THIS WEEK ON THE LPGA TOUR
Kingsmill Championship presented by JTBC
Kingsmill Resort - The River Course
Williamsburg, Virginia
SALAS LOOKS TO DEFEND
After four close calls, Lizette Salas finally broke through for her first LPGA victory at the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg in 2014. Salas’ opened the final round with a three stroke lead, and ended the day four strokes ahead of Yani Tseng, Lexi Thompson and Sarah Jane Smith.
| Past winners of the Kingsmill Championship | ||
| 2014 | Lizette Salas | 67 - 68 - 65 - 71 = 271 (-13) |
| 2013 | Cristie Kerr | 66 - 71 - 66 - 69 = 272 (-12) |
| 2012 | Jiyai Shin | 62 - 68 - 69 - 69 = 268 (-16) |
| 2009 | Cristie Kerr | 69 - 63 - 66 - 70 = 268 (-16) |
| 2008 | Annika Sorenstam | 64 - 66 - 69 - 66 = 265 (-19) |
| 2007 | Suzann Pettersen | 66 - 72 - 68 - 68 = 274 (-10) |
| 2006 | Karrie Webb | 66 - 68 - 66 - 70 = 270 (-14) |
| 2005 | Cristie Kerr | 68 - 68 - 68 - 72 = 276 (-8) |
| 2004 | Se Ri Pak | 70 - 71 - 69 - 65 = 275 (-9) |
| 2003 | Grace Park | 67 - 68 - 69 - 71 = 275 (-9) |
SEEING DOUBLE
The LPGA is not even halfway through season and three players have already have multiple victories this year. Rookie Sei Young Kim was the first player with multiple wins this year, clinching both of her titles in thrilling fashion; with a playoff at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic and another playoff against World No. 2 Inbee Park at the LOTTE Championship presented by HERSHEY.
World No. 1, Lydia Ko began 2015 with a bang, winning both the ISPS Handa Women’s Australian Open in February and the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic for the second year in a row. Ko has five additional top-10 finishes this year and the 18-year old has earned $915,051 leading Inbee Park on the official money list in 2015.
Two weeks ago, world No. 2 Inbee Park joined the multiple-win club with a three-stroke victory at the Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout presented by JTBC. Park’s first win of 2015 came at HSBC Women’s Champions when she outlasted Lydia Ko and Stacy Lewis.
SOLHEIM CUP WATCH
The Solheim Cup is four months away, but competition for the final spots on both teams is heating up. Golf Club St. Leon Rot in Heidelberg, Germany will play host to the event in September.
The cut-off event for American players to earn points will be at the Canadian Pacific Women’s Open August 20-23 in Vancouver. Players started earning points at the 2013 CN Canadian Women’s Open and will receive heavier weighted points at LPGA events in 2015 and double points at the Tour’s five major championships. Members of Team USA are decided by the top-8 U.S. Solheim Cup Points earners, two players from the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings not already qualified by points, and two captain’s picks.
For more information on how the teams will be decided, please visit Team Europe’s website at www.solheimcup.de/en/team/team-qualification-criteria/
To access the current standings for U.S. Solheim Cup Points, please visit the LPGA’s website at www.lpga.com/statistics/points/solheim-cup
KERR IS CRUISING
Tour Veteran Cristie Kerr will return to the Kingsmill Championship this week looking for her fourth career win in Williamsburg. Kerr has won the Kingsmill Championship three times previously (2013, 2009 and 2005) and has long said it’s one of her favorite places to play. Kerr captured the Kia Classic in March and has two additional top-10 finishes at the LOTTE Championship Presented by HERSHEY and at the Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout. Kerr’s recent success has propelled her into the top-10 in Rolex Ranking, up five spots to No. 7.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
4- Number of Americans within the top-10 of the Rolex Rankings
3- Number of wins for Cristie Kerr at the Kingsmill Championship
7 - Top-10 finishes for Lydia Ko and Stacy Lewis in 2015, which leads the LPGA
11- This year marks the 11th year of the Kingsmill Championship
3 million - After the Volunteers of America North Texas Shootout, Lydia Ko surpassed $3 million in career earnings
14 - Consecutive weeks spent at the top of the Rolex Rankings for Lydia Ko
34 - There are 34 Korean players within the top 100 of the Rolex Rankings
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