The LPGA Thread

[tonyj5]

Here are the final results:

Here are the final results for this very bizzare tournament:

1- Ilhee Lee -11
2- Irene Cho -9
3- Anna Nordqvist -8
4- Paula Creamer -7
4- Mika Miyazato -7
4- Karine Icher -7
4- Mindy Kim -7
4- Cristie Kerr -7
9- Giulia Sregas -6
9- Katie Futcher -6
9- Heather Bowie Young -6
9- Julieta Granada -6

For full leaderboard

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/...a-classic.html

[tonyj5]

Okay, I admit that what we saw this past week was bizarre. It certainly was not what I would want to be watching every week, but it was kind of interesting. Once again we had an exciting finish, with the winner not determined until the final hole.

I have read most of the criticism that has been posted in many of the golf forums regarding how this tournament was handled. I could not disagree more. I think the LPGA did a wonderful job in making the best of a most unfortunate situation. Many of the posts I read stated that the tournament should have been cancelled. I think that is very short sighted. We have to look at the big picture. This was an inaugural tournament, with a brand new sponsor. Losing the Pro-Am was bad enough. Walking away would not have been in the best interest of anyone involved. With the current state of our economy, the LPGA can not afford to lose a tournament, especially one in this tropical paradise.
I say we give 3 cheers to the decision makers over at the LPGA for getting together and finding a way to bring us golf this past week. For those complainers, you can press your remote and watch something else.
I for one was thankful that I got to see the women play.

Now that that is off my chest we can look ahead to this coming week's tournament. The LPGA moves to my home state of New Jersey, for the playing of the Shoprite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer. This tournament is 54 holes.

This will be tournament #11 of 28 this year, and will lead into the following week's Major Championship in Rochester, N.Y.

Here are the key details:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/...-pairings.html

[tonyj5]

The pairings for the first 2 days have now been posted.

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/...-pairings.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round 2: 1 Shanshan Feng -6 F 2 Haeji Kang -3 F 2 Moriya Jutanugarn -3 F 4 Chie Arimura -2 F 4 Anna Nordqvist -2 F 6 Karine Icher -1 F 6 Karrie Webb -1 F 6 Hee Young Park -1 F 6 Michelle Wie -1 F 6 Amanda Blumenherst -1 F 11 Jennie Lee E F 11 Mika Miyazato E F 11 In-Kyung Kim E F 11 Beatriz Recari E F 15 So Yeon Ryu +1 F 15 Yani Tseng +1 F 15 Jill McGill +1 F 15 Jenny Shin +1 F For the full leaderboard: http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/...-pairings.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the final results:
1 Karrie Webb -4 F
2 Shanshan Feng -2 F
3 Hee Young Park -1 F
4 Jenny Shin E F
5 Gerina Piller +1 F
5 Jeong Jang +1 F
5 In-Kyung Kim +1 F
5 Chie Arimura +1 F
9 Caroline Hedwall +2 F
9 Ayako Uehara +2 F
9 Julieta Granada +2 F
9 Michelle Wie +2 F
13 Cristie Kerr +3 F
13 Paula Creamer +3 F
13 Mika Miyazato +3 F
13 Amanda Blumenherst +3 F
13 Anna Nordqvist +3 F

For full results:
http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/...-pairings.html

[tonyj5]

This week the LPGA will hold its second major championship of the year, with the playing of the Wegman's LPGA Championship in Rochester, N.Y. This will be the second of five major championships that will be played in 2013. Four of the next nine tournaments will be major championships, so this would be a great time for these ladies to get their games in tip top shape.

Before I go on with this week's tournament, I would like to look back at the past week's championship.
Once again we had a very exciting finish with Karrie Webb, who shot a final round 68 (only equaled by Paula Creamer and Christie Kerr), defeating Shanshan Feng by 2 strokes. Shanshan, who shot a final round 75, had a chance to win when she birdied the 16th hole, but her bogey on 17 eliminated any realistic chance of overtaking Webb.

The bigger story though, might have been the course itself. The average winning score for this 54 hole tournament over the past 6 years was 15 under par. That would not be the case this year. This course would not play like the one that they beat up on in previous years. The wind was up, the rough was thick, and the greens were hard and fast, resulting in a winning score of four under par. Only 3 players, in a field of 144, managed to break par.

After Friday's round Lexi Thompson teamed up with Natalie Gulbis, and challenged Kathleen Ekey and Brooke Pancake in a unique test of skills. The foursome took swings from a custom built tee on top of Atlantic City's Revel Resort, attempting to hit targets placed along New Jersey's shoreline.

The seven shots they took at targets ranging from 75 to 250 yards away were difficult enough, but the challenge was complicated further with wind gusts of 40 miles per hour. In the end it was Ekey who had the most points, bringing her team to victory.

For the sexy pictures of this event:
http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/...p-preview.html

Now on to this week's tournament. This will be tournament #13 of 28 to be played this year.
Here are the key details:
http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/...p-preview.html

[tonyj5]

Thursday's first round has been cancelled due to heavy rains.

For full story:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/...mans-lpga.html

[tonyj5]

Here are the leaders after round 1:

1 Chella Choi -5 F
2 Morgan Pressel -4 F
2 Jiyai Shin -4 F
4 Brittany Lincicome -3 F
5 Se Ri Pak -2 F
5 Jessica Korda -2 F
7 Laura Davies -1 F
7 Ilhee Lee -1 F
7 Anna Nordqvist -1 F
7 Chie Arimura -1 F
7 Angela Stanford -1 F
7 Catriona Matthew -1 F
7 Amy Yang -1 F
7 Mi Jung Hur -1 F
7 Lexi Thompson -1 F

For complete leaderboard:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2013/...p-preview.html