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Article: FORMER COUGS SENSATION WELCH GETS 'BIG BREAK' ON GOLF CHANNEL.(Sports)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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- October 3, 2008
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Byline: JIM MOORE P-I columnist
SEVEN YEARS AGO, Washington State coach Walt Williams was recruiting a high school golfer in Sacramento, Calif., and talking to her pro on the phone.
"Yeah, she's a good player," the pro said. "But we have another girl who's better."
That girl is Kim Welch, who became a Cougar, a two-time All-American and this summer's winner of "Big Break Ka'anapali" on the Golf Channel.
With 11 LPGA golfers, Welch will play in Saturday's inaugural Paige Mackenzie Charity Shootout at Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent. The pro-am begins at 7:30 a.m. and is followed by a "horse race" at 1:30 p.m. with each player ...