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The Ko Olina Golf Club in Hawaii will set the stage for the second playing of the LPGA LOTTE Championship Presented by J Golf, where 144 players will compete for a $1.7 million and a $225,000 first-place check as they tee up alongside the coast of Kapolei. Rolex Rankings No. 9 Ai Miyazato is back to defend her title after defeating Spain’s Azahara Munoz and South Korea’s Meena Lee by four strokes to claim the inaugural championship.

Read about storylines and quick facts about this week's event on the LPGA Tour.

The Ko Olina Golf Club in Oahu, Hawaii will set the stage for the second playing of the LPGA LOTTE Championship Presented by J Golf, where 144 players will compete for a $1.7 million and a $225,000 first-place check as they tee up alongside the coast of Kapolei.

Ai Miyazato claimed her eighth-career LPGA victory by four shots over Azahara Munoz and Meena Lee at the inaugural LPGA LOTTE Championship Presented by J Golf.

After a two week break on the LPGA Tour, several players entered this week with a few improvements to their game. Rolex Rankings No. 8 Ai Miyazato took this opportunity to work on her putting game, which paid off immensely as it helped her gain an impressive four-stroke lead to finish the LPGA LOTTE Championship.

Ai Miyazato wins the LPGA LOTTE Championship Presented by J Golf. What this means for her - 8th LPGA victory, 5th top-10 finish in 2012.

Rolex Rankings No. 8 Ai Miyazato holds a three-shot lead over Cristie Kerr and Azahara Munoz entering the final round of the LPGA LOTTE Championship Presented by J Golf.

Rolex Rankings No. 8 Ai Miyazato and 2010 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Azahara Munoz share the second-round lead at the LPGA LOTTE Championship Presented by J Golf.

The last time Michelle Wie went home to play in a professional golf tournament, she was still engrossed in studies at Stanford University.