Lexi Thompson, Gerina Piller, Sei Young Kim
8:14 a.m. – 10th Tee
Lexi Thompson begins her quest for her second win of the season alongside Gerina Piller and Sei Young Kim. Both Kim and Thompson are already winners this season, with Kim capturing the Lorena Ochoa Match Play in May and Thompson winning at Kingsmill the same month. Piller remains focused on winning her first event on Tour and will look to carry over the confidence she’s found over the last month. She’s coming off a tie for fifth last week in Portland where she said a pep talk from her caddie helped her refocus her attention on playing well, not on avoiding mistakes.
Angel Yin, Nicole Broch Larsen, Lizette Salas
8:25 a.m. – 10th Tee
Rookie Angel Yin will have a comfortable pairing in Indianapolis playing alongside fellow rookie Nicole Broch Larsen and Solheim Cup teammate Lizette Salas. The long-hitter as seven top-20s in her first season on Tour and is currently ranked second in the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year point standings. Larsen has also had an impressive start to her LPGA career with two top-10s including a tie for third in Canada, her career best finish on Tour. Salas has three top-10s so far this season and will look to get back on track after missing the cut last week in Portland.
Brooke Henderson, Paula Creamer, Laura Gonzalez Escallon
8:47 a.m. – 1st Tee
After two busy weeks, Brooke Henderson will get a bit of a reprieve this week in Indianapolis. The Canadian dealt with the demands and pressures of playing at home in Canada where she finished tied for 12th, and the following week sought to win her third straight title in Portland where she settled for a tie for 15th. She’ll kick off her week playing alongside Paula Creamer and Laura Gonzalez Escallon. Creamer has found a boost late in the season with made cuts in her last three starts including most recently a tie for 39th in Canada. Gonzalez Escallon has had a solid rookie season, with two top-10s so far this year.
Stacy Lewis, Anna Nordqvist, Lydia Ko
1:14 p.m. – 1st Tee
Last week’s champion, Stacy Lewis, is teeing it up for the third straight week and riding high after her winning for the first time since 2014 at last week's event in Portland. She’ll look to go back-to-back this week in Indy playing alongside Anna Nordqvist and Lydia Ko on Thursday and Friday. Nordqvist is making her first start since the Solheim Cup and, like Lewis, is looking to pick up her second win of the season. Ko rounds out this group and is making her first start since missing the cut in Canada. Now nine months into the season, this is the latest in the year Ko has gone without a win since joining the Tour in 2014. She also won on Tour as an amateur in 2012 and 2013.
Cristie Kerr, Moriya Jutanugarn, Austin Ernst
1:25 p.m. – 1st Tee
Cristie Kerr returns to the Tour after finishing tied for third in Canada where she picked up her fifth top-5 finish of the season. She’ll play the opening rounds alongside Moriya Jutanugarn and Austin Ernst. Jutanugarn is looking to break through for her first win on Tour and is coming off a tie for third last week in Portland where she picked up her 17th top-20 of the year. Ernst is the final member of this group hoping to play her way back into the winner’s circle for the first time since 2014.
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