1. Longs Drugs Challenge closes out 2007 open-field events; Top-90 players on the LPGA Official Money List earn exempt status for 2008 Tour 2. Park clinches 2007 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award 3. Cullen named 2007 Ellen Griffin Rolex Award recipient 4. Second LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournament begins Tuesday; 149 hopefuls set to tee off at Plantation Golf and Country Club, Oct. 2-5 5. Hjorth overcomes four-stroke deficit for inaugural Navistar LPGA Classic victory; Ten-year Tour veteran collects third career win, first since 1999 6. Navistar LPGA Classic tournament summary 7. LPGA Statistical Leaders 8. LPGA Money List 9. This week – Longs Drugs Challenge, Blackhawk Country Club, Danville, Calif., $1,100,000, October 4-7, 2007 10. Next week – Samsung World Championship, BIGHORN Golf Club, CANYONS Course, Palm Desert, Calif., $1,000,000, October 11-14, 2007 11. LPGA News and Notes
1. Longs Drugs Challenge closes out 2007 open-field events; Top-90 players on the LPGA Official Money List earn exempt status for 2008 Tour
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Returning to Blackhawk Country Club for the 2007 Longs Drugs Challenge will definitely be a test for the women of the LPGA chasing defending champion Karrie Webb. The veterans will remember swirling winds among the elevation changes, while the rookies will rely on season-sharpened skills to give them a chance for a career-best performance.
As one of the season's strongest fields to-date, the Longs Drugs Challenge will feature nine of the top-10, and 19 of the top-20 players on the LPGA Official Money List at Blackhawk Country Club in Danville, Calif.
It took all 72 holes for Webb to emerge with her fourth win in 2006. After leading by five strokes after 54 holes, Webb's win appeared to be locked in, but in the group ahead of her, modern-day legend Annika Sorenstam posted a blazing 7-under-par 65 in the final round to nearly eliminate the six-stroke deficit she faced entering Sunday. After Sorenstam finished with a 14-under-par 274, all she could do was wait for Webb, who was holding on at 15-under-par after a birdie on the par-3 13th hole. Webb stayed even the rest of the way in for the victory.
Webb won five events last season, after a winless 2005. She's had four top-10 finishes this year, including runner up at the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola to Suzann Pettersen. Pettersen is the only player in addition to Tour leader Lorena Ochoa who has won more than once this year. Of Pettersen's six top-10 finishes, two were wins, which have ranked her second on the LPGA Official Money List with more than $1.1 million in season earnings.
Ochoa, though, continues to reign on Tour. In the past week, she went from not competing for four weeks to her 17th top-10 finish in 20 starts this year. Her rookie year in 2003 was the only time she has not held a 50 percent average in top-10 finishes in events participated; last year, she led the Tour with Sorenstam at 75 percent.
In her last five official LPGA Tour events, Sweden's Maria Hjorth has three top-five finishes, including her first Tour win since 1999 at last week's Navistar LPGA Classic, in Prattville, Ala. Hjorth—a captain's pick for Helen Alfredsson's European Solheim Cup Team—was one of only two players on the team to play all five matches in the event, where she earned 2 ½ points for the European Team.
California natives and some of Prammanasudh's fellow U.S. Solheim Cup Team members Nicole Castrale, Paula Creamer, Pat Hurst and Juli Inkster also will highlight the field.
The Longs Drugs Challenge is the last event for Tour members to gain precious dollars to advance on the LPGA Official Money List into the top-90 in order to hold exempt status on the 2008 LPGA Tour.
2. Park clinches 2007 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Oct. 1, 2007 – Aided by six top-10 finishes in 23 starts, 20-year-old Angela Park's rookie season has earned her the 2007 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year award. One event remains in the race for the award but Park's points total nearly doubles that of runner up In-Kyung Kim, making it impossible for anyone to catch her.
“Right after I made it through Q-school last year, winning rookie of the year was one of my goals,” said Park, who has been top of the class since the end of the Fields Open in Hawaii. “You only get one chance to win the award. The list of people who have won the award are successful golfers and I thought it would be great to have my name next to those players. It gave me motivation to play well this year.”
In one of the Tour's largest and most talent-ladened rookie classes, Park emerged as the pace-setting newcomer, tying for third place at the Fields Open in Hawaii, which was just her second event of the season. From that point on, Park posted a string of 12 consecutive top-35 finishes from the Corona Championship through the RICOH Women's British Open, where she missed her only cut to date. Her past two events—the LPGA State Farm Classic and Navistar LPGA Classis—have resulted in back-to-back top-five finishes.
Park seemed to find her stride in professional competition mid-season, as she placed sixth at the Ginn Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA and followed that performance with a fifth-place finish at the McDonald's LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola, the second major championship of the season. Just two events later, Park notched her best professional finish when she tied for second at the U.S. Women's Open after firing back-to-back rounds of 68 and 69 to begin the 72-hole major.
After turning professional in April 2006, Park competed in 16 events on the Duramed Futures Tour, where she recorded a season-best tie for third at the Tucson Duramed FUTURES Golf Classic. In December, she tied for fifth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2007 LPGA season. Since joining the Tour, Park has earned $847,933, which currently ranks ninth on the LPGA Official Money List. She stands second in birdies this season with 276, and her 71.4691 scoring average is eighth on Tour.
Park is the first native of Brazil to win the award, which has been given annually since 1962. She joins an exceptional list of past Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year winners, including LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Famers JoAnne Carner (1970), Amy Alcott (1975), Nancy Lopez (1978), Beth Daniel (1979), Patty Sheehan (1981), Juli Inkster (1984), Annika Sorenstam (1994) and Karrie Webb (1996), as well as Se Ri Pak (1998), who will be inducted into the LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame in November.
Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year points are awarded at all full-field events and doubled at the LPGA's four major championships. The points system is: 150 points for first; 80 points for second; 75 points for third; 70 points for fourth; and 65 points for fifth. After fifth place, points are awarded in increments of three, beginning at sixth place with 62 points. Rookies who make the cut in an event and finish below 41st each receive five points.
Park will receive the Louise Suggs Trophy, named in honor of LPGA founder and LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame member Louise Suggs, at the annual Rolex Reception in November. The trophy is an original design by Steuben Glass.
3. Cullen named 2007 Ellen Griffin Rolex Award recipient
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Betsy Cullen, a 42-year member of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), is the recipient of the 2007 Ellen Griffin Rolex Award, given annually by the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) membership. Cullen is the 19th recipient of this prestigious award, which she will receive at the LPGA T&CP Ketel One Cup's Welcome Reception and Awards Ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Cullen is a 1960 graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a degree in physical education. While at Oklahoma, Cullen first heard of Griffin from Maurine Bowling, her freshman golf class instructor and Griffin's former pupil at the National Golf Foundation. Cullen later went on to meet and draw inspiration from Griffin on the LPGA Tour.
“If I were going to win one award, the 2007 Ellen Griffin Rolex Award would be the one,” said Cullen, who also won three LPGA events in 15 years on Tour. “It means the most because of what the award stands for and because of Ellen Griffin.”
Cullen, from Houston, Texas, started as a teaching professional in 1962 and waited three years before joining the LPGA Tour full-time. It was a decision made because of her desire to improve her first love, teaching. The plan was to play a few years and then pursue a full-time teaching career. A few years turned into 15 as Cullen became one of the most popular players on Tour.
“I really went on Tour to learn more about teaching,” said Cullen, who had at least one top-10 finish in 12 of her 15 years on Tour. “My love was teaching. I realized I was learning to become a player and a teacher.”
A two-time LPGA T&CP Central Section Teacher of the Year, Cullen has taught thousands of golfers at eight courses during her career, which has included courses like Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey and her current base at Pine Forest Country Club in Houston, Texas. She produced the golf instructional video “Hit it Farther with Betsy Cullen” and participated as a featured speaker at the PGA Summit and LPGA National Seminar. Cullen authored a weekly golf column in the Houston Post, and her work has appeared in Golf World, Golfweek, Golf Digest and Sports Illustrated magazines.
Cullen has been included on multiple national teaching honors lists, including, most recently, the 2007 Golf For Women magazine's “Top 50 Golf Instructors” list.
Cullen was a student of the late Harvey Penick, who won the 1992 Ellen Griffin Rolex Award and cites Penick as her greatest teaching influence. She said his influence and memories of his lessons often appear in her lessons.
“I never give a short game lesson where I don't think Harvey is speaking,” Cullen said. “Harvey taught simplicity, which is one of the hardest things. Ellen was simple (in her teaching) like Harvey. I think both of them not only could teach skills well, but they were almost like sports psychologists. They were good at giving people confidence.”
The Ellen Griffin Rolex Award, instituted by the LPGA T&CP membership in 1989 to honor the late Ellen Griffin, recognizes an individual, male or female, who has made a major contribution to the teaching of golf and who emulates Griffin's spirit, love and dedication to students, teachers, teaching skills and the game of golf. Griffin, who passed away in 1986, was one of the best-known women's golf teaching professionals in American history.
Past recipients are: Peggy Kirk Bell, 1989; Linda Craft, 1990; Shirley Englehorn, 1991; Harvey Penick, 1992; Goldie Bateson, 1993; Carol Clark Johnson, 1994; Joanne Winter, 1995; Ann Casey Johnstone, 1996; Dr. DeDe Owens, 1997; Shirley Spork, 1998; Betty Hicks, 1999; Gary Wiren, 2000; Penny Zavichas, 2001; Annette Thompson, 2002; Dr. Barbara B. Smith, 2003; Marjorie Burns, 2004; Pat Lange, 2005; and Donna White, 2006.
Rolex is the official timepiece of the LPGA and sponsors of many of the LPGA's annual awards, including the Ellen Griffin Rolex Award, Rolex Player of the Year and the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year awards. Rolex honors the LPGA Tour's Rolex First-Time Winners, and is a supporting sponsor of the annual SkyCaddie® LPGA T&CP National Championship. At tournament sites, Rolex has a presence by providing the official time at selected tournaments and advertises in many event programs.
4. Second LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournament begins Tuesday; 149 hopefuls set to tee off at Plantation Golf and Country Club, Oct. 2-5
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The second and final LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournament begins Tuesday, Oct. 2 at Plantation Golf and Country Club in Venice, Fla. A field of 149 players, including 24 amateurs, will continue their quest toward membership on the 2008 Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour.
Consistent with the LPGA's history of being a true world Tour, the 149-player field features 56 international players from 19 countries outside the United States, as well as one player from Puerto Rico. Australia is represented by the most international players with 10, followed closely by Canada (9), South Korea (9) and Thailand (6). Remaining countries include Mexico (3), Taiwan (2), China (2), England (2), France (2) and Sweden (2). One player represents each of the following countries: Argentina, Czech Republic, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Russia and Switzerland.
Within the United States, 34 states are represented this week with 18 golfers from California. With eight players each are Florida and Texas, followed by Arizona (6) and North Carolina (5). Oregon has four representatives, while Hawaii and Illinois each have three; and one golfer hails from Washington, D.C.
The 72-hole sectional will be played on the Panther and Bobcat Courses at Plantation Golf and Country Club. The field will be cut to the low-70 players and ties after 36 holes. After four rounds, the top-30 players and ties will advance to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, Nov. 28-Dec. 2 at LPGA International on the Champion and Legends courses in Daytona Beach, Fla. They will be joined by the top-31 players from the first LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournament, which was held Sept. 19-22 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Making up the rest of the field in Daytona Beach will be current LPGA Tour members attempting to improve their status, and the 10 players finishing sixth through 15th on the 2007 Duramed Futures Tour season-ending money list.
All media interested in covering the upcoming LPGA Sectional Qualifying Tournament in Venice, Fla., should contact Mike Scanlan in the LPGA Communications Department at 386-274-6200 or at mike.scanlan@lpga.com.
5. Hjorth overcomes four-stroke deficit for inaugural Navistar LPGA Classic victory ; Ten-year Tour veteran collects third career win, first since 1999
PRATTVILLE, Ala., Sept. 30, 2007 – For Navistar LPGA Classic champion Maria Hjorth, there proved to be something magical about the number three on Sunday afternoon. Three years following a return to LPGA Qualifying School (2004), the 10-year Tour veteran garnered her third LPGA Tour victory to retain exempt status for three years after carding a 14-under-par 274 (70-67-70-67) at the third inaugural event on the 2007 LPGA Tour schedule. She earned a $195,000 winner's check and a one-year lease on a Navistar International MXT truck for her efforts.
For Hjorth, claiming her first Tour win since the 1999 season seemed challenging at the start of the final round on The Senator at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill venue. Forced to overcome a four-stroke deficit, the three-time European Solheim Cup Team member prepared to chase down third-round leader Lorena Ochoa (66-68-69-73=276, -12), who was on a quest for her fourth-straight victory in as many tournaments. Also in her sights was eventual runner-up Stacy Prammanasudh (63-68-73-71=275, -13), who had led the first 36 holes and was one stroke behind Ochoa entering the final round. The duo had appeared to separate themselves from the field after 54 holes, with Ochoa entering the final round at 13-under-par 203 and Prammanasudh at 12-under-par 204. Meanwhile, Hjorth and Virada Nirapathpongporn were the nearest competitors three strokes back at 9-under-par 207.
“I was hoping for them (Prammanasudh and Ochoa) not to run away too much, but I've been hitting the driver really well all week, and if you do that on a course like this, you're going to have plenty of birdie opportunities, and that's what I did all day,” Hjorth said. “There were a couple of par putts coming down the stretch that were really important that I made, and I'm very, very excited. It's been a while, so it's just amazing right now.”
As Prammansudh and Ochoa traded the lead over the first several holes, Hjorth managed to quietly sneak up the leaderboard after sinking a 30-foot eagle putt on The Senator's fifth hole and followed with a birdie on the eighth hole. With the aid of an additional birdie on hole 10, Hjorth found herself knotted at the top of the leaderboard at 13-under with her playing partners, Prammanasudh and Ochoa.
Prammanasudh took the lead back with a birdie on 12, while Ochoa bogeyed the hole to again separate the three leaders. Prammanasudh and Ochoa both bogeyed the par-4, 399-yard 15th hole, which tied Prammanasudh and Hjorth for the lead.
The tides turned for Hjorth, though, when she made a 25-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole for sole possession of the lead. Prammansudh made par and Ochoa moved within one stroke of the lead with her own birdie. As Hjorth made par on the final hole, Prammanasudh sent a 20-foot birdie putt just left of the hole to avoid a playoff, and Ochoa bogeyed to tie for third place with rookie Angela Park (72-68-73-63=276).
“It's always a great feeling having a one-shot lead, even though you know with Lorena's capacity, and Stacy's as well, that they can still birdie,” Hjorth said. “I knew I had to hit two good shots and made a good par (on 18) and that was all that I needed in the end. It was a great feeling, and I knew that at least I had a very good chance coming into the last hole.”
Ochoa was trying to become the first LPGA Tour player to notch four-straight victories since Annika Sorenstam did it in 2004-05, and continue her bid of joining LPGA Tour and World Golf Halls of Fame members Sorenstam and Nancy Lopez as the only players in Tour history to record five wins in as many events entered. Still, shel walked away with a $74,864 paycheck and crossed the $9 million mark in career earnings.
“It's life, and it's golf,” Ochoa said. “The first time it was three in a row, then you win four, five or six. There's nothing else I can do except give myself another chance. Hopefully I can start another streak next week.”
6. Navistar LPGA Classic tournament summary
RTJ Golf Trail, Capitol Hill, Senator Course September 27-30, 2007 Prattville, Ala. Par: 36-36, 72 $1,300,000 Yards: 6,632 144 pros Cut: 84 pros at 146 (+2)
| POS |
NAME |
SCORES |
STATUS |
TOTAL |
OFFICIAL MONEY |
| 1 |
Maria Hjorth |
70-67-70-67 |
274 |
-14 |
$195,000 |
| 2 |
Stacy Prammanasudh |
63-68-73-71 |
275 |
-13 |
$116,375 |
| T3 |
Angela Park |
72-68-73-63 |
276 |
-12 |
$74,864 |
| T3 |
Lorena Ochoa |
66-68-69-73 |
276 |
-12 |
$74,864 |
| 5 |
Karrie Webb |
70-71-69-68 |
278 |
-10 |
$52,563 |
| 6 |
Amy Hung |
73-73-70-63 |
279 |
-9 |
$43,008 |
| T7 |
Hye Jung Choi |
70-68-74-68 |
280 |
-8 |
$33,769 |
| T7 |
Angela Stanford |
69-74-65-72 |
280 |
-8 |
$33,769 |
| T9 |
Teresa Lu |
70-70-72-69 |
281 |
-7 |
$27,079 |
| T9 |
Nicole Castrale |
73-66-70-72 |
281 |
-7 |
$27,079 |
| T11 |
Suzann Pettersen |
71-67-74-70 |
282 |
-6 |
$23,096 |
| T11 |
Eva Dahllof |
71-74-66-71 |
282 |
-6 |
$23,096 |
| T13 |
Il Mi Chung |
71-71-71-70 |
283 |
-5 |
$18,605 |
| T13 |
Jimin Kang |
70-69-73-71 |
283 |
-5 |
$18,605 |
| T13 |
Meaghan Francella |
70-69-72-72 |
283 |
-5 |
$18,605 |
| T13 |
Janice Moodie |
69-69-73-72 |
283 |
-5 |
$18,605 |
| T13 |
Lisa Fernandes |
69-71-70-73 |
283 |
-5 |
$18,605 |
| 18 |
Dorothy Delasin |
70-72-73-69 |
284 |
-4 |
$15,801 |
| 19 |
Lorie Kane |
69-74-70-72 |
285 |
-3 |
$15,164 |
| T20 |
Karine Icher |
71-71-70-74 |
286 |
-2 |
$14,399 |
| T20 |
Wendy Ward |
70-69-73-74 |
286 |
-2 |
$14,399 |
| T22 |
Sherri Turner |
73-72-74-68 |
287 |
-1 |
$13,125 |
| T22 |
Tracy Hanson |
69-75-74-69 |
287 |
-1 |
$13,125 |
| T22 |
Jee Young Lee |
69-72-76-70 |
287 |
-1 |
$13,125 |
| T25 |
Rachel Hetherington |
73-71-73-71 |
288 |
E |
$11,277 |
| T25 |
Sun Young Yoo |
72-69-74-73 |
288 |
E |
$11,277 |
| T25 |
Seon Hwa Lee |
71-71-71-75 |
288 |
E |
$11,277 |
| T25 |
Giulia Sergas |
70-73-68-77 |
288 |
E |
$11,277 |
| T25 |
Lindsey Wright |
67-68-75-78 |
288 |
E |
$11,277 |
| T30 |
Na On Min |
72-71-76-70 |
289 |
+1 |
$8,713 |
| T30 |
Linda Wessberg |
72-74-69-74 |
289 |
+1 |
$8,713 |
| T30 |
Christina Kim |
70-70-75-74 |
289 |
+1 |
$8,713 |
| T30 |
Ji-Young Oh |
76-69-69-75 |
289 |
+1 |
$8,713 |
| T30 |
Minea Blomqvist |
73-71-70-75 |
289 |
+1 |
$8,713 |
| T30 |
Jamie Hullett |
70-71-72-76 |
289 |
+1 |
$8,713 |
| T30 |
Young Kim |
71-69-72-77 |
289 |
+1 |
$8,713 |
| T30 |
Virada Nirapathpongporn |
67-70-70-82 |
289 |
+1 |
$8,713 |
| T38 |
Morgan Pressel |
74-72-72-72 |
290 |
+2 |
$6,145 |
| T38 |
Jin Young Pak |
70-69-79-72 |
290 |
+2 |
$6,145 |
| T38 |
Charlotte Mayorkas |
72-72-73-73 |
290 |
+2 |
$6,145 |
| T38 |
Leta Lindley |
71-72-73-74 |
290 |
+2 |
$6,145 |
| T38 |
Marcy Hart |
74-68-74-74 |
290 |
+2 |
$6,145 |
| T38 |
Katherine Hull |
73-71-71-75 |
290 |
+2 |
$6,145 |
| T38 |
Sarah Huarte |
70-72-71-77 |
290 |
+2 |
$6,145 |
| T38 |
Mhairi McKay |
73-67-73-77 |
290 |
+2 |
$6,145 |
| T38 |
Sarah Lee |
71-72-69-78 |
290 |
+2 |
$6,145 |
| T47 |
Danielle Downey |
68-76-77-70 |
291 |
+3 |
$4,588 |
| T47 |
Alena Sharp |
73-72-74-72 |
291 |
+3 |
$4,588 |
| T47 |
Aram Cho |
74-72-72-73 |
291 |
+3 |
$4,588 |
| T47 |
Meg Mallon |
76-68-72-75 |
291 |
+3 |
$4,588 |
| T47 |
Kyeong Bae |
71-67-77-76 |
291 |
+3 |
$4,588 |
| T47 |
Diana D'Alessio |
69-74-71-77 |
291 |
+3 |
$4,588 |
| T53 |
Reilley Rankin |
73-73-74-72 |
292 |
+4 |
$3,823 |
| T53 |
Brittany Lang |
73-72-73-74 |
292 |
+4 |
$3,823 |
| T53 |
Karen Stupples |
69-75-74-74 |
292 |
+4 |
$3,823 |
| T53 |
Inbee Park |
71-72-75-74 |
292 |
+4 |
$3,823 |
| T53 |
Karin Sjodin |
77-69-71-75 |
292 |
+4 |
$3,823 |
| T58 |
Heather Daly-Donofrio |
70-73-76-74 |
293 |
+5 |
$3,313 |
| T58 |
Song-Hee Kim |
73-71-73-76 |
293 |
+5 |
$3,313 |
| T58 |
Kristy McPherson |
73-73-70-77 |
293 |
+5 |
$3,313 |
| T61 |
Aree Song |
71-74-76-74 |
295 |
+7 |
$3,090 |
| T61 |
Sherri Steinhauer |
75-70-73-77 |
295 |
+7 |
$3,090 |
| T63 |
Kelli Kuehne |
73-72-77-74 |
296 |
+8 |
$2,899 |
| T63 |
Brooke Tull |
73-72-76-75 |
296 |
+8 |
$2,899 |
| T63 |
Irene Cho |
69-73-78-76 |
296 |
+8 |
$2,899 |
| T63 |
Kris Tamulis |
73-73-73-77 |
296 |
+8 |
$2,899 |
| T67 |
Simi Mehra |
73-72-78-74 |
297 |
+9 |
$2,618 |
| T67 |
Michelle McGann |
69-76-78-74 |
297 |
+9 |
$2,618 |
| T67 |
Nicole Jeray |
73-71-77-76 |
297 |
+9 |
$2,618 |
| T67 |
Miriam Nagl |
72-73-75-77 |
297 |
+9 |
$2,618 |
| T67 |
Paige Mackenzie |
73-70-74-80 |
297 |
+9 |
$2,618 |
| T72 |
Meena Lee |
69-77-79-73 |
298 |
+10 |
$2,453 |
| T72 |
Stephanie Louden |
73-72-79-74 |
298 |
+10 |
$2,453 |
| T72 |
Moira Dunn |
70-72-78-78 |
298 |
+10 |
$2,453 |
| T75 |
Kelly Cap |
71-75-77-76 |
299 |
+11 |
$2,330 |
| T75 |
Yu Ping Lin |
75-71-76-77 |
299 |
+11 |
$2,330 |
| T75 |
Mikaela Parmlid |
71-75-74-79 |
299 |
+11 |
$2,330 |
| T75 |
Dina Ammaccapane |
72-72-76-79 |
299 |
+11 |
$2,330 |
| T75 |
Becky Lucidi |
73-70-77-79 |
299 |
+11 |
$2,330 |
| T80 |
Sarah Lynn Sargent |
74-72-78-76 |
300 |
+12 |
$2,227 |
| T80 |
Heather Young |
73-72-79-76 |
300 |
+12 |
$2,227 |
| 82 |
Jacqueline Yang |
70-74-78-79 |
301 |
+13 |
$2,184 |
| 83 |
Cindy Pasechnik |
75-71-80-76 |
302 |
+14 |
$2,156 |
| 84 |
Johanna Head |
75-71-78-79 |
303 |
+15 |
$2,129 |
|
Jennifer Gleason |
78-69 |
147 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Carri Wood |
76-71 |
147 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Yeon Joo Lee |
76-71 |
147 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Vicki Goetze-Ackerman |
75-72 |
147 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Kim Saiki-Maloney |
75-72 |
147 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc |
74-73 |
147 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Beth Bader |
73-74 |
147 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Kim Williams |
73-74 |
147 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Joanne Morley |
71-76 |
147 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Jill McGill |
71-76 |
147 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Nancy Scranton |
68-79 |
147 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Erica Blasberg |
74-74 |
148 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Meredith Duncan |
73-75 |
148 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Soo-Yun Kang |
73-75 |
148 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Julieta Granada |
73-75 |
148 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Clarissa Childs |
73-75 |
148 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Soo Young Moon |
73-75 |
148 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Sophie Giquel |
72-76 |
148 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Carin Koch |
71-77 |
148 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Laura Diaz |
71-77 |
148 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Wendy Doolan |
75-74 |
149 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Nina Reis |
74-75 |
149 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Allison Hanna-Williams |
72-77 |
149 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Maggie Will |
77-73 |
150 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Na Ri Kim |
77-73 |
150 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Jane Park |
76-74 |
150 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
In-Kyung Kim |
76-74 |
150 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Birdie Kim |
73-77 |
150 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Gloria Park |
73-77 |
150 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Beth Allen |
80-71 |
151 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Sung Ah Yim |
77-74 |
151 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Kristina Tucker |
77-74 |
151 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Becky Morgan |
76-75 |
151 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Michelle Ellis |
74-77 |
151 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Katie Futcher |
77-75 |
152 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Jennifer Rosales |
75-77 |
152 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Liselotte Neumann |
75-77 |
152 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Brittany Lincicome |
73-79 |
152 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Natalie Tucker |
82-71 |
153 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Celeste Troche |
79-74 |
153 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Siew-Ai Lim |
78-75 |
153 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Kim Brozer |
75-78 |
153 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Kate Golden |
75-78 |
153 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Christa Johnson |
75-78 |
153 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Kim Hall |
79-75 |
154 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Kristen Samp |
78-76 |
154 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Barb Mucha |
76-78 |
154 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Christi Cano |
72-82 |
154 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Sae-Hee Son |
80-75 |
155 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Angela Jerman |
78-77 |
155 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Riko Higashio |
79-77 |
156 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Young Jo |
79-77 |
156 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Jenna Daniels |
79-77 |
156 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Ai Miyazato |
79-79 |
158 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
A.J. Eathorne |
81-78 |
159 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Dawn Coe-Jones |
78-81 |
159 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Jeanne Cho-Hunicke |
83-77 |
160 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Lee Ann Walker-Cooper |
79-81 |
160 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Diane Irvin |
86-79 |
165 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Lisa Ferrero |
78-87 |
165 |
CUT |
CUT |
|
Grace Park |
|
|
DNS |
|
|
Cindy Rarick |
|
|
DNS |
|
7. LPGA Statistical Leaders
| Rolex Player of the Year Points |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Lorena Ochoa |
318 |
|
| 2 |
Suzann Pettersen |
129 |
|
| 3 |
Morgan Pressel |
96 |
|
| 4 |
Paula Creamer |
89 |
|
| 5 |
Cristie Kerr |
81 |
|
| 6 |
Stacy Prammanasudh |
80 |
|
| 7 |
Mi Hyun Kim |
73 |
|
| |
Se Ri Pak |
73 |
|
| 9 |
Jee Young Lee |
71 |
|
| 10 |
Maria Hjorth |
68 |
|
| 11 |
Brittany Lincicome |
67 |
|
| 12 |
Angela Park |
65 |
|
| 13 |
Meaghan Francella |
53 |
|
| 14 |
Angela Stanford |
45 |
|
| |
Jeong Jang |
45 |
|
| |
| Rounds Under Par Year-To-Date - # of Rounds / Pct. |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Under Par |
Total Rounds |
Percent |
| 1 |
Lorena Ochoa |
51 |
71 |
.718 |
|
| 2 |
Annika Sorenstam |
20 |
35 |
.571 |
|
| 3 |
Paula Creamer |
36 |
64 |
.563 |
|
| 4 |
Suzann Pettersen |
32 |
60 |
.533 |
|
| 5 |
Mi Hyun Kim |
38 |
72 |
.528 |
|
| 6 |
Seon Hwa Lee |
39 |
75 |
.520 |
|
| 7 |
Morgan Pressel |
34 |
68 |
.500 |
|
| |
Stacy Prammanasudh |
30 |
60 |
.500 |
|
| |
Se Ri Pak |
27 |
54 |
.500 |
|
| 10 |
Angela Park |
40 |
81 |
.494 |
|
| 11 |
Sarah Lee |
31 |
64 |
.484 |
|
| |
Nicole Castrale |
31 |
64 |
.484 |
|
| 13 |
Jeong Jang |
33 |
69 |
.478 |
|
| |
Jin Young Pak |
11 |
23 |
.478 |
|
| 15 |
Karrie Webb |
28 |
61 |
.459 |
|
| |
| Eagles Year-To-Date |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Eagles |
# of Rounds |
| 1 |
Pat Hurst |
11 |
63 |
|
| |
Lorena Ochoa |
11 |
71 |
|
| 3 |
Laura Davies |
10 |
67 |
|
| 4 |
Brittany Lincicome |
9 |
62 |
|
| 5 |
Wendy Doolan |
7 |
60 |
|
| |
Juli Inkster |
7 |
55 |
|
| |
Maria Hjorth |
7 |
63 |
|
| |
Karin Sjodin |
7 |
57 |
|
| 9 |
Laura Diaz |
6 |
62 |
|
| 10 |
Young Kim |
5 |
63 |
|
| |
Jee Young Lee |
5 |
64 |
|
| |
Giulia Sergas |
5 |
59 |
|
| 13 |
Wendy Ward |
4 |
58 |
|
| |
Jacqueline Yang |
4 |
54 |
|
| |
Se Ri Pak |
4 |
54 |
|
| |
Brittany Lang |
4 |
62 |
|
| |
Angela Park |
4 |
81 |
|
| |
Sarah Lee |
4 |
64 |
|
| |
Karine Icher |
4 |
69 |
|
| |
Gloria Park |
4 |
69 |
|
| |
Suzann Pettersen |
4 |
60 |
|
| |
Grace Park |
4 |
41 |
|
| |
Dorothy Delasin |
4 |
64 |
|
| |
Sophie Gustafson |
4 |
53 |
|
| |
Rachel Hetherington |
4 |
66 |
|
| |
Beth Bader |
4 |
66 |
|
| |
Diana D'Alessio |
4 |
77 |
|
| |
Amy Hung |
4 |
58 |
|
| |
| Greens in Regulation Year-To-Date |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Total Rounds |
Greens |
Percent |
| 1 |
Lorena Ochoa |
64 |
826 |
.717 |
|
| 2 |
Angela Stanford |
66 |
822 |
.692 |
|
| 3 |
Suzann Pettersen |
57 |
702 |
.684 |
|
| 4 |
Jee Young Lee |
59 |
725 |
.683 |
|
| 5 |
Morgan Pressel |
68 |
834 |
.681 |
|
| |
Paula Creamer |
62 |
760 |
.681 |
|
| 7 |
Angela Park |
74 |
898 |
.674 |
|
| 8 |
Laura Diaz |
59 |
714 |
.672 |
|
| 9 |
Brittany Lincicome |
62 |
749 |
.671 |
|
| 10 |
Nicole Castrale |
60 |
723 |
.669 |
|
| 11 |
Karrie Webb |
61 |
734 |
.668 |
|
| 12 |
Dawn Coe-Jones |
24 |
288 |
.667 |
|
| 13 |
Christa Johnson |
33 |
394 |
.663 |
|
| 14 |
Seon Hwa Lee |
72 |
858 |
.662 |
|
| 15 |
Jeong Jang |
66 |
780 |
.657 |
|
| |
| Scoring Averages Year-To-Date - Vare Trophy |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Total Rounds |
Total Strokes |
Average |
Tournaments |
| 1 |
Lorena Ochoa |
71 |
4953 |
69.7606 |
19 |
|
| 2 |
Paula Creamer |
64 |
4541 |
70.9531 |
18 |
|
| 3 |
Morgan Pressel |
68 |
4838 |
71.1471 |
19 |
|
| 4 |
Mi Hyun Kim |
72 |
5135 |
71.3194 |
20 |
|
| 5 |
Stacy Prammanasudh |
60 |
4280 |
71.3333 |
17 |
|
| 6 |
Se Ri Pak |
54 |
3855 |
71.3889 |
16 |
|
| 7 |
Suzann Pettersen |
60 |
4284 |
71.4000 |
17 |
|
| 8 |
Angela Park |
81 |
5789 |
71.4691 |
22 |
|
| 9 |
Angela Stanford |
69 |
4934 |
71.5072 |
20 |
|
| 10 |
Shi Hyun Ahn |
50 |
3579 |
71.5800 |
15 |
|
| 11 |
Jee Young Lee |
64 |
4583 |
71.6094 |
18 |
|
| 12 |
Annika Sorenstam |
35 |
2507 |
71.6286 |
9 |
|
| 13 |
Jeong Jang |
69 |
4943 |
71.6377 |
20 |
|
| 14 |
Sarah Lee |
64 |
4588 |
71.6875 |
19 |
|
| 15 |
Seon Hwa Lee |
75 |
5380 |
71.7333 |
21 |
|
| |
| Top 10 Finishes - # of Events / Pct. |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
# Top 10 Finishes |
Events |
Percent |
| 1 |
Lorena Ochoa |
17 |
20 |
.850 |
|
| 2 |
Angela Stanford |
11 |
21 |
.524 |
|
| 3 |
Paula Creamer |
9 |
19 |
.474 |
|
| 4 |
Stacy Prammanasudh |
8 |
18 |
.444 |
|
| 5 |
Jee Young Lee |
8 |
19 |
.421 |
|
| 6 |
Se Ri Pak |
7 |
17 |
.412 |
|
| 7 |
Annika Sorenstam |
4 |
10 |
.400 |
|
| |
Morgan Pressel |
8 |
20 |
.400 |
|
| 9 |
Suzann Pettersen |
6 |
18 |
.333 |
|
| |
Jeong Jang |
7 |
21 |
.333 |
|
| |
Mi Hyun Kim |
7 |
21 |
.333 |
|
| 12 |
Nicole Castrale |
6 |
19 |
.316 |
|
| 13 |
Sophie Gustafson |
5 |
16 |
.313 |
|
| |
Shi Hyun Ahn |
5 |
16 |
.313 |
|
| 15 |
Ai Miyazato |
6 |
20 |
.300 |
|
| |
| Driving Distance Average Year-To-Date |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Drive Average |
Rounds |
| 1 |
Karin Sjodin |
276.9 |
57 |
|
| 2 |
Jee Young Lee |
273.8 |
64 |
|
| 3 |
Suzann Pettersen |
273.6 |
60 |
|
| 4 |
Brittany Lincicome |
271.5 |
62 |
|
| 5 |
Lorena Ochoa |
271.1 |
71 |
|
| 6 |
Sophie Gustafson |
270.0 |
53 |
|
| 7 |
Laura Davies |
268.5 |
67 |
|
| 8 |
Christina Kim |
266.3 |
75 |
|
| 9 |
Maria Hjorth |
265.5 |
63 |
|
| 10 |
Alena Sharp |
264.5 |
60 |
|
| 11 |
Grace Park |
262.6 |
41 |
|
| 12 |
Wendy Doolan |
262.5 |
60 |
|
| 13 |
Pat Hurst |
262.2 |
63 |
|
| 14 |
Se Ri Pak |
262.1 |
54 |
|
| 15 |
Beth Bader |
261.9 |
66 |
|
| |
| Sand Saves Year-To-Date |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Total Rounds |
Sand Saves |
Chances |
Percent |
| 1 |
Annika Sorenstam |
35 |
14 |
24 |
.583 |
|
| 2 |
Sarah Lee |
64 |
30 |
53 |
.566 |
|
| 3 |
Rachel Hetherington |
66 |
35 |
62 |
.565 |
|
| 4 |
Michelle Ellis |
45 |
22 |
40 |
.550 |
|
| 5 |
Kim Saiki-Maloney |
39 |
25 |
47 |
.532 |
|
| 6 |
Amy Hung |
58 |
29 |
55 |
.527 |
|
| 7 |
Lorie Kane |
56 |
32 |
61 |
.525 |
|
| |
Angela Park |
81 |
32 |
61 |
.525 |
|
| 9 |
Jane Park |
35 |
17 |
33 |
.515 |
|
| 10 |
Liselotte Neumann |
52 |
19 |
37 |
.514 |
|
| 11 |
Candie Kung |
49 |
24 |
47 |
.511 |
|
| 12 |
Cristie Kerr |
59 |
26 |
51 |
.510 |
|
| |
Sophie Gustafson |
53 |
25 |
49 |
.510 |
|
| 14 |
Gloria Park |
69 |
32 |
63 |
.508 |
|
| |
In-Kyung Kim |
69 |
32 |
63 |
.508 |
|
| |
| Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Points |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Points |
Events |
| 1 |
Angela Park |
952 |
23 |
|
| 2 |
Na On Min |
439 |
15 |
|
| |
In-Kyung Kim |
439 |
21 |
|
| 4 |
Inbee Park |
397 |
21 |
|
| 5 |
Jin Joo Hong |
222 |
19 |
|
| 6 |
Charlotte Mayorkas |
219 |
18 |
|
| 7 |
Eun-Hee Ji |
173 |
3 |
|
| 8 |
Ji-Young Oh |
161 |
20 |
|
| 9 |
Jane Park |
111 |
10 |
|
| 10 |
Kristy McPherson |
102 |
17 |
|
| 11 |
Irene Cho |
100 |
18 |
|
| 12 |
Song-Hee Kim |
92 |
18 |
|
| 13 |
Paige Mackenzie |
76 |
18 |
|
| 14 |
Jin Young Pak |
75 |
8 |
|
| 15 |
Sophie Giquel |
56 |
6 |
|
| |
| Birdies Year-To-Date |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Birdies |
# of Rounds |
Average |
| 1 |
Lorena Ochoa |
298 |
71 |
4.200 |
|
| 2 |
Angela Park |
276 |
81 |
3.410 |
|
| 3 |
Christina Kim |
247 |
75 |
3.290 |
|
| 4 |
Mi Hyun Kim |
240 |
72 |
3.330 |
|
| |
Angela Stanford |
240 |
69 |
3.480 |
|
| 6 |
Laura Davies |
231 |
67 |
3.450 |
|
| 7 |
Morgan Pressel |
230 |
68 |
3.380 |
|
| 8 |
Seon Hwa Lee |
224 |
75 |
2.990 |
|
| 9 |
Diana D'Alessio |
223 |
77 |
2.900 |
|
| 10 |
Jeong Jang |
221 |
69 |
3.200 |
|
| 11 |
Beth Bader |
219 |
66 |
3.320 |
|
| |
Jee Young Lee |
219 |
64 |
3.420 |
|
| 13 |
Kyeong Bae |
218 |
67 |
3.250 |
|
| 14 |
Paula Creamer |
216 |
64 |
3.380 |
|
| 15 |
Suzann Pettersen |
213 |
60 |
3.550 |
|
| |
| Driving Accuracy |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Total Rounds |
Fairways |
Poss. Fairways |
Percent |
| 1 |
Yu Ping Lin |
47 |
465 |
574 |
.810 |
|
| 2 |
Erica Blasberg |
55 |
534 |
672 |
.795 |
|
| 3 |
Won Lee |
30 |
266 |
336 |
.792 |
|
| 4 |
Hilary Lunke |
25 |
275 |
350 |
.786 |
|
| |
Vicki Goetze-Ackerman |
45 |
473 |
602 |
.786 |
|
| 6 |
Sae-Hee Son |
38 |
351 |
448 |
.783 |
|
| 7 |
Johanna Head |
49 |
476 |
630 |
.756 |
|
| 8 |
Mi Hyun Kim |
72 |
730 |
970 |
.753 |
|
| 9 |
Tina Barrett |
38 |
400 |
532 |
.752 |
|
| 10 |
Ji-Young Oh |
55 |
508 |
690 |
.736 |
|
| 11 |
Leta Lindley |
65 |
649 |
886 |
.733 |
|
| 12 |
Sung Ah Yim |
52 |
513 |
704 |
.729 |
|
| 13 |
Lindsey Wright |
64 |
582 |
802 |
.726 |
|
| 14 |
Maru Martinez |
33 |
274 |
378 |
.725 |
|
| 15 |
Julieta Granada |
60 |
558 |
774 |
.721 |
|
| |
| Putts Per Round Greens in Regulation |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Total Rounds |
Total Putts |
Average |
|
| 1 |
Annika Sorenstam |
35 |
826 |
25.81 |
.585 |
|
| 2 |
Linda Wessberg |
35 |
810 |
26.13 |
.541 |
|
| 3 |
Grace Park |
41 |
997 |
26.24 |
.522 |
|
| 4 |
Na On Min |
44 |
1,067 |
26.68 |
.574 |
|
| 5 |
Catriona Matthew |
49 |
1,311 |
26.76 |
.596 |
|
| 6 |
Meg Mallon |
41 |
1,100 |
26.83 |
.542 |
|
| 7 |
Inbee Park |
58 |
1,452 |
26.89 |
.548 |
|
| 8 |
Mhairi McKay |
52 |
1,350 |
27.00 |
.574 |
|
| |
Natalie Gulbis |
52 |
1,350 |
27.00 |
.589 |
|
| 10 |
Stacy Prammanasudh |
60 |
1,434 |
27.06 |
.615 |
|
| 11 |
Beth Bader |
66 |
1,601 |
27.14 |
.576 |
|
| 12 |
Ai Miyazato |
63 |
1,632 |
27.20 |
.574 |
|
| 13 |
Candie Kung |
49 |
1,252 |
27.22 |
.547 |
|
| 14 |
Se Ri Pak |
54 |
1,471 |
27.24 |
.631 |
|
| 15 |
Sarah Lee |
64 |
1,639 |
27.32 |
.614 |
|
| |
| Putts Per GIR |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
GIR Putts |
GIR |
Average |
| 1 |
Natalie Gulbis |
939 |
530 |
1.77 |
|
| |
Catriona Matthew |
930 |
526 |
1.77 |
|
| |
Lorena Ochoa |
1,460 |
826 |
1.77 |
|
| |
Se Ri Pak |
1,085 |
613 |
1.77 |
|
| 5 |
Young Kim |
1,133 |
636 |
1.78 |
|
| |
Mi Hyun Kim |
1,434 |
805 |
1.78 |
|
| |
Shi Hyun Ahn |
976 |
549 |
1.78 |
|
| |
Na On Min |
737 |
413 |
1.78 |
|
| 9 |
Laura Davies |
1,314 |
735 |
1.79 |
|
| |
Morgan Pressel |
1,492 |
834 |
1.79 |
|
| |
Paula Creamer |
1,364 |
760 |
1.79 |
|
| |
Beth Bader |
1,095 |
612 |
1.79 |
|
| 13 |
Nicole Castrale |
1,304 |
723 |
1.80 |
|
| |
Sophie Gustafson |
1,003 |
556 |
1.80 |
|
| |
Stephanie Louden |
685 |
381 |
1.80 |
|
| |
Jeong Jang |
1,406 |
780 |
1.80 |
|
| |
Soo Young Moon |
647 |
359 |
1.80 |
|
| |
Sarah Lee |
1,194 |
663 |
1.80 |
|
| |
Mhairi McKay |
930 |
517 |
1.80 |
|
| |
Suzann Pettersen |
1,266 |
702 |
1.80 |
|
| |
Stacy Prammanasudh |
1,056 |
587 |
1.80 |
|
| |
Annika Sorenstam |
605 |
337 |
1.80 |
|
| |
Jin Young Pak |
435 |
242 |
1.80 |
|
| |
| U.S. Solheim Cup Point Standings |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Sherri Steinhauer |
40.00 |
|
| 2 |
Angela Stanford |
24.00 |
|
| 3 |
Stacy Prammanasudh |
20.00 |
|
| |
Christina Kim |
20.00 |
|
| 5 |
Michele Redman |
15.00 |
|
| 6 |
Morgan Pressel |
13.00 |
|
| |
Nicole Castrale |
13.00 |
|
| |
Pat Hurst |
13.00 |
|
| 9 |
Lisa Fernandes |
9.00 |
|
| |
Meaghan Francella |
9.00 |
|
| 11 |
Dorothy Delasin |
4.00 |
|
| |
Marcy Hart |
4.00 |
|
| 13 |
Wendy Ward |
2.00 |
|
| |
| Second Half ADT Points |
|
|
|
|
| Rank |
Player Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Maria Hjorth |
567,138 |
|
| 2 |
Jeong Jang |
542,310 |
|
| 3 |
Se Ri Pak |
429,285 |
|
| 4 |
Ai Miyazato |
406,364 |
|
| 5 |
Christina Kim |
376,400 |
|
| 6 |
Inbee Park |
303,385 |
|
| 7 |
Sherri Steinhauer |
292,910 |
|
| 8 |
Laura Diaz |
285,091 |
|
| 9 |
Shi Hyun Ahn |
255,949 |
|
| 10 |
Sophie Gustafson |
225,794 |
|
| 11 |
Annika Sorenstam |
215,339 |
|
| 12 |
Mhairi McKay |
176,626 |
|
| 13 |
Rachel Hetherington |
174,148 |
|
| 14 |
Laura Davies |
169,834 |
|
| 15 |
Amy Hung |
164,436 |
|
| 16 |
Catriona Matthew |
158,920 |
|
| 17 |
Brittany Lang |
158,898 |
|
| 18 |
Joo Mi Kim |
156,719 |
|
| 19 |
Reilley Rankin |
140,094 |
|
| 20 |
Eun-Hee Ji |
131,159 |
|
| |
| ADT Qualifiers |
|
|
|
|
| |
Player Name |
Qualifier |
| |
Nicole Castrale |
Winner Event Winner |
|
| |
Paula Creamer |
Playoff Points |
|
| |
Natalie Gulbis |
Winner Event Winner |
|
| |
Juli Inkster |
Playoff Points |
|
| |
Cristie Kerr |
Playoff Points |
|
| |
Mi Hyun Kim |
Playoff Points |
|
| |
Jee Young Lee |
Playoff Points |
|
| |
Sarah Lee |
Playoff Points |
|
| |
Seon Hwa Lee |
Winner Event Winner |
|
| |
Brittany Lincicome |
Winner Event Winner |
|
| |
Lorena Ochoa |
Playoff Points |
|
| |
Angela Park |
Playoff Points |
|
| |
Suzann Pettersen |
Major Event Winner |
|
| |
Stacy Prammanasudh |
Playoff Points |
|
| |
Morgan Pressel |
Major Event Winner |
|
| |
Angela Stanford |
Playoff Points |
|
| |
Karrie Webb |
Playoff Points |
|
8. LPGA Money List
| Rank |
Player Name |
# of Events |
Money Won |
Last Week |
| 1 |
Lorena Ochoa |
20 |
$2,966,454 |
1 |
|
| 2 |
Suzann Pettersen |
18 |
$1,152,059 |
2 |
|
| 3 |
Paula Creamer |
19 |
$1,070,437 |
3 |
|
| 4 |
Mi Hyun Kim |
21 |
$1,030,784 |
4 |
|
| 5 |
Cristie Kerr |
18 |
$1,021,133 |
5 |
|
| 6 |
Seon Hwa Lee |
22 |
$925,051 |
6 |
|
| 7 |
Morgan Pressel |
20 |
$905,997 |
7 |
|
| 8 |
Jee Young Lee |
19 |
$875,460 |
8 |
|
| 9 |
Angela Park |
23 |
$847,933 |
11 |
|
| 10 |
Brittany Lincicome |
18 |
$828,724 |
9 |
|
| 11 |
Jeong Jang |
21 |
$824,779 |
10 |
|
| 12 |
Nicole Castrale |
19 |
$771,408 |
14 |
|
| 13 |
Stacy Prammanasudh |
18 |
$756,463 |
17 |
|
| 14 |
Ai Miyazato |
20 |
$753,733 |
12 |
|
| 15 |
Maria Hjorth |
19 |
$751,289 |
20 |
|
| 16 |
Se Ri Pak |
17 |
$750,758 |
13 |
|
| 17 |
Angela Stanford |
21 |
$673,713 |
18 |
|
| 18 |
Sarah Lee |
20 |
$658,482 |
15 |
|
| 19 |
Natalie Gulbis |
18 |
$650,976 |
16 |
|
| 20 |
Juli Inkster |
17 |
$632,350 |
19 |
|
| 21 |
Karrie Webb |
18 |
$577,650 |
23 |
|
| 22 |
Sherri Steinhauer |
20 |
$556,562 |
21 |
|
| 23 |
Christina Kim |
22 |
$550,733 |
22 |
|
| 24 |
Laura Davies |
20 |
$499,059 |
24 |
|
| 25 |
Laura Diaz |
20 |
$479,083 |
25 |
|
| 26 |
Shi Hyun Ahn |
16 |
$476,600 |
26 |
|
| 27 |
Meaghan Francella |
20 |
$468,385 |
27 |
|
| 28 |
Catriona Matthew |
14 |
$433,659 |
28 |
|
| 29 |
Young Kim |
20 |
$418,426 |
31 |
|
| 30 |
Sophie Gustafson |
16 |
$416,935 |
29 |
|
| 31 |
Annika Sorenstam |
10 |
$414,117 |
30 |
|
| 32 |
In-Kyung Kim |
21 |
$392,218 |
32 |
|
| 33 |
Julieta Granada |
22 |
$376,500 |
33 |
|
| 34 |
Lindsey Wright |
21 |
$339,276 |
34 |
|
| 35 |
Inbee Park |
21 |
$325,742 |
35 |
|
| 36 |
Pat Hurst |
20 |
$316,600 |
36 |
|
| 37 |
Rachel Hetherington |
21 |
$298,275 |
38 |
|
| 38 |
Brittany Lang |
22 |
$297,233 |
37 |
|
| 39 |
Na On Min |
15 |
$291,130 |
39 |
|
| 40 |
Kyeong Bae |
23 |
$279,637 |
40 |
|
| 41 |
Beth Bader |
21 |
$264,798 |
41 |
|
| 42 |
Amy Hung |
20 |
$261,909 |
49 |
|
| 43 |
Mhairi McKay |
18 |
$259,188 |
44 |
|
| 44 |
Hye Jung Choi |
21 |
$258,340 |
47 |
|
| 45 |
Reilley Rankin |
20 |
$258,202 |
43 |
|
| 46 |
Silvia Cavalleri |
19 |
$256,277 |
42 |
|
| 47 |
Jimin Kang |
21 |
$253,800 |
46 |
|
| 48 |
Meena Lee |
22 |
$243,752 |
45 |
|
| 49 |
Il Mi Chung |
22 |
$226,859 |
52 |
|
| 50 |
Joo Mi Kim |
19 |
$224,543 |
48 |
|
| 51 |
Becky Morgan |
21 |
$215,627 |
50 |
|
| 52 |
Diana D'Alessio |
23 |
$210,780 |
53 |
|
| 53 |
Gloria Park |
21 |
$208,816 |
51 |
|
| 54 |
Wendy Ward |
19 |
$193,873 |
55 |
|
| 55 |
Michele Redman |
20 |
$186,462 |
54 |
|
| 56 |
Giulia Sergas |
21 |
$184,050 |
57 |
|
| 57 |
Janice Moodie |
21 |
$181,833 |
59 |
|
| 58 |
Birdie Kim |
18 |
$174,662 |
56 |
|
| 59 |
Karin Sjodin |
19 |
$171,597 |
58 |
|
| 60 |
Katherine Hull |
20 |
$155,145 |
60 |
|
| 61 |
Alena Sharp |
19 |
$153,062 |
61 |
|
| 62 |
Karine Icher |
22 |
$145,754 |
67 |
|
| 63 |
Heather Young |
21 |
$144,500 |
62 |
|
| 64 |
Charlotte Mayorkas |
18 |
$143,115 |
63 |
|
| 65 |
Linda Wessberg |
11 |
$136,600 |
70 |
|
| 66 |
Teresa Lu |
19 |
$135,654 |
77 |
|
| 67 |
Carri Wood |
17 |
$135,525 |
64 |
|
| 68 |
Carin Koch |
18 |
$132,774 |
65 |
|
| 69 |
Wendy Doolan |
21 |
$132,165 |
66 |
|
| 70 |
Eun-Hee Ji |
3 |
$131,159 |
68 |
|
| 71 |
Dorothy Delasin |
20 |
$128,082 |
76 |
|
| 72 |
Kim Hall |
19 |
$127,961 |
69 |
|
| 73 |
Jin Joo Hong |
19 |
$127,433 |
71 |
|
| 74 |
Ji-Young Oh |
20 |
$124,894 |
73 |
|
| 75 |
Candie Kung |
15 |
$121,505 |
72 |
|
| 76 |
Leta Lindley |
20 |
$120,052 |
75 |
|
| 77 |
Young Jo |
16 |
$114,588 |
74 |
|
| 78 |
Sun Young Yoo |
20 |
$114,437 |
80 |
|
| 79 |
Moira Dunn |
21 |
$108,040 |
78 |
|
| 80 |
Stephanie Louden |
16 |
$107,845 |
79 |
|
| 81 |
Mikaela Parmlid |
18 |
$100,525 |
83 |
|
| 82 |
Grace Park |
15 |
$100,355 |
81 |
|
| 83 |
Kate Golden |
13 |
$99,913 |
82 |
|
| 84 |
Meg Mallon |
13 |
$96,917 |
85 |
|
| 85 |
Aree Song |
19 |
$96,227 |
84 |
|
| 86 |
Sherri Turner |
19 |
$91,595 |
90 |
|
| 87 |
Soo Young Moon |
13 |
$88,903 |
86 |
|
| 88 |
Dina Ammaccapane |
17 |
$85,015 |
88 |
|
| 89 |
Liselotte Neumann |
17 |
$84,899 |
87 |
|
| 90 |
Minea Blomqvist |
15 |
$84,824 |
92 |
|
| 91 |
Lorie Kane |
19 |
$82,237 |
102 |
|
| 92 |
Eva Dahllof |
16 |
$80,918 |
111 |
|
| 93 |
Katie Futcher |
18 |
$78,872 |
89 |
|
| 94 |
Jill McGill |
18 |
$78,445 |
91 |
|
| 95 |
Nancy Scranton |
19 |
$75,615 |
93 |
|
| 96 |
Yu Ping Lin |
16 |
$72,848 |
96 |
|
| 97 |
Kristy McPherson |
17 |
$72,708 |
100 |
|
| 98 |
Jamie Hullett |
17 |
$72,247 |
107 |
|
| 99 |
Erica Blasberg |
18 |
$72,037 |
94 |
|
| 100 |
Hee-Won Han |
5 |
$71,434 |
95 |
|
| 101 |
Sung Ah Yim |
19 |
$70,378 |
97 |
|
| 102 |
Marisa Baena |
11 |
$70,252 |
98 |
|
| 103 |
Johanna Head |
16 |
$69,810 |
101 |
|
| 104 |
Vicki Goetze-Ackerman |
17 |
$69,675 |
99 |
|
| 105 |
Song-Hee Kim |
18 |
$69,512 |
104 |
|
| 106 |
Kris Tamulis |
17 |
$68,428 |
105 |
|
| 107 |
Helen Alfredsson |
11 |
$66,316 |
103 |
|
| 108 |
Jane Park |
10 |
$64,469 |
106 |
|
| 109 |
Tracy Hanson |
17 |
$62,503 |
115 |
|
| 110 |
Michelle Ellis |
18 |
$61,978 |
108 |
|
| 111 |
Irene Cho |
18 |
$61,039 |
110 |
|
| 112 |
Siew-Ai Lim |
14 |
$59,839 |
109 |
|
| 113 |
Jacqueline Yang |
20 |
$56,382 |
112 |
|
| 114 |
Marcy Hart |
20 |
$55,994 |
114 |
|
| 115 |
Brandie Burton |
11 |
$53,769 |
113 |
|
| 116 |
Paige Mackenzie |
18 |
$49,104 |
117 |
|
| 117 |
Aram Cho |
17 |
$48,604 |
118 |
|
| 118 |
Nina Reis |
19 |
$47,315 |
116 |
|
| 119 |
Lisa Fernandes |
9 |
$46,847 |
136 |
|
| 120 |
Kelli Kuehne |
19 |
$46,191 |
120 |
|
| 121 |
Na Ri Kim |
16 |
$44,007 |
119 |
|
| 122 |
Virada Nirapathpongporn |
17 |
$43,404 |
129 |
|
| 123 |
Kim Saiki-Maloney |
15 |
$42,100 |
121 |
|
| 124 |
A.J. Eathorne |
19 |
$42,002 |
122 |
|
| 125 |
Lee Ann Walker-Cooper |
18 |
$41,894 |
123 |
|
| 126 |
Jin Young Pak |
8 |
$41,467 |
127 |
|
| 127 |
Allison Hanna-Williams |
17 |
$40,829 |
124 |
|
| 128 |
Clarissa Childs |
17 |
$38,300 |
125 |
|
| 129 |
Soo-Yun Kang |
16 |
$37,085 |
126 |
|
| 130 |
Meredith Duncan |
13 |
$34,732 |
128 |
|
| 131 |
Sarah Lynn Sargent |
19 |
$34,266 |
132 |
|
| 132 |
Heather Daly-Donofrio |
11 |
$34,228 |
134 |
|
| 133 |
Patricia Meunier-Lebouc |
20 |
$33,916 |
130 |
|
| 134 |
Nicole Perrot |
8 |
$32,588 |
131 |
|
| 135 |
Ashley Hoagland |
7 |
$31,162 |
133 |
|
| 136 |
Beth Daniel |
5 |
$30,830 |
135 |
|
| 137 |
Kelly Cap |
9 |
$27,155 |
137 |
|
| 138 |
Maru Martinez |
13 |
$24,492 |
138 |
|
| 139 |
Sophie Giquel |
6 |
$23,825 |
139 |
|
| 140 |
Tina Barrett |
15 |
$21,787 |
140 |
|
| 141 |
Karen Stupples |
5 |
$21,748 |
144 |
|
| 142 |
Jennifer Rosales |
13 |
$18,848 |
141 |
|
| 143 |
Jeanne Cho-Hunicke |
9 |
$18,613 |
142 |
|
| 144 |
Veronica Zorzi |
7 |
$17,970 |
143 |
|
| 145 |
Su A Kim |
4 |
$15,530 |
145 |
|
| 146 |
Danielle Downey |
9 |
$15,392 |
154 |
|
| 147 |
Angela Jerman |
8 |
$14,848 |
146 |
|
| 148 |
Christi Cano |
17 |
$13,315 |
147 |
|
| 149 |
Sarah Huarte |
7 |
$12,836 |
170 |
|
| 150 |
Jean Bartholomew |
3 |
$12,749 |
148 |
|
| 151 |
Maggie Will |
8 |
$12,392 |
149 |
|
| 152 |
Kelly Robbins |
7 |
$11,857 |
150 |
|
| 153 |
Nadina Light |
5 |
$11,549 |
151 |
|
| 154 |
Nancy Harvey |
2 |
$11,448 |
152 |
|
| 155 |
Yeon Joo Lee |
3 |
$11,116 |
153 |
|
| 156 |
Ashli Bunch |
6 |
$10,544 |
155 |
|
| 157 |
Jackie Gallagher-Smith |
11 |
$10,393 |
156 |
|
| 158 |
Won Lee |
12 |
$10,212 |
157 |
|
| 159 |
Christa Johnson |
15 |
$10,145 |
158 |
|
| 160 |
Brooke Tull |
11 |
$9,571 |
171 |
|
| 161 |
Hilary Lunke |
11 |
$9,350 |
159 |
|
| 162 |
Kristi Albers |
3 |
$9,167 |
160 |
|
| 163 |
Hana Kim |
3 |
$8,993 |
161 |
|
| 164 |
Kristina Tucker |
7 |
$8,898 |
162 |
|
| 165 |
Barb Mucha |
8 |
$8,576 |
163 |
|
| 166 |
Dawn Coe-Jones |
11 |
$8,273 |
164 |
|
| 167 |
Sae-Hee Son |
18 |
$7,721 |
165 |
|
| 168 |
Seo-Jae Lee |
2 |
$7,536 |
166 |
|
| 169 |
Charlotta Sorenstam |
9 |
$7,459 |
167 |
|
| 170 |
LeAnna Wicks |
2 |
$7,408 |
168 |
|
| 171 |
Becky Iverson |
8 |
$7,071 |
169 |
|
| 172 |
Audra Burks |
4 |
$6,183 |
172 |
|
| 173 |
Laurie Rinker |
8 |
$6,125 |
173 |
|
| 174 |
Kim Williams |
16 |
$5,780 |
174 |
|
| 175 |
Beth Bauer |
3 |
$5,629 |
175 |
|
| 176 |
Michelle McGann |
15 |
$5,301 |
181 |
|
| 177 |
Sophia Sheridan |
8 |
$3,882 |
176 |
|
| 178 |
Jennifer Gleason |
4 |
$3,584 |
177 |
|
| 179 |
Joanne Morley |
11 |
$3,240 |
178 |
|
| 180 |
Louise Stahle |
2 |
$3,071 |
179 |
|
| 181 |
Beth Allen |
6 |
$3,037 |
180 |
|
| 182 |
Nicole Jeray |
4 |
$2,618 |
-- |
|
| |
Miriam Nagl |
3 |
$2,618 |
-- |
|
| |
Simi Mehra |
3 |
$2,618 |
-- |
|
| 185 |
Cindy Rarick |
9 |
$2,551 |
182 |
|
| 186 |
Kristen Samp |
4 |
$2,458 |
183 |
|
| 187 |
Lee-Anne Pace |
2 |
$2,365 |
184 |
|
| 188 |
Jenna Daniels |
11 |
$2,361 |
185 |
|
| 189 |
Becky Lucidi |
2 |
$2,330 |
-- |
|
| 190 |
Cindy Pasechnik |
7 |
$2,156 |
-- |
|
9. This week – Longs Drugs Challenge, Blackhawk Country Club, Danville, Calif., $1,100,000, October 4-7, 2007
Par: 37-35, 72 Yardage: 6,212 Purse: $1,100,000 Winner: $165,000 Runner-up: $100,458 Format: 72-hole stroke play Field: 108 players Defending champion: Karrie Webb, 273 (-15) Victory margin: Defeated Annika Sorenstam by one stroke Media center: 925-725-0148 LPGA media contact: Ashley Cushman
TV Times Golf Channel Oct. 4-7 8:30-10:30 p.m. All times Eastern
10. Next week – Samsung World Championship, BIGHORN Golf Club, CANYONS Course, Palm Desert, Calif., $1,000,000, October 11-14, 2007
Par: 36-36, 72 Yardage: 6,644 Purse: $1,000,000 Winner: $250,000 Runner-up: $156,250 Format: 72-hole stroke play Field: 20 players Defending champion: Lorena Ochoa, 272 (-16) Victory margin: Defeated Annika Sorenstam by two strokes Tournament information: 760-341-9440
TV Times Golf Channel Oct. 11-12 7:30-9:30 p.m. (tape delay) NBC Oct. 13 1:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 14 4-6 p.m. All times Eastern
11. LPGA News and Notes
LPGA members go ‘Passionately Pink.' In recognition of October as national breast cancer awareness month and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure as its national charity, members and staff of the LPGA will don pink clothing and pink ribbon pins Oct. 5 at the Longs Drugs Challenge during “Passionately Pink Day.” Participation is encouraged to raise awareness about breast cancer.
Passionately Pink for the Cure is an awareness and fundraising program that takes place each October. It is the largest one-day fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which uses the funds for research and educational programs. LPGA.com and the LPGA weekly news release will also feature stories in October from LPGA members who either have battled cancer, or participated in events and foundations, which raise money in hopes of finding a cure for the disease.
Hjorth takes ADT Points lead with win. With her third career victory at the Navistar LPGA Classic, Maria Hjorth earned 195,000 ADT Points and jumped into the top spot on the ADT Points list with 567,138 second-half points. Hjorth surpassed Jeong Jang, who now sits in second with 542,310 points after not playing in Prattville, Ala. last week. The top-five second-half points earners are rounded out by Se Ri Pak (429,285 ADT Points), Ai Miyazato (406,364 ADT Points) and Christina Kim (376,400 ADT Points).
The season-ending ADT Championship is set to take place Nov. 15-18 at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. The second-half ADT Points race will wrap up at the conclusion of The Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions on Nov. 11.
Ochoa reaches another career milestone. Lorena Ochoa hit yet another career milestone this year with her tie for third place at the Navistar LPGA Classic on Sunday. Her $74,864 third-place check made Ochoa only the fifth player in LPGA Tour history to surpass the $9 million mark on the LPGA Official Career Earnings list with $9,035,676. She is also just $33,546 short of becoming the first player in LPGA history to reach the $3 million mark in season earnings.
Ochoa, who has currently amassed $2,966,454 this season, already broke Annika Sorenstam's record for the most official single-season earnings ($2,863,904) last month at the Safeway Classic Presented by Pepsi.
Davies, Gustafson win on LET. Capitalizing on a second-round, course-record 65, England's Laura Davies won the UNIQA Ladies Golf Open presented by Raiffeisen, in Austria on the Ladies European Tour (LET) last week. A three-day 69-65-66=200 (-16), led Davies to her 36th LET victory, four strokes ahead of Sophie Gustafson, who won two weeks ago at the De Vere Ladies Scottish Open, in Loch Lomond on Sept. 22. In that win, Gustafson—a Life Member on the LET with Davies—was the only player to remain below par (71-68-71=210, -3) as she finished five strokes ahead of a trio at 2-over-par 215: Danielle Masters and Kirsty Taylor, of England; and Sofia Renell, of Sweden.
Tour veteran Jessen passes away at age 70. Eleven-time LPGA Tour winner Ruth Jessen died Sept. 21, 2007 at the age of 70. A 30-year veteran of the Tour, she turned professional in 1955 following a successful amateur career, quickly winning the admiration of players and fans. A five-time winner in 1964, the Seattle, Wash., native won her last tournament in 1971, the same year she was awarded the Ben Hogan Award by the Golf Writer's Association of America for her incredible comeback after a series of injuries and health-related setbacks. Following her career on Tour, Jessen became a teaching professional at Camelback Golf Club and White Mountain Country Club, both in Arizona.
LPGA-USGA Girls Golf adds new sites. The LPGA-USGA Girls Golf (Girls Golf) program has announced the addition of three new sites, bringing the total number of new sites in 2007 to 23.
Girls Golf of Brunswick County, N.C., began in September, with Al Arrigoni serving as site director at The Golf Club of Cinhiale Creek in Shallotte, N.C., which is the host facility and also home of The First Tee of Brunswick County. Arrigoni, a PGA professional, has been actively involved in junior golf since the 1990s, and prior to his move to the Brunswick County area, he was the site director for Girls Golf of Pinebluff, N.C.
LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) Class A member Kandace Clatterbaugh, who was previously the site director for Girls Golf of New Port Richey, Fla., will continue her involvement in Ocala, Fla., where she will be the site director for Girls Golf of Ocala. Clatterbaugh has been involved with Girls Golf for several years and will now coordinate the new site at Pine Oaks of Ocala.
LPGA T&CP Class A member Jennifer Baldwin will be the site director of Girls Golf of Coastal Carolinas, S.C. Baldwin has been teaching junior golf for more than 18 years, and is the Director of Programming and Youth Development for The First Tee of Myrtle Beach. Several golf facilities in the area will be used for instruction.
With more than 5,700 members and more than 180 sites around the country, LPGA-USGA Girls Golf (Girls Golf) provides an opportunity for girls, ages 7-17, to learn to play golf, build lasting friendships, and experience competition in a fun, supportive environment, preparing them for a lifetime of enjoyment with the game. The only initiative of its kind, Girls Golf is administered through a partnership between The LPGA Foundation and the USGA, both non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organizations.
Nirapathpongporn cards first career ace. Second-year Tour player Virada Nirapathpongporn recorded her first career LPGA hole-in-one during Thursday's first round of the Navistar LPGA Classic. Nirapathpongporn carded her ace on the second hole of The Senator Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Capitol Hill with a 5-iron from 176 yards.
Ammaccapane signs with C-Thru Grips®. Danielle Ammaccapane, a 20-year LPGA Tour member with seven-career wins, signed with C-Thru Grips®. The company supplies players with clear grips, which reveal an array of slogans, country flags and collegiate logos. Ammaccapane uses New York Yankees, University of West Virginia, New York Giants, Arizona State logos among other custom designs for her clubs.
Athletes honored for Thai heritage. LPGA Tour members Virada Nirapathpongporn, Stacy Prammanasudh, and Aree and Naree Song were among six professional athletes recognized by Thai officials for their Thai heritage. The prime minister of Thailand, General Surayut Chulanon paid tribute to the women, along with Johnny Damon, of the New York Yankees; and Kevin Kaesviharn, of the New Orleans Saints; at a ceremony at the Hotel Plaza Athenee in New York City on Sept. 16. The athletes were presented with certificates in honor of their “ … notable career achievements that are the pride and honor of the nation.”
Collegiate ties to California. The following LPGA Tour players competing in this week's Longs Drugs Challenge have collegiate ties to California.
De Anza Community College Christina Kim Pepperdine University Katherine Hull (2003, Sports Administration) San Jose State University Tracy Hanson (1993, Kinesiology) Pat Hurst Juli Inkster Janice Moodie (1997, Psychology) Stanford University Kim Hall (2003, American Studies) Stephanie Louden (2001, Sociology) University of Southern California Nicole Castrale (2001, Social Science) Jill McGill (1994, Communications) Mikaela Parmlid (2003, Economics) Jennifer Rosales Kim Saiki-Maloney (1988, Public Administration)
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