Online voting has begun for April's top athletes. The United States Sports Academy ballot runs through Tuesday, May 8.

Two-time LPGA winner Jennifer Rosales, 2011 European Solheim Cup Team member Caroline Hedwall, Rolex Rankings No. 61 Katie Futcher and No. 85 Lindsey Wright sit tied atop the leaderboard at 5-under-par after the first round of the 2012 Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

MOBILE, Ala. – Today I played in my first LPGA pro-am. For years I’ve heard commissioners hail the LPGA pro-am as one of the best experiences in all of sports. Where else can someone compete side-by-side with a professional athlete for more than four hours? What’s more, they say, LPGA players are incredibly fun.

Every week throughout 2012, we will spotlight one LPGA player and provide an in depth look into her life -- both on the course and off of it. Keep coming back each day to learn more about Sun Young Yoo.

It’s no secret that Asian-born players have made their presence felt on the LPGA Tour in a dominating fashion in recent years.