciting.

"I've been looking forward to this tournament for a long time, and I'm ready to kick some ...," she said, breaking off her comment with a giggle.

"I'm just looking forward for the tournament."

Tseng won the major championship on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff against Sweden's Maria Hjorth.

Top contenders in the 151-player field for the year's second major include world number one Loreno Ochoa, leading money winner Cristie Kerr, Kraft Nabisco winner Brittany Lincicome and Michelle Wie, hoping for her LPGA breakthrough.

The long-hitting Tseng warmed up for her defense by winning last month's Corning Classic for her second LPGA victory, ending a string of near misses that included five runner-up spots last year and another second place this season.

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