The LPGA Thread

[tonyj5]

Re: The LPGA Thread

Here are the leaders after round 1:

1 Christina Kim -7
2 Azahara Munoz -6
3 Lydia Ko -4
4 Gerina Piller -3
4 Lizette Salas -3
4 Pornanong Phatlum -3
7 Morgan Pressel -2
7 Paula Creamer -2
7 So Yeon Ryu -2
7 Lexi Thompson -2
7 Brittany Lincicome -2
7 Inbee Park -2
7 Karine Icher -2

For full scoreboard and all live scores:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...l-preview.html

[tonyj5]

Re: The LPGA Thread

Here are the leaders after round 2:

1 Christina Kim -10
2 Paula Creamer -9
3 Suzann Pettersen -7
3 Pornanong Phatlum -7
3 Lydia Ko -7
3 Azahara Munoz -7
7 Shanshan Feng -5
7 So Yeon Ryu -5
7 Gerina Piller -5
10 Inbee Park -4

For full scoreboard and live scores:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...l-preview.html

[tonyj5]

Re: The LPGA Thread

Here are the leaders after round 3:

1 Christina Kim -14
2 Shanshan Feng -9
3 So Yeon Ryu -8 F
3 Pornanong Phatlum -8
3 Azahara Munoz -8
6 Inbee Park -7
7 Brittany Lincicome -6
8 Lydia Ko -5
8 Paula Creamer -5
10 Lexi Thompson -4
10 Suzann Pettersen -4

For full scoreboard and live scores:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...l-preview.html

[tonyj5]

Re: The LPGA Thread

Final standings:

1 x-Christina Kim -15 (wins playoff on 2nd playoff hole)
2 Shanshan Feng -15
3 Inbee Park -11 F
4 Brittany Lincicome -9
4 So Yeon Ryu -9
6 Pornanong Phatlum -8
7 Jenny Shin -7
7 Azahara Munoz -7
9 Angela Stanford -5
9 Lydia Ko -5

For full scoreboard and live scores:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...l-preview.html

[tonyj5]

Re: The LPGA Thread

This is the one!

If you are an LPGA fan, and you are not excited about this week's tournament, than maybe you should start watching curling or water polo.

The LPGA's overwhelmingly successful 2014 season comes to an end this week with the playing of the CME Group Tour Championship. With one million dollars and many of the most important awards still undecided, this figures to be the most exciting tournament of the year.

Here are the Key Details:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...mpionship.html

[tonyj5]

LPGA Announces 2015 Schedule

The LPGA announced its 2015 LPGA schedule at 3:00PM today, and continued its current trend of upward momentum.

LPGA Chief Communications Officer Kraig Kann hosted the live stream which took place at the CME Tour Championship in Ocala, Florida. Commissioner Michael Whan and Chief Commercial Officer John Podany jointly announced increased prize money, increased television coverage, and another increase in the total number of tournaments.

Here are the highlights:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...-schedule.html

[tonyj5]

Re: The LPGA Thread

The first round pairings have now been posted:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...mpionship.html

[tonyj5]

Re: The LPGA Thread

Here are the leaders after round 1:

1 Julieta Granada -6 F
2 Sandra Gal -4 F
3 Belen Mozo -3 F
3 Stacy Lewis -3 F
3 Caroline Hedwall -3 F
6 Hee Young Park -2 F
6 Carlota Ciganda -2 F
6 Haeji Kang -2 F
6 Sarah Jane Smith -2 F
6 Marina Alex -2 F
6 Angela Stanford -2 F
6 So Yeon Ryu -2 F

For full & Live scoreboards:
http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...mpionship.html

[tonyj5]

Re: The LPGA Thread

Here are the leaders after the second round:

1 Carlota Ciganda -7 F
1 Julieta Granada -7 F
3 Morgan Pressel -6 F
4 Michelle Wie -5 F
4 Sarah Jane Smith -5 F
4 Sandra Gal -5 F
7 Chella Choi -4 F
7 So Yeon Ryu -4 F
9 Moriya Jutanugarn -3 F
10 Brittany Lang -2 F
10 Jennifer Johnson -2 F
10 Jenny Shin -2 F
10 Lydia Ko -2 F
10 Belen Mozo -2 F

For full & Live scoreboards:
http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...mpionship.html

[tonyj5]

Re: The LPGA Thread

Here are the leaders after the third round:

1 Julieta Granada -9 F
2 Morgan Pressel -8 F
2 Carlota Ciganda -8 F
4 Sandra Gal -7 F
5 So Yeon Ryu -6 F
5 Lydia Ko -6 F
7 Michelle Wie -5 F
7 Angela Stanford -5 F
9 Brittany Lang -4 F
10 Moriya Jutanugarn -3 F
10 Suzann Pettersen -3 F
10 Jennifer Johnson -3 F
10 Lizette Salas -3 F
10 Catriona Matthew -3 F
10 Stacy Lewis -3 F

For full & Live scoreboards:
http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...mpionship.html

[tonyj5]

Spectacular ending to the 2014 season:

If this was a movie script we would have said that "it could never happen that way." The fact that it actually did, left us all with smiles on our faces, as the 2014 LPGA season came to an end. In the opinion of many, this was the greatest LPGA season ever.

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...ga-season.html

[yesrushdt]

Re: Spectacular ending to the 2014 season:

A great season indeed. I watched more of the LPGA than the PGA this year.

[tonyj5]

Re: Spectacular ending to the 2014 season:

A great season indeed. I watched more of the LPGA than the PGA this year.

I'm glad to hear that, in fact I have heard that from quite a few people this year.

[tonyj5]

Re: The LPGA Thread

We have now come to the end of 2014 LPGA season. A season that was without a doubt the best season ever. Every week we were treated to exciting and competitive events. It certainly seemed that week in and week out the outcome wasn't decided until the final hole. There were 8 tournaments that went to a playoff. We had winners from 7 different different countries. Last year I asked " how are they going to top this year?" They certainly did. Now I am thinking "how can they top this next year?" Well, Commissioner Michael Whan is sure going to give it a try. His announcements last week that 2015 will have 33 tournaments plus the Solheim cup, higher purses, and 10% more television coverage, tells me they are off to a flying start.

On that note I would like to look at some of the most important statistics from 2014:

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...inal-2014.html

[tonyj5]

Re: The LPGA Thread

Let me start by saying that 2014 was a very good year for LPGA rookies. Thirteen of the 28 rookies have retained their playing cards based on their 2014 LPGA performance. That is 46.4%, up from 22.8 % in 2013, when only 8 of 35 rookies retained their cards. Two more rookies retained their playing cards for 2015 as a result of their play on the Symetra Tour, and 3 did in 2013.

Below are my ratings for all 2014 LPGA rookies. These ratings are strictly based on how they fared on the LPGA tour this season. Any successes or failures on other tours, excluding the Symetra Tour, are not considered here. Success in retaining their 2015 LPGA playing card was my determining factor for my final ratings.

http://www.tonyslpgareport.com/2014/...-analysis.html