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)