At the beginning of the 2012 LPGA season, it was a runaway. Coming off a year where she won seven times on the LPGA and 12 worldwide, Yani Tseng was the no-doubt-about-it frontrunner in women’s professional golf.

Read about the many players on tour that are riding great streaks through the summer of 2012.

Read player interviews and story lines leading up to the Evian Masters this weekend.

Shanshan Feng could have done a lot worse choosing a player to learn from than Yani Tseng.

Even though the last five winners of the U.S. Women’s Open have been first-time major championship winners, you have to consider who is playing well and motivated to capture this week’s tournament at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wis. Based on recent play, here are five players to consider this week.