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Wednesday
May162012

ShopRite LPGA Classic Extends Exemptions


Galloway, NJ (May 16, 2012) — When the ShopRite LPGA Classic begins in two short weeks on May 28 at the historic Bay Course at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, the field of 144 will include two sponsor exemptions: Marina Alex, the 2010 and 2012 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Player of the Year and Meghan Stasi, who is currently ranked #3 by Golfweek/Amateurgolf.com. Marina and Meghan will join the best players from the Ladies Professional Golf Association who will be competing in the 54-hole official LPGA event with a $1.5 million purse.

Wednesday
May162012

Sybase Match Play First Round Pairings

2012 Sybase Match Play Championship
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Pairings Sheet For Round 1

Tee   #1    8:38AM    Anna Nordqvist               Eskilstuna Sweden       
Group #1                 Beatriz Recari               Pamplona Spain          
Tee   #1    8:46AM    Jiyai Shin                   South Korea             
Group #2                Jennifer Song                Ann Arbor MI            
Tee   #1    8:54AM   Mika Miyazato                Okinawa Japan           
Group #3                Natalie Gulbis               Lake Las Vegas NV       
Tee   #1    9:02AM    Amy Yang                     South Korea             
Group #4               Amy Hung                     Taiwan                  
Tee   #1    9:10AM    Inbee Park                   Seoul South Korea       
Group #5                Hee-Won Han                  Seoul South Korea       
Tee   #1    9:18AM    Morgan Pressel               Boca Raton FL           
Group #6                 Mindy Kim                    Diamond Bar CA          
Tee   #1    9:26AM    Jenny Shin                   Torrence CA             
Group #7                 Jimin Kang                   Scottsdale AZ           
Tee   #1    9:34AM    Na Yeon Choi                 South Korea             
Group #8                Grace Park                   South Korea             
Tee   #1    9:42AM    Hee Kyung Seo                South Korea             
Group #9                Jessica Korda                Bradenton FL            
Tee   #1    9:58AM    Sun Young Yoo                Seoul South Korea       
Group #10               Amanda Blumenherst           Scottsdale AZ           
Tee   #1    10:06AM    Sandra Gal                   Cologne Germany         
Group #11                 Pornanong Phatlum            Chaiyaphum Thailand     
Tee   #1    10:14AM    Stacy Lewis                  The Woodlands TX        
Group #12                Pat Hurst                    Arizona                 
Tee   #1    10:22AM    Azahara Munoz                Malaga Spain            
Group #13                 Lindsey Wright               Albury Australia        
Tee   #1    10:30AM    Karrie Webb                  Ayr Queensland Australia
Group #14                 Tiffany Joh                  San Diego CA            
Tee   #1    10:38AM    Sophie Gustafson             Sweden                  
Group #15                  Karen Stupples               England                 
Tee   #1    10:46AM    Suzann Pettersen             Norway                  
Group #16                 Jodi Ewart                   Florida                 
Tee   #1    10:54AM    Caroline Hedwall             Sweden                  
Group #17                 Haeji Kang                   South Korea             
Tee   #1    11:02AM    Catriona Matthew             N. Berwick Scotland     
Group #18                 Candie Kung                  Taiwan                  
Tee   #1    11:10AM    Chella Choi                  South Korea             
Group #19                 Katie Futcher                The Woodlands TX        
Tee   #1    11:26AM    Yani Tseng                   Lake Nona FL            
Group #20                 Jeong Jang                   South Korea             
Tee   #1    11:34AM    Maria Hjorth                 Sweden                  
Group #21                Eun-Hee Ji                   South Korea             
Tee   #1    11:42AM    Angela Stanford              Saginaw TX              
Group #22                 Wendy Ward                   San Antonio TX          
Tee   #1    11:50AM    Meena Lee                    South Korea             
Group #23                  Vicky Hurst                  Melbourne FL            
Tee   #1    11:58AM    Cristie Kerr                 Miami FL                
Group #24                 Belen Mozo                   Spain                   
Tee   #1    12:06PM    Hee Young Park               South Korea             
Group #25                 Karine Icher                 France                  
Tee   #1    12:22PM    Paula Creamer                Pleasanton CA           
Group #26                  Jennifer Johnson             Carlsbad CA             
Tee   #1    12:30PM     Brittany Lang                Mckinney TX             
Group #27                  Julieta Granada              Paraguay                
Tee   #1    12:38PM    Brittany Lincicome           Seminole FL             
Group #28                Ryann O'Toole                California              
Tee   #1    12:46PM    Michelle Wie                 Honolulu HI             
Group #29                 Mina Harigae                 Monterey CA             
Tee   #1    12:54PM    So Yeon Ryu                  South Korea             
Group #30                 Karin Sjodin                 Gothenburg Sweden       
Tee   #1    1:02PM    Song-Hee Kim                 South Korea             
Group #31                Katherine Hull               Sunrise Beach Australia 
Tee   #1    1:10PM    Ai Miyazato                  Okinawa Japan           
Group #32              Mariajo Uribe                Bucaramanga Colombia    


Sunday
May062012

Phatlum Prevails as LPGA Viists Brazil

Ponanung Phatlum fired a 6-under par 67 on Sunday to win the HSBC Brasil Cup 2012. Phatlum finished the two-day, 36-hole unofficial event at 13-under par 133 at Itanhanga Golf Club in Rio de Janeiro. It was her first LPGA win.

Amy Hung finished alone in second place, four shots back at 9-under par 137 after closing with a 65, the low round of the tournament. Paula Creamer and Chella Choi shared third placve at 139 after rounds of 67 and 69, respectively.

 

Phatlum was tied for the lead with Karine Icher at the start of the final round, then opned up a gap on the rest of 30-player field by converting five birdie chances on the front side.


“I’m so excited today,” Phatlum said. “I play really well today and I played my own game. I’m just very happy.”

 

Pornanong Phatlum THAILAND 66 67 133 108,000

Amy Hung CHINESE TAIPEI 72 65 137 83,990             
Chella Choi SOUTH KOREA 71 67 138 54,031          

Paula Creamer USA 69 69 138 54,031

Amanda Blumenherst USA 72 67 139 27,637                
Brittany Lang USA 68 71 139 27,637
Candie Kung CHINESE TAIPEI 68 71 139 27,637      
 Katie Futcher USA 67 72 139 27,637
 Karine Icher FRANCE 66 73 139 27,637          
 Anna Nordqvist SWEDEN 73 68 141 16,761           
 Christina Kim USA 69 72 141 16,761        
 Beatriz Recari SPAIN 71 70 141 16,761
 Suzann Pettersen NORWAY 68 73 141 16,761     
 Ryann O'Toole USA 73 69 142 14,163        
 Jeong Jang SOUTH KOREA 74 69 143 12,967
Gerina Piller USA 71 72 143 12,967
Victoria Tanco ARGENTINA 71 73 144 11,680             
 Kyeong Bae SOUTH KOREA 71 73 144 11,680
Julieta Granada PARAGUAY 74 71 145 10,944        
 Cindy LaCrosse USA 73 73 146 10,576           
 Mindy Kim USA 75 72 147 9,841
 Paige Mackenzie USA 75 72 147 9,841
Veronica Felibert VENEZUELA 72 75 147 9,841
Mariajo Uribe COLOMBIA 73 75 148 9,105         
 Paz Echeverria CHILE 74 77 151 8,783
Karen Stupples ENGLAND 75 77 152 8,300
Tiffany Joh USA 75 77 152 8,300
Angela Park BRASIL 76 77 153 7,817
Victoria Alimonda BRASIL 75 81 156 7,495
            
30 Luciana Bemvenuti BRASIL 81 81 162 7,220
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Friday
Apr272012

Frazier on Women Golfers Giving Back

This edition of Women's Golf Report features Alexandra Frazier of the Women Golfers Give Back organization.
The running time for this MP3 file is 8:58.

WGR/Frazier

Wednesday
Apr042012

Stepanek Talks Recruiting

Townson University women's golf coach Kate Stepanik offers her thoughts on the college recruiting process in this Women's Golf Report podccast with host Rick Woelfel.

The format is MP3. Running time is 9:56.

WGR With Kate Stepanik 2/Host Rick Woelfel