LPGA Thread

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round 3:

1 Anna Nordqvist -16 F
2 Catriona Matthew -15 F
3 Stacy Lewis -14 F
4 Michelle Wie -13 F
4 Jessica Korda -13 F
4 Charley Hull -13 F
7 So Yeon Ryu -12 F
7 Jodi Ewart Shadoff -12 F
7 Eun-Hee Ji -12 F
7 Jenny Shin -12 F

For full results and live scoreboard:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/05/ ... rings.html

[tonyj5]

First let me congratulate Jessica Korda for winning the Airbus LPGA Classic. Jessica defeated Anna Nordqvist by 1 stroke in another incredibly exciting LPGA finish. At one point on the back nine, six players were tied for 1st place. Jessica birdied the 18th hole to secure her victory.

I have been critical at times on this blog the past couple of years, voicing my disappointment at the results of the American players' finishes at the Solheim Cup, and especially major championships. Going into the British Open last season, Asian players had won 11 consecutive major championships. American players won only 7 times last year in 28 tournaments. There was really no reason coming into the 2014 season to think that things would dramatically change. My reasoning was the following:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/05/ ... tally.html

[tonyj5]

This week the LPGA moves to the state of New Jersey for the playing of the ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer. This is the third week of a four week stretch that will lead to a one week break and then take us to the U.S. Open.

This is tournament #13 of 32 on the 2014 LPGA schedule.

Here are the key details:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/05/ ... rings.html

[tonyj5]

The pairings for the first 2 rounds are now posted:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/05/ ... rings.html

[tonyj5]

Before I get started with this week's tournament, let me congratulate Stacy Lewis for winning the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Stacy won it in style, pulling away at the end and winning by six strokes. It was the 4th consecutive win by an American player, and 6th in the last 7 tournaments. It was the 8th U.S. win of the young season. It will be much more difficult to keep that streak going this week as 2014 winners Paula Creamer, Lexi Thompson, Jessica Korda, and Lizette Salas will not be in attendance.

This week the tour makes its way to Waterloo, Canada for the playing of the Manulife Financial LPGA Championship. Hee young Park won this event in 2013, with a very exciting playoff win over Angela Stanford. You can expect lots of birdies this week as Park and Stanford both shot 26 under par. You would think that playing par golf this week is not going to be good enough, as the cut last year was -3.

This will be tournament #14 of 32 on the LPGA schedule this year.

Here are the key details:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/06/ ... eview.html

[tonyj5]

The pairings for the first 2 rounds have now been posted:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/06/ ... eview.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round 1:

1 Michelle Wie -6
1 Hee Young Park-6
3 Shanshan Feng-5
4 Cristie Kerr-4
4 Xi Yu Lin-4
6 Kristy McPherson-3
6 Jacqui Concolino-3
6 Alejandra Llaneza -3
6 Paz Echeverria -3
6 Haru Nomura -3
6 Jee Young Lee -3
6 Moira Dunn-3
6 Belen Mozo-3
6 Marina Alex-3
6 Sarah Kemp-3
6 So Yeon Ryu-3
6 Na Yeon Choi-3

For full results and live scoreboard;
http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/06/ ... eview.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round #2:

1 Hee Young Park-11
1 Shanshan Feng-11
3 Michelle Wie-10
4 Anna Nordqvist-9
5 Xi Yu Lin-8
6 Inbee Park -7
6 Belen Mozo-7
6 Na Yeon Choi-7
6 So Yeon Ryu-7
10 Kristy McPherson-6
10 Jacqui Concolino-6
10 Cristie Kerr-6
10 Caroline Masson-6
10 Marina Alex-6
10 Jee Young Lee -6

For full results and live scoreboard;
http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/06/ ... eview.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round 3:

1 Shanshan Feng-15
2 Inbee Park -13
2 Michelle Wie-13
4 Cristie Kerr-12F
5 Lydia Ko-11
5 Anna Nordqvist-11F
7 Candie Kung-10
7 Na Yeon Choi-10
7 Belen Mozo-10

For full results and live scoreboard;

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/06/ ... eview.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the final scores:

1 Inbee Park -23F
2 Cristie Kerr-20
3 Shanshan Feng-18
4 Belen Mozo-16F
4 Lydia Ko-16
6 Stacy Lewis-15
6 Michelle Wie-15
8 Chella Choi-14
8 Suzann Pettersen-14
10 Caroline Masson-13
10 So Yeon Ryu-13
10 Hee Young Park-13
10 Anna Nordqvist-13

For full results and live scoreboard;

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/06/ ... eview.html

[tonyj5]

The LPGA is off this week as the players prepare themselves for the U.S. Women's Open which will be played next week in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The LPGA is now entering the most important part of its schedule. Included in the next 10 tournaments will be 4 major championships and the International Crown.

I thought I would take this time to look at some of the more important statistics that have been compiled over the first fourteen events of the season:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/06/ ... ol-19.html

[tonyj5]

After a week off the LPGA will be moving to the state of North Carolina for the playing of the U.S Women's Open. This is the 2nd of 5 majors on the LPGA schedule.

It is also the start of the most important part of the LPGA schedule. The next ten events will bring us four major championships, the Canadian Women's Open, and the International Crown.

This week's tournament will be #15 of 32 on the 2014 LPGA schedule (the International Crown is an unofficial tournament and is not counted in the grand total).

Here are the Key details:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/06/ ... rings.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round 1. (Play suspended)

1 Stacy Lewis -3 -3 F 67 - - - 67
2 Michelle Wie -2 -2 F 68 - - - 68
T3 Katherine Kirk -1 -1 F 69 - - - 69
T3 So Yeon Ryu -1 -1 F 69 - - - 69
T3 Minjee Lee -1 -1 F 69 - - - 69
T6 Karrie Webb E E F 70 - - - 70
T6 Paula Creamer E E F 70 - - - 70
T6 Mina Harigae E E 16 - - - - -
T6 Candie Kung E E 17 - - - - -
T6 Stephanie Meadow E 16 - - - - -

For complete scoreboard:
http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/06/ ... rings.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round 2:

1 Michelle Wie -4
2 Lexi Thompson-1
T3 Minjee Lee E
T3 Amy Yang E
T3 Stacy LewisE
6 Na Yeon Choi +1
T7 Paula Creamer +2
T7 Mariajo Uribe +2
T7 Sakura Yokomine +2
T10 Angela Stanford +3
T10 Stephanie Meadow +3
T10 So Yeon Ryu +3
T10 Karrie Webb +3

For complete scoreboard:
http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/06/ ... rings.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the scores after round 3;

T1 Amy Yang -2
T1 Michelle Wie -2
T3 Juli Inkster +2
T3 Stephanie Meadow +2
T3 Na Yeon Choi +2
T3 Minjee Lee +2
T7 Pornanong Phatlum+3
T7 So Yeon Ryu +3
T7 Karrie Webb +3
T7 Sakura Yokomine +3
T7 Lexi Thompson +3

For complete scoreboard:
http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/06/ ... rings.html