Manulife LPGA Classic

After a break of one week, the LPGA resumes this week with the inaugural playing of the Manulife LPGA Classic.

It is one of 3 new tournaments added to the schedule this year.

Stacy Lewis is currently LPGA's hottest golfer, winning 2 of the last 3 stroke play events. She has now passed Yani Tseng, and taken the lead in the Rolex Player of the Year Award.

Several Big name players have taken this week off to prepare for the U.S. Woman's Open which will be held at Black Wolf Run, in Koeler Wisconsin in 2 weeks. Players missing from this week's tournament include, Yani Tseng, Natalie Gulbis, Brittany Lincicome, Jiyai Shin, Se Ri Pak, and Jessica Korda.

I am fairly new on here so I am hoping to see some LPGA fans here.

I will post pairings when they become available.

I will also update scores at the end of each round.

Here are my picks for this week.

1- Stacy Lewis

2- Na-Yeon Choi

3- Paula Creamer

4- Ai Miyazato

5- Cristie Kerr

Would like to see who everyone else is picking.

For more information on this tournament:

http://mlyhlss.blogspot.com/2012/06/manulife-financial-classic-preview.html

Here are the pairings for the first round:

Grey Silo Golf Course - Round 1

Here are the results after the rain shortened first round.

1 Sandra Changkija -8     F
2 Shanshan Feng -5        F
2 Anna Nordqvist -5       13
4 Lacey Agnew -4           F
4 Karin Sjodin -4             F
4 Suzann Pettersen -4    F
4 Angela Stanford -4       F 
8 Katie Futcher -3          F
8 Jodi Ewart -3               F
8 Mindy Kim -3              F
8 Pat Hurst -3                F
9 Paula Creamer -2       12

Michelle Wie is T17 at -1

Here are the leaders after round 2

1 Inbee Park -9
2 Brittany Lang -8
2 Hee Kyung Seo -8
2 Shanshan Feng -8
5 So Yeon Ryu -7
5 Chella Choi -7
5 Sun Young Yoo -7
5 Katie Futcher -7
5 Karin Sjodin -7
5 Lexi Thompson -7
5 Sandra Changkija -7
12 Stacy Lewis -6
12 Jodi Ewart -6
12 Anna Nordqvist -6
15 Nicole Hage -5
15 Kris Tamulis -5
15 Paula Creamer -5
15 Mi Jung Hur -5 F
15 Suzann Pettersen -5
20 Eight tied at -4

Leaders after round 3

1 Inbee Park -14
2 Hee Kyung Seo -12
2 Brittany Lang -12
4 Anna Nordqvist -10
5 Nicole Hage -9
5 Sandra Changkija -9
5 Karin Sjodin -9
5 Shanshan Feng -9
9 Mi Jung Hur -8
9 Stacy Lewis -8
9 So Yeon Ryu -8
9 Chella Choi -8
9 Lexi Thompson -8
14 Karine Icher -7 F
14 Jennifer Song -7
14 Amy Yang -7
17 Jeong Jang -6
17 Katie Futcher -6
17 Sun Young Yoo -6
20 Paula Creamer -5

Congrats to Brittany Lang on her first ever LPGA win!

Final Results:

1 x-Brittany Lang -16
2 Chella Choi -16 
2 Hee Kyung Seo -16 
2 Inbee Park -16 
5 So Yeon Ryu -15 
5 Stacy Lewis -15 
7 Shanshan Feng -14 
7 Anna Nordqvist -14 
9 Mi Jung Hur -13 
10 Sandra Changkija -12 
10 Karin Sjodin -12 
12 In-Kyung Kim -10 
12 Karine Icher -10 
14 Jacqui Concolino -9 
14 Paula Creamer -9 
14 Jodi Ewart -9 
14 Lexi Thompson -9 
18 Five tied at -8